Author Guideline

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Only manuscripts that have been thoroughly proofread should be submitted by the author(s). The manuscript is a scientific work based on research findings or theoretical concepts. Written in English (preferable) or Bahasa Indonesia. It is an original (no plagiarism) and has never been published elsewhere, or the manuscript is not being sent to other journals / other publications. Please download the form of Declaration of Originality and submit it along with the submitted manuscript.

WRITING RULES

  1. Authors are strongly encouraged to use Bahasa Indonesia or English (preferable).
  2. Authors are also highly recommended to limit article length to 4000 - 5500 words to make it more effective and efficient.
  3. Only 5 tables, figures and graphs are allowed.
  4. For more details, see the journal template!

Title

The title should not be more than 14 Words in Times New Roman, Font Size 12 Bold, Capitalized each Word.

Identity of Author

  • Author's Name*
  • Affiliation
  • E-mail (Listed e-mail should be active because of the correspondence by e-mail)

*Note: we only receive for maximum 5 (five) authors

Abstract

The abstract should be between 150 - 250 words and written in structured term with the following headings: Objective, Methods, Results, and Conclusion. Times New Roman, font size 12, and 1.5 line spacing.

Introduction

The introduction should be between 1–2 pages (strongly recommended not more than five paragraphs). Times New Roman, font size 12, and double-spaced. Citation numbers should be in superscript (1,2,3) and come after punctuation. Use no indent for the first paragraphs, and do not take space between paragraphs. Any subtitle is not allowed.

The introduction describes the problem in general terms (including relevant facts/figures to establish the significance of the problem). The purpose of the study should be revealed in the end of the introduction. To make it easier, pay attention to the following points:

  • The first paragraph contains the background of the problem and issues related to the research problem.
  • The second paragraph concerns data from national or world institutions related to research problems.
  • The third paragraph relates to reviews of research that have been done previously by other researchers that are relevant to the research being carried out, statements about research gates, or gaps with previous research that lead to a statement of the novelty of the research.
  • The author's final paragraph conveys the researcher's hypothesis and objectives.

Method

Methods necessarily include Research Types & Approach, Subjects/objects, Participants, Instruments/tools/materials, Research protocols, Sampling methods/sampling size, Required references, Questionnaire development and testing, Statistical methods, Place/research period, and Ethical clearance.

Result

Results should correlate with the study's purpose (research question/s). Tables/figures in the results are important and relevant to the results. The text/narration does not repeat the results in the tables/figures. The text/narration provides clarifying information for the results in the tables/figures and is placed before the tables/figures. 

Discussion

The discussion is excessively longer than in the introduction. It should have reference citations and contain information on whether the results answer the proposed hypotheses/objectives of the study, not a repetition of the results, interpretation of the findings in the result, and next study/research/steps/ recommendation related to the topic (if necessary). It also includes information on whether the findings agree with other research/studies conducted. The findings, theories, practices, and literature gap with other studies should be explained. If a disagreement is found, the discussion should suggest an alternative explanation or weakness in the design of the experiment (including the weakness of the experiment in this article or the experiments of others). Clarification may be needed to explain the differentiation.

The study limitations and conclusion should be concisely written. In addition, the conclusion is placed at the end of the discussion, which fits the objective of the study, and it does not include completely new ideas. Sentences in conclusions are written in the present tense. Other than conclusions, all sentences are written in a direct and precise manner in present or past tense according to the context of the sentence.

Acknowledgement

[OPTIONAL]. This is intended to acknowledge the assistance and funding of associates not recognised as co-authors for your research/publication.

References 

References should be written according to the Vancouver (AMA) style rules and numbered consecutively in the order they are first mentioned in the text using EndNote or Mendeley (preferable).  In the article, only six authors are included. When the number of authors for a reference item is more than six, the six first names should be written down and “et al.” should be added for the other authors. The number of reference items is a minimum of 10. The references should be (majority) from journal articles published less than 10 years ago.

Example:

  1. Lawlor DA, Nelson SM. Effect of age on decision about the numbers of embryos to transfer in assisted conception: a prospective study. Lancet. 2012;379:521–7.
  2. Polanco FR, Dominquez DC, Grady C, Stoll P, Ramos C, Mican JM, et al. Conducting HIV research in racial and ethnic minority communities: building a successful interdisciplinary research team. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2011;22(5):388–96.
  3. Abood S. Quality improvement initiative in nursing homes: the ANA acts in an advisory role. Am J Nurs [serial on the internet]. 2002 Jun [cited 2002 Aug 12];102(6):[about 3p.]. Available from: http://www.nursingworld.org/AJN/2002/June/Wawatch.htmArticle.
  4. Fritz M, Speroff L. Clinical gynecologic endocrinology and infertility. 8th ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Lipponcott Williams & Wilkins; 2011.
  5. Munro M, Brill A, Parker W. Gynecologic endoscopy. In: Berek J, editor. Berek & Novak’s gynecology. 14th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2007. p. 749 ̶ 804.
  6. Nicolai T. Homeopathy. Proceedings of the Workshop Alternative Medicines; 2011 November 30; Brussels. Belgium. Belgium: ENVI; 2011.
  7. American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Headlines in reproductive medicine. [cited 2010 May 6]. Available from: http://www.asrm.org/headlines/.

 

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors must check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

  1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  2. The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
  3. Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  4. The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points rather than at the end.
  5. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which are found in About the Journal.