Special Issue on "Anthropometric Cut-offs"
Submission Due Date: 1st July 2019
Editors:
Dr Daniel J. Hoffman, Rutgers University
Professor J C Mathers, Newcastle University, Institute of Cellular Medicine
Introduction
British Journal of Nutrition (BJN) seeks original manuscripts for a Special Issue on “Anthropometric Cut-offs” scheduled to appear in Winter 2019.
The use of cut-offs to define nutritional status has many historical and programmatic purposes. For example, using height for age or weight for height cutoffs can be used to assess the prevalence of a nutritional deficiencies or evaluate program effectiveness through changes in trends of various conditions. However, defining nutritional status, such as stunted, underweight, or overweight using programmatic cut-offs has become a norm for research in fetal and early childhood growth and may not always be the most rigorous means of studying factors or interventions that influence growth. In some instances, using standard cutoffs limits conclusions that may be of great scientific or public health importance, but are missed due to small sample sizes or effects. Thus, it is of interest to both academics and policy professionals to discuss potential alternatives to standard cutoffs, such as varying cutoffs or using continuous variables, in growth and nutrition research. This special issue of BJN will invite papers from leading scientists and program professionals who develop and/or use cutoffs for nutritional status in their work to present some of the rationale for continuing to use traditional cutoffs or innovative alternatives that better inform the fields of growth, nutrition, and public health.
All manuscripts will be peer reviewed and will be expected to meet the usual standards required for
publication in the British Journal of Nutrition.
Please submit your manuscript at mc.manuscriptcentral.com/bjn and indicate that it is intended for
inclusion in the Special Issue.
Instructions for Authors can be found at www.cambridge.org/bjn/ifc
Please send informal enquiries to the Editors via bjn.edoffice@cambridge.org
Please note that pre-submission enquiries are not required.
Deadline: 1st July 2019
Anticipated Issue publication date: Winter 2019