Guidelines for authors & Copyright Notice

Guidelines for authors

Before submitting your manuscript, please read the instructions for authors to ensure that your manuscript meets the requirements. Submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to the guidelines and to the OENO One template.

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GUIDELINES TO FOLLOW : Latest update: September 2025

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INITIAL SUBMISSION

1. Documents, format and language

During the submission process, you must provide:

  • Your manuscript (submission format: text document (.docx) with line numbers. PDF are not accepted). The OENO One template must be used.
  • A cover letter (submission format: PDF). The cover letter should present a summary of the work. It should highlight the main points and major implications of the submitted manuscript. It sums up the context, the results and the importance of your study. In this letter, you can also list preferred and non-preferred referees (if so, please provide: the first name, the family name and the email of the reviewers).
  • Supplementary materials can be provided, but are not mandatory (submission format: text documents (.docx) or tables (.xls)).
    They are materials that cannot be included in the final article but whose content is relevant to the conclusion of the article. Supplementary data are peer-reviewed but not subedited. Authors are responsible for formatting them and must ensure that the style of terms conforms with the rest of the paper. Supplementary information must have a separate numbering system from the main article (e.g: 'Supplementary Table 1'). 
  • A statement about the use of AI. Authors must complete and sign the declaration regarding the use of AI. This document can be found in the first part of the article template, available to download above.

Word file size: we advise you not to exceed a file size of 20 MB per files for to ensure smooth operation on the platform. Our system allowed a total of 40 Mo for your whole submission (all documents).

Language: British English (UK) only.

Copyediting: Manuscripts accepted for publication will undergo copyediting.

In order to guarantee its quality standards, IVES asks the authors to pay attention to the instructions and quality of the English language in particular. All articles are proofread by a native English copyeditor. Fees due to the English correction exceeding 200 Euros are charged to the authors. This condition must be accepted in the Submission Preparation Checklist to complete your submission. The editorial guidelines will be followed by the copyeditors as well.

Plagiarism and AI detection:

Articles are checked for similarity (plagiarism) and the use of texts generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI generative tools) as soon as they are submitted. The software used for this procedure is Compilatio Copyright Plus© software.

OENO One wishes to guarantee the authenticity and originality of its publications. The reports generated will be reviewed by the editorial team in charge. In case of doubt, the editors will contact the authors. Please note that every report provided by Compilatio Copyright Plus© will be subject to human interpretation by the journal manager, without setting a precise percentage threshold for non-compliance.

2. Required number of words, figures and tables

When submitting you are asked to classify your contribution according to the types of submissions accepted, sections of articles and scopes of your works.

The articles are distinguished between viticulture, enology and special issue section. Each one is assigned to the editors-in-chief in charge of their own section.

The scope of your work must be indicated by selecting the proper categories (presented here on our website).

The type of articles and maximum of words, figures and tables combined and references are the following ones:

  • Original papers: 9,000 words, 10 tables and figures combined + 60 references.
  • Reviews: 12,000 words, 10 tables and figures combined + 80 references.
  • Mini-reviews: 5,000 words, 4 tables and figures combined + 50 references.
  • Short communications: 3,000 words, 6 tables and figures combined + 50 references describing work that may be of a preliminary nature but which merits immediate publication.
  • Opinions & letters:
    • For Opinions : viewpoints of about 1,200 words on any subject covered by the Aims and Scope, 4 figures and tables combined.
    • For Letters: published from time to time on matters of topical interest or for response, 800 words, 2 figures and tables combined.

For agronomy papers, experiments/observations should cover at least 2 years. Under particular circumstances (no possible replication, clear-cut data and cautious conclusions), some manuscripts may be accepted with only one-year observations.

3. Chapters and keywords

  • Articles should be divided into 8 clearly defined chapters:
    • Abstract and keywords*
    • Introduction
    • Materials and methods
    • Results**
    • Discussion**
    • Conclusion
    • Acknowledgements
    • References

* The abstract must be presented in one paragraph with a maximum of 350 words. Do not structure the abstract in "aims, methods, results etc.". The author can provide a maximum of 7 keywords, separated with commas.
** Results and discussion can be merged into one section.

For reviews articles and other types of articles, authors can adapt the titles of the chapters. However, they must provide the following sections: Abstract, Introduction, Conclusion, Acknowledgements and References.

4. Headings style

It is critical that you keep the same styles as defined in the guidelines and templates.

  • The title of the article should have Title as style.
  • The titles of main chapters (Abstract, Introduction, Materials and methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgments, References) should have Heading 1 as style. (without number).
  • The subtitles should have Heading 2 as style. (e.g: 1. Heading 1 – with number).
  • The sub-subtitles should have Heading 3 as style. (e.g: 1.1. Heading 1.1 – with number).
  • The Figures and the Tables titles should have Heading 5 as style. (under figures, above tables).
  • The Figures and the Tables legends/footnotes should have Heading 7 as style (under figures and tables).
  • Everything else should have Normal as style.

5. Figures and tables

It is critical to follow the technical settings indicated here. We encourage you to respect the template. 

  • Figures must be JPEG format and high-quality images. Images are no larger than 2400 by 1800 pixels, 300 dpi, 25 MB.
  • Tables must be Excel format and not pictures. 
  • Figures and tables must be placed within the text at the appropriate points. Do not insert them at the end of the manuscript.
  • Figures and tables can also be uploaded separately.
  • Refer to them in the text of your article (e.g: Table 1, or Figure 1, or Figure 1A)

6. Spelling and typographical rules 

The whole files have to respect the OENO One editorial and typographical guidelines (available by clicking on the link). 

As a reminder for symbols, italic and equations: 

  • Latin words must be written in italics.
  • For special signs, do not use Symbol or Wingding (etc.) fonts: only Times New Roman (also for tables).
  • A non-breaking space is needed before % and units or = or any symbol. (eg: n = 8 110 %, 10 gL-1, p-value > 0,1) 
  • Mathematical formulas can be inserted using the equation editor anywhere in the body of the article.

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REFERENCES

APA Style is mandatory (APA 7thedition). Authors are responsible for crosschecking their citations against their bibliographie and must respect the style requested by OENO One.

➔  How to write the references and citations:
In the body of the text, bibliographic references should be written as explained in the guide. In References, bibliographic references should be listed alphabetically and APA style with doi is mandatory (with doi when available).

  • One author:
    • in the content: (Name, 2024);  Name (2024)
    • in "References" part: Name, A. (2024). Title of the document. Journal, 16, 491-498. https://doi.org/xxxxxxxxx
  • Two authors:
    • in the content: (Name1 & Name2, 2019); Name1 and Name2 (2016)
    • in "References" part: Name1, A. & Name2, B. (2019). Title of the document. Journal, 21(1), 57-75. https://doi.org/xxxxxxxx
  • Three or more authors:
    • in the content: (Name1 et al., 2022) Name1 et al. (1999)
    • in "References" part: Name1, A., Name2, B., & Name3, C. (2022) Title of the document. Journal, 21(1), 57-75. https://doi.org/xxxxxxxxxxx
  • Organization:
    • in the content: (IVES, 2020) IVES (2020)
    • in "References" part: IVES (2020) Title of the document. https://doi.org/xxxxxx
  • Two different citations with same name of first author and year:
    • in the content: (McIves et al., 1998a; McIves et al., 1998b) McIves et al. (1999a) and McIves et al. (1999b)
    • in "References" part:
      McIves, A., Name2, B., & Name3, C. (1998a). Title A. Journal, 21(1), 57-75. https://doi.org/xxxxxxxxxxx
      McIves, A., Name2, B., & Name3, C. (1998b). Title B. Journal, 21(1), 57-75. https://doi.org/xxxxxxxxxxx

Do not add a period at the end of the URL. If DOI are missing or if you need help with APA style:

 For more details, follow OENO One editorial and typographical guidelines. 

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TO SUBMIT REVISIONS

  • Authors must submit their revisions with 1 month for minor modifications or within 3 months for major modifications. The editorial schedule could be shorter for an article submitted in a special issue.
  • To submit a revised manuscript, upload your revised submission to the submission system and include the following items (revisions section):
    • Response to reviewers: Address the specific points made by each reviewer. Include your responses to all the reviewers’ and editors’ comments. Upload this document as a “Response to reviewers” file.
    • Revised manuscript (marked-up copy): Include a copy of your manuscript file showing the changes you have made since the original submission. The best way to show these changes is the “Track Changes” option in Microsoft Word. Upload this as a "Revised article (with changes highlighted)” file.
    • Revised manuscript (clean copy): Upload a clean copy of your revised manuscript that does not show your changes. Upload this as “Article" file.
  • Authors must underline all the modifications (tracks changes activated).

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Copyright Notice

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

➔ Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0) that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal. Please refer to the Open Access policy more details.