About the Journal
RKGP Journal of Food Microbiology and Hygiene (RKGP-JFMH) is an international open access peer reviewed publication that discusses current research and publishes articles based on original research advancements on the study of microbes in food and how they inhabit, contaminate and cause food spoilage. The journal intends to promote scientific investigations by publishing constantly emerging original research in the field food science and food microbiology.
RKGP-JFMH covers several key aspects in this field by including research on topics like bacteriology, mycology, virology etc. The journal offers peer-reviewed articles with subject area in food microbiology including bacteria, yeast, viruses, temperature, water activity in food, pH, population of microbes in foods and factors affecting growth of microorganism. Its editorial mission focuses on how to promote food hygiene which includes food safety, production processing, food preservation and storage. The contributions from the specialists in the field of food science and food nutrition are particularly welcomed.
The Journal encourages advancements in the areas not limited to the one mentioned above in the form of research articles, reviews, commentaries and letters to the editors. Manuscripts that are thoroughly peer reviewed are published to promote the best standards in the industry. The Editor’s decision to publish a paper in accordance with referee(s) opinion is considered final.
The submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence is welcomed by the Journal. All articles are peer-reviewed. Our objective is to inform authors of the decision on their manuscript(s) within four weeks of submission. Following acceptance, a paper will normally be published in the next issue. Papers will be published approximately one month after acceptance.
Types of Articles
The following types of papers are considered for publication:
Original research articles in basic and applied research.
Short Communications
Critical reviews, surveys, opinions, commentaries and essays.
Open Access
RKGP-JFMH is an open access journal. Abstracts and full texts of all articles published in the journals can be read online without any form of restriction.
Creative Commons
RKGP-JFMH articles are published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 International License. Readers can copy, distribute, transmit and adapt the work provided the original work and source is appropriately cited.
Copyright
Submission of a manuscript implies that authors have met the requirements of the editorial policy and publication ethics. Authors retain the copyright of their articles published in the journal. However, authors agree that their articles remain permanently open access under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 International License.
Manuscript Handling Fee
The manuscript handling fee for RKGP-JFMH is $450 (USD). Under some special circumstances, authors may request in advance for publication fee support.
Contacts RKGP-JFMH
Editorial Office: rjfmh@rkgpjournals.org
Helpdesk: helpdesk@rkgpjournals.org
