International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

The International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) stimulates, promotes and advocates innovative research and policy in the area of behavioral nutrition and physical activity toward the betterment of human health worldwide.

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (IJBNPA) is the official journal of The International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA). Members of the Society are entitled to receive a 50% discount on the article-processing charge for articles they publish in IJBNPA. Please note that this discount requires the lead or corresponding author to be a financial member of ISBNPA at the time of lodgement and the discount cannot be combined with other discounts that authors may have access to. 

Upon editorial acceptance of your manuscript, you will be invited to complete the Publishing Agreement. At the step of the publishing agreement titled “Journal partners” you can check a box indicating that you believe you are covered by a society sponsorship from ISBNPA, and submit this request for approval. If eligible, we will approve your APC discount.

Formatting guidelines for each of the specific article types in IJBNPA can be found below (also available under Submission Guidelines)

• Research
• Review
• Commentary
• Debate
• Methodology
• Short paper

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity welcomes submissions presenting research that extends the behavioral nutrition and physical activity evidence base within low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Our Short paper article type is recommended for these submissions. We anticipate that the research reported will build upon previously published research and will focus on the application of nutrition and physical activity behaviors to individual, population, and planetary health within LMIC contexts. Authors must clearly acknowledge any work upon which they are building, both published and unpublished. Manuscripts should offer insights into region-specific factors influencing behaviors, and may explore interventions, strategies, or policies aimed at improving health outcomes in these regions, with broader implications for other populations.  

Springer Nature offers article processing charges (APC) waivers and discounts for articles whose corresponding authors are based in the world’s lowest income countries (see our APC waivers and discounts policy for further information).

Before submitting a paper to IJBNPA, we invite authors to check out their options for waivers and discounts in one of the following ways:

1.      Visit the membership page to see if the publication fee is fully or partially covered by an institutional membership.

2.      If you are a member of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) you are eligible for a 50%-off discount. At submission, members should first agree to the article processing charge and later will have the opportunity to apply the 50% reduction of the article processing charge, once their manuscript has been accepted for publication in the journal. Upon editorial acceptance of your manuscript, you will be invited to complete the Publishing Agreement. At the step of the publishing agreement titled “Journal partners” you can check a box indicating that you believe you are covered by a society sponsorship from ISBNPA and submit this request for approval. If eligible, we will approve your APC discount.

Interested in becoming a member? Please visit the ISBNPA website at: ISBNPA – Advancing Behavior Change Science.

3.      Visit the Open access agreement page to see if you are covered by any compact deals.

4.     Visit the Open access funding and policy page to get advice on finding and applying for open-access funding.

5.      Request for regional waivers if you are based in low- or middle-income countries. Such requests should be made via the Editorial Manager system during the submission process by selecting “I want to learn more about Springer Nature’s waivers and discount or waiver policies”.

6.      Contact the Publishing editor Elliot Cox (elliot.cox@biomedcentral.com) for discretionary waiver requests.

IJBNPA has a limited number of waivers available to support authors every calendar year. Requests will be evaluated case-by-case and granted on a first-come-first-serve basis.