Call for papers/Topics

Full Articles/ Reviews/ Shorts Papers/ Abstracts are welcomed in the following research fields:

Foundational & Independent Topics

These topics represent the core, standalone principles unique to each specific discipline.

The study and practice of agricultural production systems that rely on ecological processes, biodiversity, and cycles adapted to local conditions.

Soil Science and Living Soils: Soil microbiology, organic matter management, composting, cover cropping, and green manures.
Ecological Pest and Weed Management: Companion planting, crop rotation, biological pest control, and botanical or mineral-based organic inputs.
Organic Crop and Seed Systems: Heirloom and open-pollinated seed conservation, genetic diversity, and organic breeding for climate resilience.
Organic Livestock and Animal Welfare: Pasture-based feeding systems, rotational grazing, natural veterinary medicine, and organic certification standards.

The study of ensuring that all people, at all times, have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food.

The Four Pillars of Food Security: Food availability (production), food access (economic and physical), food utilization (nutritional uptake), and stability (over time).
Supply Chain and Post-Harvest Management: Food storage, cold-chain logistics, distribution efficiency, and the reduction of food loss and waste.
Socio-Economic Drivers of Hunger: Poverty, wealth inequality, land tenure rights, gender disparities in farming, and geopolitical conflict.
Global Food Policy and Trade: Food aid programs, international trade agreements, agricultural subsidies, and emergency food reserves.

The science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities through education, policy-making, and research.

Epidemiology and Biostatistics: Tracking disease patterns, identifying health determinants, and analyzing population health data.
Nutrition and Dietetics: Micronutrient deficiencies (malnutrition), macronutrient balance, diet-related metabolic disorders, and life-stage nutrition.
Environmental and Occupational Health: Water sanitation and hygiene (WASH), air quality, toxicology, and safety standards in work environments.
Health Policy and Systems: Healthcare access, preventive medicine campaigns, health education, and global health governance.

These fields represent the critical spaces where farming practices, food access, and human health merge to shape global societies.

The direct link between how food is grown, its availability, and how it nourishes the human body.

Nutritional Density of Organic vs. Conventional Foods: Analyzing antioxidant levels, mineral content, and bioactive compounds based on soil health and farming methods.
Agrobiodiversity and Dietary Diversity: How cultivating a wider variety of organic crops protects against crop failures (improving food security) and prevents malnutrition (improving public health).
Regenerative Agriculture and Micronutrient Transfer: The pathway of essential minerals from a healthy, biologically active soil microbiome up into the human diet.

The intersection of agricultural inputs, chemical exposure, and public health outcomes.

Pesticide Residues and Chronic Illness: Assessing the long-term health risks (endocrine disruption, neurological impacts) of pesticide residues in food and drinking water.
Occupational Hazards in Agriculture: The health and safety of farmworkers, comparing acute chemical poisoning risks in conventional farming with organic labor practices.
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Food Systems: How the overuse of antibiotics in conventional livestock farming contributes to drug-resistant "superbugs" that threaten global human health.

Addressing structural barriers to healthy food access in both urban and rural environments.

Urban Organic Agriculture and Food Deserts: Leveraging community gardens, vertical farming, and urban organic plots to provide fresh produce to underserved neighborhoods.
Social and Economic Barriers to Organic Food: Analyzing why organic food is often priced as a luxury, and strategies to make chemical-free, nutrient-dense food accessible to low-income populations.
Indigenous Agricultural Practices and Food Sovereignty: Reviving traditional, organic, and localized farming methods to restore community control over food production and health.

The overarching feedback loop between global environmental changes, crop stability, and public health emergencies.

One Health Approach: A collaborative framework integrating human health, animal health, and environmental/ecological health.
Agricultural Climate Adaptation: How organic farming methods (like water-retention in organic-rich soils) buffer communities against droughts and floods, preserving food security.
Zoonotic Disease Spillover: Examining how agricultural expansion and deforestation for feed crops increase contact between wildlife, livestock, and humans, driving pandemic risks