Hygiene

Aims & Scope

Hygiene (ISSN 2673-947X) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal dedicated to the publication of high-quality scientific papers in the field of healthcare epidemiology, public health and environmentally-related hygiene.

We also welcome submissions with a focus on best practices that help maintain health and prevent the spread of diseases.

Our aim is to publish research articles, critical reviews, research notes, and short communications with comprehensive experimental details.

Interdisciplinary research is also encouraged and may cover the following broader areas: General hygiene: Oral and dental hygiene; Hand hygiene; Food hygiene; Production hygiene; Occupational hygiene; Disinfection and sterilization; Hygiene and epidemiology; Regulation and practice policies Healthcare epidemiology: Surveillance and prevention of healthcare-associated infections; Design of healthcare premises Public health: Disease surveillance; Prevention of communicable diseases; Infection prevention and control; Health risk assessments; Population health; Susceptible populations; Human biomonitoring Global and environmental health: Health policy implications; Sanitation and clean water; Veterinary and Livestock Biosafety; Cleanliness and health; Tropical diseases

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Immunology and Microbiology and Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Immunology and Microbiology and Medicine, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 1,000.00 CHF. Learn more.

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