Author Guidelines

The submitted manuscript should be addressed to editor in chief of BJI. Manuscript must be submitted through online submission by registered users.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The submitted manuscript should be a text that has not been published nor is it before another journal for consideration. Submissions should be made in English.

The submitted Manuscript must include these following documents:

  1. Approval letter of publication and a letter of introduction signed by researcher / writer and the rest of the authors.
  2. Affidavit that ensures that the submitted manuscript has not been published in other media.
  3. Statement of originality which stated that the submitted manuscript is free from plagiarism and that the was not conducted following any other research.
  4. Letter of approval from the local Committee of Research Ethics (where applicable)
  5. Proof of plagiarism checking by Turnitin

We accept original research articles, case reports, and review articles.

Plagiarism Checking

All submitted articles must pass plagiarism checking by Turnitin, with a maximum of 25%. As such, the report should be uploaded separately in the Submissions page.

Starting from January 2025, the maximum percentage for plagiarism checking (Turnitin) is 20%.

Original Research Article and Case Reports

Manuscript should contain an original research article or case report in the field of medicine and health. Original research article template can be downloaded here, and case report template can be downloaded here.

The systematics are as follows:

  • The manuscript should contain title of heading and subheading, abstract in Indonesia and English, introduction, methods, results, discussion, and conclusion.
  • Title Page
    • The title page should contain:

1)        The title, which should be concised but informative, written in tittle case. Long title should be divided into subheadings, written in bold with font Cambria size 14, single-spaced and left-aligned.

2)        Name of the author, written under the title without academic degree, starting with the first name, beginning with a capital letter, without the word "by", the order of the authors should be as follow : first author followed by the second author, third and so on, given the superscript, font size 10

3)        Name of the affiliation, department or agency

4)        Author’s full name and address (electronic, non-electronic, telephone number) for correspondence

5)        It should include a summary of title for the header .

  • Abstract :
    • Should be written in English
    • The number of words should not exceed 250 words, typed in single-space, written in font Cambria, size 9.
    • Should consist of background, research objective, methodology, results, conclusion and keyword. The titles of every section should be bolded (bold) with spaces between sections
    • The content of each sections should be presented in ‘Justify’ paragraph with no ‘First line indent’.
  • Introduction
    • Should be written without subtitle. This section should also contain background, a little review of the literature, and research purposes.
  • Methodology
    • Should be described in detail, including research design, population, sample, data sources, data collection techniques / instruments, analysis procedures, as well as research place and period.
  • Discussion:
    • Analysis should be accurate and argumentative; the results should be related to appropriate and systematic theories.
    • Tables or figures should be numbered in the text sequentially, written in single-space, font Cambria size 10. The title should be precise and clear, located above the table and flat table. The title of pictures should be short and clear, located below the image and flat images. 
  • Conclusion and Suggestion
    • Conclusion should be the answer of research problem, unequivocal statement. Suggestion should be logical, appropriate and not be pretended.
  • Bibliography or References
    • Should be written according to the rules of Vancouver, sequence should be appropriate with the appearance in the overall text.
    • 80% of the publications should be cited from the last 10 years, and represent the initial reference.
    • Font should be Cambria, size 10, single-space between number without space.
    • Please use Mendeley reference manager application to cite your sources and references.

Literature review

  • The manuscript should contain a comprehensive analysis of a specific topic. The template for literature review can be downloaded here.
  • The manuscript should be limited to 5000 words.
  • Content of manuscript:
    • Page Titles (appropriate manuscript title page of research result)
    • Abstract should be written in English.
    • Keywords should be maximum 10 words and no repeat of words in the title
    • Introduction should contain definition, background and importance of the problem, goals and research contribution.
    • The literature review should be the description of the problem and contain enough resource material of related research.
    • The discussion should be appropriate with the issues discussed in the literature review, mixed with opinions and arguments, which are relevant to the problems.
    • Conclusion should be according to the summary and discussion.
    • References (in accordance with the instructions of writing references). Please use Mendeley reference manager to manage your references.

 

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