Food Science and Hygiene - Submit Special Issue
Guidance for submitting to JFSH special issues.
Prepare Your Submission
Confirm that your manuscript aligns with the special issue theme and includes required documentation.
Indicate the special issue title in your cover letter for proper routing.
Align submissions to the announced theme and reference the special issue in your cover letter.
Include calibration and validation details for analytical instruments.
Describe batch effects and correction methods in multi site studies.
Provide a rationale for selected microbial indicators or biomarkers.
Describe steps taken to minimize cross contamination.
Explain how cleaning validation was documented and audited.
Submission Readiness
Provide complete files and disclosures to avoid review delays.
Describe sample handling timelines to avoid bias in microbiological results.
Clarify storage temperatures and shelf life conditions for samples.
Discuss limitations related to food matrix complexity or sample size.
Document packaging conditions or transport variables when relevant.
Include batch sampling schedules and rationale for frequency.
Peer Review
Special issue submissions follow the same peer review standards as regular articles, including methodological rigor and transparency.
Clear reporting of food safety methods improves reproducibility across laboratories.
When using sensory data, report panel training and scoring scales.
Include references to standards or regulatory guidance where applicable.
Clarify whether results generalize across processing environments.
Explain how sensory or consumer data were validated.
Submission Workflow
Align Theme
Confirm the manuscript matches the special issue topic.
Submit
Upload files and note the theme in your cover letter.
Review
Peer review evaluates safety methods and transparency.
Publish
Accepted papers are scheduled within the special issue collection.
Document hygiene practices and sanitation protocols so readers can compare results.
Provide uncertainty measures for key food safety outcomes.
Describe quality assurance steps for laboratory and processing environments.
Explain how missing data were handled in analyses.
Provide context for cost, scalability, or implementation feasibility.
Quality Expectations
Submission Essentials
- Transparent food safety methods and assay details
- Clear reporting of data sources and limitations
- Explicit alignment to the special issue theme
Review Expectations
- Methodological rigor and reproducibility
- Compliance with ethics and data policies
- Actionable insights for practice or policy
Explain how contamination risks were assessed and mitigated during experiments.
Explain how confounders were handled in observational food studies.
Explain how sanitation verification was performed and documented.
Report effect sizes relative to practical thresholds for safety or quality.
Describe how water activity or pH influenced microbial outcomes.
Support
For submission questions, contact [email protected].
Summaries connecting findings to consumer protection strengthen real world impact.
Report software versions and packages to support reproducibility.
Report statistical corrections for multiple testing when necessary.
Include details on control samples and reference materials.
Report how allergen controls were verified during processing.
Submit to a Special Issue
Contribute to focused collections that shape food safety research.
