About the Journal

Aims, Objectives & Scope
The International Journal of Nutrition and Lifestyle ensures the scrutinised publication of high-quality research papers. It’s a scientific research journal devoted to original articles based on experimental, community, clinical nutrition & lifestyle related research or practices that contribute to holistic health & wellness of human beings.

The prime objective of the International Journal of Nutrition and Lifestyle is to provide a platform to highlight quality research by eminent researchers in the field of Nutrition and Lifestyle contributing to holistic health and wellness. We aim to facilitate students & researchers from academic & clinical fields to share & publish their knowledge & scientifically proven practices with fellow researchers as well as policymakers.

Scope
- The scope covers all research related to holistic wellness, including physical, mental, social, emotional, and spiritual wellness of a human being, leading to a higher Happiness Quotient.
- The journal covers all types of research work in the fields of Dietary practices/guidelines, Diet and Disease, Dietary Surveys, Clinical Nutritional Interventions, Public Health Nutrition, Nutrigenomics, Molecular Nutrition, Food Processing and Technology, New Product Development, Value Added Food Products, Nutritional Epidemiology, Weight Management, Organic & Agri-based Food Researches, Food Biotechnology, and all relevant Health-based studies.
- Lifestyle-based research, including Yoga, Exercise, Herbal medicinal research, etc., is also included.

Language of Journal: English
Starting Year: 2021
Format of Publication: Online Only
Frequency of Publication: Quarterly (March, June, September, December)

Indexing

• Google Scholar,
• ROAD (Directory of Open Access Scholarly Resources),
• DOI (Digital Object Identifier),
• Open Alex,
• CrossRef

Editorial & Peer Review Process:
After submission of a manuscript to the journal, it is primarily screened by the editor-in- chief to ensure that it meets the journal's scope, format requirements, plagiarism, originality and linguistic quality. If the manuscript does not meet the requirements, it is returned to the author without further review. If the manuscript passes the initial screening, it is carried forward for review process. The manuscript is sent for peer review in a double About Us blind review process to the experts in the field. The reviewers evaluate the manuscript for its scientific rigor, validity, and significance. On the basis of reviewer’s comments, the manuscript is either rejected or accepted for publication as such/ after minor revision/ after major revisions. If the manuscript is sent for revision, then the editor evaluates the revisions and accepts/rejects the manuscript. The manuscript is copyedited and typeset, sent to the corresponding author for proof reading and the final version is published online after receiving author’s consent

Copyright and License
- Research Thrive Publications follows the CC BY license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (International Journal of Nutrition & Lifestyle © 2024 by Research Thrive Publications is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International).
- The CC BY license is the most common open license available and is considered the industry 'gold standard' for open access.
- This license allows users to copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format, and to alter, transform, or build upon the material, including for commercial use, provided that the original author is credited.
- Copyright on any open access article in the journal ‘International Journal of Nutrition & Lifestyle’ published by Research Thrive Publications is retained by the author(s).
- Authors grant Research Thrive Publications a license to publish the article and identify itself as the original publisher.

Plagiarism Policy
Plagiarism is using someone else's work without attribution, paraphrasing someone else's work without proper citation, and self-plagiarism is when an author tries to re-publish his previously published articles/data in some other journal. International Journal of Nutrition & Lifestyle demands a similarity index report from the corresponding author at the time of submission of manuscript and accepts an article for publication only when similarity index is less than 15%.

Processing and Publication Charges
International Journal of Nutrition & Lifestyle is an open-access journal and is not funded by any institution or government. As such, the journal does not receive subscription fees or access fees from readers. Initially there were no charges till 3 years as a part of journal’s launching period to attract more manuscripts, but now authors have to submit “Article processing charges (APC)” after acceptance of their manuscript before it is sent to publication. Article processing charges are INR 1499.00 from Indian authors while $99.00 from foreign authors to cover the cost for maintenance of the journal. There are NO charges for submission of a manuscript. These APC charges are non refundable once the paper is accepted or if it is retracted from the website due to exceptional circumstances.

Publication Ethics
Publications form the basis for both new research and the application of findings, they can affect not only the research community but also, indirectly, society at large. Researchers, therefore, have a responsibility to ensure that their publications are honest, clear, accurate, complete and balanced, and should avoid misleading, selective or ambiguous reporting. The journal supports the code of conduct set out by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) (https://publicationethics.org/). Following are some publication ethics as per the COPE guidelines that the authors need to follow:

Soundness and reliability
The research submitted for publication, should have been conducted in an ethical and responsible manner and must follow all relevant legislation. Authors should use appropriate methods of data analysis and display (and, if needed, seek and follow specialist advice on this). Authors should take collective responsibility for their work and for the content of their publications. Authors should check their publications carefully at all stages to ensure methods and findings are reported accurately. Authors should carefully check calculations, data presentations, typescripts/submissions and proofs.

Originality and Acknowledgement of Sources
The authors should make sure that their writing is original, and if they have utilized someone else's ideas or words, they should make sure that they have quoted or cited them correctly and, if required, acquired permission. Plagiarism, including duplicate publication of the author's own work, in whole or in part without proper citation is not allowed by the journal. Plagiarism of any sort is forbidden and is considered unethical behaviour.

Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication
Duplicate or redundant submission refers to the same manuscript (or the same data) that is submitted to different journals at the same time. Authors should not submit a manuscript that has been already published or submitted elsewhere. Such manuscript will be immediately rejected. The Journal does not view the following uses of a work as prior publication: publication in the form of an abstract; publication as an academic thesis; publication as an electronic preprint.

Authorship of the Paper
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study, drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content in accordance with COPE guidelines. Do not “gift” authorship to those who did not contribute to the paper. Editors and Publishers cannot be asked to be involved in an authorship dispute. The authors may be asked to sign an ‘Author Certificate’ having the statement that all the authors have approved the manuscript and have contributed significantly to the paper

Hazards to Human or Animal Subjects
If the work involves human or animal trials, then the author needs to mention about the approval of their Institutional Ethics Committee.

Conflicts of Interest
Authors, reviewers and editors all have a duty to report possible conflicts of interest. In the case of authors, they should declare anything that may have influenced the research or could influence the review process or the publication of the article. If the author is unsure whether it’s a conflict of interest, always check with the editor or publisher ahead of submission. Possible conflicts of interest include:

• A prior relationship between author and editor
• A financial or personal interest in the outcomes of the research
• Undisclosed financial support for the research by an interested third party
• A financial or personal interest in the suppression of the research
• A pending patent

When submitting the work, the authors should include a note outlining any financial support received for the research from outside sources and drawing attention to any other potential conflicts of interest.

Editors and Reviewers
Editors and reviewers should decline to be involved with a submission when they

• Have a recent publication or current submission with any author
• Have a recent publication or current submission with any author
• Collaborate or recently collaborated with any author
• Have a close personal connection to any author
• Have a financial interest in the subject of the work
• Feel unable to be objective

Editors and reviewers must declare if they have previously discussed the manuscript with the authors.

Notification of Fundamental Errors
It’s the responsibility of the author to promptly notify journal’s editor or publisher if he/she finds a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.

Data Preservation Policy

International Journal of Nutrition and Lifestyle is committed to the long-term preservation and accessibility of its published content. To ensure the integrity and availability of our research, we have partnered with OJS/PKP, a leading digital preservation service. Through this collaboration, all published articles are securely archived, safeguarding them against loss, technological obsolescence, and other risks. This initiative reflects our dedication to maintaining a reliable scholarly record for future generations. 

Repository Policy

The International Journal of Nutrition and Lifestyle (IJNL) supports the wide dissemination and accessibility of scholarly research. The journal allows authors to deposit versions of their published work in institutional or subject repositories to increase the visibility and impact of their research.

Author Self-Archiving Policy

Authors publishing in the International Journal of Nutrition & Lifestyle (IJNL) may archive the Pre-print (Submitted Version), Accepted Manuscript (Post-print), Published Version (Version of Record) of their manuscripts in repositories or academic platforms.

Authors may share the final published version of the article provided that:

• Proper citation to the original publication is included
• A link to the article on the journal website is provided

Permitted Repository Locations: Authors may deposit their work in Institutional repositories, Subject-specific repositories, Personal academic websites, Open access repositories and scholarly communication platforms

Citation Requirement

All archived versions must include the following information:

• Full citation of the published article
• Name of the journal (International Journal of Nutrition and Lifestyle - IJNL)
• DOI or direct link to the article on the journal website

Embargo Policy

The International Journal of Nutrition and Lifestyle (IJNL) does not impose an embargo period on repository deposits. Authors may archive their work immediately after publication. By allowing self-archiving and repository deposit, the International Journal of Nutrition and Lifestyle supports the principles of open access, ensuring that scholarly work remains widely accessible to researchers and institutions worldwide.

Open Access Statement of the Journal
This is an open access journal which means that all the content is freely available to the readers without any charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author, provided proper attribution to the original work is given. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access.