Manuscript Submission
Manuscript for publication in Jurnal Ilmu Kefarmasian Indonesia  can be in form of research results, review or concise discussion in proper Bahasa Indonesia or English. Manuscript have never been published in another journal or magazines and should in appropriate format

The manuscript submission must be included with official cover letter by corresponding author, contains clear name of correspondent author, complete address, telephone and fax numbers, and email and cellular telephone address (if there is). Correspondent author is responsible for the script content and its shipment legality. The manuscript also should be known and agreed by all authors with written statement.

Before prepare and submit article manuscripts, please note that author(s) are discouraged from withdrawing submitted papers after it is in the publication process (review, copyedit, layout, etc.,). During the time, Jurnal Ilmu Kefarmasian Indonesia  had spent valuable resources besides time spent in the process.

1. General Format

• Manuscripts must be typed with single line spacing on A4-sized paper.

• Margins: Standard 1 inch (2.54 cm) on all sides.

• Font: Book Antiqua, size 11 pt for main text, and 9 pt for tables and figure captions.

• Page numbering: All pages must be numbered consecutively at the bottom.

• The maximum manuscript length is 15 pages, including tables, figures, and references.

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2. Manuscript Structure

Title Page

• The title should be written in sentence case (capitalize only the first word and proper nouns) and not exceed 20 words.

• Author names should be written in full (without academic titles).

• Affiliations must be listed as: Department, Faculty, Institution, City, Postal Code, Country.

• The corresponding author must be indicated with an asterisk (*) and include their email address and phone number.

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Abstract and Keywords

• Written in English with a maximum of 250 words.

• The abstract must summarize the purpose, methods, main findings, and conclusion of the study without citations or abbreviations.

• Keywords: 3–5 words, separated by semicolons (;) and arranged in alphabetical order.

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Introduction

• This section should clearly explain the background, rationale, and objectives of the study.

• Avoid an extensive literature review or repetition of known findings.

• End the introduction with a clear statement of the research objective.

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Materials and Methods

• Provide details on all materials, equipment, and manufacturers (including location), e.g., “Chitosan (Merck, Darmstadt, Germany).”

• Describe the experimental design and procedures in sufficient detail to allow reproducibility.

• Use a clear hierarchy of subheadings:

  • First-level subheading

  • Secondary-level subheading
    Avoid using more than two levels of subheadings.

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Results

• Present research findings clearly and concisely using text, tables, or figures.

• Avoid redundancy between tables, figures, and text.

• Tables and figures must be numbered sequentially and cited in the text.

• Table titles appear above the table; figure captions appear below the figure.

• Use Book Antiqua 9 pt for tables and captions.

• Tables and figures may be inserted within the text near their first mention, rather than at the end of the manuscript.

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Discussion

• The discussion should provide interpretation and critical analysis of the results and relate them to relevant literature.

• Avoid repeating data or re-describing the methods.

• This section may be combined with Results into a single section (Results and Discussion).

• The discussion must emphasize the scientific significance and implications of the findings.

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Conclusion

• Provide a concise statement summarizing the main findings and their relevance to the study objectives.

• References should not be included in this section.

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Acknowledgements

• This section may be included to recognize funding sources, institutions, or individuals who supported the study or manuscript preparation.

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Funding

• State the funding source of the research, if applicable.

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Conflict of Interest Statement

• This section must be completed according to the signed Conflict of Interest Declaration.

• If no conflict exists, write:
  “The authors declared no conflict of interest.”

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3. References

• References must follow the IEEE citation style, numbered in the order of appearance in the text (not alphabetically).

• A minimum of 15 references is required, with at least 80% from the past five years.

• Use reference management software (e.g., Mendeley) to ensure consistent formatting.

Examples:

• Journal Article:
  [1] S. Ozgen, O. K. Kilinc, and Z. Selamoglu, “Antioxidant Activity of Quercetin: A Mechanistic Review,” Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, vol. 4, no. 12, pp. 1134–1138, 2016.

• Book:
  [2] D. Sarunyagate, Ed., Lasers. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996.

• Thesis/Dissertation:
  [3] J. O. Williams, “Narrow-band analyzer,” Ph.D. dissertation, Dept. Elect. Eng., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, 1993.

• E-journal (Online):
  [4] A. Altun, “Understanding hypertext in the context of reading on the web: Language learners’ experience,” Current Issues in Education, vol. 6, no. 12, 2005. [Online]. Available: http://cie.ed.asu.edu/volume6/number12/.

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4. In-text Citation Format

• Citations in the text must be numbered in square brackets [ ] corresponding to the reference list.
  Example:
  According to recent studies [5], the antioxidant properties of quercetin…

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