Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Food Science
Journal of Hygienic Engineering and Design
ISSN 1857-8489 · Consulting and Training Center - KEY
Journal of Hygienic Engineering and Design: subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Hygienic Engineering and Design is published by Consulting and Training Center - KEY. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Food Safety and Hygiene, Food and Agricultural Sciences and Advanced Scientific Research Methods, together about 36.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Food Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Learn more about the peer reviewed, open-access journal concerning the food industry - the Journal of Hygienic Engineering and Design (JHED).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Food Science
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Food Safety and HygieneAgricultural and Biological Sciences18.8%
- Food and Agricultural SciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.3%
- Advanced Scientific Research MethodsAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.3%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.1%
- Proteins in Food SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Agricultural safety and regulationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Probiotics and Fermented FoodsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality | Q4 | 151/192 | 21st |
| Food Science | Q4 | 301/359 | 16th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 353 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 93 |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 | 101 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 136 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Peer review
- Triple anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | EUR 300 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship of the manuscript
Originality declaration required via cover letter; manuscript must not be submitted elsewhere Model summary
As authors in the manuscript should be listed only persons who meet authorship criteria: (a) made significant contributions to the conception, design, execution, data acquisition, and/or analysis and interpretation of the study; (b) drafted the manuscript or revised it critically for important intellectual content; and (c) have seen and approved the final version of the paper and agreed to its sub…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosure and conflicts of interest
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor’s own research without the express written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Editors will recuse themselves from considering manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from compet…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data access and retention
Authors may be asked to provide the raw data of their study together with the manuscript for editorial review and should be prepared to make the data publicly available if practicable. In any event, authors should ensure accessibility of such data to other competent professionals for at least 10 years after publication (via an institutional or subject-based data repository or other data center), p…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics JHED Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement
Journal of Hygienic Engineering and Design follows the COPE Principles of Transparency and Best Practice Guidelines and the COPE Code of Conduct. More details can be found here: https://publicationethics.org.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
The journal is freely available online. Authors are required to agree with this open access policy which enables unrestricted access and reuse of all published articles. The articles are published under the Creative Commons copyright license policy CC-BY. Users are allowed to copy and redistribute the material in printed or electronic format and build upon the material, without further permission …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Publishes latest research and industry developments; maintains a Volumes Archive of previous papers and volumes. Model summary
Authors have obligation to participate in the peer review process which is clearly stated in the Cover letter. They have to cooperate fully by responding promptly to editors’ requests. In the case of a first decision of “revisions necessary”, authors should respond to the reviewers’ comments systematically, point by point, and in a timely manner, revising and re-submitting their manuscript to the …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Originality and plagiarism
Authors should ensure that they have written and submit only entirely original works, and not previously published, which is clearly stated in the Cover letter, which have to be submitted following the abstract submission. If they have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted. Plagiarism takes many forms, from “passing off” another’s paper as the author…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Abstract must be approved by email before full paper submission Model summary
Upon an e-mail approval for a successful Abstract Submission (pending your abstract has followed the proper guidelines and/or has completed the required correcti
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Consulting and Training Center - KEY
- ISSN
- 1857-8489
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Hygienic Engineering and Design
Which databases index Journal of Hygienic Engineering and Design?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Hygienic Engineering and Design is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Hygienic Engineering and Design open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Hygienic Engineering and Design is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .