Jurnal Kebidanan welcomes original scholarly manuscripts that advance knowledge and practice in midwifery and related health sciences. Authors are required to carefully follow the guidelines below to ensure that their manuscripts meet the journal's submission, formatting, and publication requirements.
Manuscripts must be original, unpublished, and not currently under consideration for publication elsewhere.
Manuscripts must be written in English using clear, accurate, and appropriate scientific language.
Authors are fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, and integrity of their manuscripts, including the content, grammar, and references.
All submitted manuscripts will undergo similarity screening using iThenticate or Turnitin. The maximum acceptable similarity index is 20%.
Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan accepts the following manuscript types:
Original Research Articles: Original empirical research employing quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods approaches, including experimental, observational, and intervention studies.
Literature Review Articles: Critical and systematic syntheses of existing scientific evidence, including systematic reviews, scoping reviews, integrative reviews, and meta-analyses.
Manuscripts must not have been previously published or be under consideration for publication elsewhere.
All manuscripts must comply with the following formatting requirements:
File format: Microsoft Word (.docx).
Paper size: A4 (210 × 297 mm).
Margins: 2.5 cm on all sides.
Font: Palatino Linotype.
Title: 11-point font, bold.
Main text: 10-point font.
Manuscript length: A recommended length of 10–15 pages.
Authors should ensure that their manuscripts are consistently formatted in accordance with the official Jurnal Kebidanan article template.
Manuscripts must be organized according to the following structure.
The manuscript must include titles in both English and Indonesian.
The title should be concise, informative, and accurately reflect the content of the study.
The title must not exceed 16 words.
Provide the full names of all authors without academic titles or degrees.
Include each author's department, institution, city, and country.
Provide a valid email address for each author.
Clearly identify the corresponding author using an asterisk (*).
Abstracts must be provided in both English and Indonesian.
The abstract must not exceed 350 words.
The abstract should clearly summarize the background, objectives, methods, principal findings, and conclusions of the study.
Provide 3–5 keywords that accurately represent the main topics of the manuscript.
The Introduction should provide a clear and logical background to the study, progressing from a general overview of the research topic to the specific problem being investigated.
The Introduction should include:
The background and significance of the research problem.
The rationale for conducting the study.
A critical overview of relevant previous research.
The identified research gap and the study's novelty.
The research objectives.
Citations and references must follow the American Psychological Association (APA), 7th edition. Paraphrasing is preferred over extensive direct quotations.
The Methods section must provide sufficient information to allow readers to understand and evaluate the research procedures.
This section should include:
Research design and methodological approach.
Study population and sampling procedures.
Sample size and participant characteristics.
Research instruments and measurement procedures.
Data collection methods.
Data analysis techniques.
Ethical approval or ethical clearance information, where applicable.
Flowcharts or diagrams may be included when necessary to clarify the research procedures.
Tables, figures, and equations must be prepared in an editable format within the Word document and must not be submitted as screenshots.
Results
The Results section should present the research findings clearly, systematically, and objectively.
Present the main findings in accordance with the research objectives.
Use tables and figures when appropriate to support the presentation of results.
Ensure that all tables and figures are properly numbered, labeled, and referenced in the text.
Avoid unnecessary duplication of information between the text, tables, and figures.
Discussion
The Discussion section should critically interpret the research findings and explain their relevance to existing knowledge.
Interpret the principal findings in relation to the research objectives.
Compare the findings with relevant previous studies.
Explain possible similarities, differences, and implications.
Discuss the theoretical or practical significance of the findings.
Acknowledge the limitations of the study.
The Conclusion should provide a concise synthesis of the principal findings and their implications.
It should:
Directly address the research objectives.
Highlight the most important findings.
Explain the practical or scientific implications.
Acknowledge relevant study limitations.
Provide recommendations for future research.
All references must follow the APA 7th edition citation and referencing style.
The reference list must comply with the following requirements:
Include a minimum of 15 references.
At least 80% of the references must be drawn from reputable scholarly journals indexed in Scopus, Web of Science (WoS), PubMed, DOAJ, or accredited Indonesian journals ranked SINTA 1–2.
References should primarily have been published within the last 10 years, with preference given to publications from the most recent five years.
Authors are encouraged to use reference management software, such as Mendeley, Zotero, or Microsoft Word References, to ensure consistency and accuracy.
Tables, figures, and equations must be presented clearly and consistently throughout the manuscript.
Number all tables, figures, and equations consecutively in the order in which they appear.
Provide clear, descriptive captions for tables and figures.
Place tables and figures as close as possible to the relevant discussion in the text.
Refer to each table, figure, and equation in the manuscript.
Tables and equations must be created in an editable format and must not be presented as screenshots or embedded images.
All manuscripts must be submitted electronically through the Jurnal Kebidanan Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform.
Authors are required to register for an account or log in to an existing account before submitting their manuscripts.
Online Submission: https://journalkebidanandharmahusada.com/JKDH
All submission-related correspondence, including editorial decisions, revision requests, and communication with the editorial team, must be conducted exclusively through the OJS platform.
Jurnal Kebidanan employs a double-blind peer-review process to ensure impartial, objective evaluation of manuscripts.
Submitted manuscripts undergo an editorial assessment before proceeding to peer review.
The peer-review process generally takes approximately 4–8 weeks.
Authors are required to respond appropriately to reviewers' and editors' comments and revise their manuscripts accordingly.
Editorial decisions are made based on the manuscript's scholarly quality, relevance, and compliance with the journal's publication requirements.
All authors must comply with internationally recognized principles of research integrity and publication ethics.
Authors must ensure the originality, accuracy, and integrity of their research.
Research involving human participants must have appropriate ethical approval, and authors must provide relevant ethical clearance documentation.
Authors are responsible for ensuring that their research and reporting comply with applicable ethical standards.
