Focus and Scope

Focus

The primary focus of JANE-HEALTH is to publish high-impact, applied research that addresses the critical interplay between nutrition, environment, and health. We champion solution-oriented and interdisciplinary studies that translate scientific findings into tangible actions and policies. To provide clarity for our authors and readers, the journal's scope is organized into three principal focus areas:

  1. Environmental Drivers of Health and Nutrition

  2. Sustainable Food Systems and Applied Interventions

  3. Policy, Governance, and Social Equity

Scope

JANE-Health welcomes various submission types, including original research articles, systematic reviews, case studies, policy briefs, and field reports that fall within one or more of these focus areas.

Focus Area 1: Environmental Drivers of Health and Nutrition

This area concentrates on the scientific understanding of the causal pathways linking environmental factors to human nutritional status and health outcomes. We welcome research that investigates and quantifies these complex relationships.

  • Climate Change and Health: Impacts of climate change on food security, food safety, and nutrient quality.

  • Environmental Contaminants: The lifecycle and health effects of pollutants (e.g., heavy metals, pesticides, microplastics) within the food chain.

  • Ecosystems and Diets: The role of biodiversity, soil health, and ecosystem services in supporting dietary diversity and resilience.

  • Water and Sanitation: The nexus of water security, sanitation, hygiene (WASH), and their direct and indirect impacts on nutritional status.

Focus Area 2: Sustainable Food Systems and Applied Interventions

This area is dedicated to the design, implementation, and evaluation of practical solutions aimed at improving health and environmental sustainability. The focus is on innovative, scalable, and effective systems and programs.

  • Sustainable Production: Innovations in sustainable agriculture, regenerative farming, aquaculture, and their effects on nutritional output and ecological footprints.

  • Circular Economy and Diets: Strategies for food loss and waste reduction, and the assessment of sustainable dietary patterns (e.g., plant-forward, locally sourced).

  • Community-Based Programs: Design, execution, and evaluation of field interventions in public health nutrition and environmental health.

  • Implementation Science: Research on the methods and strategies for scaling up evidence-based practices in real-world settings.

  • Future Foods: The science, application, and health implications of alternative proteins, cellular agriculture, and other food innovations.

Focus Area 3: Policy, Governance, and Social Equity

This area addresses the critical human-centered dimensions that enable or inhibit progress. It focuses on the systemic, social, economic, and political frameworks that govern the interaction between food, environment, and health.

  • Policy Analysis: Critical assessment of local, national, and international policies and their impacts on health, nutrition, and environmental outcomes.

  • System Governance: Research on effective governance models for managing food systems and natural resources in an integrated and resilient manner.

  • Equity and Justice: Studies on food justice, food sovereignty, and equitable access to nutritious food and a healthy environment for all populations, especially the vulnerable and marginalized.

  • Socio-Economic Drivers: Analysis of the social, economic, and behavioral factors influencing food choices, health-seeking behaviors, and pro-environmental actions