Focus and Scope
Jurnal Widya Medika is a scientific publication in the field of medicine. As the official scientific publication of Faculty of Medicine Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya, Jurnal Widya Medika publishes articles from all medical disciplines, with special focus on the faculty’s two preeminence: family medicine and geriatric medicine.
Section Policies
Articles
 Open Submissions |
Indexed |
Peer Reviewed |
LITERATURE REVIEW
| Open Submissions |
Indexed |
Peer Reviewed |
CASE REPORT
| Open Submissions |
Indexed |
Peer Reviewed |
Publication Frequency
Jurnal Widya Medika (e-ISSN 2623-2723 & p-ISSN 2338-0373) is published twice a year in April and October
Open Access Policy
Jurnal Widya Medika provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
All articles published Open Access will be immediately and permanently free for everyone to submit, read and download. We are continuously working with our author communities to select the best choice of license options, currently being defined for this journal as follows: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
Publication Guidelines
Jurnal Widya Medika is a scientific publication in the field of medicine. As the official scientific publication of the Faculty of Medicine Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya (FoMWMCUS), Jurnal Widya Medika publishes articles from all medical disciplines. This journal is a peer-reviewed journal, publishing articles to develop a coherent and respected network of medical knowledge. It is important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer, the publisher, and the society. FoMWMCUS as the publisher of Jurnal Widya Medika takes its duties of guardianship on all stages of the publishing process, and we recognize our ethical and other responsibilities. We are committed to ensuring that no non-scientific or non-editorial factors have any impact or influence on any decisions. In addition, publisher and Editorial Board will assist in communications with other journals and/or publishers where this is useful and necessary. Research Proposal The research proposal is a concise summary of a proposed research. The research proposal must consist of the following sections: 1. Introduction a. Background of the problem b. Identification of the problem c. Formulation of the problem d. Research purpose e. Research benefits 2. Literature review a. Theoretical review b. Relationships between variables c. Theoretical basis 3. Conceptual framework and hypothesis 4. Research methods a. Research design b. Identification of research variables c. Operational definitions of variables d. Population, sample, and sampling technique e. Research location and time f. Operational framework g. Data collection procedure h. Validity and reliability of measurement instruments i. Data analysis technique j. Ethical standards compliance statement 5. References & appendix
Publication Ethics And Malpractice Statement
(Composed using the Publishing ethics resource kit and in compliance with Elsevier recommendations)
Ethical guidelines for journal publication (These guidelines are based on Elsevier policies)
Journal Widya Medika publishes original and important research manuscripts in the field of medical science. The published articles may be in the form of research articles, literature review, or case reports, which have not been published previously in other journals.
Journal Widya Medika is a peer-reviewed journal, publishing articles to develop a coherent and respected network of medical knowledge. It is important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer, the publisher and the society.
Faculty of Medicine Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya as the publisher of Journal WIdya Medika takes its duties of guardianship on all stages of the publishing process, and we recognize our ethical and other responsibilities.
We are committed to ensuring that advertising, reprint or other commercial revenue has no impact or influence on any editorial decisions. In addition, publisher and Editorial Board will assist in communications with other journals and/or publishers where this is useful and necessary.
Duties of authors (These guidelines are based on Elsevier policies)
Reporting standards
Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed, as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable. Review and case report articles should also be accurate and objective, and editorial opinion works should be clearly identified as such.
Data Access and Retention Authors may be asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data if practicable, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.
Originality and Plagiarism
The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others, that this has been appropriately cited or quoted. Plagiarism takes many forms, from passing off another paper as the author’s own paper to copying or paraphrasing substantial parts of another paper (without attribution), to claiming results from research conducted by others. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable. All of the submitted works will be checked using anti-plagiarism software (TURNITIN).
Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication
An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable. In general, an author should not submit for consideration in another journal a previously published paper. Publication of some kinds of articles (e.g. clinical guidelines, translations) in more than one journal is sometimes justifiable, provided certain conditions are met. The authors and editors of the journals concerned must agree to the secondary publication, which must reflect the same data and interpretation of the primary document. The primary reference must be cited in the secondary publication.
Acknowledgement of Sources
Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work. Information obtained privately, as in conversation, correspondence, or discussion with third parties, must not be used or reported without explicit, written permission from the source. Information obtained in the course of confidential services, such as refereeing manuscripts or grant applications, must not be used without the explicit written permission of the author of the work involved in these services.
Authorship of the paper
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.
Hazards and Human or Animal Subjects
If the work involves chemicals, procedures or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use, the author must clearly identify these in the manuscript. If the work involves the use of animal or human subjects, the author should ensure that the manuscript contains a statement that all procedures were performed in compliance with relevant laws and institutional guidelines and that the appropriate institutional committee(s) has approved them. The authors should include a statement in the manuscript that informed consent was obtained for experimentation with human subjects. The privacy rights of human subjects must always be observed.
Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed. Examples of potential conflicts of interest that should be disclosed include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Potential conflicts of interest should be disclosed at the earliest stage possible.
Fundamental Errors in Published Works
When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper. If the editor or the publisher learns from a third party that a published work contains a significant error, it is the obligation of the author to promptly retract or correct the paper or provide evidence to the editor of the correctness of the original paper.
Duties of the Editorial Board (These guidelines are based on based on Elsevier policies and COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors).
Publication Decisions
The editor is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. The editor may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editor may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.
Fair play
An editor should evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.
Confidentiality The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.
Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Editors should recuse themselves (i.e. should ask a co-editor, associate editor or other members of the editorial board instead to review and consider) from considering manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or (possibly) institutions connected to the papers. Editors should require all contributors to disclose relevant competing interests and publish corrections if competing interests are revealed after publication. If needed, other appropriate action should be taken, such as the publication of a retraction or expression of concern.
Involvement and Cooperation in Investigations
An editor should take reasonably responsive measures when ethical complaints have been presented concerning a submitted manuscript or published paper, in conjunction with the publisher (or society). Such measures will generally include contacting the author of the manuscript or paper and giving due consideration of the respective complaint or claims made, but may also include further communications to the relevant institutions and research bodies, and if the complaint is upheld, the publication of a correction, retraction, expression of concern, or other note, as may be relevant. Every reported act of unethical publishing behavior must be looked into, even if it is discovered years after publication.
Duties of reviewers (These guidelines are based on based on Elsevier policies and COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors)
Contribution to Editorial Decisions
Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the paper. Peer review is an essential component of formal scholarly communication and lies at the heart of the scientific method.
Promptness
Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process.
Confidentiality
Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.
Standards of Objectivity
Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
Acknowledgement of Sources
Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in a reviewer’s own research without the express written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.
Peer Review Process
All submitted manuscripts will be reviewed by an appointed Editor on the prequalification process to decide its suitability with Jurnal Widya Medika criteria. Manuscripts could be rejected, returned to authors to be corrected, or reviewed by two or three assigned reviewers. All review processes are conducted in double-blind review. Author(s) must revise the manuscripts as suggested by reviewers and editorial board. The revised manuscript will be reviewed by the Editor assigned by the Editor in Chief. The editorial board will judge the final evaluation on the suitability of manuscript(s) for publication.