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The Journal of Advanced Food Technology, Cultivation, and Innovation (JAFTCI) provides a collection of academic resources, research tools, and official scholarly services to assist authors, reviewers, editors, and researchers throughout manuscript preparation, submission, scientific evaluation, and publication.

These resources support reference management, academic writing, research originality, scientific literature discovery, persistent identifiers, research data management, publication ethics, and responsible scholarly communication in food science and technology, sustainable agriculture, biotechnology, cultivation systems, aquaculture, and related disciplines.

The external tools listed on this page are provided as academic resources. Their inclusion does not imply a formal institutional partnership, endorsement, subscription, or mandatory purchase. Authors remain responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and ethical compliance of their manuscripts and must follow the official JAFTCI editorial policies.

๐Ÿ“‘ 01. Official JAFTCI Manuscript Resources

Authors must prepare their manuscripts according to the journal's official submission requirements and currently applicable manuscript template. Unofficial templates or materials obtained from unverified sources should not be used as substitutes for authorized journal instructions.

๐Ÿ“˜ Author Guidelines

Consult the journal's official requirements regarding manuscript preparation, scientific structure, originality, ethical declarations, references, figures, tables, and online submission.

Open JAFTCI Submission Guidelines โ†—

๐Ÿ“„ Official Article Template

Use the latest manuscript template approved by the JAFTCI editorial office. Contact the journal if the official template download link is unavailable or requires clarification.

Request Official Manuscript Template โ†—

๐Ÿ“ค 02. Online Submission and Manuscript Monitoring

JAFTCI uses Open Journal Systems (OJS) to manage scholarly manuscript submissions, editorial assessments, peer-review correspondence, author revisions, and publication workflows.

๐Ÿ“ Manuscript Submission

Submit manuscripts through the official journal submission platform and review all preparation requirements before beginning the process.

Open Online Submissions โ†—

๐Ÿ” Author Login

Access the OJS account to monitor manuscript status, review editorial correspondence, submit revisions, and respond to editorial requests.

Open Author Login โ†—

๐Ÿ‘ค Author Registration

Researchers who do not have an OJS account may register through the official JAFTCI journal platform.

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๐Ÿ“จ Editorial Assistance

Contact the official editorial office for questions about manuscript submission, account access, template availability, or publication policies.

Contact JAFTCI Editorial Office โ†—

๐Ÿ“š 03. Reference Management and Citation Tools

Authors are encouraged to use recognized reference management software to organize scholarly sources, create in-text citations, and prepare accurate bibliographies according to the citation style specified in the journal's current Author Guidelines.

๐Ÿ“˜ Mendeley Reference Manager

Mendeley supports the organization of scholarly references, research literature libraries, citation insertion, and bibliography preparation.

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๐Ÿ“— Zotero

Zotero is a reference management application for collecting, organizing, annotating, citing, and sharing scholarly research materials.

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๐Ÿ“™ EndNote

EndNote provides reference organization, citation management, bibliography formatting, and tools for managing research literature.

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๐Ÿ“ APA Style

The official APA Style website provides citation guidance, reference examples, and academic writing conventions.

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Citation Accuracy: Reference managers support citation formatting but do not independently guarantee bibliographic accuracy. Authors must verify original article titles, publication years, author names, journal details, page information, and DOI links before manuscript submission.

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ 04. Plagiarism Detection and Similarity Checking Tools

JAFTCI emphasizes originality, appropriate citation, responsible source attribution, and transparent reporting of scholarly contributions. Authors must conduct manuscript originality checking according to the requirements of the journal's Plagiarism Policy.

The following tools may assist authors in identifying textual similarity. Authors should use an appropriate legitimate service and provide a valid similarity report when required by the journal. Individual similarity percentages must be interpreted in context and do not automatically establish plagiarism.

๐Ÿ” Turnitin

Supports similarity checking and the identification of matching text that requires academic review.

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๐Ÿ”ฌ iThenticate

Provides scholarly document similarity screening for research manuscripts and publishing workflows.

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๐Ÿ“„ Compilatio

Provides text similarity and originality assessment solutions for academic documents.

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๐Ÿงพ Copyleaks

Offers plagiarism and textual similarity analysis tools for digital and academic content.

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๐Ÿ“˜ Scribbr

Provides academic writing resources and plagiarism checking services.

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๐Ÿ”Ž Quetext

Provides tools for identifying similarities and reviewing potential citation issues.

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๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ StrikePlagiarism

Provides document similarity assessment and academic originality checking solutions.

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๐Ÿ“‘ PlagiarismCheck.org

Offers plagiarism checking and academic text originality assessment services.

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Similarity Screening Notice

Authors must follow the similarity assessment requirements stated in the JAFTCI Plagiarism Policy, including the submission of an authentic Similarity Report when required. The report should be submitted through the appropriate OJS supplementary file or manuscript documentation workflow.

Third-party tools may have subscription, credit, or usage charges. Such external costs are not fees imposed by JAFTCI. Neither a similarity report nor an automated AI-detection result is conclusive proof of research misconduct without substantive editorial assessment.

โœ๏ธ 05. Academic Writing and English Language Tools

Clear and accurate scientific communication is essential for effective scholarly publication. The following services may assist researchers with language clarity, grammar, spelling, readability, and translation.

๐Ÿ“ Grammarly

Supports grammar, spelling, clarity, and readability review for English-language manuscripts.

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๐ŸŒ LanguageTool

Provides grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style assistance in multiple languages.

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๐Ÿ”ค DeepL

Provides machine-assisted translation and language processing services. Technical scientific terminology must be independently verified.

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๐Ÿค– Responsible AI Assistance

Authors may use AI-assisted writing technologies only in accordance with the journal's disclosure, scientific verification, and confidentiality requirements.

View JAFTCI Generative AI Policy โ†—

Responsible Writing: Authors must verify scientific terminology, statistical interpretations, references, and substantive content after using language or AI-assisted technologies. Confidential manuscripts and restricted research information must not be uploaded to external services without appropriate authorization.

๐Ÿ”— 06. Researcher Identification, DOI Verification, and Literature Discovery

Persistent identifiers and reliable scholarly discovery services help authors establish researcher identities, locate scientific publications, verify references, and improve bibliographic accuracy.

๐Ÿ†” ORCID

ORCID provides persistent digital identifiers that help distinguish researchers and connect them with their scholarly contributions.

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๐Ÿ”— Crossref Metadata Search

Search registered DOI metadata and verify publication titles, authors, bibliographic records, and persistent article links.

Search Crossref โ†—

๐ŸŽ“ Google Scholar

Discover scholarly literature across scientific disciplines, including food technology, agriculture, biotechnology, and related research fields.

Visit Google Scholar โ†—

๐Ÿ“– DOAJ

The Directory of Open Access Journals provides a resource for discovering open-access scholarly journals and articles.

Visit DOAJ โ†—

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ GARUDA

Garba Rujukan Digital supports the discovery of Indonesian scholarly publications, journal articles, and research information.

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๐Ÿ”ฌ PubMed

Search biomedical and life science literature relevant to food safety, nutrition, microbiology, biotechnology, and related research.

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The inclusion of indexing and discovery services as research tools does not imply that JAFTCI is currently indexed or accredited by every platform listed above. Indexing and accreditation status should be verified independently from the relevant official source.

๐Ÿ—‚๏ธ 07. Research Data Management and Repositories

JAFTCI encourages appropriate research data management, transparency, reproducibility, and responsible sharing of supporting research materials. Authors should select suitable repositories and disclose the availability of research datasets when required by the journal's Research Ethics & Article Declarations Policy.

๐Ÿ—„๏ธ Zenodo

Zenodo supports the deposit and sharing of research outputs, including datasets, software, and supplementary scientific materials.

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๐Ÿ”ฌ Open Science Framework

OSF supports research project organization, documentation, collaboration, and sharing of appropriate scientific materials.

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๐Ÿ“Š Figshare

Figshare offers services for organizing and sharing research datasets, figures, and other scholarly outputs.

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๐Ÿ“‘ JAFTCI Data Availability Policy

Consult the journal's requirements for research data declarations, justified access restrictions, confidentiality, and supporting research documentation.

View Research Ethics & Declarations โ†—

Research Data Protection: Authors must not publicly deposit confidential participant information, legally restricted datasets, protected biological materials information, or other research records that cannot lawfully or ethically be shared. Repository use must comply with applicable permissions, institutional requirements, and research ethics obligations.

โš–๏ธ 08. Research Ethics and Scholarly Publishing Standards

Responsible scholarly publishing requires compliance with ethical principles related to authorship, research conduct, originality, peer review, competing interests, research transparency, and post-publication accountability.

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ COPE

The Committee on Publication Ethics provides guidance on research integrity, peer review, authorship, editorial independence, misconduct concerns, and post-publication corrections.

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๐Ÿ“„ ICMJE

ICMJE recommendations provide useful guidance on authorship, disclosure, research reporting, and ethical scholarly publication.

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๐Ÿ‘ฅ CRediT Taxonomy

The Contributor Role Taxonomy supports transparent reporting of author and contributor responsibilities.

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๐Ÿ“‹ Transparency and Best Practice

Consult internationally recognized principles concerning journal transparency, editorial management, publishing policies, and ethical scholarly communication.

View Publishing Transparency Principles โ†—

โœ… 09. Recommended Pre-Submission Checklist

Authors should complete the following checks before submitting their manuscripts to JAFTCI. This guidance supplements, but does not replace, the current official OJS Submission Preparation Checklist.

  1. Confirm that the manuscript falls within JAFTCI's focus and scope.
  2. Use the currently approved JAFTCI manuscript template.
  3. Ensure that the manuscript is original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal.
  4. Verify the completeness and accuracy of all citations and references.
  5. Use reference management software appropriately and check exported bibliography details.
  6. Conduct an appropriate manuscript similarity check and provide the required report according to journal policy.
  7. Ensure that all tables and figures are numbered, clearly labeled, and scientifically accurate.
  8. Confirm that necessary permissions have been obtained for third-party materials.
  9. Include ethics approval and informed consent information where required.
  10. Include accurate Author Contributions and Funding declarations.
  11. Include a Conflicts of Interest Declaration, including a declaration of no conflicts where applicable.
  12. Include a truthful Generative AI Use Declaration.
  13. Provide an appropriate Data Availability Statement for original research.
  14. Confirm that every listed author has approved the manuscript and agrees to its submission.
  15. Submit the manuscript only through the authorized JAFTCI OJS platform.