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Author Guidelines

Author Guidelines Jurnal Kesehatan dr. Soebandi

1. General Information
   Jurnal Kesehatan dr. Soebandi (JKDS) is a peer-reviewed health journal focusing on high-quality research in nursing, midwifery, pharmacy, public health, clinical practice, community health, health education, health promotion, patient safety, health service improvement, and other related areas of health sciences. Manuscripts submitted to JKDS must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration for publication in another journal. All manuscripts must be written in English and prepared using the official JKDS manuscript template. Manuscripts must be submitted through the journal’s online submission system.

2. Types of Manuscript
   JKDS accepts the following types of manuscripts:
   2.1 Original Research Article
   Reports findings from quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods, experimental, observational, clinical, community-based, or health service research.
   2.2 Review Article
   Provides a critical review, analysis, and synthesis of previous studies. Review articles may include narrative reviews, literature reviews, integrative reviews, scoping reviews, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses.
   2.3 Case Report / Case Study
   Presents unique, rare, educational, or clinically significant cases in health sciences. Patient confidentiality must be protected, and patient consent must be obtained where applicable.

3. Manuscript Structure
   Manuscripts should generally include the following sections:
   3.1 Title
   The title must be concise, informative, and reflect the main content of the manuscript. The title should be written in English and should not exceed 20 words.
   3.2 Author Names and Affiliations
   Author names must be written without academic degrees. Each author’s affiliation, city, and country must be clearly stated. The corresponding author must provide an active email address.
   3.3 Abstract
   The abstract must be written in English and should briefly summarize the manuscript. It should not contain references, tables, figures, or unexplained abbreviations.
   For Original Research Articles and Review Articles, the abstract should include: Background, Objective, Methods, Results, Conclusion
   For Case Reports / Case Studies, the abstract should include: Background, Case Presentation, Conclusion
   3.4 Keywords
   Authors must provide 3–6 keywords in English. Keywords should be separated by semicolons. Authors are encouraged to use standardized keywords such as MeSH terms where applicable. Example: Keywords: diabetes mellitus; self-management; medication adherence; primary health care; nursing.
   3.5 Introduction
   The introduction should explain the background, importance of the topic, relevant previous studies, research gap, rationale, and objective of the study.
   3.6 Methods
   The methods section must describe the study design, setting, population and sample, sampling technique, instruments, data collection procedures, data analysis, and ethical approval where applicable. For review articles, authors should describe the review type, search strategy, databases, keywords, inclusion and exclusion criteria, study selection process, data extraction, and method of synthesis. For case reports, authors should describe the case setting, patient characteristics, clinical findings, intervention or management, outcome, and patient consent where applicable.
   3.7 Results
   The results section should present findings clearly, objectively, and systematically. Tables and figures may be used to support the presentation of results. Interpretation of findings should be placed in the discussion section.
   3.8 Discussion
   The discussion should interpret the findings, compare them with previous studies, explain their implications, identify strengths and limitations, and provide recommendations where applicable.
   3.9 Conclusion
   The conclusion should directly answer the objective of the manuscript and must be based on the findings. It should not include new data, new references, or unsupported claims.

4. Tables and Figures
   Tables and figures must be numbered consecutively and cited in the text. Table titles should be placed above the table, while figure titles should be placed below the figure. Tables must be editable and should not be submitted as images. Figures must be clear, readable, and high resolution. The same data should not be duplicated in both table and figure form.

5. Ethical Approval and Informed Consent
   Research involving human participants, patient data, medical records, biological samples, or clinical intervention must include ethical approval from an appropriate ethics committee. The ethical approval statement should include the name of the ethics committee, approval number, and date of approval where available. Example: This study was approved by the Health Research Ethics Committee of [Institution Name] with approval number [Number]. All participants provided informed consent before data collection. For case reports involving identifiable patient information, written patient consent for publication must be obtained.

6. Authorship and Author Contributions
   All listed authors must have made substantial contributions to the manuscript and must take responsibility for the published work. Each manuscript must include an author contribution statement. Authors may use the CRediT taxonomy format.
   Example:
   Conceptualization: A.A. and B.B.; Methodology: A.A.; Formal analysis: B.B.; Writing—original draft: A.A.; Writing—review and editing: A.A., B.B., and C.C. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
   Any change in authorship after submission must be approved by all authors and justified to the editorial office.

7. Acknowledgments
   Authors may acknowledge individuals, institutions, or organizations that contributed to the research or publication process but do not meet the criteria for authorship.

8. Funding
   Authors must state whether the study received funding.
   Example with funding: This study was funded by [Funding Agency] under grant number [Grant Number].
   Example without funding: This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

9. Conflict of Interest
   Authors must disclose any financial, personal, professional, institutional, or other relationships that may influence the manuscript.
   Example:
   The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest regarding the publication of this article.

10. Data Availability Statement
    Authors are encouraged to include a data availability statement.
    Example: The datasets generated and analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
    For studies with privacy or ethical restrictions: The data are not publicly available due to privacy and ethical restrictions.

11. Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools
    Artificial intelligence tools may be used only to support language editing, grammar correction, readability improvement, or technical formatting. Artificial intelligence tools must not be listed as authors.
    Authors are fully responsible for all content of the manuscript, including any part assisted by artificial intelligence tools. If artificial intelligence tools are used substantially, authors must disclose their use in the manuscript.

12. Plagiarism and Similarity
    All submitted manuscripts will be screened for similarity using plagiarism detection software. Manuscripts with indications of plagiarism, duplicate publication, data fabrication, data falsification, or other unethical publication practices may be returned to authors or rejected according to the journal’s publication ethics policy.

13. References
    References must follow APA Style 7th Edition. Authors should ensure that all references cited in the text are listed in the reference list, and all references in the reference list are cited in the text. Authors are encouraged to use recent references, preferably from the last 10 years, prioritize scientific journal articles, include DOI or URL when available, and use reference management software such as Mendeley, Zotero, or EndNote.
    in-text CItation Examples
    Narrative citation:
    Smith and Jones (2023) found that health education improved medication adherence.
    Parenthetical citation:
    Health education has been shown to improve medication adherence (Smith & Jones, 2023).
    Citation with three or more authors:
    Medication adherence is influenced by several individual and social factors (Anderson et al., 2022).
    Reference List Examples
    Journal article:
    Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of the article. Title of Journal, volume number(issue number), page–page. https://doi.org/xxxxx
    Book: Author, A. A. (Year). Title of the book. Publisher.
    Book chapter: Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of chapter. In C. C. Editor (Ed.), Title of book (pp. xx–xx). Publisher.
    Website: Organization Name. (Year). Title of webpage. URL

14. Peer Review Process
    All submitted manuscripts will undergo an initial editorial screening. Manuscripts that pass the screening process will be reviewed through a double-blind peer review process by at least two independent reviewers. The final decision regarding acceptance, revision, or rejection is made by the Editor-in-Chief based on reviewers’ recommendations and editorial considerations.

15. Article Processing Charge
    Authors should refer to the Article Processing Charge page for complete information regarding publication fees. JKDS does not charge a submission fee. The article processing charge is applied only after the manuscript has been accepted for publication.

16. Open Access, Copyright, and License
    Jurnal Kesehatan dr. Soebandi is an open access journal. All published articles are freely available to readers without subscription or access charges Authors retain the copyright of their published articles and grant the journal the right of first publication. Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.