Submissions
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.- 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).
- The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
- Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
- The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses)
- The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
- All illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
Author Guidelines
Language and Format
All manuscript should be written in good American English. If recommend by Editor or those who feel their English language manuscript may require editing to eliminate possible grammatical or spelling errors and to conform to correct scientific English should use provisional English Language Editing service. Author should ensure the contents are written free from bias, stereotypes, slang, reference to dominant culture and/or cultural assumptions. All manuscript submitted to Svāsthya should be written in gender neutrality and avoid using “we conducted a study” instead “a study was conducted”. Svāsthya accepts free format submission. During initial submission, Svāsthya does not have strict formatting requirements, but all manuscripts must contain the required sections: Author Information, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Methods, Results, Conclusions, Declarations, Tables and Figures with captions (if any). Please follow the requirements based on the types of the submission (Original article or Review). When a manuscript reaches the revision stage, authors will be requested to format the manuscript according to the journal guidelines.
Structure of the Manuscript
Title page
Tittle page should contain:
Title: Should be concise and informative. Titles are often used in information-retrieval systems. Avoid abbreviations and formulae where possible.
Author names and affiliations: Please clearly indicate the given name(s) and family name(s) of each author and check that all names are accurately spelled. Present the authors' affiliation addresses below the names. Indicate all affiliations with a lower-case superscript letter immediately after the author's name and in front of the appropriate add.
Corresponding author(s): Clearly indicate who will handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication and post-publication.
Present address: If an author has moved since the work described in the article was done, or was visiting at the time, a 'Present address' may be indicated as a footnote to that author's name. The address at which the author actually did the work must be retained as the main, affiliation address. Superscript Arabic numerals are used for such footnotes.
Abstract
A concise non-structured abstract is required. The abstract should state briefly the purpose of the research, the principal results and major conclusions. Abstract must be able to stand alone. References should be avoided. Non-standard or uncommon abbreviations should be avoided, but if essential they must be defined at their first mention in the abstract itself.
Keywords
Five key words should be listed after the abstract. Key words should be self-sufficient to allow the classification of the paper by subject area and to function as heads in a volume’s index of keywords. Choose them according to Index Medicus, do not merely duplicate words from the title.
Introduction
State the objectives of the work and provide an adequate background, avoiding a detailed literature survey or a summary of the results.
Methods
Please provide sufficient detail to allow the work to be reproduced. If the study using a reagent, details of supplier should be provided when appropriate. Methods already published should be indicated by a reference and only relevant modifications should be described. For epidemiology, details of setting, time and place should be provided.
Results
Results should be clear and concise. Tables and figures are preferred.
Discussion
This section discuss the significance of the results of the study. Please avoid extensive citations and discussion of published literature, rather explain discussion of the explanation of the results.
Conclusions
The main conclusions of the study should be stated briefly based on the results of the study. Please avoid to cite the previous study.
Declarations
This section should include as follow: competing interests, acknowledgements, and funding information
References
Reference citations are not permitted in the abstract of a paper. Author are responsible for the accuracy of all literature citations. Please see details of Reference section how to cite and prepare to reference list. Authors also recommended to see the published article as example.
Manuscript Formatting
Article types
For requirements for a specific article type please refer to the Article Types on any Svāsthya journal page. Please also refer to Author Guidelines for further information on how to organize your manuscript in the required sections or their equivalents for your field.
Headings
You may insert up to 5 heading levels into your manuscript as can be seen in “Styles” tab of this template. These formatting styles are meant as a guide, as long as the heading levels are clear, Svāsthya style will be applied during typesetting.
Equations
The equations should be inserted in editable format from the equation editor.
Figures
Svāsthya requires figures to be submitted individually, in the same order as they are referred to in the manuscript. Figures will then be automatically embedded at the bottom of the submitted manuscript. Kindly ensure that each table and figure is mentioned in the text and in numerical order. Figures must be of sufficient resolution for publication. Figures which are not according to the guidelines will cause substantial delay during the production process. Figure legends should be placed at the end of the manuscript. Please see here for full Figure guidelines
Permission to reuse and copyright
Permission must be obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources (including the web). Please note that it is compulsory to follow figure instructions.
Tables
Tables should be inserted at the end of the manuscript. Tables must be provided in an editable format e.g., Word, Excel. Tables provided as jpeg/tiff files will not be accepted. Please note that very large tables (covering several pages) cannot be included in the final PDF for reasons of space. These tables will be published as Supplementary Material on the online article page at the time of acceptance. The author will be notified during the typesetting of the final article if this is the case.
Nomenclature
Resource Identification Initiative
To take part in the Resource Identification Initiative, please use the corresponding catalog number and RRID in your current manuscript. For more information about the project and for steps on how to search for an RRID.
Life Science Identifiers
Life Science Identifiers (LSIDs) for ZOOBANK registered names or nomenclatural acts should be listed in the manuscript before the keywords with the following format: urn:lsid:<Authority>:<Namespace>:<ObjectID>[:<Version>]
Additional Requirements
For additional requirements for specific article types and further information please refer to “Article types” on every Svāsthya journal page.
Conflict of Interest
All financial, commercial or other relationships that might be perceived by the academic community as representing a potential conflict of interest must be disclosed. If no such relationship exists, authors will be asked to confirm the following statement: “The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.”
Author Contributions
The Author Contributions section is mandatory for all articles, including articles by sole authors. If an appropriate statement is not provided on submission, a standard one will be inserted during the production process. The Author Contributions statement must describe the contributions of individual authors referred to by their initials and, in doing so, all authors agree to be accountable for the content of the work. Please see here for full authorship criteria.
Conceptualization |
Ideas; formulation or evolution of overarching research goals and aims |
Methodology |
Development or design of methodology; creation of models |
Software |
Programming, software development; designing computer programs; implementation of the computer code and supporting algorithms; testing of existing code components |
Validation |
Verification, whether as a part of the activity or separate, of the overall replication/ reproducibility of results/experiments and other research outputs |
Formal analysis |
Application of statistical, mathematical, computational, or other formal techniques to analyze or synthesize study data |
Investigation |
Conducting a research and investigation process, specifically performing the experiments, or data/evidence collection |
Resources |
Provision of study materials, reagents, materials, patients, laboratory samples, animals, instrumentation, computing resources, or other analysis tools |
Data Curation |
Management activities to annotate (produce metadata), scrub data and maintain research data (including software code, where it is necessary for interpreting the data itself) for initial use and later reuse |
Writing - Original Draft |
Preparation, creation and/or presentation of the published work, specifically writing the initial draft (including substantive translation) |
Writing - Review & Editing |
Preparation, creation and/or presentation of the published work by those from the original research group, specifically critical review, commentary or revision – including pre-or postpublication stages |
Visualization |
Preparation, creation and/or presentation of the published work, specifically visualization/ data presentation |
Supervision |
Oversight and leadership responsibility for the research activity planning and execution, including mentorship external to the core team |
Project administration |
Management and coordination responsibility for the research activity planning and execution |
Funding acquisition |
Acquisition of the financial support for the project leading to this publication |
Funding
Details of all funding sources should be provided, including grant numbers if applicable. Please ensure to add all necessary funding information, as after publication this is no longer possible. List funding sources in this standard way to facilitate compliance to funder's requirements. It is not necessary to include detailed descriptions on the program or type of grants and awards. When funding is from a block grant or other resources available to a university, college, or other research institution, submit the name of the institute or organization that provided the funding. If no funding has been provided for the research, please include the following sentence: “This study did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.”
Acknowledgments
This is a short text to acknowledge the contributions of specific colleagues, institutions, or agencies that aided the efforts of the authors. Acknowledgements should be placed at the end of the article before the references. List here those individuals who provided help during the research such as providing language help, writing assistance or proof reading the article and others.
Reference styles
References should be listed numerically in the text in the order of appearance as parenthesized consecutive numbers, e.g., [1,2]. Where there are more than two references, the citation should appear as hyphenated numbers, e.g., [3,4]. References should be typed in numerical order of citation [5,6]. Abbreviations of journals should conform to those used in Medline [7,8]. Authors are free to use any numerical style as long as it is uniform, collected, and included in the manuscript using reference managers such as Mendeley and Endnote.
Article within a journal (with 3 authors or more than 3 authors)
[1] Adnyana IMDM, Utomo B, Eljatin DS, Sudaryati NLG. One Health approach and zoonotic diseases in Indonesia: Urgency of implementation and challenges. Narra J 2023;3:e257. https://doi.org/10.52225/narra.v3i3.257.
[2] Adnyana IMDM, Sudaryati NLG, Sitepu I. Toxicity of Legiayu incense as insecticide and larvicide against Aedes aegypti mosquitoes mortality. Indonesian Journal of Pharmacy 2021;32:524–521. https://doi.org/10.22146/ijp.1814.
[3] Adnyana IMDM, Utomo B, Fauziyah S, Eljatin DS, Setyawan MF, Sumah LHM, et al. Activity and potential of Phyllantus niruri L. and Phyllantus urinaria L. as Hepatitis B virus inhibitors: A narrative review of the SANRA protocol. Journal of Research in Pharmacy 2024;28:335–50. https://doi.org/10.29228/jrp.700.
Article within a journal by DOI
[1] Adnyana IMDM, Sumarya IM, Sudaryati NLG. Efficacy and toxicity of Parasayu incense ash as a larvicide for the eradication of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquito larvae. Journal of Research in Pharmacy 2022;26:1805–13. https://doi.org/10.29228/jrp.271.
Complete book, authored
[1] Adnyana IMDM, Sudaryati NLG, Adiwinoto RP. Digital Polymerase Chain Reaction (dPCR): Advancements and Applications in Contemporary Laboratory Practice. 1st ed. United Kingdom: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing; 2024.
Book chapter, or an article within a book
[1] Singer M, Shoreman‐ouimet E, Graham AL. Climate Change and Health. A Companion to Medical Anthropology. 2nd ed., John Wiley & Sons Ltd.; 2022, p. 429–41. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119718963.ch24.
Organization site
[1] Our World in Data. Climate Change Impacts. Explore the Impacts of Global Climate Change 2024. https://ourworldindata.org/. Accessed: 25 Dec 1999.
[2] EPA, Edition T. Climate Change Indicators in the United States Metadata. Change 2010:1–150. https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators. Accessed: 25 Dec 1999.
Supplementary Material
Supplementary Material should be uploaded separately on submission, if there are Supplementary Figures, please include the caption in the same file as the figure. Supplementary Material templates can be found in the Svāsthya Word Templates file. Please see the supplementary material section of the Author guidelines for details on the different file types accepted.
Data that are not of primary importance to the text, or which cannot be included in the article because they are too large or the current format does not permit it (such as videos, raw data traces, and PowerPoint presentations), can be uploaded as supplementary material during the submission procedure and will be displayed along with the published article. All supplementary files are deposited to figshare for permanent storage and receive a DOI.
Supplementary material is not typeset, so please ensure that all information is clearly presented without tracked changes/highlighted text/line numbers, and the appropriate caption is included in the file. To avoid discrepancies between the published article and the supplementary material, please do not add the title, author list, affiliations or correspondence in the supplementary files. The supplementary material can be uploaded as:
- data sheet (Word, Excel, CSV, CDX, FASTA, PDF or Zip files)
- presentation (PowerPoint, PDF or Zip files)
- image (CDX, EPS, JPEG, PDF, PNG or TIF/TIFF),
- table (Word, Excel, CSV or PDF)
- audio (MP3, WAV or WMA)
- video (AVI, DIVX, FLV, MOV, MP4, MPEG, MPG or WMV).
Technical requirements for supplementary images:
- 300 DPIs
- RGB color mode.
Data Availability Statement
The datasets [GENERATED/ANALYZED] for this study can be found in the [NAME OF REPOSITORY] [LINK]. Please see the “Availability of data” section of Materials and data policies in the Author guidelines for more details.
Standards of reporting
Authors are recommended to adhere to the minimum reporting guidelines when preparing their manuscript. Exact requirements may vary depending on the journal; please refer to the journal’s Instructions for Authors. Checklists are available for a number of study designs, including:
Randomized trials (CONSORT) and Study protocols (SPIRIT)
Observational studies (STROBE)
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) and protocols (PRISMA-P)
Diagnostic/prognostic studies (STARD) and (TRIPOD)
Case reports (CARE)
Clinical practice guidelines (AGREE) and (RIGHT)
Qualitative research (SRQR) and (COREQ)
Animal pre-clinical studies (ARRIVE)
Quality improvement studies (SQUIRE)
Economic evaluations (CHEERS)
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