Author Guidelines
PREPARING THE SUBMISSION
Parts of the Manuscript
The manuscript should be submitted in separate files: 1) Title page, and 2) Main text file. Title page is uploaded separately as a supplementary file. Do NOT combine main text file with title page.
(1) Title page file:
This must include the following information:
- Title of the manuscript
- Names (spelled out in full) of all the authors*, and the institutions with which they are affiliated
- Corresponding author's details (name, email, mailing address, telephone and fax numbers)
- Declaration of conflict of interest
- Funding
- Acknowledgment
- Authors contribution (Clearly state the contribution of each author)
- Ethical consideration (State the complete name of institutions or ethics committee and approval number)
(2) Main text file
Please click below on the type of manuscript you are planning to submit, and follow the guidance provided.
- Original Research Article
- Quantitative Studies
- Qualitative studies
- Mixed Methods
REPORTING GUIDELINES
The relevant EQUATOR Network reporting guidelines should be followed depending on the type of study. For example, all randomized controlled trials submitted for publication should include a completed CONSORT flow chart as a cited figure and the completed CONSORT checklist should be uploaded with your submission as a supplementary file. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses should include the completed PRISMA flow chart as a cited figure and the completed PRISMA checklist should be uploaded with your submission as a supplementary file. The EQUATOR wizard can help you identify the appropriate guideline.
Other resources can be found at NLM’s Research Reporting Guidelines and Initiatives.
Keywords
For keywords of abstract, Please use MeSH on Demand by US National Library of Medicine. Copy and paste your abstract, then see how keywords come up. Choose maximum 5 keywords for your article.
Table
Tables should be self-contained and complement, not duplicate, information contained in the text. They should be supplied as editable files, not pasted as images. Legends should be concise but comprehensive – the table, legend, and footnotes must be understandable without reference to the text. All abbreviations must be defined in footnotes. Footnote symbols: †, ‡, §, ¶, should be used (in that order) and *, **, *** should be reserved for P-values. Statistical measures such as SD or SEM should be identified in the headings. Put the tables in the main content in the appropriate position, instead of putting them under the references.
Figure Legends
Legends should be concise but comprehensive – the figure and its legend must be understandable without reference to the text. Include definitions of any symbols used and define/explain all abbreviations and units of measurement.
Figures
Although authors are encouraged to send the highest-quality figures possible, for peer-review purposes, a wide variety of formats, sizes, and resolutions are accepted.
References
There is a change of reference and citation format since Vol 3(6) based on the Editors' agreement due to the previous format is not available in the Mendeley software that the majority of authors use for submission in BNJ.
APA (American Psychological Association) format 6th Edition with DOI assigned is used for citation and references.
Examples of references:
For journal articles:
Gunawan, J. (2018). Electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) and publication ethics: A journal manager’s perspective. Belitung Nursing Journal, 4(6), 528-529. https://doi.org/10.33546/bnj.665
For books:
Polit, D. F., & Beck, C. T. (2010). Essentials of nursing research: Appraising evidence for nursing practice. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
For web page:
Sherman, R. O. (2015). Self-management in leadership. Retrieved from http://www.emergingrnleader.com/self-management-in-leadership/
SUBMISSION OF REVISED MANUSCRIPT
To submit revised manuscript, you should upload two files, namely: 1) main document with all changes according to the reviewers and editor feedback, please highlight all changed text using red font or use track changes, 2) a response to the editor and reviewers' comments, which includes a point by point response (listed or in a table) to the feedback given in the decision email, alongside your revised manuscript files.
To submit revised papers please log in to your account. Please do not submit your revised manuscript as a new submission, as revised manuscripts are processed differently.
ON ACCEPTANCE AND PUBLICATION
The post-acceptance steps are as follows:
- Complete the title page if you do not submit at the first time of submission, and send to editorbnj@gmail.com.
- Authors need to pay the Article Processing Charge, and send the proof of payment to the editor.
- The authors will receive copyediting request which should be checked thoroughly and returned promptly.
- After copyediting stage, the authors will receive the final proof of article which should be checked thoroughly and returned promptly.
- The article will be published open access on the journal website as EARLY VIEW article.
- The article will then be included to the upcoming issue.
EARLY VIEW
Early View articles are peer reviewed and accepted articles to be published in this publication. When the final article is assigned to volumes/issues of the publication, the Early View article version will be removed and the final version will appear in the associated published volumes/issues of the publication. The date an article was first made available online will be carried over. Please be aware that, although Early View articles do not have all bibliographic details available yet, they can already be cited, using DOI number. In addition, Early View articles are not considered to be preliminary “pre‐publications” in this journal.
Author Fees
This journal charges the following author fees.
Article Submission Charge: 0.00 (USD)
Article Processing Charge (APC): 60.00 (USD)
This is made possible by an article processing charge that covers the range of publishing services we provide. This includes provision of online tools for editors and authors, article production and hosting, liaison with abstracting and indexing services, and customer services. It also includes website and server maintenance.
Adjustments in BNJ’s APC prices are under regular review and are subject to change. We set APC prices based on the following criteria which are applied to open access articles only:
- Journal quality;
- The journal’s editorial and technical processes;
- Competitive considerations;
- Market conditions;
- Other revenue streams associated with the journal.
The payment is made when your article is editorially accepted, is charged to either you, or your funder, institution or employer. (Biaya publikasi dibayar setelah artikel dinyatakan accepted untuk di publikasikan). Publication charge for Indonesian author is 800,000 IDR.
In case an author pay APC from the submission stage, we will fully return the money. We have several cases which the authors did that, therefore we do not display the bank account number for APC. We will send all information after the article is accepted via email to the correspondence author of each article.
No refund or credit will be offered in the following circumstances:
- Article retraction: BNJ has provided full publishing services and is only able to recoup this investment through the APC. The later retraction of the article does not detract from the publishing services provided or from our ongoing maintenance of the scientific record, e.g. archiving in perpetuity.
- Article removal: In rare cases where articles are removed completely after acceptance for publication we will not refund or credit an APC. This is because BNJ has provided publishing services and is only able to recoup this investment through the APC. The later removal of the article does not detract from this investment and is typically for reasons beyond our control.
- Delays resulting from editorial decisions or author changes: These are a standard part of the publishing process.
- Circumstances beyond our control: This may include, for example, where natural or other disasters prevent us from fulfilling our obligations.
