Why Join the JFSH Community?

Membership in Food Science and Hygiene connects you with food scientists, microbiologists, public health professionals, quality assurance specialists, and regulatory experts dedicated to ensuring food safety from farm to table. Our diverse community investigates foodborne pathogens, preservation technologies, nutritional analysis, processing innovations, and hygiene practices protecting consumers worldwide.

JFSH membership provides substantial publication benefits including significant fee reductions and complimentary publications, robust professional networking with global food safety researchers, early access to cutting-edge findings, and meaningful recognition as a contributor to this essential field protecting public health. Members receive priority editorial handling ensuring faster decisions on submitted manuscripts.

Whether you are investigating microbial contamination control, developing novel preservation methods, analyzing nutritional composition changes during processing, or evaluating sanitation protocols, JFSH membership enhances your research dissemination capabilities while connecting you with collaborators advancing food safety science globally.

Choose Your Membership Level

Select the tier matching your publication needs and career stage. Each level delivers meaningful value through fee discounts, complimentary publications, and professional recognition advancing your career in food science and hygiene research.

Comprehensive Member Advantages

Beyond publication fee discounts, JFSH membership delivers exceptional value through community connection, professional development, and career advancement opportunities within the food science community.

Supporting Diverse Food Science Research

JFSH membership supports researchers across the complete spectrum of food science and hygiene. Our community includes investigators studying foodborne pathogen detection, antimicrobial interventions, food processing technologies, nutritional composition analysis, shelf-life extension methods, and sanitation validation protocols essential for consumer protection.

Applied researchers advance food industry practices through studies on hazard analysis critical control points, good manufacturing practices, allergen management, and traceability systems. Public health scientists investigate outbreak epidemiology, surveillance systems, and risk assessment methodologies informing regulatory policies worldwide.

The journal publishes research spanning laboratory investigation through industrial application, making membership valuable for academic scientists seeking industry perspective and industry professionals wanting fundamental research updates. Our interdisciplinary approach advances understanding of how food safety practices protect public health across diverse food production systems.

Institutional and Special Programs

Universities, food companies, regulatory agencies, and research institutes can establish institutional memberships extending comprehensive benefits across multiple affiliated researchers. Contact our membership office to discuss customized packages aligned with your organization's food safety research priorities and publication volume.

Application and Payment

Membership applications are processed within forty-eight hours of submission. Select your preferred tier, complete the registration form, and submit payment through our secure processing system. Multiple payment methods are accepted including credit cards, PayPal, and institutional purchase orders for organizational memberships. Benefits activate immediately upon payment confirmation.

Membership Terms and Conditions

Annual memberships activate upon payment confirmation and remain valid for twelve consecutive months from the activation date. All publication benefits apply to manuscripts submitted during your active membership period regardless of final publication timing, ensuring you receive full value even for papers in extended review cycles. Members should retain confirmation emails documenting their membership activation and benefit entitlements.

Unused complimentary publications do not carry forward to subsequent membership years. Automatic renewal notices are sent thirty days before expiration with convenient online renewal options enabling uninterrupted access to member benefits. Members may cancel auto-renewal at any time through their account dashboard. Refund requests within thirty days of purchase are evaluated on a case-by-case basis by the membership services team.