AUTHOR GUIDELINES

JUKEJ: Jurnal Kesehatan Jompa is an open-access journal focusing on health sciences, including preventive, promotive, curative, and rehabilitative healthcare. The journal publishes original research articles and literature reviews covering medical and clinical research; public health research, including health management and policy, health promotion, reproductive health, epidemiology, environmental health, and occupational health; midwifery management research and studies related to policy and preventive and promotive interventions; and nursing management research and studies related to environmental nursing and health promotion.

The journal is published four times a year, in March, June, September, and December.

AUTHORSHIP CRITERIA

JUKEJ: Jurnal Kesehatan Jompa applies the following four ICMJE authorship criteria. This policy supports transparency in authorship and contributions in accordance with the COPE Core Practices, while the four authorship criteria themselves are derived from the ICMJE.

Every individual listed as an author must meet all four of the following criteria:

  1. Substantial Contribution: Make substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work, or to the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data.

  2. Intellectual Involvement in the Manuscript: Draft the manuscript or critically review it for important intellectual content.

  3. Final Approval: Approve the version of the manuscript to be published.

  4. Accountability: Agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work and ensure that any questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

All individuals who meet these criteria must be listed as authors. Contributors who meet the first criterion must be given the opportunity to participate in drafting or critically reviewing the manuscript and to provide final approval. Authors should understand the responsibilities of their co-authors and have confidence in the integrity of each author's contributions.

Unacceptable Authorship Practices: Gift authorship, honorary authorship, guest authorship, purchased authorship, and ghost authorship are not permitted. Position, seniority, general supervision, funding, administrative support, language editing, or proofreading alone do not qualify an individual for authorship. Relevant contributions from individuals who do not meet the authorship criteria may be acknowledged in the Acknowledgments section with the individual's written permission.

Author Approval and Changes in Authorship: The author group must agree on the author list, author order, and corresponding author before manuscript submission. Requests to add, remove, or reorder authors after submission must include a justification and written consent from all authors, including those being added or removed, and are subject to editorial approval. If changes are approved after publication, an appropriate correction must be issued. Unresolved disputes may result in suspension of the editorial process and referral to the relevant institution for investigation. Editors do not act as arbitrators in determining authorship rights.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools: AI systems cannot be listed as authors because they cannot assume authorship responsibilities. Requirements for disclosing the use of AI are described in Section 20.

Policy References: COPE Core Practices and ICMJE: Defining the Role of Authors and Contributors.

AUTHOR GUIDELINES

Authors are requested to read these submission guidelines carefully before submitting a manuscript to JUKEJ: Jurnal Kesehatan Jompa.

All manuscripts must comply with the journal's focus and scope, formatting requirements, publication ethics, peer-review policy, and manuscript preparation standards.

Important Notice

Authors are strongly discouraged from withdrawing manuscripts after the editorial or publication process has progressed substantially, particularly after peer review, manuscript editing, or layout preparation has begun. Authors who need to withdraw a manuscript should contact the editorial office and provide a reasonable explanation.

1. Language

Manuscripts may be written in Indonesian or English.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that their manuscripts are clear, grammatically correct, consistent with academic standards, and carefully proofread before submission.

2. Manuscript Format and Length

Authors must prepare their manuscripts using the official JUKEJ: Jurnal Kesehatan Jompa template.

  • Manuscripts must be submitted in Microsoft Word format.

  • PDF, LaTeX, and other file formats are not accepted as the primary submission file unless specifically requested by the editor.

  • Manuscripts must use the journal template with a single-column layout.

  • Authors must follow the layout, typography, spacing, and formatting specified in the official template.

3. Manuscript Structure

Research manuscripts should generally contain the following elements in the order listed:

  1. Article title;

  2. Full names of all authors;

  3. Author affiliations;

  4. Corresponding author's email address;

  5. Abstract;

  6. Keywords;

  7. Introduction;

  8. Methods;

  9. Results and Discussion;

  10. Conclusion;

  11. Acknowledgments;

  12. Author Contributions;

  13. Funding Statement;

  14. Conflict of Interest Statement;

  15. AI Usage Disclosure, if applicable;

  16. References.

The standard structure for an original research article is:

INTRODUCTION → METHODS → RESULTS AND DISCUSSION → CONCLUSION

4. Article Title

The title must be concise, informative, specific, and accurately reflect the main content of the manuscript.

  • The title should preferably contain no more than 20 words.

  • Avoid abbreviations, formulas, and overly general terms unless necessary.

  • Where relevant, the title should clearly indicate the main topic, variables, context, or methodological focus of the study.

5. Authorship

Eligibility for authorship is determined according to the Authorship Criteria described at the beginning of this page.

Provide the full name of every author and the institutional affiliation accurately. Check name spelling and author order before submission. Designate a corresponding author and provide a valid email address.

The corresponding author is responsible for coordinating communication with the journal throughout submission, peer review, revision, publication, and post-publication inquiries. The corresponding author must also ensure that all required author approvals and declarations have been obtained. These responsibilities do not eliminate the individual responsibilities of the other authors.

6. Abstract

The abstract must be presented as a single, structured narrative paragraph of approximately 150–250 words.

The abstract should briefly communicate the following:

  • Background or Context: Why the research is important.

  • Research Problem or Objective: The issue the study seeks to address.

  • Methods: How the study was conducted.

  • Main Results or Findings: The principal findings of the study.

  • Conclusion and Implications: The significance of the findings for theory, practice, policy, or future research.

Avoid unnecessary citations, unexplained abbreviations, excessive statistical details, and generic statements that do not reflect the study's actual contribution.

7. Keywords

Authors must provide 3–5 keywords or key phrases that accurately represent the main concepts of the manuscript.

Keywords should complement, rather than merely repeat, the words used in the article title.

8. Introduction

The Introduction must provide sufficient scientific context to explain the relevance, originality, and purpose of the study.

Authors should:

  • Introduce the general research context and then narrow the discussion to the specific research problem.

  • Review relevant previous studies and explain important developments in the field.

  • Clearly identify the research gap.

  • Explain the novelty and contribution of the study.

  • Clearly state the research objectives, questions, or hypotheses.

  • Synthesize recent and relevant literature rather than simply listing previous studies.

  • Avoid excessive discussion of basic theories in a textbook-like manner.

Authors are encouraged to use recent primary literature from scientific journals and reputable conference proceedings. The previous guidelines required a minimum of 15 references overall and emphasized the use of recent primary literature

9. Methods

The Methods section must provide sufficient information for readers to understand how the study was conducted and, where relevant, to enable replication.

Authors should explain the following, as applicable:

  • Research design;

  • Population and sample;

  • Participant characteristics;

  • Sampling techniques and the rationale for determining sample size;

  • Data sources;

  • Data collection procedures;

  • Survey, interview, observation, experimental, or case study procedures;

  • Research variables, measures, or instruments;

  • Reliability and validity testing procedures;

  • Statistical, qualitative, computational, or analytical methods;

  • Software, tools, algorithms, or packages used;

  • Ethical approval and informed consent, where required; and

  • Modifications to previously established methods.

New methods must be described in detail. Established methods may be summarized with appropriate supporting references.

10. Results and Discussion

JUKEJ: Jurnal Kesehatan Jompa generally combines the Results and Discussion sections into one integrated section.

Authors should:

  • Present the most important findings clearly and systematically.

  • Avoid unnecessary presentation of raw data.

  • Avoid repeating the same information in the text, tables, and figures.

  • Interpret the results rather than merely restating numerical values.

  • Explain the significance of the findings.

  • Compare the findings with previous studies.

  • Explain similarities, differences, and unexpected findings.

  • Discuss theoretical, managerial, policy, methodological, or practical implications, where relevant.

  • Directly relate the findings to the research objectives or hypotheses.

  • Report important limitations, where appropriate.

Large raw datasets or detailed intermediate calculations that are not essential to the main discussion should preferably be placed in appendices or supplementary materials.

If software or computational tools are used, authors should provide the software name and version, where relevant. The original guidelines also require disclosure of the software used and information about code availability.

11. Conclusion

The Conclusion must clearly address the research objectives and summarize the study's main contributions.

Authors should:

  • Summarize the principal findings without excessively repeating the Results section.

  • Explain the study's contribution to medical and clinical research; public health research, including health management and policy, health promotion, reproductive health, epidemiology, environmental health, and occupational health; midwifery management research and studies related to policy and preventive and promotive interventions; nursing management research and studies related to environmental nursing and health promotion; or relevant interdisciplinary fields.

  • Discuss relevant theoretical or practical implications.

  • Acknowledge important limitations, where necessary.

  • Provide reasonable recommendations for future research.

12. Headings

Main section headings must follow the journal's official template.

  • The main sections of a research article generally consist of INTRODUCTION, METHODS, RESULTS AND DISCUSSION, and CONCLUSION.

  • Subheadings must be formatted consistently in accordance with the template.

  • Third-level headings must also follow the journal template.

  • Avoid excessive subdivision of short sections.

13. Equations

  • Equations must be created using an equation editor rather than inserted as images.

  • Each equation should be placed as close as possible to its first mention in the text.

  • Equations should be numbered consecutively when numbering is necessary.

  • Each equation must be referenced in the text using a consistent format, such as Equation (1).

  • All variables and symbols must be explained when first introduced.

14. Tables

  • Tables must be created as editable tables rather than inserted as images.

  • Each table must have a concise and descriptive title or caption.

  • Tables must be numbered consecutively.

  • Every table must be referenced in the manuscript text.

  • Where possible, tables should be placed near the first relevant discussion.

  • Notes, abbreviations, significance levels, superscripts, and symbols must be clearly explained below each table.

  • Avoid unnecessary duplication of information across tables and figures.

15. Figures

  • Figures must be numbered consecutively and referenced in the text.

  • Each figure must have a concise and informative caption.

  • Where possible, figures should be placed near their first relevant mention.

  • All text, labels, legends, and symbols must remain legible at publication size.

  • Figures must have sufficient resolution for publication.

  • Graphs created using Word, Excel, or PowerPoint should remain editable wherever possible.

  • Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to use copyrighted figures reproduced or adapted from other sources.

16. Acknowledgments

Individuals who contributed to the research but do not meet the authorship criteria may be acknowledged in the Acknowledgments section.

Authors must obtain written permission from the individuals concerned before including their names. Their contributions must be described accurately. Eligibility for authorship remains subject to the Authorship Criteria stated at the beginning of this page.

17. Author Contributions

Authors must provide a concise statement describing the actual contribution of each author. This statement documents each author's role and does not replace the four Authorship Criteria. All listed authors must meet all four criteria, regardless of their specific contribution roles.

Authors may use the CRediT contributor role taxonomy, where appropriate, including:

  • Conceptualization;

  • Methodology;

  • Data Curation;

  • Formal Analysis;

  • Investigation;

  • Writing – Original Draft;

  • Writing – Review and Editing;

  • Visualization;

  • Supervision; and

  • Project Administration.

Example:

A.B.: Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – Original Draft. C.D.: Data Curation, Formal Analysis, Visualization. E.F.: Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – Review and Editing. All authors approved the final manuscript and agree to be accountable for the work.

18. Funding Statement

Authors must disclose all financial support received for the research, writing, and/or publication of the article.

Example with funding:

“This research was supported by [Full Name of Funding Agency] under Grant Number [grant number].”

Example without specific funding:

“The authors received no specific funding for this research.”

19. Conflict of Interest Statement

Authors must disclose any financial, personal, professional, institutional, or other conflicts of interest that could reasonably be perceived as influencing the research.

Example:

“The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest related to the publication of this article.”

20. Artificial Intelligence Usage Disclosure

Authors must disclose the substantive use of generative artificial intelligence or AI-assisted technologies in manuscript preparation or research, where such disclosure is relevant.

Authorship eligibility requirements, including the prohibition against listing AI tools as authors, are described in the Authorship Criteria at the beginning of this page.

Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, citations, data, interpretation, and integrity of all content in the submitted manuscript.

Example:

“During the preparation of this manuscript, the authors used ChatGPT, Grammarly, and Claude to assist with language improvement and editing. The authors subsequently reviewed and revised all generated or modified content and take full responsibility for the final manuscript.”

21. References

The reference list must follow APA citation and referencing style.

  • In-text citations must follow APA style, and the reference list must be arranged alphabetically.

  • Authors must provide complete and accurate bibliographic information.

  • DOIs must be included where available.

  • Manuscripts should generally contain at least 15 scholarly references.

  • At least 80% of the references should preferably consist of relatively recent primary scholarly literature relevant to the research topic.

  • Authors are strongly encouraged to use reference management software such as Mendeley or Zotero.

  • Authors are responsible for ensuring that every cited reference exists, is accurate, and supports the statement for which it is cited.

22. Basic Examples of APA-Style References

1. Journal Article

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (2026). Article title. Journal Name, 10(2), 100–110. https://doi.org/xx.xxxx/xxxxx

2. Book

Author, A. A. (2025). Book title (2nd ed.). Publisher.

3. Book Chapter

Author, A. A. (2024). Chapter title. In B. B. Editor (Ed.), Book title (pp. 25–40). Publisher.

4. Conference Paper

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (2025). Conference paper title. In Proceedings of the International Conference Name (pp. 100–105). Publisher. https://doi.org/xxxxx

Note: If the proceedings include editors, a DOI, or a URL, include the relevant information in accordance with the available publication metadata.

5. Web Source

Organization Name. (2026, September 6). Title of the webpage. Website Name. https://URL

If the organization name is the same as the website name, the website name does not need to be repeated.

Important APA 7 Requirements:

  • The reference list must be arranged alphabetically by authors' surnames, not by the order in which references appear in the text.

  • In-text citations must use the author–date format, for example, (Author & Author, 2026).

  • Article and book chapter titles must use sentence case.

  • Journal names and volume numbers must be italicized; journal issue numbers must not be italicized.

  • The publisher's city and country are no longer included in APA 7th edition book references.

  • DOIs must be presented in URL format, for example, https://doi.org/10.xxxx/xxxxx.

23. Pre-Submission Checklist

Before submitting a manuscript, authors must ensure that:

  • The manuscript falls within the journal's focus and scope.

  • The manuscript is original and is not under consideration by another journal.

  • The official JUKEJ template has been used.

  • The manuscript is written in Indonesian or English and has been carefully proofread.

  • The manuscript structure complies with the journal's requirements.

  • The title, abstract, and keywords are complete.

  • All authors meet the four Authorship Criteria, and no eligible contributor has been omitted from the author list.

  • All authors have approved the submission, author order, affiliations, and required declarations.

  • The corresponding author's email address is valid.

  • All tables and figures are referenced in the text.

  • All references are cited and formatted according to APA style.

  • DOIs have been included where available.

  • Funding and conflict of interest statements have been included.

  • Author contribution information has been provided.

  • AI usage has been disclosed, where applicable.

  • Ethical approval and informed consent information have been included, where required.