About the Journal

 

Journal of Nutrition and Health Care (JUNIC) is a peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal dedicated to advancing knowledge in nutrition science and its relationship with human health. The journal provides an interdisciplinary platform for researchers, health professionals, nutrition scientists, policymakers, and practitioners to publish high-quality research addressing nutritional determinants, interventions, outcomes, and policies across different populations and stages of life.

JUNIC publishes theoretical, empirical, clinical, epidemiological, experimental, and policy-oriented studies in nutrition and health. Particular attention is given to research that strengthens understanding of the relationship between diet, nutrients, food systems, metabolism, health outcomes, disease prevention, and population well-being.

The journal encourages contributions from diverse national and international contexts and particularly values manuscripts with clear research questions, rigorous methodologies, appropriate ethical standards, meaningful analytical contributions, and implications for nutrition science, clinical practice, public health, or nutrition policy.

Journal Identity
Nutrition Science  ·  Clinical Nutrition  ·  Public Health Nutrition  ·  Sustainable Nutrition
Advancing Nutrition Science for Better Health

Focus and Scope

JUNIC publishes original research articles, review articles, systematic reviews, conceptual studies, and policy-oriented contributions addressing nutrition science and its implications for human health. The journal particularly welcomes manuscripts within the following areas:

1. Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism
Clinical nutrition, medical nutrition therapy, nutritional assessment, malnutrition, obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular and metabolic disorders, nutrition-related diseases, dietary interventions, nutrient metabolism, geriatric nutrition, sports nutrition, nutritional status, and clinical nutrition outcomes.
2. Public Health and Life-Course Nutrition
Public health nutrition, community nutrition, maternal and child nutrition, adolescent nutrition, adult and elderly nutrition, nutritional epidemiology, micronutrient deficiencies, food insecurity, dietary behavior, nutrition education, nutrition promotion, population-based interventions, and nutrition across the life course.
3. Nutritional Biochemistry, Functional Foods and Precision Nutrition
Nutritional biochemistry, nutrient metabolism, nutritional biomarkers, molecular nutrition, nutrigenomics, nutrigenetics, gut microbiome and nutrition, functional foods, bioactive compounds, nutraceuticals, probiotics, prebiotics, dietary supplements, personalized nutrition, and precision nutrition.
4. Food Systems, Nutrition Policy and Sustainable Nutrition
Food systems and human nutrition, food quality and nutritional value, food security, sustainable diets, nutrition policy, nutrition programs, dietary guidelines, food environments, food accessibility, environmental determinants of nutrition, climate and nutrition, sustainable food systems, and nutrition-related public policy.
Interdisciplinary Studies: JUNIC welcomes interdisciplinary studies involving medicine, nursing, public health, food science, epidemiology, behavioral science, biotechnology, health promotion, environmental health, agriculture, and related disciplines when nutrition constitutes a clear and substantial component of the research question, intervention, exposure, outcome, or policy analysis.
Scope Note: Studies focused primarily on general health care, nursing practice, hospital management, medical procedures, psychological interventions, health communication, or other health-related topics without a clear nutritional exposure, intervention, outcome, mechanism, or policy component may be considered outside the scope of JUNIC.