As many of you know, 2025 marked an important milestone in the history of the IJVNR. Beginning with Volume 95, Issue 1, IMR Press started publishing the IJVNR as an open-access journal, making research in vitamins and nutrition more accessible to the global nutrition science community. Importantly, the IJVNR also became the official journal of the Chinese Nutrition Society (CNS), co-hosted by the Federation of Asian Nutrition Societies (FANS). This partnership, established in Beijing in January 2025, is more than just an administrative adjustment—this collaboration reflects our commitment to advancing nutritional science worldwide.

Since the founding of the IJVNR in 1930, this journal has served as an important international forum for scientific advances in nutrition and vitamin research. The journal publishes peer-reviewed, open-access research addressing key scientific questions in nutrition and dietetics. Under the new publishing model, all articles are freely available online immediately upon publication, ensuring that cutting-edge nutrition research reaches the widest possible audience without barriers.

All collaborating organizations have a strong foundation in nutritional research. Indeed, the Chinese Nutrition Society, founded in 1945, and the Federation of Asian Nutrition Societies, established in 1973, bring together broad memberships and strong research foundations in basic nutrition, human nutrition, clinical nutrition, food science, preventive medicine, and health care. Therefore, we hope to work together to promote international exchange and advance the development of nutritional sciences.

The IJVNR is governed by an international editorial board comprising 23 editors and board members from 12 countries and regions, including China, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the United States, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Serbia, Singapore, the Republic of Korea, and Thailand. This geographic diversity ensures that the journal benefits from a rich array of perspectives and scientific traditions.

I am honored to serve as Editor-in-Chief alongside my co-Editor-in-Chief, Professor Torsten Bohn, while Professor Shankuan Zhu of the Zhejiang University School of Public Health serves as Deputy Editor. Both Professors Bohn and Zhu are distinguished researchers in nutritional science with many years of experience in the field. Our team of Associate Editors and Editorial Board Members comprises outstanding scientists whose collective expertise spans all areas of nutritional science. Notably, during the 2025 International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS)-International Congress of Nutrition (ICN) in Paris, the editorial board of the IJVNR was significantly expanded, and new members from countries represented in the Federation of Asian Nutrition Societies (FANS) were welcomed. This further strengthens our commitment to promoting a truly global and representative scientific dialogue and to advancing cutting-edge nutritional research and high-quality publications in the IJVNR.

As we embark on this new chapter, the IJVNR remains steadfast in the mission of the journal to advance nutritional science and its applications to improving global health. The journal publishes rigorous, impactful research that advances our understanding of nutrients, bioactive compounds, dietary patterns, chronic disease prevention and control, and all dimensions of nutrition science at the molecular, cellular, animal, biochemical, physiological, clinical, and population levels. In addition, the journal strongly encourages interdisciplinary research and studies with translational relevance to clinical practice and public health. This year, we will organize and publish a special issue themed “Chinese Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI) Research” in the IJVNR. In the future, we look forward to sharing more special issues and themed articles with our readership.

I extend my sincere gratitude to all authors, reviewers, and members of the editorial board for their long-standing support and dedication. Indeed, these collaborative contributions, whether in research, peer review, or editorial work, will continue to advance cooperation and research in nutritional science, improve public health, and contribute to the sustainable development of the nutrition field worldwide.

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The author declares no conflicts of interest. Yuexin Yang is serving as Editor-in-Chief of this journal. We declare that Yuexin Yang had no involvement in the peer review of this article and has no access to information regarding its peer review. Full responsibility for the editorial process for this article was delegated to Torsten Bohn.