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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); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Author Guidelines

Medicomplementary Journal welcomes submissions of original research articles, review papers, and other scholarly contributions in the fields of engineering, agriculture, health sciences, and pharmacy. Authors are expected to adhere to the following submission requirements:

1. Manuscript Originality and Ethics

  • Manuscripts must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration by another journal.

  • All submissions will be checked for plagiarism and are subject to the journal’s Publication Ethics Policy.

  • Authors must disclose any conflicts of interest and ensure compliance with ethical standards for research and publication.

2. Language

  • Submissions must be written in clear and concise English using academic style and proper grammar.

3. Manuscript Length

  • Manuscripts should be 3,000–6,000 words in length, including references, tables, and figures.

  • The manuscript should not exceed 15 pages in total. Exceptions may be considered for comprehensive review articles.

4. Manuscript Template

  • Authors are required to use the official Medicomplementary Journal Manuscript Template.

  • The template includes structured sections: Title, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgments (if any), and References.

  • The template is available for download on the journal’s website.

5. Abstract and Keywords

  • The abstract must be 150–250 words, summarizing the research background, objectives, methods, results, and conclusions.

  • Provide 3–5 keywords to facilitate indexing and discoverability.

6. Figures and Tables

  • All figures and tables must be numbered consecutively and placed within the text near their first citation.

  • Each figure and table must have a clear title and source (if applicable).

7. References

  • References must be current and relevant, preferably from the last five years.

  • Citation style should follow the journal’s specified referencing format (APA/IEEE/other style as per template).

  • Use a reference manager (e.g., Mendeley, Zotero, EndNote) to ensure accuracy.

8. Submission Process

  • Manuscripts must be submitted through the journal’s Online Journal System (OJS).

  • All authors must be listed with full names, affiliations, and ORCID iDs (if available).

  • Corresponding authors must provide a valid email address for communication.

9. Peer Review

  • All submissions undergo double-blind peer review to ensure fairness and impartiality.

  • Authors may be asked to revise and resubmit their manuscript based on reviewer feedback.

10. Publication Fees

  • The journal charges no Article Processing Charges (APCs). Publication is free of cost (0 IDR) for all authors.

11. Journal Template 

Copyright Notice

Authors who publish with Medicomplementary Journal agree to the following terms:

  1. Copyright and Licensing
    All articles published in Medicomplementary Journal are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0). Under this license, authors retain copyright of their work while allowing others to:

    • Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format;

    • Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially;
      provided that appropriate credit is given to the original authors and the journal, and any derivative works are distributed under the same license.

  2. Author Rights
    Authors retain full copyright and publishing rights without restrictions. They are permitted to store, distribute, and reuse their published work (e.g., in institutional repositories, personal websites, or future works), provided that proper acknowledgment of its original publication in this journal is included.

  3. User Rights
    Readers and users are free to share and adapt the content under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license terms. This ensures open access and encourages knowledge dissemination while maintaining author attribution and safeguarding academic integrity.

  4. Open Access Policy
    Medicomplementary Journal is committed to the principles of open access, ensuring that all published content is freely available without charge to users or their institutions. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or authors.