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Author Guidelines

Media Keperawatan Indonesia

Media Keperawatan Indonesia (MKI) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal that publishes scholarly articles in nursing and health sciences. The journal aims to advance nursing knowledge, clinical nursing practice, nursing management and leadership, nursing education, community health nursing, patient safety, evidence-based care, and health service improvement.

MKI welcomes manuscripts that provide clear scientific contribution, methodological rigor, ethical integrity, and relevance to nursing and health sciences. Submitted manuscripts must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration by another journal.

MKI accepts manuscripts written in English or Indonesian. However, all manuscripts must include an English title, English abstract, and English keywords. Manuscripts written in English are strongly encouraged to increase international readership and scholarly visibility.

1. Manuscript Categories

MKI accepts the following types of manuscripts:

1.1 Original Research Article

An original research article reports empirical findings from quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods, experimental, quasi-experimental, observational, methodological, or implementation research.

The manuscript should generally contain 4,000–6,000 words, excluding abstract, references, tables, and figures.

1.2 Review Article

A review article synthesizes existing evidence relevant to nursing and health sciences. MKI accepts systematic reviews, scoping reviews, integrative reviews, narrative reviews, and other scholarly reviews.

Systematic reviews and scoping reviews must clearly describe the review question, databases, search strategy, eligibility criteria, study selection process, critical appraisal where applicable, and synthesis method.

The manuscript should generally contain 5,000–8,000 words, excluding abstract, references, tables, and figures.

1.3 Case Study / Case Report

A case study or case report presents a unique, educational, or clinically important case in nursing or health care. The manuscript must protect patient confidentiality and include informed consent where applicable.

The manuscript should generally contain 2,000–3,500 words, excluding abstract, references, tables, and figures.

1.4 Short Communication

A short communication presents preliminary findings, concise research findings, methodological notes, or policy observations with clear relevance to nursing and health sciences.

The manuscript should generally contain 1,500–2,500 words, excluding abstract, references, tables, and figures.

1.5 Editorial or Letter to the Editor

Editorials and letters to the editor are usually invited by the editorial board. Unsolicited letters may be considered when they provide scholarly comments on articles published in MKI or address current issues in nursing and health sciences.

2. Submission Requirements

Authors must submit manuscripts through the MKI online submission system.

Each submission must include the following files:

2.1 Anonymous Manuscript File

The anonymous manuscript file is the main manuscript file that will be sent for peer review. This file must not contain any information that identifies the authors.

Authors must use the MKI Anonymous Manuscript Template.

2.2 Title Page File

The title page file contains complete author information, affiliations, corresponding author details, author contribution, funding statement, conflict of interest statement, ethics approval, informed consent statement, data availability statement, and acknowledgements.

Authors must use the MKI Title Page Template.

2.3 Cover Letter

A cover letter must be submitted with every manuscript. The cover letter should state the originality of the manuscript, its relevance to MKI, its contribution to nursing or health sciences, and confirmation that the manuscript is not under review elsewhere.

Authors must use the MKI Cover Letter Template.

The manuscript templates are available on the following page:

Manuscript Template: /index.php/MKI/pages/view/template

Supplementary files may be uploaded where applicable, such as reporting guideline checklists, ethical approval letters, research instruments, additional tables, datasets, or appendices. However, MKI does not provide a separate supplementary file template.

3. Anonymous Manuscript Preparation

MKI applies a double-blind peer review process. Therefore, authors must ensure that the anonymous manuscript does not contain any information that may reveal author identity.

The anonymous manuscript must not include:

1. author names;
2. author affiliations;
3. corresponding author details;
4. acknowledgements;
5. funding information that directly identifies authors or institutions;
6. ethics approval details that reveal author identity, where anonymization is necessary during review;
7. self-identifying statements;
8. file names containing author names;
9. document metadata containing author names.

Self-citations should be written in a neutral manner.

Incorrect:

In our previous study, we found that nurses experienced high workload during clinical supervision.

Correct:

Previous research has reported that nurses experienced high workload during clinical supervision.

Manuscripts that do not comply with anonymous submission requirements may be returned to the authors before peer review.

4. Title Page Requirements

The title page must be submitted separately from the anonymous manuscript.

The title page must include:

1. full manuscript title;
2. short running title;
3. full names of all authors without academic degrees;
4. institutional affiliations of all authors;
5. email address of each author;
6. ORCID ID of each author, where available;
7. Scopus Author ID, where available;
8. name, email address, and institutional address of the corresponding author;
9. author contribution statement;
10. funding statement;
11. conflict of interest statement;
12. ethics approval statement;
13. informed consent statement, where applicable;
14. clinical trial registration number, where applicable;
15. data availability statement;
16. acknowledgements.

5. Manuscript Format

The manuscript must follow the MKI manuscript template.

General formatting requirements are as follows:

Authors are strongly encouraged to use a reference manager, such as Mendeley, Zotero, or EndNote.

The manuscript must be written in clear academic language. Authors are responsible for ensuring grammar accuracy, scientific clarity, terminology consistency, and readability before submission.

6. Manuscript Structure

Original research articles should be arranged as follows:

1. Title
2. Abstract
3. Keywords
4. Introduction
5. Methods
6. Results
7. Discussion
8. Conclusion
9. References
10. Tables and figures

The anonymous manuscript must not include author identity, acknowledgements, funding statement, conflict of interest statement, author contribution, or data availability statement. These items must be included only in the title page file.

7. Title

The manuscript title must be written in English.

The title should be concise, informative, specific, and relevant to the manuscript content. The title should reflect the main variable, population, setting, design, or scientific focus of the study where appropriate.

The title should:

1. preferably contain 12–15 words;
2. avoid unnecessary abbreviations;
3. avoid statistical symbols or formulas;
4. reflect the scientific contribution of the manuscript;
5. be understandable to an international readership.

Example:

Nurse-Led Education and Self-Care Adherence among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Quasi-Experimental Study

8. Abstract

The abstract must be written in English.

The abstract should be structured and contain 200–250 words.

For original research articles, the abstract must include:

1. Background: brief context and research gap;
2. Objective: aim of the study;
3. Methods: design, setting, participants, sampling, instruments, and analysis;
4. Results: main findings with relevant numerical data where appropriate;
5. Conclusion: main implication for nursing science, practice, education, management, or policy.

The abstract must be clear, concise, and understandable without reading the full manuscript.

9. Keywords

Authors must provide 3–5 keywords in English.

Keywords should:

1. represent the main concepts of the article;
2. be arranged alphabetically;
3. use internationally recognized terms where possible;
4. preferably follow MeSH terminology where relevant;
5. avoid unnecessary repetition of words already used in the title.

Example:

Keywords: clinical nursing; continuity of care; nurse-led intervention; patient safety; self-care

10. Introduction

The introduction must present the scientific background of the study clearly and logically.

The introduction should include:

1. the importance and scope of the problem;
2. current evidence related to the topic;
3. research gap or unresolved issue;
4. novelty or scientific contribution of the study;
5. objective of the study.

The introduction should not be too general. It must show why the study is important for nursing science, clinical practice, nursing management, nursing education, community health, patient safety, or health services.

11. Methods

The methods section must provide sufficient detail to allow readers to understand, evaluate, and replicate the study.

For original research articles, the methods section should include:

1. study design;
2. study setting and period;
3. population and sample;
4. inclusion and exclusion criteria;
5. sample size calculation, where applicable;
6. sampling technique;
7. study variables;
8. research instruments;
9. validity and reliability of instruments;
10. intervention or procedure, where applicable;
11. data collection procedure;
12. data analysis;
13. ethical approval;
14. informed consent;
15. data management and confidentiality.

For qualitative studies, authors should also describe:

1. qualitative approach;
2. participant recruitment;
3. data collection method;
4. interview or observation procedure;
5. data saturation;
6. data analysis method;
7. trustworthiness or rigor, including credibility, dependability, confirmability, and transferability.

For review articles, authors should describe:

1. type of review;
2. research question;
3. eligibility criteria;
4. databases searched;
5. search strategy;
6. study selection process;
7. quality appraisal tool, where applicable;
8. data extraction;
9. synthesis method;
10. protocol registration, where applicable.

12. Reporting Guidelines

Authors must follow relevant reporting guidelines according to the study design.

Recommended reporting guidelines include:

Authors should upload the completed checklist as a supplementary file where applicable.

13. Results

The results section must present findings clearly, objectively, and logically.

Authors should:

1. present findings according to the study objectives;
2. use tables and figures effectively;
3. avoid duplicating the same data in both text and tables;
4. present statistical results accurately;
5. include confidence intervals and effect sizes where appropriate;
6. avoid interpreting results in this section.

For qualitative studies, themes, categories, or concepts should be presented clearly. Selected participant quotations may be included to support findings while maintaining confidentiality.

14. Discussion

The discussion section must interpret the findings in relation to the research objectives, previous studies, theory, and practice.

The discussion should include:

1. summary of the main findings;
2. explanation of the findings;
3. comparison with previous studies;
4. scientific contribution to nursing or health sciences;
5. implications for nursing practice, education, management, policy, or future research;
6. strengths and limitations of the study.

The discussion should not merely repeat the results. Authors must explain the meaning, relevance, and contribution of the findings.

15. Conclusion

The conclusion must be written in one concise paragraph.

The conclusion should:

1. answer the research objective;
2. be based only on the study findings;
3. avoid unsupported claims;
4. state the main contribution of the study;
5. include practical or scientific implications where appropriate.

The conclusion must not be written as numbered points.

16. Tables and Figures

Tables and figures must be clear, readable, and necessary.

Authors should follow these requirements:

1. tables and figures must be numbered consecutively;
2. each table must have a clear title;
3. each figure must have a clear caption;
4. tables must be editable and not inserted as images;
5. figures must have sufficient resolution;
6. abbreviations used in tables or figures must be explained in footnotes;
7. the same data should not be repeated in both table and figure;
8. permission must be obtained for copyrighted tables, figures, photographs, or instruments.

17. Ethical Approval and Informed Consent

Studies involving human participants, patients, medical records, biological samples, or identifiable data must obtain ethical approval from an appropriate ethics committee or institutional review board.

The manuscript must include:

1. name of the ethics committee;
2. approval number;
3. date of approval, where available;
4. informed consent procedure;
5. protection of participant confidentiality.

For case reports or case studies involving identifiable patient information, written informed consent must be obtained from the patient or legal representative.

18. Clinical Trial Registration

Clinical trials must be registered in a publicly accessible clinical trial registry before participant recruitment.

The manuscript and title page must include the registry name and trial registration number.

19. Authorship and Author Contributions

All listed authors must have made substantial intellectual contributions to the manuscript and must take responsibility for the integrity of the work.

All authors should meet the following authorship criteria:

1. substantial contribution to the conception or design of the work, or acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data;
2. drafting the manuscript or revising it critically for important intellectual content;
3. final approval of the version to be published;
4. agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work.

Contributors who do not meet authorship criteria should be listed in the acknowledgements section with their permission.

MKI requires an author contribution statement. Authors may use the following contribution categories:

1. conceptualization;
2. methodology;
3. software;
4. validation;
5. formal analysis;
6. investigation;
7. resources;
8. data curation;
9. writing – original draft;
10. writing – review and editing;
11. visualization;
12. supervision;
13. project administration;
14. funding acquisition.

20. Conflict of Interest

Authors must disclose any financial, professional, institutional, or personal relationships that may influence, or may be perceived to influence, the submitted work.

If there is no conflict of interest, authors must state:

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

21. Funding Statement

Authors must disclose all sources of funding, including grant number where applicable.

Example:

This study was funded by [Name of Funder], grant number [xxx]. The funder had no role in study design, data collection, data analysis, manuscript preparation, or publication decision.

If no funding was received, authors must state:

This research received no external funding.

22. Data Availability Statement

Authors must provide a data availability statement.

Examples:

The data supporting the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

or

The dataset generated and analyzed during the current study is available in [repository name], [DOI or URL].

or

Data are not publicly available due to ethical and privacy restrictions.

23. Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence

Authors must disclose the use of generative artificial intelligence or AI-assisted tools in manuscript preparation, language editing, translation, data analysis, image generation, or other parts of the research and publication process.

AI tools must not be listed as authors because authorship requires accountability and responsibility for the integrity of the work.

Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, validity, and integrity of all submitted content.

If AI tools were used, authors must include a statement such as:

During the preparation of this manuscript, the authors used [name of tool] for language editing. The authors reviewed and edited the content and take full responsibility for the final version of the manuscript.

If AI tools were not used, authors may state:

The authors did not use generative artificial intelligence or AI-assisted tools in the preparation of this manuscript.

24. Plagiarism, Duplicate Publication, and Research Misconduct

Submitted manuscripts must be original and free from plagiarism, data fabrication, data falsification, citation manipulation, image manipulation, and redundant publication.

MKI screens submitted manuscripts using plagiarism detection software. Manuscripts with unacceptable similarity, unattributed copying, duplicate publication, or serious ethical concerns may be rejected before or after peer review.

Authors must not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal at the same time.

25. References

MKI uses the Elsevier-Vancouver reference style. References must be numbered consecutively in the order in which they appear in the text.

Authors are strongly encouraged to use a reference manager such as Mendeley, Zotero, or EndNote.

Reference requirements:

1. references must be relevant and current;
2. primary sources are strongly preferred;
3. recent references from the last 10 years are strongly encouraged;
4. seminal older references may be used when scientifically necessary;
5. DOI must be included where available;
6. all references cited in the text must appear in the reference list;
7. all references in the reference list must be cited in the text;
8. excessive self-citation should be avoided;
9. unreliable, predatory, or non-scholarly sources should be avoided.

Journal Article Example

Miron-Shatz T, Ormianer M, Rabinowitz J, Hanoch Y, Tsafrir A. Physician experience is associated with greater underestimation of patient pain. Patient Educ Couns. 2020;103:405–409. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2019.08.040.

Article with DOI Example

Yanto A, Rochayati R, Wuryanto E. Decreased the risk of hyperbilirubinemia incidence with the initiation of early breastfeeding. Media Keperawatan Indonesia. 2018;1:25–31. https://doi.org/10.26714/mki.1.2.2018.25-31.

26. Peer Review Process

All manuscripts submitted to MKI undergo editorial screening and double-blind peer review.

The editorial process includes:

1. initial editorial screening;
2. plagiarism screening;
3. scope and format assessment;
4. assignment to section editor;
5. double-blind peer review by at least two independent reviewers;
6. editorial decision;
7. author revision;
8. re-review where necessary;
9. final decision by the editor;
10. copyediting, layout editing, proofreading, and publication.

Possible editorial decisions include:

1. accept;
2. minor revision;
3. major revision;
4. resubmit for review;
5. reject.

Authors receiving a revision decision must submit:

1. revised manuscript with changes highlighted;
2. clean revised manuscript;
3. point-by-point response to reviewers.

27. Revision Policy

Authors must respond to all reviewer and editor comments carefully.

The response to reviewers must include:

1. reviewer comment;
2. author response;
3. location of revision in the manuscript;
4. revised text where appropriate.

Example:

Failure to submit a complete revision and response letter may delay editorial processing.

28. Copyright and License

Authors retain copyright and grant MKI the right of first publication.

Articles are published under the Creative Commons license stated in the MKI Copyright and Licensing Policy.

Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyrighted materials, including tables, figures, instruments, photographs, or other materials.

29. Article Processing Charge

MKI may charge an Article Processing Charge after the manuscript has been accepted for publication.

Payment of publication fees does not influence editorial decisions, peer review outcomes, reviewer recommendations, or acceptance of manuscripts.

Authors should refer to the MKI Article Processing Charge Policy for current information.

30. Submission Preparation Checklist

Before submitting a manuscript, authors must ensure that:

1. the manuscript is original and has not been published elsewhere;
2. the manuscript is not under review by another journal;
3. the manuscript fits the aims and scope of MKI;
4. the anonymous manuscript contains no author identity;
5. the title page is uploaded separately;
6. the cover letter is uploaded;
7. the title is written in English;
8. the abstract is written in English and follows the required structure;
9. keywords are written in English;
10. ethical approval information is provided where applicable;
11. informed consent information is provided where applicable;
12. clinical trial registration is provided where applicable;
13. the appropriate reporting guideline checklist is uploaded where applicable;
14. references follow the Elsevier-Vancouver style;
15. DOI numbers are included where available;
16. tables and figures are clear, numbered, and cited in the text;
17. conflict of interest, funding, author contribution, data availability, and AI-use statements are provided in the title page;
18. the manuscript has been checked for grammar, clarity, and scientific readability;
19. all authors have approved the submitted version;
20. all required templates have been completed.

31. Manuscript Templates

Authors must use the official MKI manuscript templates before submitting their manuscripts.

The following templates are available:

1. MKI Anonymous Manuscript Template
2. MKI Title Page Template
3. MKI Cover Letter Template

Templates can be downloaded from the following page:

Manuscript Template: /index.php/MKI/pages/view/template

Manuscripts that do not follow the required templates may be returned to the authors for technical correction before editorial screening.

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.

1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).

   Manuskrip ini belum pernah diterbitkan sebelumnya, juga tidak sedang disubmit pada jurnal lain.

2. The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.

   File manuskrip berformat Microsoft Word (doc/docx/rtf)

3. Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.

   URL Referensi yang digunakan dapat diakses

4. The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, according to the manuscript template

   Teks manuskrip memiliki spasi tunggal; menggunakan font 12 poin; dan semua ilustrasi, gambar, dan tabel ditempatkan di dalam teks pada tempat yang sesuai, sesuai dengan template manuskrip yang disediakan

5. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines and the manuscript template, which is found in About the Journal.

   Teks tersebut mematuhi persyaratan gaya kutipan dan pustaka yang diuraikan dalam Panduan Penulis dan template manuskrip, yang dapat ditemukan di Tentang Jurnal.

6. If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.

   Bersedia dilakukan review dengan metode blind review

7. The manuscript has fulfilled the criteria according to the readiness of the manuscript

   Manuskrip telah memenuhi kriteria kesiapan manuskrip sesuai penilaian pra review (Download)

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