01General Information

Jurnal Edukasi Ilmiah Kesehatan (JUNEDIK) is a peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal committed to publishing original and scientifically rigorous research relevant to public health, health education, health promotion, disease prevention, community health, health policy, and related interdisciplinary health sciences.

Manuscripts are evaluated based on originality, methodological rigor, ethical compliance, scientific relevance, clarity of reporting, and their contribution to knowledge, practice, or policy.

All submissions must be made through the official JUNEDIK Online Journal System (OJS). Manuscripts submitted by email or in hard copy will not be considered.

02Focus and Scope

JUNEDIK welcomes research addressing public health challenges, health education and literacy, health promotion interventions, community-based disease prevention, primary healthcare, health service management, health policy, and population health.

Research from nursing, midwifery, medicine, nutrition, and other health disciplines may be considered when its objectives and findings demonstrate a clear contribution to the journal's public health focus.

Studies with local or regional settings should explain their broader scientific relevance and implications beyond the immediate study population.

03Types of Manuscripts

Original Research Articles

Original research articles report previously unpublished empirical findings using quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods approaches. Manuscripts should include an Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusion. The maximum manuscript length is 7,000 words, excluding references and supplementary materials.

Systematic Reviews

Systematic reviews provide a transparent and reproducible synthesis of existing evidence. Authors should describe the review question, eligibility criteria, information sources, search strategies, screening procedures, quality appraisal, and synthesis methods. PRISMA reporting guidelines should be followed where applicable.

Meta-Analyses

Meta-analyses should report the statistical methods used for evidence synthesis, pooled effect estimates, confidence intervals, heterogeneity, risk of bias, and sensitivity or subgroup analyses where appropriate.

All manuscript types must demonstrate relevance to the journal's focus and scope.

04Language Requirements

JUNEDIK accepts manuscripts written exclusively in English. British and American English are both acceptable, provided that spelling and terminology are used consistently.

Authors are responsible for the grammatical accuracy, scientific terminology, clarity, and coherence of their manuscripts. Manuscripts requiring substantial language improvement may be returned before peer review.

Language editing does not guarantee manuscript acceptance.

05Manuscript Preparation

Manuscripts must be prepared in Microsoft Word format using the latest official JUNEDIK template.

Original research manuscripts should contain the following sections:

• Title
• Abstract
• Keywords
• Introduction
• Methods
• Results
• Discussion
• Conclusion
• References

Relevant declarations must also be provided, including ethical approval, informed consent where applicable, funding, conflicts of interest, authors' contributions, acknowledgments, data availability, and generative AI use.

The abstract must not exceed 250 words and should report the objective, research design, methods, sample size where applicable, principal findings, and conclusion.

Keywords should accurately represent the manuscript content. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) are recommended when appropriate.

06Double-Blind Peer Review

JUNEDIK implements a double-blind peer-review process in which authors and reviewers remain anonymous to one another.

Authors must upload two separate files:

Title Page: Contains the manuscript title, full names of all authors, institutional affiliations, corresponding author details, ORCID identifiers where available, acknowledgments, and other identifying information.

Anonymized Manuscript: Contains the manuscript title, abstract, keywords, main text, tables, figures, references, and relevant non-identifying declarations.

Authors must remove identifying information from the anonymized manuscript and its document metadata.

Self-citations must be presented objectively and consistently with other references. Authors must not omit scientifically relevant references or misrepresent previous work to conceal their identities.

The editorial team will verify manuscript anonymization before assigning independent reviewers.

07Scientific and Methodological Standards

Manuscripts must provide sufficient methodological information to allow readers to assess the validity and reproducibility of the research.

Authors should clearly describe the study design, setting, participants, sampling procedures, sample size determination where applicable, instruments, data collection procedures, and analytical methods.

Quantitative studies should report appropriate descriptive and inferential statistics, including effect estimates, confidence intervals, and p-values where relevant.

Qualitative studies should describe the methodological approach, participant selection, data collection, analytical procedures, reflexivity, and strategies supporting research trustworthiness.

Conclusions must be supported by the reported findings. Study limitations and implications should be discussed transparently.

08Reporting Guidelines

Authors must follow recognized reporting guidelines appropriate to their research design, including:

• CONSORT for randomized controlled trials.
• STROBE for observational studies.
• PRISMA for systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
• COREQ or SRQR for qualitative research.
• TREND for applicable nonrandomized evaluations.
• STARD for diagnostic accuracy studies.

Additional reporting guidelines may be selected from the EQUATOR Network according to the study design.

09Research Ethics and Publication Integrity

JUNEDIK follows internationally recognized principles of publication ethics, including guidance provided by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Research involving human participants must comply with applicable ethical requirements and the Declaration of Helsinki where relevant.

Authors must provide the name of the approving ethics committee, approval number, and approval date where applicable. If ethical review was not required or an exemption was granted, the manuscript must explain the basis for this determination.

Research involving identifiable patient information must protect privacy and confidentiality. Written consent for publication must be obtained when identifiable information or images are included.

Plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, duplicate publication, inappropriate image manipulation, and citation manipulation are prohibited.

10Originality and Similarity Screening

Submitted manuscripts must be original and must not be simultaneously under consideration by another journal.

JUNEDIK conducts similarity screening before peer review. Under the journal's administrative policy, authors are required to submit a similarity report indicating less than 20% similarity.

The similarity percentage is not the sole determinant of originality. Editors will assess the nature, location, and context of matched text, including unattributed copying and inappropriate reuse of previously published material.

Manuscripts may be returned, rejected, or investigated when substantial research integrity concerns are identified.

11References and Citation Standards

References must be accurate, relevant, and formatted according to the official JUNEDIK reference style.

Authors should prioritize scientifically appropriate and credible sources, including relevant primary research and systematic reviews. DOI links should be provided where available.

The use of a reference management application is recommended.

Excessive self-citation, irrelevant citations, and attempts to manipulate citation metrics are prohibited.

12Authorship and Contributor Responsibilities

All authors must have made substantive contributions to the research and manuscript, approved the final version, and accepted responsibility for their contributions.

Author contributions should be reported using the CRediT taxonomy.

Changes to authorship after submission require a justified request and agreement from all affected authors, subject to editorial approval.

13Funding and Conflicts of Interest

Authors must disclose all sources of research funding and any financial or nonfinancial interests that could reasonably be perceived as influencing the research.

If no funding was received or no conflicts of interest exist, this must be explicitly stated.

14Data Availability and Research Transparency

Authors must include a data availability statement describing whether and how the underlying research data can be accessed.

Where data cannot be shared because of ethical, privacy, legal, or contractual restrictions, the statement should explain those restrictions.

15Declaration of Generative AI Use

Authors must disclose the use of generative artificial intelligence tools in manuscript preparation in accordance with JUNEDIK's AI policy.

The disclosure should identify the tools used and describe their purpose.

Authors remain responsible for the originality, accuracy, citations, confidentiality, and scientific integrity of the manuscript. Generative AI tools cannot be listed as authors.

16Editorial and Peer-Review Process

Initial Technical Screening

The editorial office verifies submission completeness, manuscript anonymization, template compliance, language requirements, ethical documentation, and similarity screening.

Initial Editorial Assessment

The handling editor assesses the manuscript's relevance, originality, methodological quality, and scientific contribution. Manuscripts that do not meet the journal's requirements may be rejected without external review.

External Peer Review

Manuscripts selected for external review are normally evaluated by at least two independent reviewers with relevant expertise.

Reviewers must disclose potential conflicts of interest and provide objective, evidence-based assessments.

Editorial Decision

The editor evaluates reviewer recommendations and determines whether the manuscript should be accepted, revised, or rejected. Editorial decisions are based on scientific merit and are not determined solely by reviewer votes.

Revised Manuscripts

Authors must submit a revised manuscript and a point-by-point response to reviewer comments within the deadline specified in the editorial decision.

Final Quality Control

Accepted manuscripts undergo copyediting, reference verification, proofreading, and production checks before publication.

17Publication Fees

JUNEDIK does not charge a manuscript submission fee.

The article publication charge (APC) is IDR 750,000 for Indonesian authors, as stated in the journal's published fee policy.

Payment is requested only after editorial acceptance and must not influence peer-review outcomes or editorial decisions.

Any additional language-editing or proofreading charges must be disclosed transparently before authors agree to use the service.

Waiver requests are considered according to the journal's published policy.

18Copyright and Open Access

Authors retain copyright in their published work and grant JUNEDIK the right of first publication.

Published articles are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), permitting sharing, adaptation, distribution, and reproduction with appropriate attribution.

Authors may deposit and distribute their published articles in institutional repositories and other permitted platforms, provided the original publication is properly acknowledged.

19Submission Preparation Checklist

Before submitting, authors must confirm that:

1. The manuscript is original and is not under consideration elsewhere.

2. The manuscript is relevant to JUNEDIK's focus and scope.

3. The manuscript is written in academically appropriate English.

4. The latest official JUNEDIK template has been used.

5. Separate Title Page and Anonymized Manuscript files are provided.

6. The research objectives and methodology are clearly reported.

7. The abstract includes essential methodological information and principal findings.

8. Ethical approval and informed consent statements are provided where applicable.

9. Patient privacy and confidentiality are protected.

10. The manuscript complies with publication ethics and research integrity standards.

11. Authorship and author contributions are accurately declared.

12. References are accurate, relevant, and properly formatted.

13. Funding and conflicts of interest are disclosed.

14. Data availability and generative AI use are declared where applicable.

15. The authors agree to JUNEDIK's copyright and licensing policy.

20Submission

All manuscripts must be submitted electronically through the official JUNEDIK OJS platform:

https://jurnal.edi.or.id/index.php/Junedik

Authors are responsible for ensuring that all submission metadata, manuscript files, and supporting documents are complete and accurate.

The editorial office may return incomplete submissions for correction before initiating the peer-review process.