About the journal
Hygiene is an open-access journal published by MDPI AG in Switzerland, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 1,000 CHF. Declared review time at DOAJ: 6 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- ISSN
- 2673-947X
- Country
- Switzerland
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 1,000 CHF
- Articles in DOAJ
- 173
- Declared review time
- 6 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
- Official website
- https://www.mdpi.com/journal/hygiene
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2023-03-16
- Indexing
- DOAJ
- APC
- 1,000 CHF
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 6 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
173
Most recent article
3 months ago
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
6weeks
Works in OpenAlex
216
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
15
i10-index
23
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy13
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2023-03-16
- Added to DOAJ
- 2023-03-16
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- CLOCKSS
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSS
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 100%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 98%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity1
- Source type
- journal
Classification4
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Infection Control in Healthcare
- Infection Control in Healthcare
- Food Safety and Hygiene
- Food Safety and Hygiene
- Dental Research and COVID-19
- Dental Research and COVID-19
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- Infection Control and Ventilation
Show all subjects (50)
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
- Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
- Antimicrobial agents and applications
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
- Antimicrobial agents and applications
- Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Dental materials and restorations
- Dental materials and restorations
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Legionella and Acanthamoeba research
- Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
- Legionella and Acanthamoeba research
- Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
- Fecal contamination and water quality
- Surgical site infection prevention
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Nosocomial Infections in ICU
- Surgical site infection prevention
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
Keywords (DOAJ)
- general hygiene
- healthcare epidemiology
- public health
- global and environmental health
- disinfection and sterilization
- sanitation and clean water
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