Submissions

Author Guidelines

Journal of Food Technology, Siam University covers the research of food science and technology such as food chemistry, food processing, food engineering, food microbiology and food quality assurance including nutrition, postharvest technology, packing technology and product development. Journal of Food Technology, Siam University is a double-blind peer reviewed journal which is published 2 issues per year in January and July. Articles submitted to the journal must be a work that has never been published before and not in the process of publishing in any other journals. The articles published in the journal must be peer-reviewed by a minimum of three expert reviewers per article and operated by a double-blind assessment.

Two types of peer-reviewed papers will be published: 1) Research articles which are written according to article structure stating the problem(s), objectives of the work, research methodology, discussion and conclusions which contributes new knowledge to its field or further applications. 2) Review articles which are written to present new aspects on the topic of current interest that include major findings and compile literatures form several sources or address in-depth interpretive and concise reviews on the academic aspects.

Preparation of manuscripts

1) Page setup of a manuscript: It is important that the file will be saved as a single file as MS word document. The text should be in single-column format. Keep the layout of the text as simple as possible. All manuscripts could be written in both Thai and English language on portrait A4 papers with page setting up as follows:

Margins 
Top        2.9        cm

Bottom  2.9       cm
Left        2.1        cm
Right      2.1       cm

Gutter      0        cm
Header  1.25     cm
Footer    1.25     cm

2) Line spacing: All lines and pages must be continuously numbered throughout the manuscript.

3) All text in the content must be TH Sarabun PSK with the size of 16 point according to the article structure

3.1. Title: Titles are often used in information-retrieval systems. Avoid abbreviations and formulae where possible. Size of fonts for the title both Thai and English are bold 18 point at the middle of the page.

3.2. Author name(s) and affiliations: Present given name and surname clearly with size of 14 point at the middle of the page. In case of several authors, use low-case superscripts to identify each author at the last letter of each individual surnames.  Present the author’s affiliation including Department, Faculty or College, and Institutions below the names according to a low-case superscript letter in alphabetical order. Corresponding author: Clearly indicate who will handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication, also post-publication using asterisk. Contact information for the corresponding author, including full name, complete mailing address, telephone, fax, and e-mail address. Contact details must be kept up to date by the corresponding author with size of 14 point.

3.3. Abstract: The abstract should state briefly the purpose of the research, the principal results and major conclusions. References should be avoided. An abstract is often presented separately from the article; therefore, it must be able to stand alone. Also, non-standard or uncommon abbreviations should be avoided, but if essential they must be defined at their first mention in the abstract itself. The abstract is not exceeding 250 words for Thai and 200 words for English language in length.  Immediately after the abstract, provide a maximum of 5-6 keywords, using American spelling for English version as well as Thai version and avoiding general and plural terms and multiple concepts (avoid, for example, 'and', 'of'). Be sparing with abbreviations: only abbreviations firmly established in the field may be eligible. These keywords will be used for indexing purposes.

3.4 Manuscript content: The length of manuscript should not exceed 15 pages for research article including figures, Tables and references whereas no more than 10 pages is allowed for a review article.  The manuscript should be assembled in the following sequence:

Introduction: Review pertinent work, cite key references and explain importance of the research. State the objectives of the work and provide an adequate background.

Material and methods: Provide sufficient details to allow the work to be reproduced. Methods already published should be indicated by a reference: only relevant modifications should be described. Trade names should be avoided in defining products whenever possible. If naming a product trade name cannot be avoided, the trade names of other like products also should be mentioned, and first use should be accompanied by the superscript symbol, e.g. ™ or ^®, followed in parentheses by the owner's name. If a product trade name is used, it is imperative that the product can be described in sufficient detail so that professionally trained readers will understand the nature of the product. Do not use trade names in titles. The mention of critical, especially novel, supplies and pieces of equipment ought to be followed, in parenthesis, by name of manufacturer or provider, and on the first mention only, city, state/province, and country (such as Sigma-Aldrich Corp., St. Louis, Mo., U.S.A.).

Results and discussion: A combined Results and Discussion section is often appropriate. Present and discuss results concisely using figures and tables as needed, comparing with previous work. Do not present the same information in figures and tables. Results should be clear and concise, while discussion should explore the significance of the results of the work and clearly indicate what new information is contributed by the present study. Avoid extensive citations and discussion of published literature.

Conclusion: Conclusions of the study may be presented in a brief conclusions section (not a summary) without references.

Reference: List only those references cited in the text. Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa). All publications cited in the text must be presented in number only, enclosed in brackets (Vancouver system). At the end of the manuscript, list the references in the order they appear in the text. Please do not abbreviate journal titles. The manuscript should be carefully checked to ensure that the spelling of authors' names and dates are exactly the same in the text as in the reference list.

3.5 Table and figure format

Table and Figure name must be written in English with size of 16 point and bold, numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals and their description are the same size in regular font style. Details in all tables and figures must be clear and able to read when they are published. Footnotes in tables should be given numeral designations and be cited in the table by superscript with the font size of 14 point.

3.6 References format

3.6.1 Book:

[Number] Author. (Year of publication). Title of Book, Place of publication: Publisher.

[1] Mengamphan, K., Amornlerdpison, D., Tongsiri, S., Chitmanat, C., Wangcharoen, W. and Suppahakitchanon, T. (2012).  Manual for culture of giant catfish, Pangasius and hybrid fish (Buk Siam) for added value and marketing (1^st ed.). Chiang Mai: Maejo University Press, (in Thai).

[2] Mitchell, T.R. and Larson, J.R. (1987). People in organization: An introduction to organization behavior (3^rd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.

3.6.2 Book chapter:

[Number] Author(s) of chapter. (Year of publication). Title of chapter. In Editor(s) of book (Ed. OR Eds.), Title of book (pp. Page numbers). Place of publication: Publisher.

[1] Baker, F. M., & Lightfoot, O. B. (1993). Psychiatric care of ethnic elders. In A. C. Gaw (Ed.), Culture, ethnicity, and mental illness (pp. 517-552). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press.

[2] Scott, D. (2005). Colonial governmentality. In J. X. Inda (Ed.), Anthropologies of modernity (pp. 21-49). Retrieved from http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/bookhome/117909832

[3] Iacono, W. G. (2008). Polygraph testing. In E. Borgida & S. T. Fiske (Eds.), Beyond common sense: Psychological science in the courtroom (pp. 219-235). doi:10.1002/9780470696422

3.6.3 Journal article:

[Number] Author. (Year of publication). Title of Article. Title of Journal. Volume (Issue): Page number(s).

[1] Pongtrakul, N., Rodboonrit, T., Popluechai, S., Niamsup, P., Deejing, S. and Wongputtisin, P.  (2008). Effect of probiotic form on properties of milk ice cream. Journal of Food Technology, Siam University. 13(1): 58-70. (in Thai).

[2] Bovskova, H., Mikova, K. and Panovska, Z. (2014). Evaluation of egg yolk colour. Czech Journal of Food Sciences. 32(3): 213-217.

[3] Osman, M. (2010). Controlling uncertainty: A review of human behavior in complex dynamic environments. Psychological Bulletin, 136(1): 65-86. doi:10.1037/a0017815

3.6.4 Conference proceeding:

[Number] Author. (Year of publication). Title of Paper. In Title of Conference, Location, Conference Date, Pages.

[1] Silalai, N., Hogan, S., O'Callaghan, D. and Roos, Y. H. (2009). The control of dairy powder charateristics using alpha-relaxation and glass transition data. In Drying 2009-Proceedings of the 6th Asia-Pacific Drying Conference (ADC2009), Thailand, October 19-21, 2009, 61-64.

3.6.5 Thesis/Dissertation:

[Number] Author. (Year of publication). Title of dissertation. Master’s/PhD thesis, Location: Name of Institution.

[1] Almeida, D.M. (1990). Fathers’ participation in family work: Consequences for fathers’ stress and father-child relations. Unpublished master’s thesis, University of Victoria. Victoria British Columbia, Canada.

3.6.6 Website:

[Number] Author. (Year of publication). Title of Web Page. Publishing Organization or Name of Website, Year. [Online] Available from: URL [Accessed date of accessed].

[1] Carranza, L.E. (1994). Le Corbusier and the problems of representation. Journal of Architectural Education. Retrieved May 15, 1995 from http://www. mitpress. mit.edu/jrnis-catalog/arch-edabstracts/File: jae 48-2.html.

3.7 Acknowledgement: List sources of financial or material support, the names of individuals whose contributions were significant but not deserving of authorship, and journal series numbers. Acknowledgment of an employer's permission to publish will not be printed.

Illustrations: Illustrations submitted should be digital files. Digital files should follow these guidelines: 300 dpi or higher, sized to fit on journal page, EPS, TIFF, or PSD format only, submitted as separate files, not embedded in text files.

Review Article

The article is written or reviewed to disseminate knowledge or ideas that are useful in the academic disciplines of food science and technology or related fields. The manuscript submitted is no longer than 10 pages.

Submission of manuscript must be done via the website of Thai Journal Online (electronic database, central Thailand) via https://www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JFTSU/index.

Details for article preparation and other forms can be downloaded from the website: https:// www.foodtech.siam.edu/foodtech-journal. Please contact number 0-2867-8026 ext. 5189 or email:  jftsu@siam.edu if you have any enquiries.