For Authors

The Journal of Advanced Food Technology, Cultivation, and Innovation (JAFTCI) welcomes original scholarly contributions from researchers, academics, scientists, postgraduate students, industry practitioners, and professionals working in food science and technology, sustainable agriculture, cultivation systems, aquaculture, biotechnology, and related fields of scientific and technological innovation.

JAFTCI provides an academic platform for disseminating scientifically rigorous, original, and ethically conducted research. Authors are encouraged to submit manuscripts that contribute meaningful theoretical, methodological, empirical, or technological advances within the journal's disciplinary scope.

This page provides guidance regarding manuscript preparation, author registration, online submission, originality checking, peer review, research ethics, mandatory declarations, publication fees, copyright and licensing, manuscript revisions, and communication with the editorial office. All authors must consult the journal's official Author Guidelines and applicable editorial policies before submission.

🌱 01. Why Publish with JAFTCI?

JAFTCI supports scholarly communication through an open-access publication framework emphasizing scientific quality, research integrity, transparent editorial procedures, and responsible dissemination of research findings.

🔓 Open-Access Publication

Published scholarly articles are made freely accessible to readers without subscription payments or access embargoes.

🔍 Independent Peer Review

Research manuscripts are evaluated through independent scientific assessment under the journal's double-blind peer-review policy.

💰 Free Publication

JAFTCI does not charge manuscript submission, peer-review, article processing, or publication fees.

🌍 Interdisciplinary Scholarship

The journal encourages research across food technology, cultivation, agriculture, aquaculture, biological sciences, sustainability, and technological innovation.

🔬 02. Focus and Scope of Manuscript Submissions

Before preparing a submission, authors should ensure that their research is consistent with the journal's scholarly focus and offers a clearly articulated scientific contribution.

Relevant Research Areas

  • Food processing, preservation, quality, and technological innovation.
  • Food safety, food microbiology, product development, and analytical methods.
  • Agricultural production, crop cultivation, and sustainable farming systems.
  • Aquaculture production, aquatic resource cultivation, and related technologies.
  • Applied biotechnology, bioprocessing, and biological innovation.
  • Sustainable food systems, resource efficiency, and environmental management.
  • Postharvest technologies, agricultural product development, and value-added processing.
  • Other scientific research and innovations that are demonstrably relevant to the journal's objectives.

The editorial office may decline manuscripts that do not sufficiently align with the journal's focus and scope or do not meet the journal's minimum scientific and ethical requirements.

📄 03. Manuscript Preparation and Author Guidelines

Authors must follow the journal's official manuscript preparation instructions and use the currently approved article template where provided. Manuscripts should be written clearly, structured logically, and supported by appropriate scientific methods and reliable references.

Essential Manuscript Components

  1. Title: Present a concise, accurate, and informative representation of the research.
  2. Author Information: Provide accurate author names, institutional affiliations, and relevant scholarly identifiers.
  3. Abstract: Summarize the research objective, methodology, principal findings, and main conclusion.
  4. Keywords: Include terms that accurately reflect the research subject and support scientific discovery.
  5. Introduction: Explain the research background, scholarly problem, knowledge gap, objectives, and contribution.
  6. Methods: Describe research design, materials, procedures, analysis, and relevant ethics requirements.
  7. Results and Discussion: Present findings accurately and interpret them in relation to relevant scientific literature.
  8. Conclusion: State the principal contribution, implications, and limitations without introducing unsupported claims.
  9. Acknowledgement: Identify appropriate non-author contributions and support where applicable.
  10. Article Declarations: Include the declarations required by JAFTCI editorial policies.
  11. References: Provide complete, accurate, and appropriately formatted bibliographic information.

📘 Official Author Guidelines

Review the journal's current manuscript requirements, submission preparation checklist, and publication policies.

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🧰 Journal Tools

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👤 04. Author Registration and Account Access

Authors must use an authorized account on the official JAFTCI Open Journal Systems platform to submit manuscripts, communicate with the editorial office, respond to peer-review recommendations, and follow the progress of their submissions.

Author Account Preparation

  1. Open the official JAFTCI registration page.
  2. Enter accurate personal information and institutional affiliation.
  3. Provide a valid email address and create secure login credentials.
  4. Review the journal's Privacy Statement and applicable registration options.
  5. Complete the registration procedure.
  6. Log in to the journal platform and access the available author submission workflow.

📝 New Author Registration

Create an account to begin a manuscript submission.

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🔐 Existing Author Login

Sign in to submit, monitor, or revise your manuscript.

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📤 05. Online Manuscript Submission Procedure

All manuscripts must be submitted through the official JAFTCI OJS platform. Authors should complete all applicable submission fields, upload the required files, and confirm that the manuscript information is accurate before final submission.

Recommended Submission Steps

  1. Step 1. Review Requirements: Check the journal's aims, scope, Author Guidelines, and Submission Preparation Checklist.
  2. Step 2. Log In: Access your author account through the official JAFTCI OJS platform.
  3. Step 3. Start a Submission: Select the appropriate article category or journal section, where available.
  4. Step 4. Upload Manuscript Files: Upload the article document and any required supplementary materials.
  5. Step 5. Enter Metadata: Provide the manuscript title, abstract, keywords, complete author information, and other requested details.
  6. Step 6. Provide Declarations: Complete the applicable ethics, originality, funding, conflicts of interest, and AI-use statements.
  7. Step 7. Review Submission: Verify the files, author order, contact information, and manuscript metadata.
  8. Step 8. Confirm Submission: Complete the OJS submission workflow and monitor official editorial communication through your account.

Official Submission Platform

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The exact submission screens may vary according to the installed OJS version and journal configuration. Authors must follow the fields and instructions presented by the official system.

🛡️ 06. Research Originality and Plagiarism Screening

JAFTCI requires manuscripts to demonstrate academic originality, responsible citation practices, accurate scientific reporting, and compliance with the journal's Plagiarism Policy.

Authors are responsible for checking textual similarity and submitting authentic similarity documentation as required by the journal. Similarity results must be interpreted carefully because text overlap alone does not conclusively establish plagiarism.

JAFTCI Similarity Screening Criteria

Below 10%: Generally meets the journal's similarity target, subject to manual editorial review.

10%–40%: May require revision, improved attribution, or further editorial assessment.

Above 40%: May provide grounds for rejection after appropriate manual verification.

These ranges guide screening and must not be treated as automatic determinations of plagiarism or manuscript acceptance. Editors must consider the nature and location of matches, proper citation, source reuse, and the scientific context.

Important: Authors should use the similarity-checking providers and submission arrangements accepted under the official JAFTCI Plagiarism Policy. Reports must be authentic and must not be altered or manipulated. Third-party software fees, if any, are separate from JAFTCI's free publication policy.

🔍 07. Editorial Screening and Peer Review

JAFTCI applies a double-blind peer-review process intended to promote independent, fair, and scientifically rigorous evaluation of submitted manuscripts.

Each manuscript is initially evaluated for relevance, originality, scientific quality, ethical compliance, and conformity with journal requirements. Manuscripts satisfying preliminary editorial standards may proceed to evaluation by at least two qualified independent reviewers in accordance with the journal's Peer Review Process Policy.

Editorial Evaluation Stages

  1. Initial Screening: Assessment of focus, scope, originality, quality, and submission requirements.
  2. Reviewer Assignment: Selection of qualified independent reviewers.
  3. Scientific Evaluation: Assessment of methodology, data, originality, validity, relevance, and scientific contribution.
  4. Editorial Recommendation: Consideration of reviewer assessments and identified revision needs.
  5. Author Revision: Review and revision of the manuscript where requested.
  6. Final Editorial Decision: Acceptance, further revision, or rejection based on scientific merit and applicable editorial standards.

Editorial Independence: Submission does not guarantee acceptance. The final publication decision is made by the responsible academic editor based on scientific quality, independent assessments, and ethical compliance. Publication scheduling does not override the requirements of a proper editorial review.

⚖️ 08. Research Ethics and Mandatory Article Declarations

JAFTCI requires transparent declarations concerning scientific authorship, research funding, competing interests, and responsible use of generative AI. Authors must ensure that all statements accurately represent the circumstances of the reported research.

👥 Author Contributions

Identify each author's actual scholarly contribution. The CRediT taxonomy may be used where appropriate. All authors must approve the final manuscript.

💰 Funding

Identify relevant grants and financial support or explicitly declare that no specific research funding was received.

⚖️ Conflicts of Interest

Declare financial, personal, professional, institutional, or commercial interests relevant to the research, including when no conflicts exist.

🤖 Generative AI Use

Disclose substantive generative AI assistance, its purpose, and verification procedures, or provide an accurate declaration of non-use.

🧪 Ethics Approval and Consent

Provide actual research ethics approvals, informed consent arrangements, animal welfare information, and relevant institutional permissions where required.

🗂️ Data Availability

For original research, describe where supporting data can be accessed or identify legitimate confidentiality, consent, legal, or institutional restrictions.

Recommended Manuscript Placement

ARTICLE DECLARATIONS

1. Ethics Approval and Informed Consent (where applicable)

2. Author Contributions

3. Funding

4. Conflicts of Interest

5. Generative AI Use Declaration

6. Data Availability (for original research)

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✍️ 09. Manuscript Revisions and Response to Reviewers

Authors receiving revision requests must carefully consider all editorial and reviewer comments and revise their manuscripts in accordance with the instructions and deadlines communicated through the official OJS workflow.

Recommended Revision Procedure

  1. Read all reviewer and editorial comments carefully.
  2. Prepare a revised manuscript addressing the substantive issues raised.
  3. Provide a structured point-by-point response explaining the revisions.
  4. Identify the revised manuscript sections, tables, or figures where relevant.
  5. Explain respectfully when a recommendation cannot be adopted, with appropriate scientific justification.
  6. Verify that new analyses, references, and figures remain accurate and ethically compliant.
  7. Submit the revised files through the official JAFTCI OJS revision workflow.

Revision Notice: A request for revision does not guarantee acceptance. Revised manuscripts may undergo additional scientific evaluation before a final editorial decision is issued.

💰 10. Author Fees and Article Processing Charges

JAFTCI adopts a free-of-charge publication policy. Authors are not required to pay manuscript processing fees as a condition of editorial consideration, peer review, acceptance, or publication.

JAFTCI Publication Fee Schedule

Manuscript Submission: IDR 0,-

Initial Editorial Screening: IDR 0,-

Peer Review: IDR 0,-

Article Processing Charges (APC): IDR 0,-

Copyediting and Proofreading: IDR 0,-

Layout Preparation: IDR 0,-

Online Publication: IDR 0,-

Reader Access: IDR 0,-

TOTAL JOURNAL PUBLICATION FEES: IDR 0,- (FREE)

External services independently purchased by authors, such as language editing or commercial similarity-checking software, are not charges imposed by JAFTCI and do not influence editorial decisions.

©️ 11. Copyright, Publication License, and Open Access

Authors retain copyright ownership of articles published in JAFTCI and grant the journal the non-exclusive right of first publication under the journal's applicable copyright and licensing terms.

Published articles are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0), allowing lawful sharing, redistribution, and adaptation, including commercial reuse, subject to attribution and ShareAlike requirements.

Copyright and Licensing Principles

  • Copyright remains with the author or authors.
  • JAFTCI receives the non-exclusive right of first publication.
  • Published content is freely accessible without a reader subscription or embargo.
  • Users must acknowledge original authorship and the source publication.
  • Adaptations must meet the applicable Creative Commons ShareAlike requirements.
  • Authors must obtain appropriate permission for third-party material not covered by the article's license.

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✅ 12. Recommended Pre-Submission Checklist

Authors are encouraged to complete the following checks before beginning the online submission process. This guidance supplements the official Submission Preparation Checklist displayed within the JAFTCI OJS system.

  1. The manuscript is relevant to JAFTCI's focus and scope.
  2. The manuscript follows the current official Author Guidelines and approved template.
  3. The work has not been previously published or simultaneously submitted elsewhere.
  4. The article title, abstract, keywords, and research objectives are clear and accurate.
  5. Research methods, data, scientific findings, and conclusions are reported accurately.
  6. All references have been checked for accuracy and completeness.
  7. Every table and figure is numbered, labeled, and appropriately cited.
  8. Required permissions for photographs, figures, datasets, and third-party content have been obtained.
  9. The manuscript has undergone appropriate originality checking.
  10. Necessary research ethics approvals and informed consent procedures have been addressed.
  11. Author Contributions, Funding, and Conflicts of Interest statements are complete.
  12. The Generative AI Use Declaration accurately reflects the manuscript preparation process.
  13. An appropriate Data Availability Statement is included for original research.
  14. All co-authors have approved the final manuscript and agreed to submission.
  15. Author names, affiliations, and OJS submission metadata are accurate and consistent.
  16. The submission will be made through the official JAFTCI platform.

🛡️ 13. Official Correspondence and Protection Against Publication Fraud

Authors must exercise caution concerning fraudulent publication offers, unauthorized payment requests, misleading acceptance guarantees, and unofficial correspondence claiming to represent JAFTCI.

Official editorial decisions and Letters of Acceptance (LoA) must originate from authorized JAFTCI communication channels. Authors should verify any unexpected correspondence through their OJS account or the contact information published on the official journal website.

Important Author Security Notice

  • Do not make payments in response to unofficial publication invoices or promises of manuscript acceptance.
  • Do not rely on Letters of Acceptance issued through unverified WhatsApp numbers or private messaging accounts.
  • Confirm editorial decisions through official JAFTCI OJS records and authorized email correspondence.
  • Never share OJS passwords or confidential account access information with unauthorized intermediaries.
  • Report suspicious messages and publication offers to the official journal contact.

📨 14. Official Author Information and Editorial Contact

Authors seeking clarification regarding manuscript requirements, registration, online submissions, peer review, revisions, research ethics, publication policies, or official editorial correspondence should contact the JAFTCI editorial office.

Journal of Advanced Food Technology, Cultivation, and Innovation

Abbreviation: JAFTCI

Publisher: Austronesia Akademika

Editor-in-Chief: Fidela Violalita

Principal Contact: Sri Novalina Amrizal

Support Contact: Mahadiansar

Publication Frequency: June and November

Peer Review: Double-Blind

Publication Access: Immediate Open Access

Copyright Holder: The Author(s)

Publication License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International

Author Publication Fees: IDR 0,- (Free of Charge)

Official Journal Website: https://journal.austrodemika.org/index.php/jaftci

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