Food Science and Hygiene - Call for Papers
Advancing food safety, hygiene, and quality across the global supply chain.
Call for Papers
Food Science and Hygiene invites decisive, practice-ready research that elevates food safety and hygiene across the farm-to-fork continuum. We publish work that helps laboratories, regulators, and industry teams prevent contamination, validate hygiene controls, and protect consumers.
Your study should move beyond compliance checklists and demonstrate measurable risk reduction, clear methods, and actionable outcomes that can be implemented in real settings.
We welcome submissions that advance food safety, hygiene systems, and quality assurance across the supply chain.
Include calibration and validation details for analytical instruments.
Describe quality assurance steps for laboratory and processing environments.
Describe steps taken to minimize cross contamination.
Clarify how supplier quality assurance informed the study design.
Evidence That Moves the Needle
Studies on hazard analysis, sanitation validation, and contamination control are highly encouraged.
Describe sample handling timelines to avoid bias in microbiological results.
Explain how sanitation verification was performed and documented.
Document packaging conditions or transport variables when relevant.
Describe traceability practices for ingredient and product lots.
From Lab to Line: Safety Impact Track
Identify the Hazard
Define the organism, contaminant, or hygiene failure with validated detection.
Validate the Control
Show log reduction, kill steps, or sanitation efficacy with evidence.
Verify Monitoring
Demonstrate environmental, process, or lot-level verification.
Translate to Practice
Document SOP alignment, compliance pathways, and adoption feasibility.
Submissions linking food processing with nutritional outcomes or consumer protection are valued.
When using sensory data, report panel training and scoring scales.
Report statistical corrections for multiple testing when necessary.
Explain how sensory or consumer data were validated.
Explain the role of packaging materials in contamination control.
Where Your Work Fits
Priority Domains
- Foodborne pathogen control and surveillance
- HACCP validation and hygiene monitoring systems
- Processing innovations for safety and shelf-life
- Packaging integrity and cold-chain protection
- Allergen control and cross-contamination prevention
- Risk assessment and regulatory compliance studies
Decision Signals We Look For
- Clear sampling rationale and contamination controls
- Validation against standards or regulatory thresholds
- Operational feasibility and implementation notes
- Impact on consumer safety or quality assurance
Methodological papers should include practical guidance for laboratory or industry adoption.
Provide uncertainty measures for key food safety outcomes.
Provide a rationale for selected microbial indicators or biomarkers.
Provide context for cost, scalability, or implementation feasibility.
Report how shelf life endpoints were determined and validated.
Impact Pathways We Highlight
Regulatory Readiness
Evidence that supports compliance decisions and policy updates.
Industry Adoption
Methods and interventions that scale across production lines.
Consumer Protection
Findings that directly reduce exposure or improve hygiene outcomes.
Quality Assurance
Data that strengthens validation, monitoring, and verification plans.
Research that integrates microbiology, chemistry, and process engineering is especially relevant.
Explain how confounders were handled in observational food studies.
Discuss limitations related to food matrix complexity or sample size.
Describe how water activity or pH influenced microbial outcomes.
Document pre and post intervention hygiene performance.
Article Types We Publish
Original Research
Experimental or field studies with clear food safety outcomes.
Systematic Reviews
Evidence syntheses on hygiene practices and interventions.
Methods and Tools
Validated analytical techniques, assays, and monitoring systems.
Policy and Practice
Guidance aligned with regulatory or industry standards.
Clear reporting of food safety methods improves reproducibility across laboratories.
Report software versions and packages to support reproducibility.
Clarify whether results generalize across processing environments.
Report how allergen controls were verified during processing.
Include clear definitions for critical control points.
Publishing Journey
Submit
Choose ManuscriptZone or the simple submission form and upload complete files.
Editorial Check
Scope fit and hygiene methodology are assessed quickly.
Peer Review
Independent reviewers evaluate rigor and safety impact.
Publish
Accepted papers move into production with DOI and indexing preparation.
Document hygiene practices and sanitation protocols so readers can compare results.
Describe batch effects and correction methods in multi site studies.
Explain how missing data were handled in analyses.
Explain how cleaning validation was documented and audited.
Summarize risk assessment methods and assumptions used.
Submission Routes
Both submission routes receive the same editorial review and production standards.
- ManuscriptZone submission: https://oap.manuscriptzone.net/
- Simple submission form: https://openaccesspub.org/manuscript-submission-form
Explain how contamination risks were assessed and mitigated during experiments.
Clarify storage temperatures and shelf life conditions for samples.
Report effect sizes relative to practical thresholds for safety or quality.
Include batch sampling schedules and rationale for frequency.
Editorial Support
Need scope guidance? We can help clarify fit and expectations for food safety and hygiene submissions.
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Summaries connecting findings to consumer protection strengthen real world impact.
Include references to standards or regulatory guidance where applicable.
Include details on control samples and reference materials.
Discuss temperature monitoring and corrective actions during storage.
Submit Your Manuscript
Share food safety and hygiene research that protects consumers.
