About the Journal

The Journal of Food Innovation, Nutrition and Environmental Sciences (JFINES) is a peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal that publishes research at the intersection of food science, food technology, nutrition, agricultural sciences, environmental sciences, and sustainable food systems.

The journal provides a platform for original and methodologically sound research that contributes to knowledge, practice, policy, innovation, and capacity development in food, nutrition, agriculture, environment, and related applied sciences. JFINES welcomes contributions from researchers, practitioners, postgraduate students, policy actors, and interdisciplinary teams working on issues relevant to local, regional, and global development.

JFINES publishes articles on a continuous publication model. Under this model, accepted manuscripts are published online after completion of editorial assessment, peer review, revision where required, copyediting, typesetting, proofreading, and final production checks. This allows articles to become available once they are ready for publication, while maintaining the journal’s commitment to quality control and editorial integrity.

Each publishing year is organised into one volume. Articles may be grouped into issues during the year for purposes of organisation, archiving, citation, and indexing. The journal website is updated as articles are published

Journal Content Preservation/Archiving

JFINES is committed to the long-term accessibility and preservation of published scholarly content. The journal uses digital preservation and archiving mechanisms available through its publishing platform and other recognised preservation services, where applicable.

The journal’s aim is to ensure that published articles remain accessible, discoverable, and preserved for long-term scholarly use. JFINES continues to strengthen its preservation, metadata, and archiving practices in line with recognised standards for open-access scholarly publishing.

Peer Review and Editorial Process

JFINES applies an editorial screening and peer-review process to all submitted manuscripts. Each manuscript is first assessed by the editorial office or handling editor to determine whether it fits the journal’s scope, follows the author guidelines, meets basic scholarly standards, and complies with ethical requirements.

Manuscripts that pass initial screening are normally sent for peer review. JFINES uses a double-blind peer-review model, in which the identities of authors and reviewers are concealed from each other. In exceptional circumstances, the journal may use another appropriate review model where this is necessary and where it does not compromise the integrity of the review process.

The journal aims to obtain comments from at least two suitably qualified reviewers. Editorial decisions are based on the reviewers’ reports, the handling editor’s assessment, the manuscript’s scholarly quality, methodological soundness, ethical compliance, originality, clarity, and relevance to the journal’s scope.

Possible editorial decisions include:

  • accept;
  • minor revision;
  • major revision;
  • resubmit for further review;
  • reject.

The final decision on all manuscripts rests with the editorial team.

Review Timelines and Publication Process

JFINES is committed to handling manuscripts in a timely and responsible manner. However, review and publication timelines may vary depending on manuscript quality, reviewer availability, the extent of revisions required, and the volume of submissions under consideration.

The journal normally aims to complete initial editorial screening within a reasonable period after submission. Manuscripts that proceed to peer review are handled as efficiently as possible, while allowing adequate time for careful and constructive expert evaluation.

After acceptance, manuscripts undergo final editorial checks, copyediting, typesetting, proofreading, DOI registration where applicable, and online publication. Authors are expected to respond to editorial queries and proof corrections promptly to avoid delays.

JFINES does not guarantee acceptance or publication within a fixed period. The journal prioritises editorial quality, ethical compliance, and the integrity of the peer-review process.

What We Publish

JFINES publishes scholarly manuscripts that fall within the journal’s aims and scope. The journal welcomes the following types of submissions:

  • Original Research Articles presenting new empirical, experimental, analytical, or applied findings.
  • Review Articles providing critical synthesis of current knowledge in relevant subject areas.
  • Short Communications reporting concise but important findings, preliminary results, innovations, or emerging issues.
  • Case Studies presenting context-specific findings, practical experiences, interventions, technologies, or lessons relevant to the journal’s scope.
  • Special Issue Articles and Themed Collections, where these are organised around clearly defined topics of scholarly relevance.

All submissions must be original, ethically conducted, clearly presented, and not under consideration elsewhere.

Journal Focus and Scope

JFINES publishes research and scholarly work in food innovation, nutrition, agricultural sciences, environmental sciences, and related interdisciplinary fields. The journal particularly welcomes research that contributes to sustainable food systems, improved nutrition, responsible use of natural resources, food safety, value addition, and environmentally sound innovation.

The journal’s scope includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:

Food Science, Technology and Innovation: JFINES welcomes research on food processing, food preservation, food product development, food safety, food quality, food chemistry, food microbiology, postharvest handling, value addition, packaging, storage technologies, and innovations that improve the safety, quality, sustainability, and accessibility of food products.

Nutrition and Public Health Nutrition: The journal publishes studies on human nutrition, dietary assessment, nutrition-sensitive interventions, community nutrition, maternal and child nutrition, food and nutrition security, nutrition education, functional foods, micronutrient deficiencies, diet-related health outcomes, and the relationship between food systems and population health.

Agricultural and Food Systems Research: JFINES welcomes research on agricultural value chains, postharvest systems, agro-processing, sustainable agriculture, climate-smart food production, food security, local food systems, and the link between agriculture, nutrition, livelihoods, and environmental sustainability.

Environmental Sciences and Sustainability: The journal publishes work on environmental management, natural resources, waste utilisation, circular economy approaches, climate change adaptation, environmental impacts of food production, sustainable packaging, biodiversity, water and soil resources, and ecological dimensions of food systems.

Interdisciplinary Food, Nutrition and Environment Studies: JFINES encourages interdisciplinary studies that connect food, nutrition, agriculture, health, environment, society, and policy. Relevant topics may include sustainable diets, food systems resilience, food-energy-water linkages, indigenous and traditional foods, consumer behaviour, food culture, and policy-oriented research.

For more detailed information on manuscript suitability and subject coverage, authors are encouraged to consult the journal’s Focus and Scope page before submission.

Open Access Statement

JFINES is an open-access journal. Published articles are made available online to support access to scholarly knowledge by researchers, practitioners, policy makers, students, institutions, and the wider public.

The journal is committed to responsible open-access publishing, transparent editorial practices, and continued improvement of its publishing standards in line with recognised scholarly publishing principles.