Our Foundation

The Journal of Nutrition and Food Health Sciences (JNFH) is an academic journal published by Poltekkes Kemenkes Kendari, established to support the development and dissemination of scientific knowledge in nutrition, food science, and food-related health outcomes. JNFH provides a scholarly platform for publishing original research, literature reviews, case studies, and evidence-based practice innovations spanning the full nutrition and food health continuum — from clinical and community nutrition to food safety, dietetics, and public health nutrition policy.

While its core focus remains nutrition and food health, JNFH also welcomes contributions from closely related health disciplines that intersect with nutrition and dietary health, in recognition of the collaborative nature of nutrition-related care:

This multidisciplinary scope supports cross-professional collaboration between nutritionists, dietitians, nurses, and public health practitioners to generate comprehensive, integrated solutions for nutrition and food-related health challenges in Indonesia and beyond.

Committed to a rigorous double-blind peer review process, JNFH ensures the scientific quality, originality, and practical relevance of every manuscript it publishes. Through its focused yet collaborative scientific approach, JNFH aims to become a trusted reference for:

JNFH is established and managed by Poltekkes Kemenkes Kendari, located in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, through its scientific publishing unit dedicated to disseminating research in health sciences. The institution has provided health professional education in Southeast Sulawesi for decades and currently manages multiple diploma and applied undergraduate study programs across nursing, midwifery, nutrition, and medical laboratory technology. Through JNFH, the institution continues to evolve as a significant source of scholarly information on nutrition and food health, aligned with its broader mission to produce high-quality, impactful scientific contributions in health education, research, and community service.

JNFH envisions becoming a leading, trusted reference journal in nutrition and food health scholarship — one that bridges research and practice to improve dietary, clinical, and public health outcomes both locally and globally.

As an open-access journal, JNFH facilitates the widespread dissemination of knowledge and fosters scientific collaboration across disciplines to address nutrition and food health challenges with innovative, evidence-based, and comprehensive solutions.