Journal of Integrative Nutrition
Publishing Model: Delayed Open Access, click here for Open Access option.
ISSN: 2998-1867
About The Journal of Integrative Nutrition
Research We Welcome
Journal of Integrative Nutrition
Aim and Scope
The Journal of Integrative Nutrition explores the role of nutrition as it relates to chronic stress and trauma, particularly during crisis situations. We examine the psychological and spiritual implications of these challenges and how they lead endocrine, autoimmune, and mental health conditions, as well as the metabolic and neurological impairments that coexist with these diseases. Our journal does not solely aim to publish scientific-type articles, but rather, we also include innovative ways that nutritional and spiritual practices can support nutritional rehabilitation through lifestyle recovery. We do this through the publication of peer-reviewed articles and the development of educational resources, such as public downloadable handouts, community strategies for policy makers to consider, practitioner-client clinical fact sheets, and client tools that can be used in practice. Our coverage extends to this population because they are under-represented in relation to nutrition practice in scientific literature.
Contribution to Biomedicine
The Journal of Integrative Nutrition is of interest not only to community nutrition or dietetics practitioners and researchers, but also to community specialists in other disciplinary areas including chiropractors, homeopathy practitioners, naturopathic doctors, faith-based counselors, sociologists, psychologists, mental health counselors, and trauma specialists. These professionals often work alongside nutrition professionals to support these individuals. As such, it is essential that our journal reflects a holistic approach to healing. This interdisciplinary focus is represented in the credentials of our Editorial Board, peer reviewers, and readership.
Our journal contributes to biomedicine by advancing trauma-informed nutritional science and integrative healing practices that restore physiological and emotional balance in underserved populations. We aim to bring the natural order of healing back to medicine through the promotion and preservation of health.
To support this mission, we investigate the influence of nutrition processes, including food, their actions, and interactions, while also considering historical religious practices and emerging evidence from modern-day research. This includes the study of plants and phytonutrients, food and sustainability, psychological processes and behaviors associated with food consumption, metaphysics and spiritual health, lifestyle choices, immunological functions, and how these factors contribute to metabolic, cerebral, and neurological nutritional statuses.
Publication Information
Indexing and Web Deposit
The Journal of Integrative Nutrition registers digital object identifiers (DOIs) through CrossRef.
A DOI is a unique alphanumeric string assigned to a digital object. Since the Journal of Integrative Nutrition is an online journal with digital research publications, DOIs are utilized to provide a persistent link to the final content and ensure its accessibility overtime.
Delayed Open Access Policy
Integrative Nutrition operates under a delayed open-access model. All articles are freely available to read, download, and share 12 months after their publication date. Prior to this period, articles are accessible through subscription or individual article purchase or individual article purchase. No article available to members may be publicly shared.
Impact Factor
Due to being new, the Journal of Integrative Nutrition has not been considered for an impact factor yet.
Frequency
The journal will be published 1 time per year in January under the leadership of Dr. Jasmine B. Hollywood, editor in chief, founder and president of True Paleo Inc, and founder of the EatitUP Research League, our online research institution.
Publication Focus
Our focus is to publish articles on Human Nutrition in combination with Lifestyle Recovery in the scope of:
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Food Nutrition
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Community Nutrition
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Social and Psychological Nutrition
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Spiritual Nutrition
Journal Goals
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Advance scholarship on emergency nutrition, survival strategies, and crisis-responsive dietary interventions for trauma-affected populations.
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Explore the impact of nutrition and spiritual well-being on metabolic health.
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Investigate historical (Paleolithic, natural, and ancestral) dietary practices against modern-day habits.
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Gain insights into the aspects of nutrient-dense foods on neurological and cerebral functions.
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Inquire into immunological regulation and stress-response mechanisms in relation to nutrition to enhance health outcomes.
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Probe psychological trauma and its role in spiritual health, and explore ways to improve healing through multi-modalities.
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Provide expert reviews on philosophical, theological, and nutritional literature, aiming toward industry integration.
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Develop comprehensive, yet simple accessible educational curricula for high-risk populations and offer integrative resources to address socio-economic disparities across diverse contexts.
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Research the role of nutritional and spiritual practices in peer-led exhortation for sustaining lifestyle recovery.
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Present current day issues, such as nutritional debates, public policy, assessments of therapies, and create clinical protocols.
Research We Welcome and the Review Process
The Journal of Integrative Nutrition welcomes all research reviewing of nutrition for trauma. We encourage cross-disciplinary, interdisciplinary, and multi-disciplinary studies and submissions from disciplines with which nutrition for trauma interacts. Research is published from a wide array of integrative theories and reflecting the journal’s ecumenical stance.
Research We Welcome
Perspectives
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Editorials
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Commentaries
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Current Issues, Debates, or Recent Developments
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Policy Discussions
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Historical Viewpoints
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Opinion Pieces
Review Articles
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Original Narrative or Literature Reviews
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Systematic Review
Special Reports and Guidelines
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Dietary Guidelines
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Recommendations
Clinical Protocols
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Case Reports
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Therapeutic Assessments or Treatment Strategies
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Intervention Designs and Proposals
Educational Resources
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Clinical Education Fact Sheets
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Multimodal Curriculum Proposals
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Patient Information Handouts
Peer Review Process and Policy
The Journal of Integrative Nutrition follows the Committee of Publication Ethics (COPE) peer-review process model. Pre-publication, all research articles undergo rigorous single-anonymous peer review. Editors mediate all interactions between reviewers and authors. Review is facilitated by authors, however, reviews are owned by the journal.
Reviewers are asked to evaluate a series of questions about the manuscript that align with the scientific methodological rigor from MEDLINES scientific and editorial quality assessment.
All submissions are subject to peer review. Two or more peers will judge the originality, aim, scope, scientific validity, and significance of the work submitted to ensure it is coherently sound. After the manuscript has been reviewed, the author is informed whether it has been accepted for publication, requires revision, has been declined, or should be submitted elsewhere. The study or article may be rejected at any time if the:
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revisions are not up to Gold Standard
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article does not fit the scope
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article does not follow the rules of writing scientific papers
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article does not follow the organization's guidelines
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article has several fundamental methodological errors
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author refuses to make suggestions for improvements provided by the reviewer without a logical basis
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article has indications of plagiarism of more than 20%
Editorial Review Process
Editors are expected to focus on aspects related to the overall structure, clarity, and language of the manuscript. Editors are asked to:
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Correct or copyedit manuscripts language.
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Determine study design, robustness, and appropriateness to the stated aim.
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Determine if significant errors exceed revision requirements.
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Ensure contents are reported in a manner consistent with ethical guidelines.
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Ensure contents are edited to AMA reporting guidelines for the article or study type.
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Ensure geographical diversity among authors.
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Ensure readability of articles.
Ethics Policy on Competing Interests and Bias
Purpose
To ensure transparency and integrity in the publication process by managing potential conflicts of interest and preventing bias.
Disclosure Requirements
Authors:
Authors must disclose all potential conflicts of interest related to the research presented in their manuscript. This includes financial support, personal relationships, or other affiliations that could be perceived as influencing their work.
Editors and Reviewers:
Editors and reviewers must disclose any conflicts of interest that might affect their ability to review or make decisions impartially. They should recuse themselves from handling manuscripts where a conflict of interest exists, such as being the author.
Publication Ethics
The publication of the Journal of Integrative Nutrition involves a comprehensive processes by which the journal requires efficiency and competency in authoring research publications. To maintain high ethical standards of quality publications, the publisher strives to closely monitor journal editors, authors, and peer-reviewers at all times by aiming to reduce misconduct in data manipulation, bias, and errors of reproducing previously published works. Research misconduct is defined as the manipulation, fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism of research content. The produced works of research by authors, or the falsification in reporting research results will result in blacklisting. Our editorial board maintain ethical guidelines of the COPE and International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) to assist in the case of suspected research misconduct, appeals, correction, retraction, or expression of concern.
Review Policy of Articles Authored by Editors
Our editorial policy on conflict of interest disclosure adheres to the principles of transparency and integrity in scholarly publishing. While authors of editorials are encouraged to disclose any potential conflicts of interest voluntarily, it is not mandatory, recognizing that editorials primarily express opinions or viewpoints. However, the editorial board are advised to declare any interests that might be perceived to influence their editorial activities when authoring review articles. In addition, they may not handle manuscripts in cases where there is a conflict of interest or financial interest. This may include, but is not limited to, being both an author and editor or sharing the same institution as one or more of the authors. Anyone on the editorial board who are authors on a paper published by the Journal of Integrative Nutrition are advised to declare their association in a competing and conflicts of interests statement.
Procedures for Disclosure Submission
Authors, editors, and reviewers are required to declare any conflicts of interest at the time of manuscript submission or review.
Management of Conflicts
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Review Process: The journal will review disclosed conflicts to determine if they necessitate any action, such as recusal from reviewing or editorial decisions.
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Transparency: Disclosures of conflicts of interest will be published alongside the manuscript or in the acknowledgments section as appropriate.
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Handling Non-Disclosure: If a conflict of interest is discovered after publication that was not disclosed, the journal will investigate and take appropriate actions, which may include issuing a correction or retraction
This policy promotes ethical publishing practices in line with the guidelines provided by COPE and ICMJE.
Journal Editorial Board
Our Editors are doctors of nutrition, licensed to practice medical nutrition therapy in the US, scholarly professors at US universities that specialize in alternative medicine and research, and are spread across the US for proper geographical distribution.
Editor
Jasmine B Hollywood, DCN, LDN, CNS, CRPS, ORDM
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From: Florida, US
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Everglades University | Public Health Sciences, Alternative Medicine, and Evidence-Based Research
Associate Editors
Dr. Patricia Kaufman, PhD, MS, LDN, CNS, MBA
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From: California US
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American College of Health Science | Global Nutrition Politics and Food Insecurity
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Sonoran University | Evidence-Based Nutritional Research
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Natural University of Natural Medicine | Sports Nutrition
Dr. Moon Twayana, PhD, B-Tech, AMWA, RAPS
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From: Nepal
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Eastern Herbal and Food Nutrition
Dr. Miriam Whitfield, DCN, CPT
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From: Texas, US
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University of Western States | Nutritional Epidemiology, Nutrigenomics, and Functional Medicine
Dr. Karen Davis, DCN, LN, CNS
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From: North Carolina, US
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Brevard College | Nutrition
Information for Authors
Call for Papers
The edition of The Journal of Integrative Nutrition invites authors to submit original papers, and have not been published or submitted elsewhere for consideration. Authors may not submit elsewhere while the manuscript is under consideration at the Journal of Integrative Nutrition.
Author Guidelines
Papers may only be accepted for consideration which present the explicit scope and aim on the integration of nutrition, body-mind-spirit, biblical, or alternative therapies in supporting high-risk populations in lifestyle recovery from extreme stress or trauma. All other articles will be rejected. Articles that discuss supplements as a substitute for natural healing remedies will not be accepted. The Journal of Integrative Nutrition is particularly interested in articles that focus on the use of nutrition in the form of food, botanicals, faith-based practices, exercise, mindful practices, and lifestyle for individuals who face significant life challenges. All papers are subject to peer review.
Word Count and References
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Letter to the Editor should contain no more than 1,000 words.
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Original Review manuscripts should contain between 2500 and 6500 words.
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Systematic Reviews should contain no more than 8500 words.
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Case reports should contain no more than 2500 words.
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Original Reviews should contain no more than 30 references and case reports 15 references.
Editing Style
All accepted manuscripts are subject to editing to conform to the AMA Manual of Style, 10th edition. Manuscripts will also be reviewed according to the Journal of Integrative Nutrition standards. If significant editing is required authors may be asked to pay a small nominal fee or purchase professional editing elsewhere. Authors will be asked to review articles after editing and prior to publication.
Publishable Topics
The Journal of Integrative Nutrition publishes research on endocrine, autoimmune, and mental health diseases; or cerebral and neurological impairments. Publishable subjects include, but are not limited to:
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Addiction medicine
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Ancestral nutrition
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Biblical nutrition
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Biofield therapy and theorem
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Body-mind-spirit therapies
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Body-Spirit duality
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Botanical medicine
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Diet
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Education
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Energy healing
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Electromagnetic therapies
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Exercise and/or physical activity (non-sports related)
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Faith-based therapies
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Fasting
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Food Insecurity
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Food and sustainability
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Health disparities
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Health prevention and promotion
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Herbal therapies
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Holistic therapies
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Indigenous studies and practices
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Lifestyle recovery
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Meditation
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Mindfulness
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Nutrition
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Paleolithic nutrition
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Peer recovery
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Prayer therapy
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Reiki
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Relaxation therapies
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Spiritual healing
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Stress reduction
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Trauma therapies (holistic in nature)
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Yoga/Yogi studies and therapies
Author Agreements
All author must sign a conflict of interest, copyright transfer consent, or submit a statement stating they've obtained informed consent for patients, and where such documentation may be found.
Copyright Release
Authors will be asked to transfer copyright to Discover Your Greatest Self (the publisher of JIN) when their manuscript is accepted for publication as part of the standard publication model. This allows us to manage the rights associated with distribution, reproduction, and archiving of the published work.
Articles published under our standard subscription model are protected by delayed open access and are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) license. In this case, the journal retains full copyright, and authors do not retain full publishing rights.
Authors may choose to publish their work as open access under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license by paying an additional article processing fee stated below. In this case, authors retain copyright while granting the journal a license to publish the work.
Accepted manuscripts become the property of Discover Your Greatest Self and authors agree to not publish such works elsewhere.
Archiving Policy
Our journal archives all published articles on our official website in a dedicated membership portal, where they remain accessible to subscribers or members. We do not currently partner with a long-term third-party preservation service due to eligibility requirements.
Repository Policy
Journal of Integrative Nutrition allows authors to deposit versions of their manuscript in institutional or subject repositories in accordance with open access best practices.
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Preprints may be shared at any time.
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Postprints may be deposited after acceptance.
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Published, final manuscripts sent for final approval may be deposited:
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Immediately if the article is published under an open access license (CC BY).
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After a 12-month embargo if published under subscription access (CC BY-NC-ND).
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Conflict of Interest
An author, the author's institution, reviewer, or editor may have a financial or personal conflict of interest if the relationship inappropriately influences bias or their actions, or that the relationship affects their scientific judgment. When writing for The Journal of Integrative Nutrition, the author should be willing to report the following conflicts of interest:
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Dual Commitments
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Competing Interests
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Competing Loyalties
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Financial Interests (employment, consultancies, commercial interests, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, or any financial ties to the subject matter in which he/she is writing)
Listing Contributing Authors
100% contributions, to include the conception of the work, such as the drafting or editing of the entire manuscript and revisions are required to be considered a contributing author. Substantial contributions, at least 33% of the work, such as the design of tables, figures, drawings, the acquisition of research, analysis, extraction, screening, or interpretation of data are also considered works of a contributing author. The final approval of the version to be published by be authorized by all contributors. Anyone acknowledged, must give permission for you to use their name in the acknowledgements section.
Agreement for Accountability
The agreement statement to be held accountable for all aspects of the work is required. This ensures that questions related to the accuracy, integrity, or publication ethics of any part of the work are appropriately accounted for if investigated.
Studies Involving Human Participants
Research involving human participants must identify the IRB committee that approved the research. All research performed must be in accordance with relevant guidelines, federal regulations, and include a statement at the end of the manuscript confirming that informed consent was obtained from all participants and/or their legal guardians for those under the age of 18 year old. Written informed consent must be obtained for the publication of any other information that could lead to identification of a participant (e.g. images and videos) along with a statement confirming that informed consent to publish identifying information/images was granted. This must be included in the methods section. Human participants' names and other HIPAA identifiers must be removed from all sections of the manuscript, supplementary tables and figures, and appendices. A statement. Please note that the use of colored blocks, bars, or shapes to obscure the eyes or facial region of study participants is not an acceptable means of anonymisation.
Animal Studies
Indicate whether the federal guidelines for the use and care of laboratory animals was followed in your methods section. Currently not accepting animal studies.
Submission Checklist for Authors
All manuscripts should be submitted via email.
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Cover Letter
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Author Bio's: All submission require and author bio with author full name, ORCHiD #, current degrees and credentials and what they mean, speciality of interest.
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Cover Page: Must be submitted in a PDF document with the title of the study, authors names, affiliation of any universities, research institutions, or government agencies with addresses in which the work was performed, 5-10 key words, funding information, number or name of grant or information about other financial support used for the study, all conflicts of interest, acknowledgments, and word/reference count.
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Abstract Page: Must have a structured abstract with no more than 300 words.
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Manuscript: Original manuscript should be submitted via Word document with line numbers, double spaced, 12 pt font, first title Bold, sub-title Bold and italicized, subsequent titles italicized, etc...
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Tables and Figures:Tables and figures must be in a separate Word file and cannot be image files. Images within the Word file of Figures must 300-600 DPI.
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Reference Page: Must be a separate Word document and follow reference standards.
Submit an Article
Article Processing Charges
This journal charges the following fees:
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Article Submission: USD $0.00
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Article Editing (less than 2,500 word count): USD $52.00
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Article Editing (more than 2,500 word count): USD $70.00
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Article Plagiarism Check: USD $134.00
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Article Publication Fee: USD $89.00 per author
If this article is accepted for publication, you will be asked to pay the Article editing, plagiarism, and publication fees. Editing fees are waived for authors on the editorial board.
Open Access
Journal of Integrative Nutrition offers authors two choices to publish their research, Gold Open Access and Subscription. Gold Open Access is where articles are freely available to both subscribers and the wider public with permitted reuse. Subscription is where articles are made available to subscribers.
An open access publication fee is payable by authors, or their institution or funder. Your publication choice will have no effect on the peer review process or acceptance of your submission.
The CC BY allows users to have Gold Open Access and freely distribute works; whereas CC BY-NC-ND does not allow users to distribute works and users must give appropriate credit to the authors (with a link to the formal publication through the relevant DOI); provides a link to the license; and does not alter or modify the article.
The article processing charges for Gold Open Access is USD $200.00.
Inquiries
Send questions to: submissions@truepaleoinc.org
Subject Line: Attention Submissions