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MDPI Food Journals — Shared Author Guideline Skill
Publisher: MDPI · Verified: 2026-07 · Sources: Foods instructions, Antioxidants, Toxins. All Gold open access; use the MDPI Word/LaTeX template.
Applies to
| Journal | Abbrev | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Foods | FOODS | Broad food science & technology |
| Antioxidants | ANTIOXIDANTS-BASEL | Antioxidants, oxidative stress (food/health) |
| Toxins | TOXINS | Toxins incl. mycotoxins/food-safety toxicology |
Article types
Article, Review, Communication, plus Perspective/Opinion, Case Report, Protocol. Special Issues are central to MDPI; note the target Special Issue if any.
Manuscript structure (MDPI template)
Numbered sections: 1. Introduction → 2. Materials and Methods → 3. Results → 4. Discussion → 5. Conclusions. Followed by: Supplementary Materials, Author Contributions, Funding, Institutional Review Board Statement, Informed Consent Statement, Data Availability Statement, Acknowledgments, Conflicts of Interest, References.
- Abstract: single paragraph, ≤200 words.
- Keywords: 3–10 (aim for ~5).
- Author Contributions: CRediT taxonomy, required.
- All the statement sections above are mandatory in the MDPI template (state "not applicable" where relevant).
Reference style
Numbered, MDPI/ACS style. In-text bracketed numbers [1], [2,3] in order of appearance; numbered list.
Example:
- Author, A.B.; Author, C.D. Title of the article. Foods 2023, 12, 1234. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12xxxxxx
(Author names as Last, F.M.; journal name italic; year bold; volume italic.)
Figures & tables
Figures ≥300 dpi (≥1000 dpi for line art); place near first citation; MDPI adds figure/table numbering; editable tables; all figures/tables cited in order. Provide high-res originals.
Submission checklist
- MDPI template, numbered sections · [ ] Abstract ≤200 words · [ ] 3–10 keywords
- All mandatory statement sections completed (IRB, consent, data availability, conflicts, funding, contributions)
- Numbered MDPI-style references with DOIs · [ ] Figures ≥300 dpi
- Cover letter · [ ] Suggested reviewers (MDPI requests several)
Also covers — MDPI nutrition journals
Same MDPI template (numbered MDPI style, mandatory statement sections).
| Journal | Abbrev | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Nutrients | NUTRIENTS | Human nutrition, diet, health |
| Dietetics | DIETETICS-BASEL | Dietetics (OA) |
| Obesities | OBESITIES-BASEL | Obesity (OA) |
Formatting constraints
publisher: MDPI
scope: food & nutrition
reference_style: numbered-mdpi
abstract_words: 200
keywords: {min: 3, max: 10}
mandatory_statements: [author_contributions, funding, irb, informed_consent, data_availability, conflicts_of_interest]
open_access: gold
figure_dpi: {halftone: 300, line_art: 1000}