Types of Collaborations

Process -2 International Conference Collaboration - Off Campus

For International Conference Collaboration - Off Campus, the venue of the conference will be in a 5 Star Hotel.

The University/Institution will be as a Co-host for the Conference. Logos and Link of The University will be updated in the Conference website as well as on the associates page in the website of USFN. Separate session will be provided to give an elaborate introduction about the university.

There will be a Co-host fee payable by the University / Institute which includes 10 participants (9 Delegates & 1 Keynote Speaker).

The Title of the international conference and the important dates for the same will be decided by bi-lateral discussion between USFN & the University. The areas of interest/topics/tracks for the conference Title and dates should be finalized by both the parties.

Process -3 University / Institutional Collaboration

For University/Institutional Collaboration, the venue of the conference will either be the Conference hall (venue) or Auditorium of that University or a 5 star Hotel.

Collaboration is between the university/Institution and USFN for both conference and publication. It could be either On Campus/ Off Campus

The Title of the international conference and the important dates for the same will be decided by bi-lateral discussion between USFN & the University. The areas of interest/topics/tracks for the conference Title and dates should be finalized by both the parties.

Process- 4 Publication Collaboration for Conferences

Publication Collaboration for Conferences is purely for the Publication of research articles, for a particular conference. USFN invite submissions of research articles for publication in our journals indexed in SCOPUS, Springer, SCI, Web of Science, ESCI Journals etc.

The number of research articles submitted for publication should contain minimum of ___25________ Papers.

Based on the Plagiarism percentage the papers will be accepted.

Process- 5 Publication Collaboration with Universities

Publication Collaboration with Universities & USFN is made for the Publication of research articles, for all the conference’s hosted by the respected university.

The number of research articles submitted for publication should contain minimum of ______25_____ Papers.

Based on the Plagiarism percentage the papers will be accepted.

USFN invite submissions of research articles for publication in our journals indexed in SCOPUS, Springer, SCI, Web of Science, ESCI Journals etc.

The cost and time frame for the publication will vary according to journals.

Process- 6 Publication Collaboration for SCOPUS Indexed Journals

This collaboration is between USFN and University/Institution for publishing all the research papers from that Institution in SCOPUS Indexed Journals.

The number of research articles submitted for publication should contain minimum of ____25_______ Papers.

Based on the Plagiarism percentage the papers will be accepted.

All the papers submitted will be published in SCOPUS Indexed Journals.

The cost and time frame for the publication will vary according to journals.

Process- 7 Publication Collaboration with Event Organizers

Publication Collaboration with Event Organizers is between USFN and the Event Organizer. By means of this collaboration the event organizer should submit all the papers on priority to USFN for Publishing.

Based on the Plagiarism percentage the papers will be accepted.

USFN invite submissions of research articles for publication in our journals indexed in SCOPUS, Springer, SCI, Web of Science, ESCI Journals etc.

The cost and time frame for the publication will vary according to journals.

Process- 8 Collaboration to Establish student chapters

For establishing a Student Chapter both the parties (USFN & the respective Institution/University) engage in an effort to promote the competitiveness in establishment of student chapter.

Criteria to establish USFN student chapter

The University/Institution must have at least 50 student members of USFN.

The University/Institution must have Four or more life time members of USFN in good standing.

Student chapter consists of a President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer and committee members.

USFN Membership is open to all departments of the academic Institution/University in Food, Science & Technology.

The chapter President must submit an annual report every year.

USFN Student Chapters provide unique opportunities to learn and develop leadership skills, research development, networking, mentoring and bonding.

Process- 9 Collaboration with Associations

Collaboration is done between USFN & other Associations/Societies with the common goal to attain the mutual benefits.

Benefits

Mobility of association members so that they can learn from each other and acquire international competencies.

To enable people and systems capacity building for sustainable growth.

To Plan, direct and organize beneficial programs on recent trends.

Exchange of key people for conferences, workshops and all scientific events organized or sponsored by both parties.

List of Associations Collaborated with USFN

Association of Food Scientists & Technologists (AFSTI)

Nutrition and Natural Health Sciences Association

Indian Society of Agribusiness Professionals(ISAP)

International Association of Food And Nutrition Scientists (IAFANS)

Indigram Labs

Malaysian Institute of Food And Technology (MIFT)

Process- 10 Collaboration with Publishers

Collaboration with Publishers is between USFN and the respective Publisher for publishing the research papers, magazines of USFN in their Publications. Similarly, the research articles of the Publishers have to be submitted to USFN for publishing in SCOPUS Indexed Journals, SCI, ESCI, Web of Science, Inderscience Springer Journals etc.

Responsibilities

Protecting the confidentiality of every author’s work

Establishing a system for effective and rapid peer review

Making editorial decisions with reasonable speed and communicating them in a clear and constructive manner.

Organizing and managing the submission, assessment, review and editorial processes for publishing in the journal

Check whether the articles are not copied and are original.