Journal Selector

Journal Selector — Route a Manuscript to Its Journal Skill

Maps a target journal to the correct journals/ author-guideline skill and returns its ## Formatting constraints. Full authoritative mapping of all 60 journals: [journals/_coverage.md](../journals/_coverage.md).

Behavior

1. Determine the target journal. If the author has already named a journal

(full name or JCR abbreviation), resolve it. If not, ask: > "Which journal are you targeting? (name or JCR abbreviation — e.g. Food > Chemistry, LWT, Nature Food). If undecided, say 'generic' and I'll use > standard food-science conventions."

1. Resolve the journal to its skill folder using the alias table below (or

journals/_coverage.md). Match case-insensitively on full name or abbreviation.

1. Load journals//SKILL.md and return its ## Formatting constraints

block plus the checklist. Note any per-journal override row in that skill's "Applies to" table (limits can differ within a publisher group).

1. Hand off: the calling pipeline applies these constraints to structure,

word/abstract limits, and reference style, and passes figure_dpi / column_widths_* to the food-figure skill.

1. If 'generic' or unresolved: use standard food-science conventions

(IMRaD; abstract ≤250 words; numbered or author–date references; figures ≥300 dpi; ~90/190 mm columns) and state the assumption so the author can correct it.

Resolution table (journal / abbreviation → skill folder)

• nature-food — Nature Food (NAT FOOD); npj Science of Food (NPJ SCI FOOD)
• food-chemistry — Food Chemistry (FOOD CHEM)
• j-dairy-science — Journal of Dairy Science (J DAIRY SCI)
• elsevier-food — Trends in Food Science & Technology; Food Hydrocolloids;

Food Hydrocolloids for Health; Food Packaging and Shelf Life; Global Food Security; Current Opinion in Food Science; Food Chemistry-X; Future Foods; Food Research International; Current Research in Food Science; Postharvest Biology and Technology; Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies; LWT; Food Control; Journal of Agriculture and Food Research; Applied Food Research; Meat Science; Food Policy; Food Bioscience; Food Structure; Journal of Food Engineering; International Journal of Food Microbiology; Food Quality and Preference; Food Chemistry: Molecular Sciences; Food Microbiology; Journal of Food Composition and Analysis; Microbial Risk Analysis; Journal of Functional Foods; Journal of Cereal Science

• wiley-food — Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety; Food

Frontiers; eFood; Legume Science; Food and Energy Security; Molecular Nutrition & Food Research; Journal of Food Biochemistry; Food Science & Nutrition

• springer-food — Food Engineering Reviews; Food and Bioprocess Technology;

Food Security; Food Production Processing and Nutrition

• crit-rev-food — Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition; Food

Reviews International; International Journal of Food Properties

• foods-mdpi — Foods; Antioxidants; Toxins
• food-function — Food & Function; Sustainable Food Technology
• jafc — Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
• annu-rev-food — Annual Review of Food Science and Technology (invited only)
• food-quality-safety — Food Quality and Safety (Oxford)
• british-food-journal — British Food Journal (structured abstract required)
• j-future-foods — Journal of Future Foods; Food Science and Human Wellness
• qas-crops-foods — Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops & Foods
• agri-food-security — Agriculture & Food Security (BMC declarations block)

Nutrition journals (Nutrition & Dietetics category)

Grouped by publisher format, same as food. Clinical-nutrition titles add structured abstracts, trial registration, and reporting guidelines.

• elsevier-food — Progress in Lipid Research; Advances in Nutrition; American

Journal of Clinical Nutrition; Clinical Nutrition; Clinical Nutrition ESPEN; Journal of Nutrition; Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry; Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics; Journal of Nutrition Health & Aging; Current Developments in Nutrition; Journal of Renal Nutrition; Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases; Nutrition; Nutrition Research; Appetite; NFS Journal

• wiley-food — Obesity; International Journal of Eating Disorders; Nutrition

Bulletin; Nutrition & Dietetics; Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition; Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition; Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism; International Journal of Food Science

• springer-food — Current Obesity Reports; Current Nutrition Reports;

European Journal of Nutrition; International Journal of Obesity; Nutrition & Diabetes; European Journal of Clinical Nutrition; Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

• crit-rev-food (Taylor & Francis) — Journal of the International Society of

Sports Nutrition; International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition; Journal of the American Nutrition Association; Nutritional Neuroscience; Journal of Dietary Supplements

• foods-mdpi — Nutrients; Dietetics; Obesities
• annu-rev-food — Annual Review of Nutrition (invited only)
• agri-food-security (BMC) — International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and

Physical Activity; Lipids in Health and Disease; Journal of Eating Disorders; Nutrition Journal; Nutrition & Metabolism; BMC Nutrition; Genes and Nutrition

• food-quality-safety (Oxford) — Nutrition Reviews
• cambridge-nutrition — British Journal of Nutrition; Nutrition Research

Reviews; Proceedings of the Nutrition Society; Public Health Nutrition; Journal of Nutritional Science

• frontiers-nutrition — Frontiers in Nutrition; Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
• nutrition-other — Obesity Facts (Karger); Current Opinion in Clinical

Nutrition and Metabolic Care (Lippincott); Hepatobiliary Surgery and Nutrition (AME); Beneficial Microbes (Brill); Food & Nutrition Research (Swedish Nutrition Foundation)

Output contract

Return: {journal, publisher, skill_folder, reference_style, abstract_words, figure_spec, notes} drawn from the resolved skill's constraints block, so the paper pipeline and food-figure can consume it directly.

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: PangenomeAI
• Source: PangenomeAI/academic-skills-food-nutrition
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.