Nature of Contributions to FSSD

1. Reviews, technical notes, short communications, case studies, peer-reviewed articles and research papers on new processes and technological advancements in the field of food safety.
2. Notification briefs, scientific opinions, advisories, orders, and updates on rules and regulations at national, international, and regional levels, articles on surveillance, trade-related matters, and other policy developments.

• Interviews, letters, stakeholder opinions, and discussions on public health and safety concerns, food quality issues(adulteration) and import/export-related articles.

1. Guidelines, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) such as GMP and GHP, accreditation, conformity assessment, hygiene ratings, quality management systems, etc.
2. Stakeholder consultations, national and international events, training programmes, workshops, symposiums, and conferences related to food safety and nutrition, along with updates on vacancies and opportunities in the field of food science and technology.
3. Engaging and visual content including comics, IEC materials, alerts, and highlights from campaigns such as the Eat Right Campaign, as well as social media features aimed at promoting awareness and public engagement.

All the contributions are subjected to review of highest order and the Editorial Board reserves the right to publish or edit suitably. FSSD follows a strict anti-plagiarism policy, hence contributors may take note of the caution, while preparing the Manuscript. Besides, FSSD is very stringent on the norms of publication ethics and falsification/fabrication-free submissions.

The contributions should be submitted as soft copy (the accepted format is Microsoft Word format (doc/docx) or similarcompatible format) through e-mail to publications-fssai@nic.in and online submission through our website www.fssai.gov.in. The submitted MS Word file should be easily accessible and open in normal windows operating systems.

The subject line should be indicated as ‘New Article for Submission’ and the cover letter to be provided in the body of the e-mail. The correspondence is to be addressed to ‘The Chief Editor’, Food Safety and Standards Digest, FSSAI Headquarters, FDA Bhawan, New Delhi.

Authors may kindly note that submission of hard copy of the article is not accepted.

Authors are solely responsible for obtaining copyright clearance from the original contributors to reproduce text/tables/figures/pictures/photos in their articles.

Authors are should read guidelines carefully and prepare the manuscript accordingly.

Manuscripts that do not strictly adhere to the formatting guidelines will be returned to the authors for necessary corrections prior to peer review. Submissions with significant technical flaws may be summarily rejected.

The details of different formats of contributions are given below:

Full Technical Reviews

Full technical reviews (FTR) intended for submission should not typically be more than 6000

words and not less than 2500 words.The abstract should be of 250 words. The contents of contributionsshould be related to current/contemporary research/innovation of high relevance to food industry and the upkeep of human wellness, and should not be a mere reporting of routine research publications. Generally, it is expected that FTRs should not have more than 8 tables/illustrations/figures, in all. The graphical abstract should be 600 dpi (5*5 square aspect ratio) using original clear diagrams, structures, pie-charts, caricatures, etc.

Policy and Governance

Regulatory officials, policy analysts, and legal expertscan contribute to this section for communicating techno legalinformation to the stakeholders in form of articles not exceeding 1000-1500 words.

Perspectives and Dialogues

Authors can submit Mini Reviews (MR) not exceeding 2000 words. Number of tables and illustrations/figures/images should not typically be more than 4. The contents of contributions should meet the same requisites as detailed in FTR.

Technical Practices

Authors can submit articles of 1000-1500 words. Number of tables and illustrations/figures/images should not typically be more than 4. The contents of contributions should meet the same requisites as detailed in FTR.

News &Events

Regulatory body officials/academicians/professionals/consumer groups can contribute into this section. In all, news and information should not be more than 1000 words. The contributions will be acknowledged appropriately when news/information is published. Typically, these should be quite recent and relevant information that would be useful to the readers as well as academicians and industries.

Creatives

This section aims to simplify complex scientific concepts, theories, or research findings, making them more accessible and engaging for a wider audience, especially those from a non-science background through humor and engagement, to make topics more interesting, and draw readers into articles. This section includes infographics, caricatures, comic strips, cartoons, posters, etc.

Discretion to relaxation word limits of any format rests with the Editor-in chief.

Target Readership

The magazine aims to reach out to regulatory officials, scientific community, food industry professionals, academicians, students and consumers in general.

Language

The magazine will be published in English.

Copyright

The content of the FSS Digest is FSSAI copyright. Except where otherwise stated, reproduction of documents/information/articles for personal use (i.e. for research, educational purposes, private study or internal circulation within an organisation) or for further non-commercial dissemination to end users is authorised under the condition that appropriate acknowledgement is given to the source.

ISSN/DOI

In process