Aims and Scope

Journal of Food Safety and Hygiene (JFSH) is a peer-reviewed journal published quarterly and publishes Food Safety and Hygiene experiences in English Language. Journal of Food Safety and Hygiene aims to publish manuscripts of a high scientific quality representing original research papers. Short communication and high quality review papers on all aspects of the science of food safety and hygiene. Papers in English are welcomed, particularly those which bring novel information and research. All received manuscripts coving the scope of the journal will be evaluated by properly competent referees. The goal of this journal is to induce a research relation and to promote study, research and the improvement of knowledge among the specialists. The main topics the Journal would welcome are: Food safety, Food analysis and components, Cancer and food, Food packaging materials and concerns, Food preservation and processing, Cereals, fruits and vegetables in human health, Environmental contaminants in food, Natural toxins in food, Microbial food poisoning and infection, Food infestation, Food allergens and diseases, Climate change and food safety, Food spoilage issues, Food safety and bioterrorism, Animal nutrition and food safety, Food additives, Antioxidants and phytochemicals in food, Sanitation in food industry, Food safety and hygiene in hospitals, Safety and hygiene in food chain, Food safety and hygiene in disaster and emergency, Feed medicinal plants, Food and drug interactions, Bottled water safety. 

Article Processing Charges

As Tehran University of Medical Sciences is supporting most of the publishing costs of Journal of Food Safety and Hygiene, article processing charge and any other publication fees in the journal are free for authors.

Subscription

Journal of Food Safety and Hygiene is published as an open access electronic journal, so there is no subscription fee for audiences.

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Journal of Food Safety and Hygiene accepts NO advertisements in the journal website and articles.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

All journal papers are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, which permits any non-commercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source.

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Authors have copyright but license exclusive rights in their article to the publisher*.

Authors have the right to:

  • Share their article according to the "Personal Use rights"** so long as it contains the end user license and the DOI link to the version of record in this journal.
  • Retain intellectual property rights (including research data).
  • Proper attribution and credit for the published work.

* This includes the right to make and authorize commercial use.
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Authors can use their articles, in full or in part, for scholarly, non-commercial purposes such as:

  • Use by an author in the author’s classroom teaching (including distribution of copies, paper or electronic)
  • Distribution of copies (including through e-mail) to known research colleagues for their personal use (but not for Commercial Use)
  • Inclusion in a thesis or dissertation (provided that this is not to be published commercially)
  • Use in a subsequent compilation of the author’s works
  • Extending the Article to book-length form
  • Preparation of other derivative works (but not for Commercial Use)
  • Otherwise using or re-using portions or excerpts in other works

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