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Call for Papers: Nutrition science in health professions education (BMC Medical Education)

BMC Medical Education’s collection on nutrition science in health professions education focuses on how nutrition science is taught across the health professions. This guide outlines topic areas consistent with that scope, fit checks, possible paper ideas and points authors should confirm before submitting.

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Deadline
13 January 2027
Last checked
10 November 2026
Reading time
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Key dates

Manuscript deadline
13 January 2027
Details last checked
10 November 2026
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About the journal

Journal
BMC Medical Education
Publisher
BMC, part of Springer Nature
Call type
Call for papers
Scope
Teaching nutrition science across the health professions.
Guest editors
Listed on the official collection page
Access and fees
Open access; an article processing charge normally applies on acceptance
Originality
Original work, not under review elsewhere; confirm on the official page

Topics consistent with the call

  • Development and evaluation of nutrition curricula in medical and health professions programmes
  • Interprofessional nutrition education involving dietetics, medicine, nursing and other professions
  • Studies examining learners’ nutrition knowledge, confidence and counselling skills
  • Teaching kitchens, case-based learning and other practical approaches to nutrition teaching
  • Assessment of nutrition competencies in undergraduate and postgraduate training
  • Continuing education programmes improving clinicians’ nutrition care and dietary counselling

Based on the published scope; the full list of themes is on the official call page.

Is your work a fit? Check before you write

  1. The manuscript concerns the education or training of health professionals in nutrition science.
  2. The teaching approach, learners and setting are described clearly enough to be replicated or adapted.
  3. Outcomes are measured or explored with appropriate educational research methods.
  4. The work considers how findings could inform curricula or training in other programmes or professions.
  5. The work is complete, approved by all co-authors and ready to submit before the stated deadline.

Why This Call Is a Priority Now

Diet is closely linked to the prevention and management of many common conditions, yet clinicians frequently report limited training in nutrition and low confidence in giving dietary advice. Health professions programmes are exploring new ways to teach nutrition science and apply it in practice, often across professional boundaries. A themed collection gives authors a focused venue for curriculum studies, interventions and assessments, allowing educators to compare approaches and identify those that improve learners’ knowledge and skills.

Who Should Submit

Academic backgrounds

  • Medical education
  • Nutrition and dietetics
  • Nursing and allied health education
  • Lifestyle and preventive medicine
  • Public health nutrition

Institutions and sectors

  • Medical schools and universities
  • Dietetics and nutrition training programmes
  • Teaching hospitals and primary care training networks
  • Professional bodies and continuing education providers

Article types commonly published in BMC Medical Education

  • Curriculum development and evaluation studies
  • Educational intervention studies
  • Qualitative and mixed-methods studies
  • Survey and assessment studies

What the Editors Typically Value

  1. Evaluations showing changes in skills or practice, not only short-term knowledge gains.
  2. Interprofessional models that draw on dietetic expertise within medical or nursing training.
  3. Validated tools for assessing nutrition competencies in health professions learners.
  4. Scalable approaches that programmes with limited curriculum time could adopt.

Paper Ideas You Could Develop

Teaching kitchen interventionAn educational intervention study evaluating a teaching kitchen programme for medical students, measuring nutrition knowledge, counselling confidence and observed skills.
Interprofessional nutrition moduleA mixed-methods evaluation of a shared nutrition module for medical, nursing and dietetics students, exploring learning outcomes and collaboration.
National survey of nutrition teachingA survey of health professions programmes describing the content, hours and assessment of nutrition education, with comparisons across professions.

Your Plan to the Deadline

A suggested schedule working back from 13 January 2027. Adjust it to the stage your work has reached.

  1. By 29 Nov 2026

    Open the official collection page and the BMC Medical Education submission guidelines; confirm the scope, article types and guest editors.

  2. By 13 Dec 2026

    Write a one-paragraph statement of your research question, design and the contribution your paper makes to the collection.

  3. By 23 Dec 2026

    Complete the analysis and agree the key findings, figures and tables with your co-authors.

  4. By 3 Jan 2027

    Draft the full manuscript to the BMC Medical Education article type and the relevant reporting guideline.

  5. By 8 Jan 2027

    Circulate the draft to co-authors and an independent reader; revise for clarity, accuracy and completeness.

  6. By 11 Jan 2027

    Complete final checks: formatting, references, declarations, data availability statement and cover letter.

  7. By 13 Jan 2027

    Submit through the journal’s online system, selecting the collection, after re-checking the official call page.

What you gain from publishing here

  • Publication in BMC Medical Education, reaching readers working on this topic.
  • A themed collection that groups your paper with related work.
  • Editorial and peer feedback that can strengthen the work, whatever the decision.
  • A peer-reviewed output for your CV, thesis or grant reporting.

What happens after you submit

  1. Submission: upload through the BMC Medical Education online system and select the collection.
  2. Editorial screening: the editors check fit with the collection; papers outside its scope may be returned without review.
  3. Peer review: suitable papers are sent to reviewers under the journal’s review model.
  4. Revision and decision: respond to each reviewer comment and keep a record of the changes.
  5. Production: accepted papers move to proofs and open access publication, with the article processing charge set out by the publisher.

What the Collection Is Looking For

The collection seeks research on teaching nutrition science across the health professions. In line with BMC Medical Education’s remit, suitable work is likely to include curriculum development and evaluation, educational interventions, survey and assessment studies, and qualitative or mixed-methods research at undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing education levels. Manuscripts that describe their teaching clearly, evaluate outcomes rigorously and offer transferable lessons are likely to fit best.

Read the call itselfThis guide summarises the call. Open the official collection page before you plan a submission, and record the date you checked it and the guest editors listed.Open the official call

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FAQs

Questions Authors Ask

The published deadline is 13 January 2027. Collections can close early or be extended, so confirm the date on the official call page before you plan your submission.

The guest editors are listed on the official collection page. Check their research interests, as they help to judge whether your manuscript fits the collection.

It may fit if the study centres on the education of health professionals and reports patient outcomes as a downstream measure of that training. Studies of dietary interventions without an educational component are unlikely to fit. Authors should confirm the scope on the official call page.

BMC journals publish articles open access, and an article processing charge normally applies on acceptance. Check the journal’s fees and funding page, and whether your institution has an agreement that covers the charge, before you submit.

Sources

  1. BMC Medical Education. (2026). Nutrition science in health professions education [Collection call for papers]. BMC, part of Springer Nature. Retrieved 10 November 2026, from https://link.springer.com/collections/bdbhidjeie

How to cite this page

Pubrica Insights. (2026). Call for Papers: Nutrition science in health professions education (BMC Medical Education). Pubrica. https://pubrica.com/insights/calls-and-conferences/nutrition-science-in-health-professions-education/

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