Manuscript Types

JPK : Jurnal Penelitian Kesehatan accepts five types of manuscripts in the health sciences, with a particular focus on nursing, midwifery, physiotherapy, public health, community health, occupational health, mental health, and digital health. Please choose the type that best fits your work when you submit. The editor may ask you to change the type if the manuscript fits another category better.

All manuscript types must follow the Author Guidelines and the journal template: a title of no more than 14 words (Indonesian) or 12 words (English), an abstract in Indonesian and English of no more than 200 words, 3–5 keywords, Harvard-style (author, year) citations, and references mostly from the last 10 years.

1. Original Research Article

Reports of new findings from quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods studies, such as cross-sectional, case-control, cohort, quasi-experimental, experimental, or randomised controlled studies, and qualitative studies (phenomenology, case-based qualitative, grounded theory).

  • Structure: Introduction (15–20%), Methods (10–15%), Results and Discussion (40–60%), Conclusions and Suggestions, References.
  • Methods must state: research design, variables, population, sampling, sample size, instruments, data collection, data analysis, and ethical approval (ethics committee name and approval number) for studies involving human participants.
  • Recommended reporting guidelines: STROBE (observational), CONSORT (randomised trials), TREND (non-randomised interventions), COREQ or SRQR (qualitative).

2. Case Study

Detailed reports of one or a small number of patients, clients, families, or community cases that offer new or useful lessons for nursing, midwifery, physiotherapy, or public health practice, for example nursing care (asuhan keperawatan), midwifery care (asuhan kebidanan), or physiotherapy management of a specific condition.

  • Structure: Introduction, Case Presentation (assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and evaluation), Discussion, Conclusions and Suggestions, References.
  • Written informed consent from the patient or guardian is required, and all identifying information (name, photo, address, medical record number) must be removed.
  • Recommended reporting guideline: CARE.

3. Systematic Review and Literature Review

Systematic reviews, meta-analyses, scoping reviews, and literature reviews that synthesise existing evidence on a clear health question.

  • Structure: Introduction, Methods (search strategy, databases, keywords, inclusion and exclusion criteria, selection process, quality appraisal, and synthesis method), Results, Discussion, Conclusions, References.
  • Include a flow diagram of study selection and a table summarising the included studies.
  • Narrative reviews without a clear search method will generally not be accepted.
  • Recommended reporting guidelines: PRISMA 2020 (systematic reviews and meta-analyses) and PRISMA-ScR (scoping reviews). Protocol registration (e.g., PROSPERO or OSF) is encouraged.

4. Health Intervention Report

Reports of the development, implementation, or evaluation of a health intervention or programme, such as health education, training, screening, exercise or rehabilitation programmes, or digital health applications.

  • Structure: Introduction, Methods (target group, setting, intervention description, and how outcomes were measured), Results and Discussion, Conclusions and Suggestions, References.
  • Describe the intervention in enough detail for others to repeat it (what, who, how, where, when, and how much).
  • Outcomes must be supported by data, such as pre- and post-test results.
  • Recommended reporting guidelines: TIDieR (intervention description) and SQUIRE 2.0 (quality improvement).

5. Community-Based Health Practice Report

Reports of health activities carried out with and in communities, such as programmes in Puskesmas, villages, schools, workplaces, Posyandu, or elderly care settings, including community service (pengabdian kepada masyarakat) with a clear research or evaluation component.

  • Structure: Introduction (problem and community situation), Methods (partners, participants, stages of activity, and evaluation), Results and Discussion, Conclusions and Suggestions, References.
  • The report must show measurable results or changes in the community, not only a description of activities.

Not accepted

  • Manuscripts outside the journal's focus and scope.
  • Activity reports without data or evaluation.
  • Manuscripts that have been published or are under review elsewhere.

For questions about which type fits your manuscript, please contact the editorial office.