Call For Papers: Advancing One Health: Innovations and Future Directions in The Journal of Nutrition
The Journal of Nutrition invites submissions to its special issue, Advancing One Health: Innovations and Future Directions. This issue will feature high-quality original research and reviews addressing the interconnections between human, animal, plant, and environmental health. Topics of interest include food systems, microbiome research, environmental health, and the role of nutrition in disease prevention and public health. We welcome submissions that explore new concepts, technical innovations, and policy frameworks shaping the future of One Health.
Manuscripts may address key challenges related to soil/plant health and human health, animal-human interactions/bonds to improve animal and human health, comparative and experimental nutrition, the role of the microbiome, and nutrition and food systems in response to environmental influences such as water and foodborne pathogens, toxins, contaminants (including PFAS and microplastics), antimicrobial resistance, vector-borne diseases, and zoonotic infections. Studies examining the impact of climate stressors (heat, drought, weather variability) on food and health systems are particularly encouraged.
Additionally, this issue welcomes research on interventions that leverage animal-human interactions for mutual health benefits, as well as food and agricultural policies shaping One Health. We also invite manuscripts that explore the social, economic, and ecological sustainability of integrated One Health approaches.
Sample Topics (but not exclusive)
One Health, nutrition, and food systems
Foodborne and waterborne pathogens
Plant and animal health on food safety
Food as Medicine
Microbiome applications in One Health
Animal-human interaction therapies, to include animal health and/or human health
Comparative and experimental nutrition (animal/human)
Nutrition, vector borne, zoonotic and infectious diseases (animal and human studies)
Soil health and its impact on human and animal health
Soil and plant microbiomes in human nutrition
Climate-resilient crops and human health
Dietary influences on vector-borne, zoonotic, and infectious diseases
Environmental factors (heat, drought, contaminants, pollutants, PFAS, microplastics)
Food policy and One Health
Economics of One Health in nutrition, agriculture, and food systems
Social, economic, and ecological sustainability
One Health in community health programs
Sustainable agricultural systems and human health
Food and nutrition insecurity
Further Reading
An introductory editorial by the Guest Editors entitled Advancing One Health is now available.
Guest Editors:
Naïma Moustaïd-Moussa, Ph.D., DFASN, FAHA, FTOS, FNAI
Executive Director, Institute for One Health Innovation
Paul W. Horn Distinguished Professor, TTU Department of Nutritional Sciences
Professor, TTUHSC Department of Cell Biology & Biochemistry
Founding Director, Obesity Research Institute
Email: Naima.moustaid-moussa@ttu.edu
Ismahane Elouafi, Ph.D.
Executive Managing Director, CGIAR (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research)
Former Chief Scientist, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations
Email: I.Elouafi@cgiar.org
Ron Cook, D.O., MS, MBA
Professor, Department of Family Medicine
& Chief Health Officer, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Email: ron.cook@ttuhsc.edu
Submission Instructions
By October 17th 2025, authors should submit their manuscripts online via The Journal of Nutrition’s submission system https://www.editorialmanager.com/jn/. To ensure that all manuscripts are correctly identified for consideration for this Virtual Special Issue, it is important that authors select ‘VSI: Advancing One Health” when they reach the “Article Type” step in the submission process.
About The Journal of Nutrition
The Journal of Nutrition is the premier journal in its field, publishing peer-reviewed original research covering all aspects of experimental nutrition in humans and other animal species. It also features reviews, expert commentaries, and special articles on critical nutrition issues.
For further information on the special issue, journal policies, or author guidelines, please visit: https://jn.nutrition.org/
