Publication Ethics

Jember Maternal and Child Health Journal This journal is published by Politeknik Kesehatan Kemenkes Prodi Jember. Offers an exclusive forum for advancing scientific and professional knowledge of the maternal and child health field. Peer-reviewed papers address maternal and child practice, policy, and research, exploring such topics as maternal and child epidemiology, demography, and health status assessment. Exploring the full spectrum of the field, Jember Maternal and Child Health Journal is an important tool for practitioners as well as academics in public health, obstetrics, gynecology, prenatal medicine, pediatrics, and neonatology.

Duties of Authors

  1. Reporting Standards: Authors should present an accurate account of the original research performed as well  as an objective discussion of its significance. Researchers should present their results honestly and without fabrication, falsification or inappropriate data manipulation. A manuscript should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable. Manuscripts should follow the submission guidelines of the journal.
  2. Originality and Plagiarism: Authors must ensure that they have written entirely original work. Relevant previous work and publications, both by other researchers and the authors’ own, should be properly acknowledged and referenced. The primary literature should be cited where possible. Original wording taken directly from publications by other researchers should appear in quotation marks with the appropriate citations.
  3. Acknowledgement of Sources: Authors should acknowledge all sources of data used in the research and cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work. Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given.
  4. Authorship of the Paper: The authorship of research publications should accurately reflect individuals’ contributions to the work and its reporting. Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to conception, design, execution or interpretation of the reported study. Others who have made significant contribution must be listed as co-authors. In cases where major contributors are listed as authors while those who made less substantial, or purely technical, contributions to the research or to the publication are listed in an acknowledgement section. Authors also ensure that all the authors have seen and agreed to the submitted version of the manuscript and their inclusion of names as co-authors. 
  5. Fundamental Errors in Published Works: If the author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in the submitted manuscript, then the author should promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper. 
  6. Hazards and Human or Animal Subjects: The author should clearly identify in the manuscript if the work involves chemicals, procedures or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use.

Duties of Editor

  1. Edit the article that has been reviewed according to the Jember Maternal and Child Health Journal template.
  2. Publish articles that are worthy of publication.

Duties of Reviewers

  1. Assess the articles in tha Jember Maternal And Child Health Journal by referring to peer reviewer in Jember Maternal And Child Health Journal.
  2. Provide recommendations for the suitability of the article to the editor of the Jember Maternal And Child Health Journal.