About the Journal
Publication Ethics
SEJAWAT (Jurnal Keperawatan/SJK) is a peer-reviewed journal, published biannually by STIKES YARSI MATARAM, Indonesia. It is available online as open access sources as well as in print. This statement clarifies ethical behavior of all parties involved in the act of publishing an article in this journal, including the author, the editor-in-chief, the Editorial Board, the reviewer, and the publisher.
Ethical Guideline for Journal Publication
The publication of an article in SEJAWAT (Jurnal Keperawatan/SJK) is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It is a clear reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific methods. It is therefore important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the editor, the reviewer, the publisher, and the society. The publisher SEJAWAT (Jurnal Keperawatan/SJK), is obliged to guard all stages of publishing seriously and recognizes its ethical standards and other responsibilities. STIKES YARSI Mataram, Indonesia is committed to ensuring that advertising, reprint or other commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions.
Publication decisions
The editor of the SEJAWAT (Jurnal Keperawatan/SJK) is responsible for deciding the best and eligible articles to be published. The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. The editors may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editors may confer with other editors or reviewers in making their decisions.
Fair play
An editor at any time evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.
Confidentiality
The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.
Disclosure and conflicts of interest
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.
Duties of Reviewers
Contribution to Editorial Decisions
Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the paper.
Promptness
Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process.
Confidentiality
Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.
Standards of Objectivity
Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
Acknowledgement of Sources
Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.
Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.
Duties of Authors
Reporting standards
Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behaviour and are unacceptable.
Originality and Plagiarism
The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.
Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication
An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.
Acknowledgement of Sources
Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.
Authorship of the Paper
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.
Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.
Fundamental errors in published works
When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.
Screen for Plagiarsm
To avoid Plagiarism, every submitted manuscript will be screened by Turnitin
Reference Manager
The manuscript that is registered must use the manager's reference application: Mendeley
Author Guidelines
Author Guidelines
SEJAWAT (Jurnal Keperawatan/SJK) is a scientific publication for widespread research and criticism topics in Nursing studies. SEJAWAT (Jurnal Keperawatan/SJK) is published twice a year on January and July since January 2020.
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://journal.stikesyarsimataram.ac.id/
Steps for submitting Manuscripts
- The author registers as an author (checking the author role) on the "Register" section on the page http://journal.stikesyarsimataram.ac.id/index.php/jur_bid/user/register
- After the author logs in as an Author, click "New Submission".
- The stages of article submission consist of 5 stages:
- In the Start section, check all checklists, then click save & continue.
- In the Upload Submission section, please upload the article manuscript file in MS Word in this section. After that, click save & continue.
- 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.
- In the Upload Supplementary Files section, it is permissible to upload supporting files or cover letters or other documents.
- In the Confirmation section, please click "Finish Submission" if all data is correct.
General Instructions
- 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/
- The article is an original work (no plagiarism) and has never been published in a journal printed/online.
- During the review and editing process, or after the article is published, it may not be registered in another journal.
- Sent articles to editors via submission Open Journal Systems (OJS) on http://journal.stikesyarsimataram.ac.id//index.php/jur_bid/about/submissions#onlineSubmissions
- 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).
- 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
- Online Journal
Author. (year). Article’s title. Name of journal. Volume. Page. Doi: xxxxx
Gibbons, L. (2010). The global numbers and costs of additionally needed and unnecessary Caesarean sections performed per year: Overuse as a barrier to universal coverage, World Health Report. 30. 1–31. doi: 10.1017/CBO9781107415324.004.
Author. (year). Article’s title. Name of journal. Volume. Page. Retrived from URL
Reeves, S., (2007). Key factors in planning and implementing interprofessional education in health care settings. Journal of Allied Health, 36(4), 231-235. Retrived from http://www.sciencedirect.com.
- Online Magazine
Author. (year, month, date). Article’s title. Name of magazine. Retrived from URL.
Barile, L. (2011, April). Mobile technologies for libraries. C&RL News. Retrived from http://crln.acrl.org/content/72/4/ 222.full.
- Online Newspaper
Author. (year, month, date). Article’s title. Name of newspaper. Retrived from URL.
Yunda, K. (2017, Januari 2017). Kebidanan di Indonesia. Kompas Online. Retrived from
- Book
Author. (Year). Book title (edition). City of publisher: publisher
Varney, H. (2003). Varney's Midwifery, 4th Ed. (4 ed., Vol. 2). (4, Ed., & L. M. Trisetyati, Trans.) Jakarta: Buku Kedokteran EGC.
- Book without Author
Book Title (edition). (year). City of publisher: publisher
Merriam‐Webster’s Dictionary (12th ed). (2007). Springfield, MA: Merriam‐ Webster.
- Online Book
Author. (year). Book Title (edition). City of Publisher. Retrived fro URL
Kumat, S.R.. (2012). Case studies in Marketing Management.. Dehli: Pearson. Retrived from http://books.google.com/books Biro Pusat Statistik. (2013). Statistik Indonesia 2010. Jakarta, DKI: Penulis. Diakses dari http://www.bps.go.id/books/file/1 2345.pdf
- Online Thesis and Dissertation
Author. (year). Thesis or Dissertation Title. Database number.
Young, R.F. (2007). Crossing boundaries in urban ecology (doctoral dissertation). Tersedia dari Proquest Dissertation & Theses Database. (UMI No. 327681)
- Online Encyclopedia
Word title. (year). Ensyclopedia name. Access from URL
Digital Divide. (2013). Dalam Encyclopedia Britannica. Diakses 6 Mei 2013, dari http://search.eb.com
- Online Governance Publication
Institution. (year). Publication number or Title. City of Publisher: Publisher. Retrived from URL
Profil Kesehatan Provinsi Jawa Tengah. (2015). Data Angka Kematian Ibu dan Bayi. Semarang, Jawa Tengah:Penulis. Diakses dari www.dinkesjatengprov.go.id
- Document from Online Library
Author.(year). Online document title. Retrived from URL
Surachman, A. (2008). SOP Perpustakaan FEB UGM. Diakses dari Universitas Gadjah Mada, Situs Web Perpustakaan http://lib.feb.ugm.ac.id/files/sop/
- Blog
Author. (year,date). Article/Blog Title. Retrived from URL
Surachman, A. (2013, 25 Mei). Akses E‐ Resources Perpustakaan Nasional RI. Tulisan pada http://arifs.blog.ugm.ac.id
- Profesional Web
Author. (year). Title of online document. Retrived from URL
Ikatan Bidan Indonesia. (2017). Standar Praktik Kebidanan. Diakses 18 Mei 2018, dari http://www.ibi.or.id/standar/sai.ht ml
- Web without specific information
(http://www.nasa.go.id)
Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
- This article has neither been published anywhere else nor been being under the consideration of another journal ahead of publication.
- This article is written based on tthe article writing format provided by Jurnal Kebidanan.
Copyright Notice
- The copyright to this article is transferred to Fundus Jurnal Kebidanan if and when the article is accepted for publication.
Jurnal Kebidanan is licensed under Creative Common Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Privacy Statement
every name and email submitted in this journal will be used exclusively for the purpose that has been declared and, not used for other purposes or by any other parties.
Author Fees
This journal charges the following author fees.
Article Publication: 200.000.00 (IDR)
If this paper is accepted for publication, you will be asked to pay an Article Publication Fee to cover publications costs. By paying the fee, you'll get 1 (one) free-of-charge printed-version journal where your article belong to.
If you do not have funds to pay such fees, you will have an opportunity to waive each fee. We do not want fees to prevent the publication of worthy work.