1. General Requirements

JIK: Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan accepts scholarly manuscripts that are relevant to the focus and scope of the journal. Manuscripts must be original works and must not have been previously published or be under consideration for publication in another journal.

Authors are responsible for the content, originality, accuracy of data, and compliance with research and publication ethics.

The journal is published twice a year, in March and September. No Article Processing Charge (APC) is charged to authors.

2. Article Types

The journal accepts the following types of manuscripts:

• Original research articles
• Review articles
• Case reports/case studies
• Other scholarly articles relevant to health sciences

3. Language

Manuscripts may be written in Indonesian or English using clear, effective, and consistent academic language.

4. Manuscript Structure

Research articles are generally expected to follow the structure below:

1. Title
2. Author Names
3. Author Affiliations
4. Corresponding Author's Email
5. Abstract
6. Keywords
7. Introduction
8. Methods
9. Results
10. Discussion
11. Conclusion
12. Acknowledgments (if applicable)
13. Conflict of Interest (if applicable)
14. Funding (if applicable)
15. References

The structure may be adjusted for review articles or other types of manuscripts.

5. Title

The title should be concise, clear, informative, and accurately reflect the content of the manuscript. Avoid using uncommon abbreviations.

6. Abstract

The abstract should briefly describe the study, including the background or objective, methods, main results, and conclusion.

The abstract should be concise and followed by 3–5 relevant keywords.

7. References

Authors should use relevant and academically reliable references. The use of recent scientific journal articles is encouraged.

All sources cited in the manuscript must appear in the reference list, and all references listed must be cited in the manuscript.

Authors are encouraged to use reference management software such as Mendeley, Zotero, or similar tools to maintain citation consistency.

8. Tables and Figures

Tables and figures must be relevant to the manuscript, consecutively numbered, and provided with appropriate titles. All tables and figures should be clearly referred to in the manuscript. Figures must have sufficient quality and resolution.

9. Research Ethics

Research involving human participants, animals, or sensitive data must comply with applicable research ethics requirements. Where applicable, authors must provide information regarding ethical approval in the manuscript.

10. Plagiarism

Manuscripts must be free from plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, and other forms of academic misconduct. The journal may conduct similarity screening on submitted manuscripts.

11. Manuscript Submission

Manuscripts must be submitted through the Open Journal Systems (OJS) of JIK: Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan. Authors must ensure that all required information and documents have been properly uploaded.

By submitting a manuscript, authors confirm that the work is original and is not being considered for publication elsewhere.

12. Review Process

Each submitted manuscript will undergo an initial editorial screening to assess its suitability for the journal's focus and scope and its compliance with basic submission requirements. Manuscripts that meet the requirements will proceed to the peer-review process.

The final publication decision is made by the editor based on the review results and academic considerations.