Call for papers/Topics

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

Primary Domain 1: Food Safety & Microbial Control

• Pathogen Dynamics and Contamination Pathways: Mechanisms of bacterial, viral, and parasitic contamination (such as Salmonella, E. coli, and Listeria) across production, harvesting, and processing chains.

• Chemical Hazards and Toxicology: Risk analysis of non-biological contaminants, including heavy metals, industrial pollutants, food additives, and processing byproducts.

• Preservation and Decontamination Technologies: Post-harvest interventions, thermal and non-thermal processing methods, cold-chain maintenance, and protective packaging solutions.

• Traceability and Supply Chain Integrity: Systems for tracking food items from source to consumer, recall protocols, and fraud prevention mechanisms.

• Regulatory Frameworks and Hazard Analysis: Implementation of preventive safety systems such as Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) and national or international compliance standards.

Primary Domain 2: Organic Agriculture & Sustainable Agronomy

• Soil Health and Agroecosystem Management: Biological pest control, crop rotation strategies, natural soil fertility maintenance, and soil microbiome preservation.

• Chemical Restrictions and Alternatives: Practices excluding synthetic pesticides, artificial fertilizers, and genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

• Organic Livestock and Veterinary Standards: Animal welfare guidelines, natural feed requirements, pasture access, and restrictions on synthetic hormones or routine antibiotics.

• Certification, Standards, and Auditing: Legal definitions, inspection processes, transitional organic phases, and market labeling compliance.

• Environmental Impact and Biodiversity: Ecosystem services, carbon sequestration, reduced runoff contamination, and habitat protection linked to non-conventional farming.

Primary Domain 3: Public Health & Epidemiology

• Nutrition-Related Chronic Diseases: Public health outcomes linked to dietary patterns, micronutrient deficiencies, and processing-heavy diets.

• Infectious Disease Surveillance: Epidemiological tracking of foodborne illness outbreaks, zoonotic spillover events, and vector-borne health risks.

• Environmental Health and Community Disease Prevention: Mitigation of human exposure to environmental pollutants, toxic chemicals, and contaminated water supplies.

• Health Disparities and Food Insecurity: Socioeconomic factors influencing dietary quality, healthcare access, and regional exposure to health hazards.

• Health Systems and Policy Education: Preventive health initiatives, dietary guidance, and public health infrastructure response mechanisms.

Interrelated Intersections

Food Safety and Organic Agriculture

• Biological Hazard Risks in Organic Inputs: Managing raw manure, compost maturity, and biological fertilizers to prevent biological pathogen contamination without chemical interventions.

• Post-Harvest Handling of Unpreserved Goods: Addressing shelf-life limits and biological spoilage risks in synthetic-preservative-free organic products.

• Cross-Contamination in Mixed Facilities: Safety protocols required during harvesting, processing, and transportation when managing both conventional and organic goods.

Organic Agriculture and Public Health

• Pesticide Residue Exposure and Toxicology: Health impacts of chronic low-dose agricultural chemical exposure on farmworkers, rural communities, and general consumers.

• Nutritional Composition Differences: Research evaluating differences in bioactive compounds, antioxidants, and trace elements between organically and conventionally raised foods.

• Ecological Health and Environmental Exposure: Reduction of synthetic chemical runoff into community drinking water systems and air basins surrounding agricultural operations.

Food Safety and Public Health

• Epidemiology of Foodborne Outbreaks: Population-level disease tracking, source attribution, and emergency public health interventions during food contamination incidents.

• Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Transmission: The spread of antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains from food production environments to human populations through food consumption and handling.

• Vulnerable Population Protection: Tailoring food safety guidelines and regulations to protect high-risk groups, including immunocompromised individuals, pregnant women, young children, and the elderly.

Tripartite Nexus: The Convergence of Food Safety, Organic Agriculture, and Public Health

• One Health Framework: Integrated policy and scientific strategies addressing human health, animal health, and environmental sustainability simultaneously.

• Sustainable Food Systems Governance: Designing national and international agricultural policy to ensure food security, safety compliance, environmental health, and disease prevention.

• Consumer Perception and Risk Communication: Understanding public behavior, risk awareness, and market choices regarding organic certifications, food safety warnings, and public health recommendations.