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Author Guidelines

Authors who will submit article manuscripts to the Jurnal Kesehatan Medika Saintika must read the writing guidelines first and ensure that the submitted manuscript is in accordance with the writing format of the Jurnal Medika Saintika. The submitted manuscript can be in the form of an original research article or a literature study.

Manuscripts must be in accordance with the scope of the Journal of Medika Saintika which includes: public health, nursing, midwifery and biomedical sciences.

 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE RESEARCH MANUSCRIPT

1. General Requirements for Writing Manuscripts

  1. The manuscript is written in Indonesian with a single-spaced line density, Times New Roman 11 font, A4 paper size, two-column format and last custom margin setting (top 2.54cm; left 2.8 cm, bottom 2.54cm; right 2.54cm)
  2. The length of a scientific manuscript should be between 6000-9000 words or approximately 10-15 pages, including images, graphs or tables
  3. The manuscript is sent via submission at https://jurnal.syedzasaintika.ac.id/index.php/medika after going through the registration process and logging in to the website above.
  4. The submitted manuscript will be selected by the system and will be forwarded to the reviewer (Bestari Partner) will return to the author if improvements are needed. After the author makes improvements according to the input and assessment of the Reviewer, it is sent back by the author.
  5. The manuscript that has been revised by the author will be reviewed again by the bestari partner, if it is suitable it will be published if it still needs to be revised it will be returned to the author

2.Structure of Scientific Articles

  1. Title Page The title page includes:
    1. A concise and informative title of no more than 12 words and including linking words.
    2. Times New Roman 14 font, Bold, Capital with single line spacing
    3. The author's institutional affiliation follows the place where the author works.
    4. Degree, academic/functional position does not need to be stated
    5. The name of the institution is listed in full, written under the author's name along with an email address for correspondence purposes.
    6. If there is more than one author and they come from different institutions, then all addresses are listed by providing a superscript lower case letter starting from 1, followed by the author in sequence.
    7. Correspondence names are marked with (*)
    8. Author Name Times New Roman 11, Bold, must not be abbreviated
    9. Abstract
      The abstract is made in one paragraph without separating the content division. The abstract must include background, objectives, methodology, results and conclusions. The abstract does not exceed 200 words and is made in two languages. The abstract ends with a maximum of five keywords from the manuscript in alphabetical order and between keywords separated by (;).
    10. Introduction
      The introduction should explain the background, objectives, a summary of the literature study that has been conducted, an explanation of why the proposed topic is important to publish, and the contribution of the manuscript to the field of science.
    11. Research methods

The methods section should include:

  1. The design and setting (time, place, population, etc.) of the study conducted.
  2. Characteristics of respondents and/or materials used.
  3. Explanation of the entire study process including sampling, variables used.
  4. How to measure variables, and the data analysis methods used.
  5. Results
    Present the results in a logical flow in the form of text, tables, graphs or images. Do not repeat data that has been presented in tables or graphs in the text. Emphasize important results. Tables, graphs or images are placed sequentially at the end of the manuscript (after the bibliography).
  6. Discussion
    The discussion section discusses important aspects of the study, including the implications of the findings in general. Do not repeat data or statements that have been presented in the background or results sections. The discussion also includes limitations or weaknesses of the study and their implications for further research.
  7. Conclusion
    This section clearly states the conclusions of the study. The conclusion paragraph ends with recommendations.
  8. References

For writing a Bibliography, it is recommended to use a Reference Manager (library/bibliography application) such as EndNote, Mendeley, Reference Manager, and others.

 

3. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LITERATURE STUDY MANUSCRIPT

The format for writing a literature study manuscript follows the format for writing a research article manuscript. The difference lies in the methodology section which emphasizes the method and process of the literature study. used. Including the criteria for selecting literature (inclusion and exclusion) the database used as a source of literature and others.

 

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to 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).
  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.
 

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