Authors are required to prepare their manuscripts in accordance with the following guidelines before submitting them to NERS Jurnal Keperawatan (NJK). Manuscripts must follow the journal's formatting and submission requirements to ensure a smooth editorial review process.

Authors are strongly encouraged to use the official article template when preparing their manuscripts.

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• Manuscripts must be written in English.
• The manuscript must use single spacing and a two-column layout.
• The paper size must be A4 (21 × 29.7 cm), with margins of at least 2.5 cm on all sides.
• Manuscripts must be submitted in Microsoft Word DOCX format.
• DOC files and other formats, including LaTeX and PDF, are not accepted as the main manuscript file.

Manuscripts should be 10–15 pages or approximately 3,000–4,000 words, including references. Appendices may be included, provided that their total length does not exceed four pages.

Research articles should generally follow the Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion (IMRaD) structure. A conclusion may be included as a separate section, where appropriate.

• Introduction: Presents the background, research problem, rationale, and objectives of the study.
• Methods: Describes the research design, participants or data sources, procedures, instruments, and data analysis.
• Results: Presents the main findings clearly and systematically.
• Discussion: Interprets the findings in relation to the research objectives and relevant literature.
• Conclusion: Summarizes the main findings and their implications, where applicable.

The organization of conceptual papers, case studies, and review articles may differ according to their purpose and nature.

The article title must be written in English, contain no more than 12 words, and avoid abbreviations. It should be concise, informative, and representative of the manuscript's content.

• Include the full names of all contributing authors in the correct order of authorship.
• Provide the correct institutional affiliation for each author.
• Ensure that each author's name is presented exactly as it should appear in the published article, including the appropriate use of middle names or initials.
• Provide a valid email address for the first author, as required by the journal.

The manuscript must include abstracts in English and Indonesian, together with keywords, on the first page below the article title, author names, and institutional affiliations, in accordance with the article template.

The structured abstract must address the following elements:

• Purpose: The aim or objective of the study.
• Design/methodology/approach: The research design and methods used.
• Findings: The principal results of the study.
• Research limitations/implications: The limitations of the study and their implications.
• Practical implications: The potential applications of the findings in practice.
• Social implications: The broader implications for society, communities, or health services, where relevant.
• Originality/value: The study's contribution, novelty, or value to the field.

The abstract must not exceed 250 words, excluding keywords. Authors may provide no more than five relevant keywords that represent the principal topics of the manuscript.

Authors must select the article category that most closely matches the content and purpose of their manuscript when entering the submission information.

• Research Paper: Reports research conducted by the authors, including empirical studies, surveys, experimental or laboratory research, action research, and the development or testing of models or frameworks.
• Conceptual Paper: Develops theoretical arguments, concepts, hypotheses, philosophical discussions, or comparative analyses based on existing literature and scholarly perspectives.
• Case Study: Describes and analyzes a specific case, intervention, or experience within an organization or professional setting.
• Systematic Review: Presents a structured and systematic review of relevant literature to address a defined research question or synthesize evidence on a particular topic.
• General Review: Provides an overview or historical examination of a concept, technique, development, or phenomenon.

Headings and subheadings must be concise, informative, and logically organized. A consistent hierarchy must be used throughout the manuscript to clearly distinguish main sections from subsections.

Figures include charts, diagrams, line drawings, screenshots, and photographs. All figures must meet the following requirements:

• Figures must be submitted in electronic form and be clear, legible, and of high quality.
• Each figure must be numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals and referred to in the manuscript text.
• Figures should be placed as close as possible to their first mention in the text.
• Figures created in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, or Excel should be supplied in their original formats when required.
• Figures created using other applications must be of sufficient quality for publication and inserted into the manuscript template.
• Color may be used when it improves the clarity of figures in the online publication.

• Tables must be included in the main body of the manuscript.
• Each table must be numbered consecutively and placed close to its first citation in the text.
• Table titles must be concise and informative.
• Superscripts, symbols, and asterisks must be explained in the corresponding table notes or footnotes.
• All tables must be readable, accurate, and consistent with the information presented in the text.

Authors who wish to include professional biographies should provide a brief biography of no more than 100 words for each author. Biographies and acknowledgments should be included in the manuscript file or submitted separately if required by the journal.

Authors must declare all sources of external research funding. A statement identifying the funding source should be included in the Acknowledgments section. Other relevant contributions may also be acknowledged, where appropriate.

NERS Jurnal Keperawatan encourages authors to cite relevant scholarly literature, particularly journal articles, research reports, and conference proceedings. References should support the scientific basis, originality, and relevance of the manuscript. Books and handbooks may be cited where appropriate.

In-text citations and the reference list must follow the American Psychological Association (APA) citation style, 6th edition. The reference list must be arranged alphabetically by the surname of the first author. Authors are responsible for ensuring the completeness, accuracy, and consistency of all citations and references.

The use of reference-management software, such as Mendeley, is encouraged.

Reference examples

• Books: Author surname, initials. (Year). Title of book. Place of publication: Publisher.
• Book chapters: Author surname, initials. (Year). Chapter title. In Editor initials and surname (Ed.), Title of book (pp. xx–xx). Place of publication: Publisher.
• Journal articles: Author surname, initials. (Year). Title of article. Journal Name, volume(issue), page range. DOI, if available.
• Published conference proceedings: Author surname, initials. (Year). Title of paper. In Editor initials and surname (Ed.), Title of proceedings (pp. xx–xx). Publisher or conference details. DOI, if available.
• Unpublished conference papers: Author surname, initials. (Year, date). Title of paper. Paper presented at Name of Conference, location.
• Working papers: Author surname, initials. (Year). Title of working paper (Working Paper No., if available). Institution or organization.
• Encyclopedia entries: Author surname, initials, where available. (Year). Title of entry. In Title of encyclopedia (volume, edition, and page range). Publisher.
• Newspaper articles: Author surname, initials. (Year, date). Title of article. Name of Newspaper, page number, where available.
• Electronic sources: Provide the author or organization, publication date, title, and DOI or full URL, where applicable. Include the access date when required for sources whose content may change over time.
• Archival or unpublished sources: Provide the author, year, document title, document type, collection or record details, archive name, and archive location, as applicable.

Authors should check all references against the APA 6th edition guidelines and the journal's article template before submission.

Before submitting a manuscript, authors should ensure that:

• The manuscript follows the article template and formatting requirements.
• The manuscript is written in English and saved in DOCX format.
• The title contains no more than 12 words and does not include abbreviations.
• Author names, affiliations, email address, abstract, and keywords are complete.
• The appropriate article category has been selected.
• Figures and tables are numbered, readable, and cited in the text.
• Funding sources and relevant acknowledgments have been declared.
• All in-text citations and references are complete and consistently formatted.
• The manuscript has been carefully checked for language, clarity, and consistency.

Manuscripts that do not comply with the journal's submission requirements may be returned to authors for correction before the editorial review process begins.