Journal of Pediatric Health and Nutrition
Submit a Manuscript
Three routes are open to authors of this journal. Authors must use only one submission route for the same manuscript.
All three reach the same editorial office and lead to the same screening and review. Choose whichever suits you.
- Primary
- ManuscriptZone
- Alternative
- Submission form
- Assisted
- [email protected]
The routes
Choosing how to send it
The route makes no difference to how a manuscript is screened, reviewed or decided. It only changes how the files reach the office.
- Primary route
- ManuscriptZone is the publisher's manuscript system. It takes the files and the author details, tracks the manuscript through review, and is where revisions and decisions are handled. Authors who expect to submit more than once will find it the easiest to work with.
- Alternative route
- The manuscript submission form opens with this journal already selected and asks for the files and the contact details in one page. It suits a single submission without an account.
- Assisted route
- Authors who would rather submit by email, or who want to ask whether a manuscript fits before preparing it, can write to [email protected]. The editorial office will confirm receipt and enter the manuscript into the same process.
- One route per manuscript
- Authors must use only one submission route for the same manuscript. Sending the same work twice creates duplicate records that delay it.
Before you send
What to have ready
Everything here is described in full in the Instructions for Authors; this is the short list to check against before you start.
- Scope. The manuscript addresses a substantive question about pediatric health, development, nutrition or care, as the Aims and Scope page sets out.
- Manuscript file. Prepared to the limits for its article type, with a structured abstract and keywords.
- Title page. Authors, affiliations, corresponding author, word count and the competing-interest declaration — supplied separately if you are requesting double-blind review.
- Figures, tables and supplements. As separate files, at the resolution and in the formats the Instructions for Authors specify.
- Ethics and consent. The approving committee and its reference number, parental or guardian permission and child assent, and separate written permission for anything that could identify a child.
- Registration. For interventional studies, dietary interventions included, the registry name, registration number and registration date.
- Declarations. Funding, author contributions, the data-availability statement and any disclosure of AI use.
- Reporting checklist. The completed checklist for the study design.
After you send
What happens next
All submissions undergo initial editorial screening. Manuscripts that meet the journal's scope and minimum requirements proceed to independent peer review.
Single-blind by default; double-blind review is available on request. Manuscripts that proceed to external peer review are normally evaluated by at least two independent subject-matter experts.
Editorial decisions are based on scope, scientific quality, methodological rigor, ethical compliance, reporting quality, and relevance to the journal.
On the fee
- Nothing is charged to submit or to be reviewed. The article processing charge applies after acceptance.
- The charge, the reductions available and the withdrawal terms are on the Article Processing Charges page.
- Payment questions go to the editorial office and are handled separately from the assessment of the manuscript.
An author may withdraw a manuscript at any time. Authors should contact the editorial office promptly and wait for written confirmation before submitting the work elsewhere; the terms are set out on the Article Processing Charges page.
Ready
Send the manuscript
Use one route only. Whichever you choose, the editorial office will confirm that the manuscript has arrived.
- Primary route
- ManuscriptZone
- Alternative route
- Manuscript submission form
- Assisted route
- [email protected]