Public Health Nutrition

Aims & Scope

Public Health Nutrition provides an international peer-reviewed forum for the publication and dissemination of research and scholarship aimed at understanding the causes of, and approaches and solutions to, nutrition-related public health achievements, situations and problems around the world.

The journal publishes original and commissioned articles, commentaries and discussion papers for debate.

The journal is of interest to epidemiologists and health promotion specialists interested in the role of nutrition in disease prevention; academics and those involved in fieldwork and the application of research to identify practical solutions to important public health problems.

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science
• Medline
• PubMed

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine and Nursing, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Medicine and Nursing, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 3,450.00 USD. Learn more.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Designing and developing a literature-derived, population-based dietary inflammatory index

  Citation: 2155

  Authors: Nitin, Susan E, Thomas G, James R, James R

• Ultra-processed foods: what they are and how to identify them

  Citation: 1837

  Authors: Carlos A, Geoffrey, Renata B, Jean-Claude, Maria LC, Fernanda, Neha, Gustavo, Daniela, Euridice, Larissa G, Patricia C

• Worldwide prevalence of anaemia, WHO Vitamin and Mineral Nutrition Information System, 1993–2005

  Citation: 1693

  Authors: Erin, Mary, Ines, Daniel, Bruno

• European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC): study populations and data collection

  Citation: 1570

  Authors: E, KJ, N, P, T, M, UR, B, C, J, K, A, F, A, J, H, D, A, P, D, HB, PHM, E, D, CA, A, G, G, NE, TJ, R, R

• The UN Decade of Nutrition, the NOVA food classification and the trouble with ultra-processing

  Citation: 1550

  Authors: Carlos Augusto, Geoffrey, Jean-Claude, Renata Bertazzi, Maria Laura C, Patrícia Constante

• The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ): a study of concurrent and construct validity

  Citation: 1462

  Authors: Maria, Pekka, Michael

• Mediterranean diet pyramid today. Science and cultural updates

  Citation: 1439

  Authors: Anna, Elliot M, Denis, Joan, Antonia, Sandro, F Xavier, Maurizio, Rekia, Gemma, Lluís

• Development, validation and utilisation of food-frequency questionnaires – a review

  Citation: 1064

  Authors: Janet, Rachel, Victoria, Daniel

• Food, youth and the Mediterranean diet in Spain. Development of KIDMED, Mediterranean Diet Quality Index in children and adolescents

  Citation: 992

  Authors: Lluís, Lourdes, Joy, Rosa M, Alicia, Carmen, Javier

• Reliability and relative validity of an FFQ for nutrients in the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study

  Citation: 970

  Authors: Parvin, Firoozeh, Yadollah, Mahdi, Fereidoon