Egyptian Journal of Food Safety is fully adhering to its Code of Conduct  of Cairo University and to its Best Practice Guidelines.

The editor and co-editors of Egyptian Journal of Food Safety enforce a rigorous peer-review process together with strict ethical policies and standards to ensure the addition of high-quality scientific studies to the field of scholarly publication. In cases where we become aware of ethical issues, we are committed to investigating and taking necessary action to maintain the integrity of the literature and ensure the safety of research participants.

Ethical Guidelines for Authors:

Authors wishing to publish their papers in Egyptian Journal of Food Safety must abide to the following:

• Authors should accurately present their research findings and include an objective discussion of the significance of their findings.
• All and only those who qualify for authorship should be included as authors, and their contribution given in the manuscript.
• Any facts that might be perceived as a possible conflict of interest of the author(s) must be disclosed in the paper prior to submission.
• Data and methods used in the research need to be presented in sufficient detail in the paper so that other researchers can replicate the work.
• Simultaneous submission of manuscripts to more than one journal is not permitted.
• Original research results must be novel and not previously published, including being previously published in another language.
• For any content previously published (including quotations, figures or tables), any necessary permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder.
• Errors and inaccuracies found after publication must be promptly communicated to the Editorial Office.

This list is not exhaustive, and authors should be aware of local regulations and accepted norms within academic publishing.

Conflict of Interests:

• Authors should avoid entering into agreements with study sponsors, both for-profit and non-profit, that interfere with authors access to all of the study’s data or that interfere with their ability to analyze and interpret the data and to prepare and publish manuscripts independently when and where they choose”.
• Authors must identify and declare any personal circumstances or interest that may be perceived as inappropriately influencing the representation or interpretation of the reported research results.
• If there is no conflict of interest, please state, "The authors declare no conflict of interest". Any role of the funding sponsors in the design of the study, in the collection, analyses or interpretation of data, in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the results must be declared in this section.
• If there is no role, please state, “The founding sponsors had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript, and in the decision to publish the results”.