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Author Guidelines

Surabaya Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Journal provides a forum for publishing the original research articles, review articles from contributors, and the novel technology news related to physical medicine and rehabilitation including physical medicine rehabilitation, pain, musculoskeletal disorder, neuroscience, pediatric, and geriatric.

All papers submitted to the journal should be written in good English. Authors for whom English is not their native language are encouraged to have their paper checked before submission for grammar and clarity. English language and copyediting services can be provided by International Science Editing and Asia Science Editing. The work should not have been published or submitted for publication elsewhere. The official language of the manuscript to be published in SPMRJ is English.

The manuscript must be submitted in soft copy file. Manuscript should be typed using Word processing program. Authors should also follow the manuscript preparation guidelines.

General Principles

The manuscript must be free of typing errors and have a proportional length. The length of each manuscript is 5-10 pages of A4 size paper (1.5 spaces, Times New Roman font size 12, with normal margins page layout of 2.54 cm on each side). The recommended references are the updated ones in the last ten (10) years from the date of current submission (minimal of 20 references), unless in a special case accepted by the editors due to scientific reasons.

Tables should be numbered with Arabic numbers, and the title of each table should be written center-aligned at the top of the table, in normal Times New Roman, font size 12. Text within tables should be written in 1 space, normal Times New Roman font size 10 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, 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 12. 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. Title, which must be concise, specific, and informative. The title must consist of no more than 30 words, written on the top line with bold Times New Roman font, size 18, Justify, and in sentence case. Latin name is italicized (italic).
2. The author's name(s) is complete (without title) and the home institutions of the authors are written with an initial capital letter for each word in Times New Roman font, size 12, Justify, without ending points. If there is more than 1 author, all is written, separated by commas. Numeric code in superscript is added behind the author's name. The author's home institution is written under the author's name beginning with a numeric code (superscript). The name of the institution is followed by the name of the city and the country where the institution is located. At least one of the authors is required to add their ORCID IDs listed on https://orcid.org/ (see template). The link should be embedded on the ORCID logo after the authors' names. At least 1 of the authors must include external (more than 1, if necessary) affiliation(s) outside the SPMRJ.
3. Abstract must be arranged with a brief description (containing no more than 250 words). The abstract is written in English.
a. Abstract of original research report, systematic review must consist of objective, materials and methods, results, and conclusion each written as one paragraph.
b. Abstract of narrative review article must consist narration summarizing the content of the manuscript, written in one paragraph.
c. Abstract of case report/ case series must consist of background, purpose, case(s), and conclusion, each written in one paragraph.
4. Keywords consist of 5-8 words and/or phrases, written under abstract as seen in the template, in English, started with a capital letter (sentence case), separated with semi-colon, and without an ending point. Keywords should apply terms present in Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). The keywords must contain at least one keyword of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
5. Correspondence is written under the keywords including the name, full address, and email address of one of the authors responsible as corresponding author.

Article Types
The journal accept the following types of article:

a. Original research

Original research reports a substantial body of laboratory or clinical work, presenting the outcome of a large trial, case control, observational or retrospective study. The authors must confirm in the manuscript that they have ethical clearance for the conduct of the reported research. The procedure in the research should be in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki 2013. The ethical clearance should be submitted along with the manuscript. The manuscript should be approximately 3000-4000 words. References are minimally 20 from the last 10 years before the date of submission. The text consists of Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion, Conclusion, and Disclosures. The Disclosures consist of Acknowledgment, Conflict of Interest, Funding, and Authors Contribution. The template can be downloaded here.

b. Case report/case series

Case report/case series highlights important innovations with wide applicability or previously unpublished complications of new techniques or medications. The authors must confirm in the manuscript that they have obtained written permission of those whose case is being presented. The manuscript should be approximately 3000-4000 words. References are minimally 20 from the last 10 years before the date of submission. The text consists of Abstract, Introduction, Case Report/Case Series, Discussion, Conclusion, and Disclosures. The Disclosures consist of Acknowledgment, Conflict of Interest, Patient Consent for Publication, Funding, and Authors Contribution. The template can be downloaded here.

c. Review article

Review article is a survey of previously published research on a topic. It should give an overview of current thinking on the topic. The manuscript should be approximately 3000-4000 words. References are minimally 20 from the last 10 years before the date of submission. The text consists of Abstract, Introduction, any subheadings as needed by the author(s), Conclusion, and Disclosures. The Disclosures consist of Acknowledgment, Conflict of Interest, Funding, and Authors Contribution. The template can be downloaded here.

d. Systematic review

Systematic review is a synthesis of the evidence on a clearly presented topic using critical methods to identify, define and assess research on the topic, extracting and interpreting data from published studies on the topic, then analyzing, describing, and summarizing interpretations into a refined conclusion. Appropriate methodology should be followed, such as PROSPERO, the online international register for systematic reviews. References are minimally 20 from the last 10 years before the date of submission. The text consists of Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion, Conclusion, and Disclosures. The Disclosures consist of Acknowledgment, Conflict of Interest, Funding, and Authors Contribution. The template can be downloaded here.

e. Meta-analysis

Meta-analysis is a statistical analysis combining the results of multiple scientific studies, analyzing multiple scientific studies addressing the same question, with each individual study reporting measurements that are expected to have some degree of error. References are minimally 20 from the last 10 years before the date of submission. The text consists of Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion, Conclusion, and Disclosures. The Disclosures consist of Acknowledgment, Conflict of Interest, Funding, and Authors Contribution. The template can be downloaded here.

For further question, please contact us via email spmrj@journal.unair.ac.id

 

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. 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).
2. The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
3. Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
4. The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
5. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
6. If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.

Copyright

1. The journal allows the author to hold the copyright of the article without restrictions.

2. The journal allows the author(s) to retain publishing rights without restrictions.

3. The legal formal aspect of journal publication accessibility refers to Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY).

4. Surabaya Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Journal is licensed under a The Creative Commons Attribution

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