About the Journal

Statement and Scope

The international journal of « Nutrition and Biotechnology Advancements » publishes innovative research at the intersection of the life sciences, where integrative and emerging fields such biomimetisme of investigation form.

The JNBA is dedicated to the promotion of nutritional sciences research in the large field of functional foods, regenerative nutrition, epigenetics and biotechnology. The typical focus of the journal is to point out applications of nutritional health aspects and biotechnological implications, supplying case studies exhibition and realistic concepts of biotechnology including biomimetics, bioTriz natural innovation and statistical data analysis.

The JNBA deals with food and intervention research that sheds light on eating patterns and health association, assessing dietary methods intakes for human nutrition research, It also encompasses food microbiomes for health, metabolic basis for food ingredients with health benefits, molecular and metabolic approaches to functional foods and biochemical processes for food quality and food waste remediation. This includes food biotechnology innovations; microbial and medical biotechnologies, biosimilar biological drugs,  applied molecular and cellular biology, tissue culture technology and biotechnologies such genetic engineering, biotransformation, bioseparation, biopharmaceutics, nanobiotechnology and bioelectronics. Are privileged excellent manuscripts of original works in all domains of nutrition, immune system, health and disease, functional foods and biotechnology.

The journal is peer reviewed and will publish twice a year (May and November).

Our esteemed editorial board comprises experts and thought leaders from various disciplines, ensuring the highest standards of academic rigor and integrity. All submissions undergo a rigorous peer-review process to ensure the quality and validity of published content. Authors are encouraged to submit complete, unpublished and original works that are not under review in any other journals. All submitted articles are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independant anonymous expert referees. The expanded scope of JNBA encopasses a broad range of topics within the field of global nutritional sciences but is not limited to the following:

Nutrition, Physiology and metabolism: Biomimicry; functional Micronutrition; Dietary surveys and lifestyles; Nutritional diseases and inflammatory biomarkers; Nutrient biochemistry; Diet and epigenetics; Redox status; Oxidative stress and pathologies; Nutrition insecurity; Nutrition and hormonal profile; Sports Nutrition; Ramadhan and intermittent fasting; Nutrigenomics and precision nutrition; Adaptive functional nutrition.

Nutrients, nutraceuticals and immune system: Gut microbiota in chronic diseases;  Nutrients and modulation of gut microbiota; Regenerative cells and nutrients impact; Tissues and nutrition; Nutrients, foods and gene expression;  Epigenetic modulation of DNA methylation by nutrients; Nutrients modulation of cancer genetic risk; Nutrition and oncology; Cancer diseases; Autoimmune diseases; Immunity in health and disease; Regenerative nutrition; Aging, Immunosenescence; Allergology and immune system; Food and Agricultural immunology. 

Biotechnology advances and biomimetics: Biotriz natural innovation; Food industry; biotechnology and environment; Biochemistry and biotechnologies; Valorization of by-products of agro-resources; Food chemistry; Formulation; molecular concept and application; Supplements in human health; Food biotechnology innovations; Microbial biotechnology, Medical biotechnologies; Biosimilar biological drugs.

Agriculture, bioresources and agro-materials: Organic farming; Biodynamics, Agricultural biotechnologies, BioTriz and green product design; Cellular agriculture, Agro-resources and biotechnologies; Food safety and toxicological risk; Food culture and society; Crops and food technology in agriculture and the food chain; Valorization of bioresources;  Eco-innovation; Biomimicry, Bioresources  and sustainable development; Comparison and validation of analytical methods for food products; Agriculture policy economics and environment; Biogeochemical aspect of soil environment.

Molecular modeling and reactivity : The molecular behavior in biological or chemical  system; Biomaterials ; drug design ; emerging materials and spectroscopy.

Professional Ethics

Manuscripts submitted to JNBA must be original and will be peer reviewed. Submission implies that the manuscript has not been posted on the Internet and that significant portions have not been published, that the manuscript is not under consideration by another journal, and that the manuscript will not be released before publication. The publication of The Manuscript must be approved  by all co-authors. Papers will be screened for similarity to previously published papers using Sofware Systems.

Manuscript Submission

Before submitting your manuscript, it must be prepared according to the JNBA manuscript template. Manuscripts in disagreement with the JNBA guidelines are not accepted for revision. Please make sure your manuscript has been formatted according to instructions provided below and in the Manuscript Style and Format section of this document. To publish in JNBA, please send the manuscript and required files to the editor In-chief at:  JNBA_webmaster@univ-tlemcen.dz    and c.c it to jnba.submission@gmail.com. Detailed instructions on the submission procedure are available in "Instructions for Authors" and template files.

Documents Preparation

Cover letter

The cover letter template should be downloaded and filled out carefully. The cover letter must be signed by the corresponding author (download template).

Title Page

Please make sure your title page contains the following information: Title, Author information, Abstract, Keywords, Abbreviations, Conflict of interest and Acknowledgments (download template).

Novelty Statement

The novelty statement must include clear and succinct information about what is new and innovative in the study in relation to previously related research (download template).

Manuscripts

  • Manuscripts should be submitted in Word (download template).
  • Use a normal, plain font (e.g., 10-point Times Roman) for text.
  • Use italics for emphasis.
  • Use the automatic page numbering function to number the pages.
  • Do not use field functions.
  • Use tab stops or other commands for indents, not the space bar.
  • Use the table function, not spreadsheets, to make tables.
  • Use the equation editor or MathType for equations.
  • Manuscripts with mathematical content can also be submitted in LaTeX.

Instructions of Authors

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor may be submitted to the Editor of the JNBA. Letters are expected to provide substantive comments or re-analysis on article published in the same journal in the four months prior to the time a letter is submitted, or other subjects that are of broad interest to the nutrition and biotechnology research community. The JNBA does not permit unpublished data to be published in a letter to the editor. Both the letter and a reply, if appropriate, are published together whenever possible. Letters, including up to 10 references, are limited to one published page and will be reviewed prior to acceptance.

Original paper

Manuscripts longer than 5000 words will be returned without review, unless the Editor agrees to allow a longer length. If your manuscript is longer than 5000 words and you feel that the longer length is needed, the reason for the longer length must be included in your cover letter.These are full-length papers describing original research (up to 5000 words) with the following sections:

  • Abstract (no more than 300 words divided in: Introduction (Purpose), methods, results and conclusion
  • Introduction
  • Methods
  • Results and discussion (or separately)
  • Conclusion
  • References

Short communication

A straightforward manuscript reporting novel results that do not warrant a full-length article but that stands on their own (not a preliminary work). Length: up to 2500 words. The manuscript should present the following sections:

  • Abstract (no more than 300 words divided in: purpose, methods, results and conclusions)
  • Introduction
  • Methods
  • Results and discussion (or separately)
  • Conclusion
  • References

Reviews

Reviews cover topics of current and broad interest to the readership of the journal and provide important new insights based on critical and comprehensive literature synthesis. These reviews generally provide a recent rather than historical review of the subject matter. The Editor-in-Chief is pleased to consider inquiries from authors concerning the appropriateness of a review topic and receive manuscripts.

Technical Note

Technical notes report new developments, significant advances and novel aspects of experimental and theoretical methods and techniques which are relevant for scientific investigations within the journal scope. Usually, Technical Notes do not report results. Manuscripts of this type should be short (2 to 6 pages).

Permissions

Authors wishing to include figures, tables, or text passages that have already been published elsewhere are required to obtain permission from the copyright owner(s) for online format and to include evidence that such permission has been granted when submitting their papers. Any material received without such evidence will be assumed to originate from the authors.

Footnotes

Footnotes can be used to give additional information, which may include the citation of a reference included in the reference list. They should not consist solely of a reference citation, and they should never include the bibliographic details of a reference. They should also not contain any figures or tables. Footnotes to the text are numbered consecutively; those to tables should be indicated by superscript lower-case letters (or asterisks for significance values and other statistical data). Footnotes to the title or the authors of the article are not given reference symbols. Always use footnotes instead of endnotes.

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments of people, grants, funds, etc. should be placed in a separate section on the title page. The names of funding organizations should be written in full.

References

It is recommended that references older than 6 (six) years be avoided, except in relevant cases.

  • Citation

Cite references in the text in alphabetical order first, and chronological order second, according to Harvard Style. Some examples:

  1. Negotiation research spans many disciplines (Thompson 1990).
  2. This result was later contradicted by Becker and Seligman (1996).
  3. This effect has been widely studied (Abbott 2002; Medvec et al. 2000, 1999 ; Barakat et al. 1995a,b; Kelso and Smith 1990).
  • Reference list

The list of references should only include works that are cited in the text and that have been published or accepted for publication. Personal communications and unpublished works should only be mentioned in the text.

Reference list entries should be alphabetized by the last names of the first author of each work. Please alphabetize according to the following rules: 1) For one author, by name of author, then chronologically; 2) For two authors, by name of author, then name of coauthor, then chronologically; 3) For more than two authors, by name of first author, then chronologically. Bibliographic references must be structured in accordance with APA standards (in the list of bibliographic references). If available, please always include DOIs as full DOI links in your reference list (e.g. “https://doi.org/abc”).

Journal article

Gamelin FX, Baquet G, Berthoin S, Thevenet D, Nourry C, Nottin S, Bosquet L (2009). Effect of high intensity intermittent training on heart rate variability in prepubescent children. Eur J Appl Physiol 105:731-738. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-008-0955-8

Ideally, the names of all authors should be provided, but the usage of “et al” in long author lists will also be accepted:

Kirkpatrick CF, Sikand G, Petersen KS, Anderson CAM, Aspry KE et al. (2023). Nutrition interventions for adults with dyslipidemia: A Clinical Perspective from the National Lipid Association. J Clin Lipidol 17(4):428-451. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacl.2023.05.099

Book

South J, Blass B (2001). The future of modern genomics. Blackwell, London

Book chapter

Brown B, Aaron M (2001). The politics of nature. In: Smith J (ed) The rise of modern genomics, 3rd edn. Wiley, New York, pp 230-257

Online document

Doe J (1999). Title of subordinate document. In: The dictionary of substances and their effects. Royal Society of Chemistry. Available via DIALOG. http://www.rsc.org/dose/title of subordinate document. Accessed 15 Jan 1999

Always use the standard abbreviation of a journal’s name according to the ISSN List of Title Word Abbreviations

Tables

  • All tables are to be numbered using Arabic numerals.
  • Tables should always be cited in text in consecutive numerical order.
  • For each table, please supply a table caption (title) explaining the components of the table.
  • Identify any previously published material by giving the original source in the form of a reference at the end of the table caption.
  • Footnotes to tables should be indicated by superscript lower-case letters (or asterisks for significance values and other statistical data) and included beneath the table body.

Artwork and Illustrations Guidelines

  • Vector graphics containing fonts must have the fonts embedded in the files.
  • Name your figure files with "Fig" and the figure number, e.g., Fig1.

Line Art

Definition: graphic with no shading.

  • Do not use faint fine lines and/or lettering and check that all lines and lettering within the figures are legible at final size.
  • All lines should be at least 0.1 mm (0.3 pt) wide.
  • Scanned line drawings and line drawings in bitmap format should have a minimum resolution of 1200 dpi.

Vector graphics containing fonts must have the fonts embedded in the files.

Halftone Art

Definition: Photographs, drawings, or paintings with fine shading, etc

  • If any magnification is used in the photographs, indicate this by using scale bars within the figures themselves.
  • Halftones should have a minimum resolution of 300 dpi.

Combination Art

  • Definition: a combination of halftone and line art, e.g., halftones containing line drawing, extensive lettering, diagrams, etc.
  • Combination artwork should have a minimum resolution of 600 dpi.

Figure Lettering e.g alpha, beta, A G U C

  • To add lettering, it is best to use Helvetica or Arial (sans serif fonts).
  • Keep lettering consistently sized throughout your final-sized artwork, usually about 2–3 mm (8–12 pt).
  • Variance of type size within an illustration should be minimal, e.g., do not use 8-pt type on an axis and 20-pt type for the axis label (ex origin).
  • Avoid effects such as shading, outline letters, etc.
  • Do not include titles or captions within your illustrations.