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j-dairy-science

Author-guideline skill for Journal of Dairy Science (Elsevier on behalf of ADSA, ISSN 0022-0302). Use to format or check a manuscript for JDS — its distinct interpretive summary, section structure, author–date references, and figure specs differ from generic Elsevier journals. Triggers: submit to Journal of Dairy Science, JDS guidelines, ADSA formatting. Also fires when the user wants to publish on/in this journal, format a manuscript for it, or match its reference/citation style.

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# Journal of Dairy Science (JDS) — Author Guideline Skill

**Publisher:** Elsevier for ADSA · **ISSN:** 0022-0302 · **Source:** [Author info](https://www.journalofdairyscience.org/content/authorinfo) · **Verified:** 2026-07 (confirm at source).

## Aims & scope
Original research on dairy science: dairy foods (chemistry, microbiology, processing, safety), animal nutrition, physiology, genetics, management, and dairy production. Rigorous methodology and statistics expected.

## Article types
Research articles; Short communications; Reviews; Hot topics; Technical notes.

## Manuscript structure (JDS-specific)
Title page → **Interpretive Summary** (a short plain-language summary, ~100 words, JDS requirement) → Abstract → Keywords → Introduction → Materials and Methods → Results → Discussion (or combined Results and Discussion) → Conclusions → Acknowledgments → References → Tables → Figure legends → Figures. Continuous line numbers required.

- **Abstract:** single paragraph, ≤300 words (confirm).
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