Online Submissions

Already have a Username/Password for Majalah Biomorfologi?
Go to Login

Need a Username/Password?
Go to Registration

Registration and login are required to submit items online and to check the status of current submissions.

Author Guidelines

This section is further detailed in the template and must be followed by all authors accordingly. The guidelines can be downloaded here. 

GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS OF MAJALAH BIOMORFOLOGI 

(BIOMORPHOLOGY JOURNAL - MBIOMJ)

Majalah Biomorfologi (Biomorphology Journal - MBIOMJ) is published twice a year in one volume. Manuscripts submitted must contain original ideas that have never been published or presented in any form or anywhere and are not in a review or under consideration to be published by other parties. The journal accepts manuscripts in American English with proper grammar. Any non-native author is required to use grammar-checker applications. The manuscript should be written according to the structure described in the Document Template. The Document Template includes an Author's Declaration form stating that the manuscript does not contain fabricated, falsified, or plagiarized text and/or data, that the manuscript has never been published before and is not under consideration for publication by another party, and that all authors have agreed on the final form of the manuscript. All authors involved in creating the manuscript must sign the statement sheet outlined by ICMJE. The authors should also attach ethical eligibility (ethical clearance) for original research from their institution or local authority, the Patient Consent for Publication form for the case study or case series, and also the Title Page as well as the Cover Letter. All authors are obliged to follow the Guidelines for Authors, the Submission Checklist, and to sign the Authors' Declaration form. The author(s) cannot withdraw any submitted manuscript that has been sent to the peer reviewers.

The manuscript must be free of typing errors and have a proportional length. The length of each manuscript is 5-10 pages of A4-sized paper (1.5 spaces, Times New Roman font size 11, with a normal margin page layout of 2.54 cm on each side). The recommended references are those that have been updated within the last ten (10) years from the date of the current submission, with a minimum of 20 references, unless the editors accept a special case due to scientific reasons.

Accordingly, the total number of tables and figures should not exceed five. Tables should be numbered with Arabic numbers. Each table's title should be written center-aligned at the top of the table; in normal Times New Roman, font size 11, it should end with a period (.). Text within tables should be written in one space in a standard Times New Roman font size 9 or less. Figures (including graphs, diagrams, charts, drawings, and photographs) should be produced at least 300 dpi in jpg, jpeg, or png format, have clear legends, be numbered with Arabic numerals, and the title of each figure should be written center-aligned at the bottom of the figure in normal Times New Roman, font size 11, and end with a period (.). All words in Latin must be written in italics. The use of abbreviations is generally agreed upon, and an extension must be given in the first mention of the abbreviation. Decimal numbers are marked with points (.).

All types of manuscripts must consist of:

1. The title should be brief, precise, and educational. The title must consist of no more than 30 words, written on the top line with bold Times New Roman font size 13, center-aligned, and the first letter of each word in the title is capitalized, except for articles and conjunctions. The Latin name is italicized (italic).
2. The author's names are complete (without titles), and the author's home institutions are written with an initial capital letter for each word in Times New Roman font, size 11, center-aligned. The author's names are separated by commas. Each author's name is preceded by a numeric code in superscript. The author's home institution is listed under the author's name, which begins with a numeric code (superscript). The institution's name is followed by the name of the city and country where it is located. At least one of the authors must include their ORCID IDs as listed on https://orcid.org/ (see template). The link should be embedded on the ORCID logo after the authors' names. At least one of the authors must have external affiliations (more than one, if necessary) outside the MBIOMJ publisher (please see the published articles in our archives).
3. The abstract should be structured with a concise description, not exceeding 250 words. The abstract is written in English.
   a. The abstract for the original research report, systematic review, and/or meta-analysis, as well as the scoping review, should include the background, objective, material and method, result, and conclusion, all in one paragraph.
   b. The abstract of a case series with scoping review discussion must consist of background, objective, case(s), scoping review, discussion, and conclusion, all written in one paragraph.
4. Keywords consist of 3-5 words and/or phrases written in English on the left side of the abstract, as seen in the template, starting with a capital letter (sentence case) and without an ending point. The keywords must contain at least one keyword related to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
5. The running title, either a short version of the full title or an abbreviated title, should be written as a header on the right side of the manuscript.
6. Correspondence is written under the keywords, including the name and email address of one of the authors responsible as the corresponding author.
7. Highlights of the manuscript consist of minimally two keypoints representing the novel contributions of the study, and they must not be the copy-paste and/or repetition of sentences from any other parts of the manuscript. These highlights should be written before the background, using number bullets (see template).

The sections according to each type of manuscript are as follows:

1. Original Research Report consists of the following sections:
Background
Objective
Material and Method
Result
Discussion
Strength and limitations
Conclusion
Acknowledgment
Conflict of interest
Ethic Consideration
Funding Disclosure
Author Contribution

2. Systematic Review and/ or Meta-Analysis consists of the following sections:
Background
Objective
Material and Method
Result
Discussion
Strength and limitations
Conclusion
Acknowledgment
Conflict of interest
Funding Disclosure
Author Contribution

3. Scoping Review consists of the following sections:
Background
Objective
Material and Method
Result
Discussion
Strength and limitations
Conclusion
Acknowledgment
Conflict of interest
Funding Disclosure
Author Contribution

4. Case Series with Scoping Review Discussion consists of the following sections:
Background
Objective
Case(s)
Scoping review
Discussion
Strength and limitations
Conclusion
Acknowledgment
Conflict of interest
Patient Consent for Publication
Funding Disclosure
Author Contribution

 

REFERENCES

All references in each manuscript must be published within 10 years from the submission date, with a minimum of 20 references, and these references should be from highly reputable publishers and/or indexing websites, i.e., Scopus, Scimagojr, Web of Science, NCBI-PubMed, and Google Scholar. A citation must be completed in accordance with all references in each article. The references follow the Harvard referencing style:

1. Journal

The first author's last name, initials., The second author's last name., initials. etc., Year. Article title (Sentence case). Journal Name (each word starts with a capital letter), Volume (No): page.

a. Six authors or less
- Boughton, J. M., 2002. The Bretton Woods proposal: an in-depth look. Political Science Quarterly, 42(6): 305-311.
- Breslavsky, A., Frand, J., Matas, Z., Boaz, M., Barnea, Z., Shargorodsky, M. 2013. Effect of high doses of vitamin D on arterial properties, adiponectin, leptin, and glucose homeostasis in type 2 diabetic patients. Clinical Nutrition, 32(6): 970-975.
- Manna, P. & Jain, S. K. 2012. Vitamin D upregulates glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) translocation and glucose utilization mediated by cystathionine-γ-lyase (CSE) activation and H2S formation in 3T3L1 adipocytes. J Biol Chem, 287(50): 42324-42332.

b. More than six authors
Biino, G., Santimone, I., Mineli, C., Sorice, R., Frongia, B., Traglia, M. 2013. Age and sex-related variations in platelet count in Italy: A proposal of reference ranges based on 40987 subjects' data. PLoS ONE, 8(1): e54289.

2. Books
Last name, initials. Year. Book title. Edition City of publisher: publisher.

Barker, R., Kirk, J., Munday, R.J. 1988. Narrative analysis. 3rd ed. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.

a. Edited book/chapter of an edited book
The last name of the chapter writer, initials. ed/eds., Chapter year. Chapter Title. In: Editor's name (Initial first name. Last name, ed.)ed/eds. Book year. Book title. City of publisher: Publisher. Chapter or page number.

Keene, E. ed., 1988. Natural language. Cambridge: University of Cambridge Press. Neurology. Teterboro, New Jersey: Icon Learning Systems. 264-280.
Oster, J. M., Gutrecht, J. A., Gross, P. T. 2005. Epilepsy and syncope. In: H. Royden Jones, ed. Netter's Samson, C., 1970. Problems of information studies in history. In: S. Stone, ed. 1980. Humanities information research. Sheffield: CRUS, 44-68.

b. Translated book
Last name, initials. Year. Book title. Translated from (language) by (Translator's initial first name, last name). City of publisher: Publisher.

Fawcet, D.W. 1994. Buku ajar histologi. Translated from English by J. Tambayong. Jakarta: Penerbit Buku Kedokteran EGC.

c. Electronic book/E-book
Last name, initials. Year. Book title. [e-book] City of publisher: Publisher. Retrieved: (date of access) of (website address).

Fishman, R. 2005. The rise and fall of suburbia. [e-book] Chester: Castle Press. Downloaded 12 May 2010 from http://libweb.anglia.ac.uk.

d. Proceeding book
Last name, initials. Year. Article title. In: Editor's name, ed or organization's name. Book Title. Location, Date. Place of publisher: Publisher. Date. Place of publisher: Publisher.

Artaria, M. D., Rahmawati, Y., Setianingsih, H. 2012. Variasi genetika lokus STR codis (THO1, TPOX) pada temuan rangka prasejarah dari Gilimanuk. In: N.M. Karmaya, I.W. Sugiritama, eds. Proceeding of Pertemuan Ilmiah Nasional Perhimpunan Ahli Anatomi Indonesia XIII. Bali, Indonesia, 12-13 Oktober 2012. Denpasar: Udayana University Press.

e. Thesis/dissertation
Last name, initials. Year of publication. Thesis/dissertation title. Categories (undergraduate thesis/thesis/dissertation/research report). City of publisher: University name.

Richmond, J. 2005. Customer expectations in the world of electronic banking: a case study of the Bank of Britain. Dissertation. Chelmsford: Anglia Ruskin University.

3. Website
Author/institution, Year. Title of writing. Retrieved: (date of access) of (website address).

National Electronic Library for Health. 2003. Can walking make you slimmer and healthier? Downloaded 10 April 2005. Available at: http://www.nhs.uk.hth.walking. 

CITATION WRITING

The citation in the article must be written as follows:
1. If there are more than 2 authors in one article:
 .... in accordance with the results of the study (Titus, et al., 2007).
2. Two authors in one article:
 Recent research (White & Brown, 2004) shows that ...
3. If it consists of one or more articles:
.... in doing deeper research (Pinzon, 2007).
... below the level of the lesion (Liporace, 2006; Snell, 2002).
... spondylosis, as well as vascular tumors (Lindsay, et al., 2004; Titus, et al., 2007).

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.

1. Submission Preparation Checklist
2. Submission Templates

Copyright Notice

1. The journal allows the author(s) to hold the article's copyright without restriction.
2. The journal allows the author(s) to retain publishing rights without restrictions.
3. The formal legal aspect of journal publication accessibility is referred to as the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY).

Privacy Statement

The name and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.