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Author Guidelines

The Indonesian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Digestive Endoscopy accepts manuscripts from physicians all over Indonesia and abroad in the form of original articles, review articles,case reports related with the field of gastroenterology, hepatology and digestive endoscopy.

EDITORIAL OFFICE

Manuscripts may be sent to secretariat of The Indonesian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Digestive Endoscopy with coresspondence address: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Jl. Diponegoro No. 71 Jakarta 10430 Indonesia. Phone: +62-878-8025-6773; Fax: +62-21-3148681.

MANUSCRIPT PREPARATIONS

1. Manuscript should be original, unpublished, and has never been sent to another publisher.
2. Manuscripts are written on A4 pages, 1.5 line spaces, with left and right border of 3 cm; upper and lower border of 2.5 cm. Abstract in two language versions (Indonesian and English versions) are required.
3. All authors guarantee that the manuscript is original, has never been published else where, and will not be submitted to other publisher. The form, article checklist, and Turnitin results (<15 %) should be submitted on the last step of submission process ('upload the supplementary files'). 

4. Please, follow www.equator-network.org to comply with the standardization of writing structure and fill in the checklist, based on its main study types. Such as;

   • Observational study: STROBE guidelines
   • Diagnostic/ Prognostic studies: STARD or TRIPOD guidelines
   • Systematic reviews and meta-analyses: PRISMA guidelines 
   • Case reports: the CARE case report guidelines
   • Clinical trials: CONSORT guidelines

MANUSCRIPT TEMPLATE:

A. GENERAL FORMAT

The manuscript format must be presented in the following order:

1. Title page
2. Abstract (or summary for your manuscript, max 250 words). Please define abstract in two version languages (Indonesian and English)
3. Main text (tables should be in the same format as your article and embedded into the document where the table should be cited; images must be uploaded as separate files)
4. Acknowledgments, Competing interests, Funding
5. Copyright licence statement
6. References

Do not use the automatic formatting features of your word processor such as endnotes, footnotes, headers, footers, boxes etc.

Provide appropriate headings and subheadings as in the journal. We use the following hierarchy: BOLD CAPS, bold lower case, Plain Text, Italics.

B. TITLE PAGE

The title page must contain the following information:

1. Title, should describe PICO (population, intervention, control, and outcomes) criteria in framing a research/manuscript question, no abbreviation except the well known terms.
2. The name of corresponding author, postal address, e-mail, telephone and fax numbers.
3. The full names of all authors, institutions, city and country of all co-authors.
4. Up to five keywords or phrases suitable for use in an index (it is recommended to use MeSH terms).
5. Word count - excluding title page, abstract, references, figures and tables.

Abstract should be written in English and Indonesian; consisting of 100-250 words. Keywords should be listed at the bottom of the abstract, consisting of 3-10 words.

Original Article
Abstract in original article consisted of (1) Background containing the reasons for the importance of conducting such research and research purposes; (2) Method that contains the place and time of the study, sample size, methods of data collection and analysis; (3) Results contains the main results related to the research questions; (4) Conclusion contains answers to research questions

Case Report and Review Article
Abstract in case report and review article consists of 1 to 3 paragraphs.

E. CONTENTS

The content of the manuscript should be informative, concise, and clear and should be written in this format:

Editorial

An editorial aims to stimulate thought (often with more questions than answers) rather than review the subject exhaustively. Editorials are usually linked to one or more articles published in the same issue. Personal opinion and comment are legitimate since the Editorial is not anonymous, though, of course, such opinion needs to be reasonable and backed up by appropriate evidence.

Word count: up to 1200-1500 words.

Illustrations/Tables: no tables and/or figures.

References: up to 15 (Consist of references of minimal 10 years recently).

Article of Research/Original Article

These represent a substantial body of laboratory or clinical work. Extended reports should not exceed 3000 words plus references; articles that exceed this word limit may be returned for revision before peer review. Additional data may be presented as supplementary information, which will be published online only should the article be accepted (this can be in any format: text, tables, images, etc.).

Original article should be presented in sections - namely:

1. Title of The Article. The study design should be stated on the title
2. Abstract. No more than 250 words, summarising the problem being considered, how the study was performed, the salient results and the principal conclusions under subheadings ‘Background and Aim’, ‘Methods’, ‘Results’, and ‘Conclusion’. Please define abstract in two version languages (Indonesian and English).
3. Key words. No more than 5. These should be given beneath the Abstract and in the box provided in the online submission process.
4. Introduction. No more than 4 paragraphs. Without subtitle, state the rationale for the study, identify a problem main problem/the study purpose, establish a gap in the current knowledge/state the novelties, and articulate a hook that convinces readers that this gap is of consequence. Brief description of the background that led to the study (current results and conclusions should not be included).
5. Methods. Please state the study design. Details relevant to the conduct of the study. Wherever possible give numbers of subjects studied (not percentages alone). Statistical methods should be clearly explained at the end of this section and its analyses must be explained on the methods used.
6. Results. Work should be reported in SI units. Undue repetition in text and tables should be avoided. Comment on validity and significance of results is appropriate but broader discussion of their implication is restricted to the next section. Subheadings that aid clarity of presentation within this and the previous section are encouraged.
7. Discussion. The nature and findings of the study are placed in context of other relevant published data. Caveats to the study should be discussed. Avoid undue extrapolation from the study topic.
8. Conclusion
9. Acknowledgments and affiliations. Individuals with direct involvement in the study but not included in authorship may be acknowledged. The source of financial support and industry affiliations of all those involved must be stated.
10. References (usually below 30 minimum 15). Please see References for further style guidance. Consist of references of minimal 10 years recently and in the form of essay.
11. Figure legends Maximum 6 tables and/or figures. Please see Illustrations and tables for further style guidance.

Article of References (Review article)

Although these are usually commissioned, authors are invited to discuss directly with the Editor possible topics for review.

Word count: the length will be indicated by or will be discussed with the editor, but will usually be less than 3000 words. Abstract: up to 250 words.

Tables/Illustrations: Maximum 6 tables and/or figures

References: to be discussed with the Editor.

Article of references should be presented in sections - namely:

1. Title of The Article
2. Abstract. No more than 250 words, summarising the problem being considered, how the study was performed. Please define abstract in two version languages (Indonesian and English).
3. Key words. No more than 5. These should be given beneath the Abstract and in the box provided in the online submission process.
4. Introduction. No more than 4 paragraphs. Without subtitle, state the rationale for the study some references, state the novelties and main problem. Brief description of the background that led to the study (current results and conclusions should not be included).
5. Subtitles in keeping with needs
6. Conclusion
7. Acknowledgments and affiliations. Individuals with direct involvement in the study but not included in authorship may be acknowledged. The source of financial support and industry affiliations of all those involved must be stated.
8. References (no limit, but usually below 50 minimum 15). Please see References for further style guidance. Consist of references of minimal 10 years recently and in the form of essay.
9. Figure legends Maximum 6 tables and/or figures. Please see Illustrations and tables for further style guidance.

Article of Case Reports

Word count: the length will be indicated by or will be discussed with the editor, but will usually be less than 3000 words.

Abstract: up to 250 words.

Tables/Illustrations: Maximum 6 tables and/or figures

References: to be discussed with the Editor.

Case Report should be presented in sections - namely:

1. Title of The Article
2. Abstract. No more than 250 words, summarising the problem being considered, how the study was performed. Please define abstract in two version languages (Indonesian and English).
3. Key words. No more than 5. These should be given beneath the Abstract and in the box provided in the online submission process.
4. Introduction. No more than 4 paragraphs. Without subtitle, state the rationale for the study some references, state the novelty and main problem/the report purpose. Brief description of the background that led to the study (current results and conclusions should not be included).
5. Case Illustration
6. Discussion. The nature and findings of the study are placed in context of other relevant published data. Caveats to the study should be discussed. Avoid undue extrapolation from the study topic.
7. Conclusion.
8. Acknowledgments and affiliations. Individuals with direct involvement in the study but not included in authorship may be acknowledged. The source of financial support and industry affiliations of all those involved must be stated.
9. References (no limit, but usually below 50 and minimum 15). Please see References for further style guidance. Consist of references of minimal 10 years recently and in the form of essay.
10. Figure legends Maximum 6 tables and/or figures. Please see Illustrations and tables for further style guidance

Article of Systematic Review

Special for systematic review, additional files are needed and should be submitted to the supplementary file section:

1. The registry SR protocol, i.e. PROSPERO: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/
2. The PRISMA checklist should be completed and appropriate to the manuscript. The checklist form can be downloaded through the following website: www.prisma-statement.org.
3. Please do a self-assessment of the SR that has been made using the AMSTAR check-list. (https://amstar.ca/Amstar_Checklist.php).

Illustrations that accompany the manuscript may be in the form of tables, figure, graphics and/or charts. Illustrations can be included in the text or as a separate file.

Table consists of table number, title, data in the form of letters and numbers, descriptions of the table. Tables in a review article, complete with literature numbers. Explain acronyms and symbols that are not common in the table footnotes. Figure and graphics along with a number and a description.

Data presented in the text does not repeat the data in tables and figures except to emphasize or highlight important findings.

 REFERENCES

References should be written according to the Vancouver system with a minimum number of 15 references. There are some standard applications for managing the references such as mendeley, refworks, zotero (free) or endnote and reference manager (paid application). Recent literature should be included, one year before the publication schedule. References format used in accordance with standards established by The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors that can be downloaded at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/uniform_requirement.html. Examples of writing a reference is as follows:

• Text book
Consists of author's name, title of article, the editor’s name, book title, edition number, location of publication, publisher name, year of publication also first and last page numbers of articles

Spechler SJ. Gastroesophageal reflux disease and its complications. In: Grenel JH, Mc Quaid KR, Friedman SL, eds. Diagnosis and treatment in gastroenterology. 2nd ed. International Edition a Lange Medical Book. Connecticut: Prentice-Hall International Inc 1996:II.p.245-92.

• Journal or magazine

Consists of author's name, article title, journal name using standard abbreviations, year of publication, the volume of publication also page number first and the last article

* One until six authors

Voezi MF, Richter JE. Role of acid and gastroesophageal reflux disease. Gastroenterology 1996;101:1656-62.

* More than six authors

Rose ME, Huerbin MB,Melick J, Marion DW, Palmer AM, Shciding JK, et al. Regulation of interstitial excitatory amino acid concentrations after cortical contusion injury. Brain Res 2002;935:40-6.

• Internet

Consists of author’s name, article title, date of access and website address

Morse SS. Factors in the emergence of infectious disease. Emerg Infect Dis [serial online] 1995 Jan-Mar [cited 1998 Jun 5];1(1):[24 screen]. Available from: URL: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/eid.html.

• Thesis or Dissertation

Consists of: author's name, title of thesis/dissertation, the location of the university, the university's name, year of approval.

Kay JG. Intracellular cytokine trafficking and phagocytosis in macrophages [PhD thesis]. St Lucia, Qld: University of Queensland 2007.

• Proceedings book

Consists of author's name, book title, name of event, in coordination, venues, publishers address, name of publisher, year published.

Kimura J. Shibasaki H, editors. Recent advances in clinical neurophysiology. Proceedings of the 10th International Congress of EMG and Clinical Neurophysiology. 1995 Oct 15-19; Kyoto, Japan. Amersterdam: Elsevier 1996.

The editors maintain the right to make necessary editorial changes. For further information, please contact the Secretariat of The Indonesian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Digestive Endoscopy.

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).

2. The author has already prepared the ‘Article Checklist and Author Declaration Form’. Please upload the completed form to the additional/ supplementary files when completing the last step of the submission procedure.

3. The submission file is in Microsoft Word document file format.
4. The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
    

5. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines

Copyright Notice

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

a. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.

b. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.

c. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).

Privacy Statement

The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.

Author Fees

This journal charges the following author fees.

Article Submission: 0.00 (USD)
Authors are not required to pay any submission fee.

Fast-Track Review: 0.00 (USD)
This journal does not offer a fast-track review option.

Article Publication: 0.00 (USD)
If your paper is accepted for publication, you will not be asked to pay any publication fee.

This journal does not charge authors at any stage of the submission or publication process.