Editorial Team

WORLD NUTRITION EDITORIAL TEAM

Editorial Governance

World Nutrition is governed by an internationally diverse and highly qualified editorial leadership and board that represent broad expertise across public health nutrition, clinical nutrition, epidemiology, food systems, the social sciences, public policy, and community health. All editors and board members serve in a voluntary capacity, ensuring editorial independence, academic integrity, and global equity in scholarly publishing.

The journal adheres to internationally recognised editorial governance standards, including those of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), and the DOAJ Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing.

EDITORIAL LEADERSHIP

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Ted Greiner, PhD. Retired Professor of Nutrition, Hanyang University, South Korea; Associate Professor (Docent) in International Child Health, Uppsala University, Sweden | Google Scholar | ORCID

DEPUTY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Stanley I.R. Okoduwa, PhD. Medical Biochemist and Toxicologist; Director of ICT, NSBMB, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria | Google Scholar | ORCID

SENIOR ASSOCIATE EDITORS

    • Maarten D.C. Immink, PhD, MPS, FAO, Rome, retired. The Netherlands 
    • Cintia Lombardi, ScD, Pan American Health Organisation, USA/Brazil. Google Scholar | ORCID

STATISTICAL EDITOR

ASSOCIATE EDITORS

  • Jody Harris, PhD, UK. Institute of Development Studies, Library Road, Brighton, BN1 9RE. Google Scholar| ORCID
  • Yeji Baek, PhD, Australia. Research Fellow in Global Health and Health Economics, Monash University. Google Scholar | ORCID | Profile
  • Mortahina Rashid, PhD, Bangladesh. LinkedIn| ORCID
  • Richmond Aryeetey, PhD, Ghana. Ghana Health Service-Health Research Centre, Iowa State University, University of Ghana. Google Scholar| ORCID
  • Wan Manan, EdD, Malaysia. Queensland University of Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang. Google Scholar| ORCID
  • Monica Kothari, MPH, USA. ICF, Inc. LinkedIn| ORCID
  • Marcello Boati (AE workflow trainer), MSc, Italy. LinkedIn| ORCID
  • Aniqa Maqbool (trainee), MSc, MPhil, RDN, Pakistan. Department of Public Health, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.

 EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS

  • Stefan Swartling Peterson, PhD, Sweden. Global Transformation for Health, Karolinska Institutet and Makerere University. Google Scholar| ORCID
  • Roger Mathisen, MSc, RD, Australia. Health Research Institute, University of Canberra. Google Scholar| ORCID
  • Xikombiso Mbhenyane, PhD, South Africa. University of Stellenbosch. Google Scholar |ORCID
  • Swati Jain, PhD, India. Department of Health Research, Delhi. ‪Google Scholar‬|ORCID

EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS - (International experts representing over 20 countries)

  • Barry Popkin, PhD. Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. ‪Google Scholar‬| ORCID
  • Anna Rita Ramirez, MS,  Department of Science and Technology, Food and Nutrition Research Institute. Philippines. Google Scholar|ORCID
  • Antaryami Dash, MPH, Tata Institute of Social Sciences. Mumbai, India. Google Scholar|ORCID
  • Boitshepo Bibi Giyose, PhD, FAO/IAEA Agriculture and Biotechnology Laboratories, Global Child Nutrition Foundation, Botswana. LinkedIn |ORCID
  • Carlos A. Monteiro, MD, DrPH, Titular da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil. Google Scholar |ORCID
  • Christina Zorbas, PhD, Sunraysia Community Health, UNICEF, University of Melbourne, Australia. Google Scholar |ORCID
  • Claudio Schuftan, MD, Tulane School of Public Health, Chile/Vietnam. LinkedIn |ORCID
  • Emily Ruppert, PhD, Independent Consultant, USA. LinkedIn |ORCID
  • Flavio Luiz Schieck Valente, MD, MPH, Instituto Estadual do Ambiente, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. LinkedIn |ORCID
  • Florence Uchendu, PhD, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria. LinkedIn |ORCID
  • Gyorgy Scrinis, PhD, The University of Melbourne, Australia. Google Scholar |ORCID
  • Hélène Delisle, PhD, Université de Montréal, Canada. LinkedIn |ORCID
  • Ian Darnton-Hill, PhD, Faculty of Medicine at the University of Sydney, Australia. LinkedIn |ORCID
  • James Levinson, PhD, Boston University, USA. ResearchGate |ORCID
  • Kaleab Baye, PhD, Center for Food Science and Nutrition, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. Google Scholar |ORCID
  • Karleen Gribble, PhD, Western Sydney University - Parramatta South Campus, Australia. Google Scholar | ORCID
  • Katrin Engelhardt, PhD, Regulation for Healthy and Sustainable Food Environments, World Health Organisation, Germany. LinkedIn|ORCID
  • Kelly D. Brownell, PhD, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University, USA. Google Scholar |ORCID
  • Kirk Dearden, DrPH, Boston University, USA. Google Scholar|ORCID
  • Laurent Hiffler, MD, Université Claude Bernard Lyon, France. ResearchGate|ORCID
  • Nancy Mock, DrPH, Tulane University, USA. ResearchGate |ORCID
  • Nicholas Nisbett, PhD,  Institute of Development Studies, UK. Google Scholar |ORCID
  • Reginald Annan, PhD, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Ghana. Google Scholar |ORCID
  • Sabuktagin Rahman, PhD, American International University-Bangladesh, Bangladesh. Google Scholar|ORCID
  • Santosh Jain Passi, PhD, Public Health Nutrition Consultant, Delhi, India. LinkedIn
  • Soekirman Soekirman, PhD, IPB University, Indonesia. ResearchGate
  • Sofia Monsalve, MPS, Colegio Cumbres, Universidad Católica Luis Amigó, Colombia. Profile|ORCID
  • Stacia Nordin, RD, The Ohio State University, University of Illinois System, USA. Google Scholar|ORCID
  • Sultana Khanum, MD, PhD, International Public Health Consultant, Bangladesh. LinkedIn
  • Umesh Kapil, MD, DNB, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. Google Scholar |ORCID

Editorial Roles and Responsibilities

Members of the editorial leadership and board are responsible for:

  • Upholding international standards of editorial integrity and publication ethics
  • Managing rigorous and impartial peer review
  • Advising on journal scope, policy, and strategic development
  • Promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and geographic representation
  • Supporting capacity building in scholarly publishing

Conflict of Interest & Ethics Oversight
All editors and board members are required to declare conflicts of interest annually and recuse themselves from editorial decisions where potential conflicts exist. Ethical oversight follows COPE best-practice guidelines, ensuring transparency, accountability, and integrity in editorial decision-making.

DIGITAL EDITORIAL COMMUNICATIONS TEAM

The Digital Editorial Communications Team supports post-publication scholarly communication by coordinating digital dissemination of published articles, managing official journal communication channels, and enhancing global research visibility under the supervision of the Editorial Office.

  • Kamryn Bailey, ANutr, MSc, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom. LinkedIn
  • Ayesha Masood, Kinnaired College for Women, Lahore, Pakistan, Google Scholar|ORCID
  • Jiyoon Kim, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea. LinkedIn
  • Sreehitha Padala, St. Francis College for Women, India. LinkedIn

Diversity, Equity & Editorial Independence Statement
World Nutrition values geographic, disciplinary, cultural, and gender diversity in its editorial leadership. The journal actively promotes representation from low-, middle-, and high-income countries, as well as underrepresented groups, in science and public health.

Editorial decisions are independent of ownership, funding bodies, sponsors, and commercial interests. All editors and board members serve voluntarily and receive no financial remuneration.

View Publication Ethics & Peer Review Process. Roles and responsibilities of the editorial team are outlined on our Editorial Roles and Responsibilities page.