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International Journal Of Behavioral Nutrition And Physical Activity

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity is an open access, peer-reviewed journal devoted to advancing understanding of the behavioral aspects of diet and physical activity through epidemiological, behavioral, theoretical, and methodological research. It prioritises randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews with or without meta-analyses, and observational studies, and also considers strong methodological papers, rigorous qualitative studies, debate papers, and commentaries. It publishes pilot studies only in exceptional circumstances and does not publish protocol papers or letters to the editors.

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Subject Nutrition & Dietetics
Impact Factor 5.5
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Open
eISSN 1479-5868
Invitation Only No
Cost Range APC: £2340.00 GBP / $3285.00 USD / €2690.00 EUR, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable.

Submission Instructions

International Journal Of Behavioral Nutrition And Physical Activity accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Research

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published in the journal, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and provide a rationale for the manuscript’s novelty, relevance to the journal, and contribution to the field or evidence base.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions, and articles reporting results of a health care intervention on human participants must also include a Trial registration section with the registration number and date and the words 'retrospectively registered' if applicable.
Manuscript Articles exceeding 5000 words are rarely published. Manuscript must include a title page with a title including study design if appropriate, full author names and institutional addresses, the corresponding author, a Methods section including aim, design and setting, participant or material characteristics, processes/interventions/comparisons, and a Declarations section with required subheadings retained even when marked 'Not applicable'. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, a Declarations section, a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, documentation of any Large Language Model use in the Methods or suitable alternative section, and recruitment, representativeness, analysed-versus-recruited sample, and missing-data materials as an additional file for empirical studies.
References References must follow Vancouver style. Only published, in-press, or publicly available preprint articles, clinical trial registration records, and abstracts may be cited; unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list; journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE; and URLs must be numbered and included in the reference list with full site title, URL, and access date.
Figures & Tables Figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript while figures are uploaded separately, tables under one page may be placed within the manuscript, and larger tables may be placed at the end with callouts in the text. Multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file, tables must be created using the word processor’s table function rather than embedded as figures or spreadsheets, and footnotes must be used instead of endnotes.
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Review

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published in the journal, address any journal policy issues, declare potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, and describe the manuscript's novelty, relevance to the journal, and contribution to the field or evidence base.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must use the headings Background, main body of the abstract, and short conclusion.
Manuscript Articles that exceed 5000 words are rarely published. Manuscript must include a title page and a Declarations section, and the title page must list all authors' full names and institutional addresses, indicate the corresponding author, and include a title that identifies the study design where appropriate. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, a Declarations section with the specified subheadings, and documentation of any Large Language Model use in the Methods section or another suitable section if no Methods section is available.
References References must follow Vancouver style. Only published or in-press articles, clinical trial registration records, abstracts, and publicly available preprints may be cited, unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must be excluded from the reference list, and journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE.
Figures & Tables Figure titles and legends must appear in the main manuscript rather than in the graphic file, tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, and tables longer than one page may be placed at the end of the document with their intended placement indicated in the text. Figures must be numbered in order of first mention and multi-panel figures submitted as a single composite file, while tables must be numbered in sequence, created using the word processor's table function, and not embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.
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Brief Report

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, confirm the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words.
Manuscript Brief Reports exceeding 2000 words are rarely published. Brief Reports must include a title page and a section headed "Declarations." Brief Reports must include 3 to 10 keywords, a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, a documented statement about any Large Language Model use in the Methods or another suitable section, and all Declarations headings with "Not applicable" where a section is irrelevant.
References References must follow Vancouver style. Web links and URLs must be cited with a reference number and included in full in the reference list with the site title, URL, and access date, and journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE.
Figures & Tables Tables shorter than one page may be placed in the manuscript at the appropriate location, tables longer than one page may be placed at the end of the document, and figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript while figures are uploaded separately. Figures must be numbered in the order first cited and multi-panel figures submitted as a single composite file, while tables must be created using the word processor's table function and not embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.
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Recent Publications

Maintenance of physical activity gains among Latina teens: 12-month findings from the Chicas Fuertes randomized controlled trial

Esmeralda Castro, Jacob Carson, Emily Greenstadt, Brittany Olivera, Shira Dunsiger, Michael Higgins, Job Godino, Bess Marcus, Dawn Meyer, Michelle Zive, Britta Larsen

10.1186/s12966-026-01933-w
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Rethinking public health in the digital food era

Adyya Gupta, Kylie Fraser, Adrian J Cameron

10.1186/s12966-026-01920-1
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The mind-eat program leads to greater improvements in mindful, emotional, and external eating compared to intuitive eating-oriented education in adults with overweight or obesity: a randomized controlled trial

Marion Van Beekum, Angélique Rodhain, Rebecca Shankland, Soumeya Chetouane, Dominique Jullien-Durmont, Camille Le Rouzic, Justine Myzia, Marie Guiraudou, Youadigue Kemba, Catherine Boegner, Jean-Baptiste Bonnet, Vincent Attalin, Abdulkader Jalek, Ariane Sultan, Christophe Leys, Sandrine Péneau, Antoine Avignon

10.1186/s12966-026-01931-y
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Effect of parent-focused interventions for screen use on developmental outcomes in young children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Amanda Machell, Carrie Ewin, Sharon Horwood, Katherine L Downing, Kylie D. Hesketh

10.1186/s12966-026-01919-8
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Physical activity and mood in daily life – a multi-burst ambulatory assessment study disentangling state and trait components of within-person associations

Robin Olfermann, Iris Reinhard, Anastasia Benedyk, Oksana Berhe, Johanna Rehder, Marco Giurgiu, Urs Braun, Ulrich Ebner-Priemer, Heike Tost, Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg, Markus Reichert

10.1186/s12966-026-01932-x
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Frequently asked questions

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is required and should explain why the manuscript should be published in the journal, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare potential competing interests, confirm that all authors approved submission, confirm the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and identify the special issue if applicable. Authors may also suggest preferred and non-preferred peer reviewers in the cover letter.

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What are the publication costs?

Article processing charge: £2340.00 GBP / $3285.00 USD / €2690.00 EUR, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable. The APC is determined from the date the article is accepted for publication.

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Research Topics

Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Physical Activity and Health Urban Transport and Accessibility Children's Physical and Motor Development Nutritional Studies and Diet Behavioral Health and Interventions Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling Eating Disorders and Behaviors Mobile Health and mHealth Applications Urban Green Space and Health Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Health Policy Implementation Science Physical Education and Pedagogy Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues Sleep and related disorders Health disparities and outcomes Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Obesity and Health Practices Older Adults Driving Studies Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports Injury Epidemiology and Prevention Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Health in Aging Child Development and Digital Technology

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