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GUIDE FOR AUTHORS

Article types

 Journal of Health Promotion and Services Management (JHPSM) invites an original research article, review article, and short communication. The manuscript can be written in Bahasa Indonesia or English. The manuscript submitted to the JHPSM has not yet been published elsewhere or under another journal's consideration. 

Original research article

Original research should be about 3000-5000 words, including figures and tables (with a maximum of 6 figures or tables). 

 Review article

Review articles should not exceed 5000 words, including figures and tables (with a maximum of 6 figures or tables). 

Short communication

Short communications should not exceed 2000 words with a maximum of two figures or tables.

Manuscript preparation

The article should be prepared using standard word processor software (e.g. Microsoft-Word®), written in Bahasa Indonesia or English, type single column in Times New Roman font with size of 12, space of 1.5, page size of A4, left and top margins of 3 cm, right and bottom margin of 2.5 cm. 

Authors are strongly encouraged to use appropriate reporting guidelines when preparing and submitting manuscripts. Below are examples of the guidelines that can be used (but not limited to):

  • CONSORT for randomized controlled trials
  • TREND for non-randomized trials
  • PRISMA for systematic review and meta-analyses
  • CARE for case reports
  • STROBE for observational studies
  • SRQR for qualitative studies

 

Manuscript Format

The submitted manuscript should be divided into the following sections:

  • Title 

This section contains the article's title (also possible to have a sub-title) with a maximum of 20 words with no abbreviations, authors' names (without academic degrees/titles), and their affiliations. Different author affiliations should be marked with superscript numbering 1, 2, 3, etc. The corresponding author should be marked with the superscript asterisk "*" and be completed with an email address of the corresponding author. 

  • Abstract 

The structured Abstract should state the background, the aim of the research, the methods applied, the primary results, and the significant conclusions. The Abstract should be written in one paragraph with a maximum of 200 words. The Abstract should be written in English if the manuscript is in Indonesia, and vice versa. No citation is written in the Abstract. 

  • Keywords 

The Abstract should be accompanied by 3-5 keywords, alphabetically ordered, using the same language as the abstract. 

  • Introduction 

In this section, the author/s should provide sufficient background on the importance of the study, including state of the art. The study aims should also be stated clearly in the Introduction. 

  • Methods 

This section provides detailed information regarding study design, variables, population, samples and sampling technique, instruments, data collections, and data analyses. For the research involving humans/people, ethical clearance information should be written in this section (letter number and the name of the ethics committee).  

  • Results  

This section may be divided into subsections. The results should provide concise findings. Tables and/or Figures should be placed at the end of the manuscript (after the References section).

  • Discussion

This section may be divided into subsections. The discussions should justify the significance of the results, including limitations of the study.

  • Conclusion

Conclusions should answer the objectives of the research. In this section, authors could also suggest future works.

  • Acknowledgment  

The authors should write this section properly. Acknowledgment should only be dedicated to those who provide direct supports to the study, including the funding body. 

  • Conflicts of Interest

Authors must declare all relevant conflicts of interest. If no conflicts exist, the authors should state this: No conflicts of interest are declared. 

  • References

All publications cited in the text must be included as a list of references. The references style must follow the American Medical Association (AMA) 11th Ed. It is encouraged to use a reference manager, such as Mendeley, Endnote, Zotero.