Author Guidelines

Colostrum Jurnal Kebidanan is published twice a year. Articles published in this journal are the results of pregnancy, maternity, childbed, neonates, infant, under-fives and pre-school children, family planning, reproduction health, adolenscent health, elderly health, maternal health, child health.

Editors invite experts, practitioners, and enthusiasts in midwifery to write a research article in this journal. Articles should be original, research-based, unpublished and not under review for possible publication in other journals. All submitted papers are subject to review of the editors, editorial board, and blind reviewers. Submissions that violate our guidelines on formatting or length will be rejected without review.

 

Online Submission Guidelines

Manuscripts must be sent online to the online portal of Jurnal Kebidanan: Jurnal Kebidanan on page http://ojs.poltekkes-medan.ac.id/colostrum/about/submissions

 

Steps for submitting Manuscripts

  • The author registers as an author (checking the author role) on the "Register" section on the page http://ojs.poltekkes-medan.ac.id/colostrum/user/register
  • After the author logs in as an Author, click  "New Submission".
  • The stages of article submission consist of 5 stages:
  1. In the Start section, check all checklists, then click save & continue.
  2. In the Upload Submission section, please upload the article manuscript file in MS Word in this section. After that, click save & continue.
  3. In the Enter Metadata section, enter the data of all authors and affiliates. If the author is more than one person, please click "add author", then fill in the author's data like the first author, and so on. Next, fill in the title, abstract, keywords, research methods, and bibliography in each of the available columns.
  4. In the Upload Supplementary Files section, it is permissible to upload supporting files or cover letters or other documents.
  5. In the Confirmation section, please click "Finish Submission" if all data is correct.

 

General Instructions

  1. Articles are formatted according to the writing pattern of the scientific journal. Writing articles follow the rules set out in Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), Sixth Edition. Please use Mendeley or Zotero reference management software, turn on “the American Psychological Association (APA), Sixth Edition.” For an explanation of the APA Citation Guide, see http://www.apastyle.org/manual/index.aspx or http://www.bibme.org/ citation-guide/apa/
  2. The article is an original work (no plagiarism) and has never been published in a journal printed/online.
  3. During the review and editing process, or after the article is published, it may not be registered in another journal.
  4. Sent articles to editors via submission Open Journal Systems (OJS) on http://ojs.poltekkes-medan.ac.id/colostrum/about/submissions
  5. Articles typed in Times New Roman  (12 pt) with 1.5 spacing in Microsoft Word format with a page size A4 (210 x 297 mm). The length of the article ranged 5000 words including pictures, graphs, and tables (if any).
  6. The article is written in Indonesian or English using grammatical rules. In general, the English article is in the past tense.

 

 

Particular Instructions

 

  • The article is the result of research in midwifery.
  • Because of the "Blind Review" system, the author hoped not to include the name, the name, and address of the institution and email address in the cover of the article. The author's name, the name of the institution, as well as the email address listed at the time of registration on the OJS author. To facilitate communication should include an active mobile number.
  • The content and systematics of articles written using the format presented in a narrative essay in the form of a paragraph, without numbering in front subtitles, and should include these components :

Abstrak : Abstrak is written in Indonesian in a short paragraph describing the paper's content. Abstrak consists of background, purpose of the study, method(s), result of the study, and conclusion. Abstract is limited into 250 words (times new roman size 10, italic, single space)

Abstract : Abstrak is written in English in a short paragraph describing paper’s content. Abstrak consists of background, purpose of the study, method(s), result of the study, and conclusion. Abstract is limited into 250 words (times new roman size 10, italic, single space)

Introduction : Introduction consists of background of the study explaining the main topic of research, problem(s), purpose of the study, research significance, and theory used to solve the problem(s).

Method : Method of the research consists of methods and approach, location of research, time of research, population and sampling, data collection technique(s), and data analysis method. Other parts can be added along with research relevance.

Result and Discussion : Result contains in sequence from general to specific with logical explanation by presenting descriptions, tables, and illustrations. The finding emphasizes the observations without the interpretation of the authors. Figures and tables must be given a title and, if sourced from previous publications, must obtain the approval of the author. The discussion contains a comprehensive interpretation and analysis of the research obtained and is linked to the results that have been reported.

Conclusion : Conclusion comes from the research finding and recommendations. Authors are not allowed to rewrite the results, but it must paraphrase the finding. The conclusion should also consider all aspects related to the hypothesis and research objectives.

Reference : Contains reference sources written alphabetically and chronologically, Referral sources are published literature in the last 10 years (especially of the journal). Referral preferred are the primary sources in the form of books, reports (including dissertation), or research articles in scientific journals and magazines. It is suggested to use Mendeley or Zotero as a reference manager at styling the citations and the reference.

                  

The Example of Compiling a Reference

  1. Journals

Theodoridou K, Vasilopoulou VA, Katsiaflaka A, Theodoridou MN, Roka V, Rachiotis G, et al. Association of treatment for bacterial meningitis with the development of sequelae. Intern J Infect Dis. 2013;17(9):e707–13.

 Zhang B, Kunde D, Tristram S. Haemophilus hemolytic is infrequently misidentified as Haemophilus influenza in diagnostic specimens in Australia. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2014;80(4):272–3.

  1. Buku dan monograph

Editor as Author

Nriagu J, editor. Encyclopedia of environmental health. Michigan: Elsevier BV; 2011.

Organization as Author

World Health Organization (WHO). Guideline: neonatal vitamin A supplementation. Geneva: WHO Press; 2011.

Chapter in Book

Miller LG. Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. In: Weber JT, editor. Antimicrobial resistance. Beyond the breakpoint. Basel: Karger; 2010. p. 1–20.

Conference Proceeding

Nicholai T. Homeopathy. Proceedings of the Workshop Alternative Medicines; 2011 November 30; Brussels Belgium. Belgium: ENVI; 2011.

Journal Article from the Internet

King P. Haemophilus influenza and the lung (Haemophilus and the lung). Clin Transl Med. 2012;1:10 [cited 2015 August 15]. Available from: https://clintransmed.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/2001-1326-1-10.

Supplementary File(s)

In the Supplementary Files, upload the following document:

- ethics and plagiarism statement;

- results of scans of ethical approval/clearance letters from the Health Research Ethics Committee;