Call for Papers: Special Issue on “Traditional and Herbal Medicine"
Special Issue on “Traditional and Herbal Medicine”
Integrated Health Research Journal (IHRJ)
Official Journal of the College of Health and Allied Sciences, University of Cape Coast
Traditional and Herbal Medicine: Bridging Ancient Wisdom and Modern Health Research
The Integrated Health Research Journal (IHRJ) invites the submission of high-quality original research articles, reviews, and short communications for a Special Issue dedicated to Traditional and Herbal Medicine. This issue aims to highlight advances that scientifically validate, standardize, and integrate traditional remedies into modern healthcare systems.
Scope and Themes- Phytochemical and pharmacological studies of medicinal plants
- Mechanisms of action of bioactive compounds in traditional formulations
- Herbal medicines in chronic disease management (e.g., diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular diseases)
- Toxicological and safety evaluation of herbal preparations
- Ethnobotanical surveys and indigenous knowledge documentation
- Herbal and traditional therapies in infectious disease management
- Standardization, quality control, and regulatory aspects of herbal products
- Biotechnological and nanoformulation approaches in herbal drug development
- Integration of traditional medicine into public health systems
- Clinical and preclinical validation of herbal remedies
- Therapeutic values of proteins and peptides from herbal and traditional sources
- Computational approaches in herbal research (e.g., molecular docking, virtual screening)
Submission Deadline: 1 February 2026
Anticipated Initial Decision: 30 March 2026
Anticipated Publication Date: 1 June 2026
Guest EditorsDr. Amina Dirar
Natural Products Research Department, The National Centre for Research, Khartoum, Sudan
Email: aminadirar2007@gmail.com
Areas of Interest: Phytochemistry, Chromatography, Protein Modeling, Molecular Docking, Molecular Dynamics, Enzyme-Based Assays
Dr. Ahmed Arbab
Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Khartoum, Sudan
Email: ahmedarbab.pharma@gmail.com
Areas of Interest: Ethnobotany, Quality Control, Regulation of Herbal Products, Clinical Validation, Traditional Medicine Integration
Dr. Isaac Tabiri Henneh
Department of Pharmacotherapeutics and Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Ghana
Email: isaac.henneh@ucc.edu.gh
Areas of Interest: Translating medicinal plants into therapies for pain, inflammation, depression, epilepsy, and parasitic infections.
Dr. Malik Suliman Mohamed
Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Saudi Arabia
Email: msmustafa@ju.edu.sa
Areas of Interest: Biotechnology in Natural Product Development, Molecular Basis of Medicinal Plants, Infectious Disease Therapeutics, Herbal Nanotechnology
Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Emad H. Konozy
Integrated Health Research Journal (IHRJ)
Email: ehkonozy@ucc.edu.gh
Open Access PolicyThe Integrated Health Research Journal (IHRJ) follows a Diamond Open Access model:
- All articles are freely available online immediately upon publication.
- No Article Processing Charges (APCs) or publication fees are required.
Manuscripts must adhere to the journal’s author guidelines and be submitted online through the IHRJ system:
Author Guidelines: https://journal.ucc.edu.gh/index.php/ihrj/about/submissions
Online Submission: https://journal.ucc.edu.gh/index.php/ihrj/login
Authors must:
- Indicate “Special Issue on Traditional and Herbal Medicine” in the cover letter.
- Select the most appropriate Guest Editor based on the manuscript’s subject area.
- Ensure compliance with the journal’s formatting and ethical standards. Non-compliant papers will be returned unprocessed.
