Aims and Scope

Aims

Journal of Health, Food Systems, and Environmental Sustainability (JHFES) is an international peer-reviewed journal dedicated to publishing high-quality scholarly works on the interconnections between human health, food systems, and environmental sustainability. The journal provides an interdisciplinary platform for empirical research, theoretical studies, and policy analysis addressing contemporary challenges affecting public health, food security, environmental resilience, and sustainable development.

JHFES aims to advance scientific knowledge and critical discourse on how ecological, social, technological, and policy dimensions influence health outcomes and sustainable food and environmental systems at local, national, and global levels.

Scope

The journal welcomes original research articles, review papers, and conceptual studies in, but not limited to, the following areas:

• Public health and community health
  Epidemiology, health promotion, preventive health, community-based health interventions, and health systems.
• Food systems and food security
  Food production, distribution, consumption, food policy, nutrition, and sustainable food systems.
• Environmental health and sustainability
  Environmental risk factors, climate change, pollution, sanitation, and ecological impacts on health.
• Nutrition and health outcomes
  Nutritional studies, diet-related diseases, public nutrition, and food-health relationships.
• Sustainable agriculture and agro-ecosystems
  Agricultural sustainability, agroecology, food production systems, and resource management.
• Climate change and health
  Impacts of climate change on health, food systems, and environmental sustainability.
• Health policy and governance
  Public policy, health systems governance, environmental regulation, and food policy.
• Digital innovation in health and food systems
  Digital health, health informatics, smart agriculture, data-driven systems, and technology applications.
• Community development and wellbeing
  Social determinants of health, community resilience, and sustainable livelihoods.
• Sustainability and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
  Interdisciplinary studies related to SDGs, especially health, food, and environment.

JHFES prioritizes interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral studies that contribute to sustainable solutions for health, food systems, and environmental challenges.