Author Guidelines

1. Manuscripts are typed 1.5 spaced on A4-sized paper. The upper, lower, left, and right margins are 3 cm. Pages are numbered in the bottom right corner in order after the title page.

2. Title Page is required to contain: article’s title, full names and affiliation(s) of each author, corresponding author and his/her e-mail address, abstract and keywords.

3. Original article should be structured as Introduction (contains main problems, author rationalization of the research, the primary source of the problem, gap analysis, study approach, and research purpose), research method (method, materials, research location and time, population and sample, measurement technique, and data analysis), results, discussion, conclusion (include: implication, recommendation and research shortage), references (minimum of 10 references from published scientific journals), and list of Abbreviation and Symbol Meaning

4. Case Report should be structured as introduction (background, purpose, and reports benefits), case presentation, discussion, conclusions and Suggestions (if needed), acknowledgments, and references.

5. Literature review/systematic review should be structured as introduction, method (Bibliography search method including database used, keyword in literature search, number and type of literature found), results, discussion (author’s perspective, meta-analysis, literature review), conclusions and Suggestions (if needed), acknowledgments, and References.

TITLE AND AUTHOR'S

 1. Title is written in Indonesian and English, capitalized in the first letter of each word / Title Case (except conjunction, which is written with lowercase), Bold, Arial font 10 pt., single-spaced, contains a maximum of 15 words and three lines.

2. The author's full name is written right below the Title, single-spaced. No academic title, abbreviation, title case, or use of the word " by" should be written. The author's name is ordered as the first writer, second writer, third writer, and so on.

3. Affiliations are written in Center alignment, English, based on the order of the author and numbered in superscript. The name, address, and e-mail address are written in the Center alignment, below the affiliation.

ABSTRACT and KEYWORDS

1. The abstract is written in both Indonesian and English. It contains the main problem in the article, purpose, method, and main findings of the research. It is written narratively, presented as single paragraph without subheading, contains a maximum of 300 words, single-spaced, without the title "Background: "Method:" "Results: "Conclusion," etc.

2. Keyword included 3-5 keywords, using Arial font size 9 and single line spacing.

Writing and Formatting

Manuscripts should follow a specific scientific writing structure.

Introduction

A section without subheadings, providing the research's background, a concise review of relevant literature, and the research objectives, using Arial font size 11 and line spacing of 1.5.

Methods

A section without subheadings, describing the materials/components/objects under research, research design, samples, sampling method, and analysis techniques, using Arial font size 11 and line spacing of 1.5.

Results

The research results are presented from the general to specific findings using tables and appropriate images. The most crucial result must be emphasized without the author's interpretation, using Arial font size 11 and line spacing of 1.5.

Tables, graphs, and figures should be inserted within the research manuscript and limited to a maximum of 5 tables and 3 graphs/figures, with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi. Provide clear numbering and descriptions above the tables and below the figures/graphs, using Arial font size 10 and line spacing of one for captions.

Discussion

The discussion contains a comparison of the results of the findings to previous research, covering its implications and how it affects specific fields of science. The author must also discuss any weaknesses. It is written using Arial font size 11 and line spacing of 1.5.

Conclusion

In this part, the author concludes the discussion mentioned before and states the answer to the research purposes. The author may insert any suggestions and input for further research, using Arial font size 11 and line spacing of 1.5.

Acknowledgment

List here individuals (providing language help, writing assistance or proof reading the article), institutions, and grant or fund who contributed to the study. It is written using Arial font size 11 and line spacing of 1.5.

References

References are written in the Vancouver style, using Mendeley application and numbered in order of their appearance in the text, not ordered by their year of publication or alphabetically.

Detailed examples can be found at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/uniform_requirements.html.