One Nutrition Journal

The One Nutrition Journal (ONJ) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal that covers all aspects of clinical nutrition and life stages of human nutrition, including, but not restricted to, original research work, reviews, policy briefs, opinion articles, and commentaries on issues relevant to a broad, multi-sectoral audience and multi-disciplinary professionals in healthcare. The ONJ aims to provide equitable access to publication for healthcare professionals, researchers, scientists, and scholars in Human and Clinical Nutrition while maintaining and adhering to quality, publishing standards.

Scope

ONJ Author’s Submission Guidelines

To simplify the process of submitting your manuscript, please follow the step-by-step instructions and adhere to the introduction, methods, results, and discussion (IMRAD) format. Download ONJ word template

1. The Title Page
• Title
• Author(s): Most papers are written by one or two primary authors. The remaining authors have reviewed the work and/or contributed to the study design or data analysis.

Note on Authorship(s)

In accordance with the guidelines of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), please specify the authors’ contributions following these ICMJE criteria to be included as an author. Authors should not list AI and AI-assisted technologies as authors or co-authors, nor cite AI as an author. However, the journal shall require disclosure of whether artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted technologies were used and, if applicable, how they were utilized in the development of the submitted work in the appropriate section.

• Keywords
• Corresponding Author: Full name and affiliation for the primary contact author for persons who have questions about the research.
• Financial & Equipment Support (if needed): Specific information about organizations, agencies, or companies that supported the research.
• Conflicts of Interest (if needed): List and explain any conflicts of interest.
2. Abstract

A Structured abstract should include introduction, objective, methods, results, and conclusions, while reviews, case reports, and other articles have non-structured abstracts. The abstract should be a summary or synopsis of the paper.

3. Introduction

The “why did you do the study”; setting the scene, laying the foundation, or giving background for the paper.

4. Methods

The “how did you do the study?”

Descrive the following:
• Context and setting of the study
• Specify the study design
• Population (patients, etc., if applicable)
• Sampling strategy
• Intervention (if applicable)
• Identify the main study variables
• Data collection instruments and procedures
• Outline analysis methods
5. Results

The “what did you find” will describe the following:

• Report on data collection and/or recruitment
• Participants (demographic, clinical condition, etc.)
• Present key findings concerning the central research question
• Sampling strategy
• Secondary findings (secondary outcomes, subgroup analyses, etc.)
6. Discussion

The section for interpreting the results

• Main findings of the study
• Discuss the main results concerning previous research
• Policy and practice implications of the results
• Strengths and limitations of the study
7. Conclusions

This is occasionally optional or not required. Do not reiterate the data or discussion. One can state hunches, inferences, or speculations. Offer perspectives for future work.

8. Acknowledgements

Name people who contributed to the work, but did not contribute sufficiently to earn authorship. You must have permission from any individuals mentioned in the acknowledgements section.

9. References

Complete citations for any articles or other materials referenced in the text of the article.