Author Guidelines
Discoveries in Agriculture and Food Sciences
For Authors
How to prepare, submit and publish your research in DAFS: guidelines, ethics, peer review, open access and charges.
Discoveries in Agriculture and Food Sciences (DAFS; ISSN 2756-2700) is an international, peer-reviewed, fully open-access journal published by Scholar Publishing, United Kingdom. DAFS publishes original research, critical reviews and short communications across the agricultural and food sciences. These guidelines explain how to prepare a strong submission and what happens after you submit; please read them alongside the journal’s Aims & Scope, the Ethics and Disclosures page and the Article Processing Charges information. Manuscripts that do not follow these guidelines may be returned before peer review. DAFS is a member of COPE and follows its Core Practices.
The author journey at a glance
| 1 | Check suitability — confirm your work fits the Aims & Scope and choose an article type. |
| 2 | Prepare your manuscript — follow Preparing Your Manuscript, including references, figures and declarations. |
| 3 | Meet the ethics requirements — read Ethics and Disclosures and prepare your declarations. |
| 4 | Run the submission checklist and submit online. |
| 5 | Peer review — single-blind assessment by at least two independent experts. |
| 6 | Revise and respond to reviewer and editor comments. |
| 7 | After acceptance — complete licensing and the Article Processing Charge, then check your proofs. |
| 8 | Publication in full open access, with a DOI, and any post-publication matters. |
Core facts
Open access Every article is freely available immediately on publication under a Creative Commons licence. | Peer review Single-blind, with at least two independent expert reviewers. |
Charges A one-time Article Processing Charge applies only after acceptance; there are no submission fees. | You keep your copyright Authors retain copyright and grant the journal a non-exclusive licence to publish. |
