Journal MESO, the first Croatian journal on meat, has first been published in September 1999 for the purpose of publishing scientific and expert subject-matters covering a wide range of meat and meat products’ safety and quality. This includes the furtherance of knowledge from the fields of meat hygiene and technology in compliance with modern technological processes and trends in the production and control, in conformity with market requirements and consumers’ interests. This primarily refers to the prevention of infectious agents of all forms of food-borne diseases, raw material control, technological manufacturing process, distribution and sale, and preparation, to the last end – the consumer’s table. It also includes all causal agents of food contamination (microbiological, chemical and physical), control of technological manufacturing process, methods of preservation, quality evaluation, impact on the environment and overall improvement of the food industry. The topics are covered at a scientific, professional and popular level.
The journal is published bimonthly in 6 numbers, and financed by subscription sales, advertising and the support of Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Croatia.
Papers published in journal MESO are regularly referenced in the following databases: CAB Abstracts, Food Science and Technology Abstracts, Global Health and Ulrichsweb. The journal is distributed through EBSCO Publishing.
Peer review: double peer review, equally national and international, scientific and professional papers, single-blind review
First year of publication: 1999
Frequency (annually): 6
Scientific disciplines and subdisciplines: Veterinary Medicine; Biotechnology; Food Technology
TOPICS COVERED BY THE JOURNAL
The journal MESO covers the most important local and international achievements in the meat industry.
Every number is presented in two parts: Science popularization part and scientific-professional part.
The first part brings current topics from the fields of legislature, technology, literatures and practice, brings reviews of events, presents news, products and services of respectable national and international companies.
Continuous columns include: Current topics, Nutrition, Important to know, Certification of products, Meat of Istria, Packaging, Spices and additives, Feeding of domestic animals, Sanitary measures, From literature and practice, Events, Trade shows, Workshops and other. The articles published in this part of the journal are subject to peer review because they are intended for the general public with the purpose of popularizing science.
The second, scientific-professional part, includes furtherance of knowledge from the fields of meat and fish hygiene and technology in compliance with modern technological processes and trends in the production and control, in conformity with market requirements and consumers’ interests. The topics are covered at a scientific and professional level. Submitted manuscripts are subject to peer review. All the papers are published in Croatian or in English language with abstracts in Italian, German and Spanish, with the aim of popularizing local scientific achievements outside the Republic of Croatia.
The publication of an article in Journal MESO, the first Croatian journal on meat, as the peer-reviewed journal, is essential in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. That is why the full text of the articles published in this journal can be used free of charge for personal and educational purposes while respecting authors’ and publishers’ copyrights. For commercial purposes no part of this journal may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information and retrieval system, without the written permission of the publisher.
The editors of the journal “MESO”; reserve the right to adapt the articles to the style of the magazine. The publisher is not responsible for the views expressed in the published articles.
JOURNAL’S PUBLISHING DYNAMIC IN 2023
The journal MESO is published bimonthly, that is in 6 regular numbers per year:
| No. 1 | February |
| No. 2 | April |
| No. 3 | May |
| No. 4 | July |
| No. 5 | October |
| No. 6 | December |
Journal MESO is printed in full colour.
The journal is distributed on the territory of the Republic of Croatia and in all neighbouring countries, and on an exchange and subscription basis is read in major European countries as well as in the most developed countries of the world.
The journal is financed by subscription sales, advertising and the support of Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Croatia.