Author Guidelines
A. General Instruction
Authors are kindly reminded that submission of a manuscript implies that the content has not been published previously, nor is it under consideration for publication elsewhere, except as a brief abstract in a scientific meeting or symposium. All submitted manuscripts undergo an initial editorial screening (desk evaluation) to check for plagiarism, formatting compliance, and overall suitability. Manuscripts that fail to meet these criteria will be rejected without being sent for peer review. The corresponding author is fully responsible for the content of the submitted and subsequently published manuscript. The editorial staff reserves the right to edit submissions for clarity, grammar, and style, without altering the scientific content. All submitted manuscripts and accompanying illustrations become the legal property of the publisher and may not be reproduced or published elsewhere in any form without official written permission from the publisher. All communication between authors and editors must be conducted electronically.
If the manuscript includes patient information or data, authors must obtain written and signed consent from the patient and approval from the relevant ethics committee prior to submission. The ethics approval letter number must be clearly stated within the manuscript. Once all submission materials have been prepared in accordance with the Author Guidelines, manuscripts should be submitted online
B. Preparing the Submission
The manuscript is submitted with the following requirements:
- Typed in Word Processing tools, with double-column format, Times New Roman font, and written between 4000 to 7000 words.
- The manuscript should contain at least 2 Figures or Tables but not over 10.
- Use A4 size with dimensions of 21 x 29.7 cm (8.27" x 11.29"), Top, bottom, left, and right margins are 2.54 cm (1")
- Each part of the template shows the font size to be used. Go to TEMPLATE at https://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/mkgi.
- All sentences should be typed as descriptive paragraphs.
- In writing the manuscript, authors shall not duplicate (plagiarize) ideas and conduct redundancy in research.
- When citing, the sentences shall be quoted or paraphrased.
- The system of measurement refers to the International System of Units (SI).
- The manuscript abstract uses both language Indonesian and English
- Avoid using footnotes.
- Avoid non-standard writing, use good and correct Indonesian and English
C. Structure of Manuscript
Manuscripts submitted to this journal should follow the heading below: Title; Author's Name; Affiliation; Abstract; Keywords; Introduction; Methods; Results, Discussion; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; and References.
Title of Manuscript (18pt, bold, center, 12-15 words, the first word is capitalized except for conjunctions)
Author1, Author2, Author3 (10pt, bold, center, use superscipt number for affiliation)
Organizational affiliation is written under the author's name according to the citation number. Include the organizational affiliation, as well as the author's address (2 lines) using Times New Roman 10 points, Center.
Email address is written under Times New Roman 10-point font, center.
Abstract (10pt, italic, 300 words maxmimum)
Abstract is written in English (Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions) and Indonesian (Latar Belakang, Metode, Hasil, Kesimpulan).
Keywords (four to five words, in English and Indonesian)
Main Article
The main article should be written in Times New Roman, 10 pt font, with 1.5 line spacing. Manuscripts submitted to this journal should follow the chapter titles outlined below:
1. Introduction
This section should explain the background of the research, the rationale for conducting the study, the research problem, the current state of the field, and the novelty of the study in relation to prior research. The introduction should not contain any subtitles and should be written as a single section. It should consist of 3 to 5 paragraphs, with each paragraph containing one central idea supported by two or more sentences of explanation.
2. Research Methods
This section should briefly explain how the research was conducted, including the research design, the sample or population studied, the research location, the instruments used, and the data analysis methods employed. The methodology should be presented in a clear, systematic, and sequential manner. If the research involves human subjects, ethical approval should be mentioned, including the statement of ethical permission obtained from the ethics committee.
3. Results
In this section, the authors should present the research findings, including data and results of the analysis, often displayed through graphs, charts, images, or tables. Captions should be provided for images, and descriptions should be included below tables. Tables must be created in either a word processing document or a spreadsheet, while images should be in JPEG format with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi.
4. Discussion
This section should interpret the research findings by comparing them with previous studies. It should also reference supporting research, provide specific recommendations for practice, policy, and future research, and highlight any limitations of the study. Authors should avoid repeating content already covered in the introduction, methods, or results sections. Consistency in writing, from the title through to the discussion, should be maintained.
5. Conclusion and Recommendations
In this section, summarize the main findings of the research and provide suggestions or recommendations based on the results.
6. Acknowledgements (if applicable)
This section should include acknowledgements to individuals or institutions that contributed to the research but are not listed as authors. It may also include statements of financial support, affiliations with other institutions, or grants and funding sources.
7. Bibliography
Citations should follow a numbered referencing system based on the order of appearance in the text. The citation style must adhere to the American Medical Association (AMA) format in writing using the Arabic numbering model and located above (superscript). The bibliography uses 10-point Calibri font, with single spacing. Bibliography example:
Wen T-H, Lin NH, Chao D-Y, et al. Spatial-temporal patterns of dengue in areas at risk of dengue hemorrhagic fever in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2002. Int. J. Infect. Dis. 2010;14(4):e334-43. doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2009.06.006. (calibri,10)
Li CY, Lee O, Shin GS, Li XW. Health literacy and health status of Korean-Chinese elderly people living in Yanbian, China. J. Korean Acad. Nurs. 2009;39(3):386-392. doi:10.4040/jkan.2009.39.3.386.
Duong VT, Lin I-F, Sorensen K, et al. Health Literacy in Taiwan: A Population-Based Study. Asia-Pacific J. Public Heal. 2015;(127):1-10. doi:10.1177/1010539515607962.
Sorensen K, Pelikan JM, Rothlin F, et al. Health literacy in Europe: comparative results of the European health literacy survey (HLS-EU). Eur. J. Public Health 2015:1-6. doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckv043.
A more complete manuscript writing guide can be downloaded at this link.
