Scientific production in Nutrition in the Journal Ciência & Saúde Coletiva (2020-2024).

Abstract

This article aimed to analyze the scientific production of the Journal Ciência & Saúde Coletiva (C&SC) in the area of food and nutrition (F&N) from 2020 to 2024. We conducted a narrative review of the articles published in the period, and the publications were entered into a Microsoft Excel® spreadsheet to extract bibliometric characteristics. The data are presented in frequency distribution tables. Sixty-six articles were published in the 2020-2024 period, whose themes were Food Consumption (33.3%), F&N Policies and Programs (24.2%), Nutritional Status Assessment (22.7%), Environment and Food System (13.6%), Food Technology and Labeling (3.0%), Complementary Feeding (1.5%) and Food and Nutrition Education (1.5%). Comparing the percentage distribution of topics with the review of C&SC publications between 1996 and 2019, we observed an increase in studies on Food Consumption, A&N Policies and Programs, a decrease in articles on Nutritional Status Assessment, Complementary Feeding, and Food and Nutrition Education, and a lack of studies on Breastfeeding. New areas of interest emerged, such as Food Environment and Food Technology and Labeling.