How to Submit
Discoveries in Agriculture and Food Sciences
Submission Checklist & How to Submit
A pre-submission checklist and step-by-step instructions for submitting your manuscript to DAFS.
Submission checklist
Before you submit, confirm that:
| ✓ | the manuscript fits the Aims & Scope and is original, unpublished and not under consideration elsewhere; |
| ✓ | you have selected the correct article type; |
| ✓ | the manuscript uses the DAFS template and is supplied as an editable file (.docx recommended), with line and page numbers; |
| ✓ | the title page lists all authors, affiliations, ORCID iDs and the corresponding author’s email; |
| ✓ | an abstract (150–250 words) and 4–6 keywords are included; |
| ✓ | units are SI, scientific names and nomenclature are correct, and citations follow the required style with DOIs where available; |
| ✓ | all declarations are present: Ethics, Consent and Safety; Data Availability; Conflicts of Interest; Funding; Author Contributions (CRediT); Use of Generative AI; |
| ✓ | figures and tables are numbered, captioned and permission-cleared where needed, and figures meet the resolution guidance; and |
| ✓ | all co-authors have read and approved the submission, and you have read the Ethics and Disclosures page. |
How to submit
All submissions are made through the journal’s online system (Open Journal Systems). First-time authors register for a free account; returning authors log in. The corresponding author submits on behalf of all co-authors.
| 1 | Log in and start a new submission. |
| 2 | Confirm the submission-preparation requirements and select the article type and section. |
| 3 | Upload the manuscript and any supplementary data, code or files. |
| 4 | Enter the metadata (title, abstract, keywords, all authors and ORCID iDs). |
| 5 | Review and complete the submission; the corresponding author receives an acknowledgement. |
After submission, the manuscript is checked for suitability and screened for originality before being sent for peer review.
