Special Issues

Food Factors and Metabolic Health: Special Issue of the ICPH/ICoFF2026

Overview

Recommended for studies focusing on:
The effects of food factors on obesity, metabolic syndrome, and related metabolic disorders.

Guest Editors

• Nobuyuki Takahashi (Tokyo University of Agriculture)
• Tsuyoshi Goto (Kyoto University)

Fees

• 50% discount on the publication fee
• The special issue will be published as a book if 10 or more articles are published.

How to submit

• Eligibility: Conference participants only.
• Submission Deadline: September 30, 2027

Notes

Obesities (MDPI) sponsored one of our symposia, Symposium A8: Metabolic Syndrome and Related Diseases.

Overview

Recommended for studies focusing on:
The effects of polyphenols and other bioactive food components on human health and disease prevention, particularly their molecular mechanisms, physiological functions, and potential clinical applications.

Guest Editors

• Naomi Osakabe (Shibaura Institute of Technology)
• Akira Murakami (University of Hyogo)

Fees

50% discount on the publication fee

How to submit

• Eligibility: Conference participants only.
• Submission URL: https://www.editorialmanager.com/openmed
• Section Category: ICPH/Yokohama
• Submission Deadline: June 30, 2027

Redox Mechanisms of Polyphenols in Health and Disease

Overview

Recommended for studies focusing on:
Polyphenols and other bioactive food components, particularly their roles in oxidative stress, redox homeostasis, redox signaling, and related molecular mechanisms in health and disease.

Guest Editors

• Naomi Osakabe (Shibaura Institute of Technology)
• Yoshimasa Nakamura (Okayama University)
• Yoji Kato (University of Hyogo)

How to submit

• Eligibility: Open to both conference participants and non-participants.
• Submission Deadline: April 2027 (Tentative)

Advances in Food Factors and Nutrition for Human Health

Overview

Recommended for studies focusing on:
Nutrition, diet, and human health, including bioactive food components, dietary interventions, clinical nutrition, nutritional epidemiology, gut microbiota, and public health nutrition.

Guest Editors

• Kaeko Murota (Osaka Metropolitan University)
• Kiyotaka Nakagawa (Tohoku University)
• Asako Takenaka (Meiji University)

Fees

TBA

How to submit

• Eligibility: Primarily conference participants; submissions from non-participants may also be considered.
• Submission URL: https://susy.mdpi.com/user/manuscripts/upload?journal=nutrients
• Submission Deadline: May 15, 2027 (Tentative)

Overview

Selected presenters at ICPH/ICoFF 2026 may be invited to submit manuscripts for consideration in a thematic collection of the British Journal of Nutrition (BJN).
This is not an open call for submissions; only presenters selected by the journal will be invited to submit.
Approximately 3–5 contributors are expected to be invited, with a maximum of 10 contributors if sufficient suitable contributions are identified.
All submissions will be subject to the journal’s usual editorial assessment and peer-review processes, with no guarantee of acceptance.

How to submit

Presenters selected as potential contributors will be contacted individually with further information and submission instructions.
Unsolicited submissions will not be considered for this thematic collection.

Overview

Recommended for studies focusing on:
The chemical properties, bioavailability, biological functions, and health effects of food components, including studies on their mechanisms of action and physiological significance.

Guest Editor

Hiroyuki Sakakibara (Kobe University)

Eligibility

Open to all ICPH/ICoFF 2026 participants.

Deadline

March 31, 2027

Fees

• No publication charges for the standard subscription-based publication option.
• Gold Open Access publication is available with an APC of £3,100, which may be covered by institutional agreements.

How to submit

The Special Collection page is currently being prepared. Submission information and the dedicated URL will be added once they become available.