Editorial Policies

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Editorial Policies

Editorial Integrity, Peer Review, Open Access, and Scientific Publication Standards

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Focus & Scope Section Policies Peer Review Frequency Open Access Archiving Submission Plagiarism

01. Focus and Scope

Jurnal Ilmiah Kesehatan Sandi Husada (JIKSH) serves as an international scholarly platform for disseminating high-quality, peer-reviewed research that advances evidence-based practice, health systems strengthening, and health policy development. The journal emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches integrating nursing, medicine, public health, and allied health sciences to address complex and emerging health challenges.

Areas of Interest

Clinical nursing and advanced nursing care

Public health, epidemiology and biostatistics

Health promotion and disease prevention

Health systems, policy and management

Pharmacotherapy and clinical interventions

Maternal, child and reproductive health

Communicable and non-communicable diseases

Environmental health and occupational safety

Digital health, innovation and telemedicine

Health education and workforce development

JIKSH particularly encourages quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods studies, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and implementation research with clear implications for policy and practice, particularly in low- and middle-income countries and Asian contexts.

02. Section Policies

Original Articles

Original research presenting novel clinical, experimental, observational, or public health findings. Manuscripts must not have been published or submitted elsewhere.

Maximum: 7,000 words | Abstract: 250 words | Tables/Figures: 5 combined

Systematic Reviews

Comprehensive and critical syntheses of evidence based on reproducible search strategies, predefined eligibility criteria, transparent study selection, and critical appraisal. Authors should describe study populations, exposures, outcomes, and data sources, supported by an appropriate study selection flow diagram.

Maximum: 7,000 words | Tables/Figures: 4 combined

Meta-analyses

Meta-analyses must meet systematic review requirements and include appropriate statistical synthesis of pooled estimates, heterogeneity, risk of bias, and publication bias. Subgroup analyses and meta-regression should be reported where appropriate. PRISMA reporting is encouraged according to the review design.

03. Peer Review Process

JIKSH applies a double-blind peer review system to support impartiality, scientific rigor, and editorial integrity.

Step 1. Initial Editorial Assessment

The editorial team evaluates manuscript scope, novelty, originality, language, and compliance with author guidelines. Manuscripts may be rejected or returned for preliminary revisions. The expected initial decision period is approximately 1–2 weeks.

Step 2. Double-Blind Peer Review

Eligible manuscripts are evaluated by at least two independent reviewers selected according to their expertise. Author and reviewer identities are concealed from each other. Reviewers are normally requested to complete each review round within three weeks.

Step 3. Editorial Decision

Publication decisions consider the reviewers' recommendations and manuscript quality. Two positive recommendations are required for acceptance. When recommendations differ, an additional reviewer may be consulted. The Editor-in-Chief makes the final decision in consultation with the editorial committee.

Editorial principle: Acceptance is based on scientific merit, methodological quality, originality, ethical compliance, and relevance to the journal's scope.

04. Publication Frequency

Beginning in 2027, Jurnal Ilmiah Kesehatan Sandi Husada publishes four issues annually.

January

Issue 1

April

Issue 2

August

Issue 3

December

Issue 4

05. Open Access Policy

JIKSH provides immediate open access to its published content, supporting the free dissemination and exchange of scientific knowledge.

Authors retain copyright and grant JIKSH the right of first publication. Articles are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0) .

This license permits sharing, adaptation, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, including commercial use, provided appropriate credit is given, a license link is supplied, and changes are indicated. Authors may deposit published articles in institutional repositories.

06. Digital Archiving and Preservation

JIKSH's stated digital preservation policy references the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN), LOCKSS, and CLOCKSS as distributed archiving mechanisms designed to support long-term access, preservation, and restoration of scholarly content.

PKP PN

Distributed preservation infrastructure for eligible OJS journals.

LOCKSS

Library-based distributed digital preservation.

CLOCKSS

Long-term preservation and controlled access when content becomes unavailable.

Preservation participation and activation should be verified against the journal's current archiving configuration.

07. Manuscript Submission and Publishing

Manuscript Submission

Manuscripts must be prepared in Microsoft Word format. Figures, illustrations, and tables should be included in the manuscript file according to the journal's author guidelines. All submissions must be made through the official OJS platform. Manuscripts submitted by email or in hard-copy format will not be accepted.

Manuscript Publishing

Publication eligibility is determined by the Editorial Board after considering independent peer review recommendations. Authors are responsible for addressing reviewer comments and submitting revised manuscripts within the specified revision period.

Online Manuscript Submission →

08. Plagiarism Check and Publication Ethics

JIKSH follows the ethical principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). All submitted manuscripts undergo plagiarism screening before peer review.

Maximum Similarity Index: 20%

Manuscripts exceeding the permitted similarity threshold may be returned for revision or rejected. Similarity reports are also evaluated for citation quality, text overlap, and potential academic misconduct.

Plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, duplicate publication, and inappropriate authorship practices are prohibited. Suspected violations will be assessed according to relevant COPE guidance.

View COPE Guidelines ↗