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# Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops & Foods (Codon) — Author Guideline Skill
**Publisher:** Codon Publications · **ISSN:** 1757-8361 · **Source:** [Submissions](https://www.qascf.com/index.php/qas/about/submissions) · **Verified:** 2026-07 (confirm at source). Gold open access.
## Aims & scope
Research on quality assurance and safety across the crop-to-food chain: crop quality, food safety, contaminants and residues, detection methods, processing and storage effects, authenticity, and risk. Applied and analytical work welcome.
## Article types
Original Research Articles; Reviews; Short Communications.
## Manuscript structure
Title page → Abstract → Keywords → Introduction → Materials and Methods → Results → Discussion (or combined Results and Discussion) → Conclusion → Acknowledgements → Conflict of Interest → References → Tables → Figure legends → Figures.
- **Abstract:** unstructured, ≤250 words.
- **Keywords:** 4–6.
## Reference style
**Numbered (Vancouver-style)** citation-sequence (confirm current Codon/journal style). In-text bracketed numbers `[1]`; numbered list with DOIs.
Example:
> 1. Author AB, Author CD. Title of the article. Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops & Foods. 2023;15(2):123-134. https://doi.org/10.15586/qas.vxxix.xxxx
## Figures & tables
Figures ≥300 dpi; TIFF/JPEG/PNG/EPS; RGB online; editable tables; cite in order.
## Submission checklist
- [ ] Abstract ≤250 words · [ ] 4–6 keywords · [ ] Numbered references with DOIs
- [ ] Conflict of