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Author Guidelines

 

GENERAL WRITING INSTRUCTIONS

1. The manuscript submitted to the editors is a manuscript that has not been published in any other scientific journal in print or online or is not being sent to another journal, proven by filling and submitting an Author's Statement.

2. The manuscript is written in Bahasa Indonesia or English which is good, clear, straightforward, and concise. The Indonesian language is obliged to refer to the Indonesian spelling general guidelines Empurnakan (EYD in 2000) issued by the Language Center, Ministry of National Education (http://badanbahasa.kemdiknas.go.id).

3. All the manuscript submitted must use Online Submission service with the following address: (https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/JVHS/about/submissions) However if you don't have an account, you can register yet as an author and filling the form register. Some supplementary documents that must be considered and completed in the Online Submission (Uploaded as a Supplementary File):

  • Signed Copyright Transfer Agreement (CTA) form originally (scan the document after signed) [Download CTA Form].
  • If you have a problem, you can send the manuscript and supplementary documents (CTA & Author's Statement) via email: acupjournal@gmail.com

4. The manuscript should be prepared according to the following author guidelines in the PDF article Template [Download Journal Template]

5. Manuscripts sent back to the authors after revision should be returned to the editor without delay. The revised manuscript should be uploaded to the Online Submission features in the Upload Author Version from the Review task window (If you have a problem, you can submit a revision in our email). The revised document should include:

  • One (1) MS Word file for Revision Note file in a table form with respect to Reviewer's comments including the location of the revision on the revised manuscript. The table columns should be Number, Reviewer's Comments, Answer/Revision Note, Location of Revision (page number, and/or line).
  • One (1) MS Word file for Revised Manuscript file according to Template-based format (MS Word file) (Important: please give the Red Color Highlight the revised sentences). The revised manuscript returned later than three months will be considered as a new submission and will be reviewed again by other Peer Reviewers.

6. When the manuscript has been received by the editor, the author will get a "notification for processing" at least 7 days after the manuscript is received.

7. Each article submitted to the editorial office of the Indonesian Journal of Acupuncture is not charged any (free-no page charge) including free-of-charge article processing fees. The publication fee is borne by this journal publisher.

 

SPECIFIC WRITING INSTRUCTIONS

A. The research manuscript has the following systematics arrangement:

The script is typed using Microsoft Word program; with A4 size paper; the font used should be Times New Roman, size 14 pt for the title, and 12 pt for the contents of the sacript. Headlines are typed in bold, whereas Latin names are typed in italics. The script is typed using a space of 1.5 cm with the left, right,  bottom margin limits should be 2 cm and top 1.5 cm. The length of the script should not be below 10 pages and does not exceed 12 pages. All scripts are numbered with page numbers and line numbers. [Download Journal Template].

1. The title page contains:

  • The title is written in English.
  • The author's name (written completely without title), the author's address, and the short title (running title).
  • The headline is no more than 10 words and a short title is not more than 6 words.
  • The author's address is written complete with the majors/departments or laboratories accompanied by the institution/university and postal code. If the author is more than one, with a different institution address, then each name is indexed on the Arabic numeral. At the bottom of the heading page, the identity of the correspondence author (responsible in the correspondence relationship) includes name and address with a phone number, HP, fax, and email.

2. The abstract is written in both English and Bahasa Indonesia, not more than 250 words, and is the essence of the entire writing, including background, purpose, method, outcome, and conclusion. The abstract comes with keywords that are sorted by importance with 3-5 keywords.

3. The preliminary written introduction contains background, supporting libraries, problem formulation, research objectives as well as research benefits Materials and methods contain explanations of the materials and tools used, time, place, engineering, and draft research.

4. The method must be described as completely as possible so that other researchers can perform retests. References are given to lesser-known methods. Materials or products used are mentioned sources or references (name of company and country, maybe accompanied by No. Catalogue). Commercial name inclusion must be with a generic name. The use of animals in research should refer to animal welfare guidelines (Helsinki declaration at http://www.wma.net).

5. The results are expressed clearly. If you need to be equipped with tables, illustrations (Pictures, graphs, diagrams) or photos. The results are expressed clearly. If you need to be equipped with tables, illustrations (Pictures, graphs, diagrams) or photos. Results expressed with tables or illustrations do not need to be outlined in the text. Tables are numbered and referenced sequentially in text, titles are written briefly and clearly. Captions are placed on footnotes, not allowed in the title. All abbreviations or shorthand are please described in the footnotes. The vertical lines in the table are made to a minimum, to clarify the vision. Decimal numbers are marked by commas for Bahasa Indonesia and point to English. Illustrations can be images, graphs or diagrams numbered and referenced sequentially on the text. Captions are given briefly and clearly below the illustration (not in the illustrations). Color photographs must be contrasted, sharp, and vivid. The smallest size is 125 x 195 mm. Additional data in the related video can be submitted as a support and will only be loaded in an online form.

6. The discussion is written apart from the results. The discussion is not a repetition of the narrative of the results but is the interpretation and analysis of the data obtained, either by referring to, comparing, strengthening, or criticizing the results of Previous research. The discussion describes the results of the research, how the reported results can solve problems, differences and similarities with previous research and possible development

7. The conclusion is written briefly in its own paragraph at the end of the discussion and is not a separate subtitle.

8. Acknowledgment addressed to the person or institution that made an important contribution in the implementation of research (lenders, data source providers, research materials, research facilities, and others), but not a team of writers. At the end of the author should include a statement about no conflicts of interest. “Penulis menyatakan tidak ada konflik kepentingan dengan pihak-pihak yang terkait dalam penelitian ini".

9. The list of references contains all the publication articles referenced in the script. The bibliography is organized by the Harvard system. The author's name is arranged alphabetically. The references in the manuscript are as follows:

Reference from Scientific Article:

  1. Chopade, V.V., Phatak, A.A., Upaganlawar, A.B., Tankar, A.A. 2008. Green tea (Camellia sinensis): Chemistry, traditional, medicinal uses and its pharmacological activities- a review. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research Vol. 4(19). Pp 157-162.

Reference from textbooks :

  1. Singh, G. 2007. Textbook of orthodontics. 2nd ed. New Delhi: Jaypee Brothers Medical  Publishers (P) LTD. Pp. 387-409.

Reference from proceedings:

  1. Perry, C.H., Lu, F., Namavar, F., Kalkhoran, N.M., Soref, R.A. 1991. Radical styloid. Proceedings of the 10th International Congress of Clinic; New York, USA.
  2. Favier, J.J., Camel, D.  1986. Enforcement of data in medical information. In: Lun KL, editor. Proceedings of the Eight International Conference on Medicine; York, UK.  

Reference from Thesis:

  1. Ramos, R. 1992. Preventive Health Amendments. PhD Thesis. College van Dekanen.  University of Twente. The Netherland
  2. Salim, S. 1995. Pengaruh humiditas dan waktu penyimpanan serta cara curing terhadap sifat fisik, kimia dan mekanik akrilik basis gigi tiruan. Disertasi. Surabaya: Pascasarjana Universitas Airlangga.

 Reference from translation book:

  1. Amerongen, A.V.N., Michels, L.F.E., Roukema, P.A., Veerman, E.C.I. 1986. Ludah dan kelenjar ludah arti bagi kesehatan gigi. Rafiah Arbyono dan Sutatmi Suryo. Yogyakarta: Gadjah Mada University Press. Pp. 1-42.

Reference from the internet:

  1. Fernanda, A.R. 2015. Hubungan kualitas pelayanan terhadap kepuasan konsumen di  laboratorium Prodia Bandung. Available from: http://repository.widyatama.ac.id/xmlui/handle/123456789/2754. Diakses: 17 February 2015.
  2. Yu, F. 1997. Management of thumbs duplication. Emerg Infect Dis (on line) http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/ EID/eid.html.
  3. Koo, D.J., Chitwoode, D.D., Sanchez, J. 2008. Violent victimization and the routine activities/lifestyle of active drug users. Journal of Drug Issues 2008; 38: 1105-37. Retrived from http://www2.criminology.fsu.edu/~jdi/

B. Research report writing instruction 

Research report manuscripts are organized according to the following systematics:

  • Title.
  • Author's name.
  • Abstract.
  • Introduction.
  • Material and Method (in the form of subject subtitles).
  • Result.
  • Discussion.
  • Conclusion (and suggestion if any).
  • Acknowledgments.
  • References.

C. Literature study writing instruction 

Literary study manuscripts are organized according to the following systematics:

  • Title.
  • Author's name.
  • Abstract.
  • Introduction.
  • Literature Study (in the form of subject subtitles).
  • Result.
  • Discussion.
  • Conclusion (and suggestion if any).
  • Acknowledgments.
  • References.

D. Case report writing instructions 

The case report script is structured according to the following systematics:

  • Title.
  • Author's name.
  • Abstract.
  • Introduction.
  • Case (accompanied by a photograph).
  • Result.
  • Discussion.
  • Conclusion (and suggestion if any).
  • Acknowledgments.
  • References.