Author Guidelines

GENERAL INFORMATION

  1. Manuscripts must be original, have not been published previously in any scientific journal, and must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere. Manuscripts should not be submitted to any other media during the review process unless the authors have officially withdrawn the manuscript from JosCE. This must be stated in a statement of originality and copyright release form (Form A). JosCE uses Similarity Check powered by Turnitin to prevent any suspected plagiarism in the manuscripts.

  2. Manuscripts submitted are research topics that have no conflict with bioethical research.

  3. The journal is published 2 (twice) times a year.

MANUSCRIPT FILE

  1. Manuscripts are written in English and must follow standard scientific usage. Authors whose first language is not English should consult the manuscript with an English editing service before submitting it to JosCE.

  2. Manuscripts should be prepared in Microsoft Word format, except for graphs using Microsoft Excel and figures using JPEG or PDF formats.

  3. Manuscripts should be typed using Cambria fonts at size 11 points.

  4. The length of the manuscript is approximately 9 to 15 pages, written in A4 paper format, margins: top 2.5 cm; left 2.5 cm; right 2 cm; bottom 2 cm, single columns (except for the abstract, figures, or tables whose size cannot be reduced due to readability), justified, single-spaced. The manuscript comprises five main headings: Introduction; Method; Results and Discussion; Conclusion and Suggestions; Acknowledgment; References.

  5. The title of the manuscript must be as brief as possible and must represent the content of the manuscript.

  6. Authors' names are written below the title, followed by authors' affiliation and e-mail addresses.

  7. The abstract is written in English and should represent the manuscript. The abstract should be written narratively, including aims/objectives, methods, and findings of the research/article.

  8. Manuscripts can use the STROBE method for observational studies, SRQR for qualitative studies, PRISMA for reviews, CARE for case reports, CONSORT for clinical trials (recommendations).

  9. Keywords: words or phrases that are important, specific, or representative of the article.

  10. Style: APA 7th edition.

  11. The references for the article should include journals and non-journals published in the last six years.

  12. The manuscript must be written following the JosCE template.

  13. The manuscript must be in *.doc format and sent to the journal system via online submission by creating an account in this Open Journal System (OJS) [click REGISTER if you have not had any account yet, or click LOG IN if you have already had an account].

  14. All Author(s)' names and identity(es) must be completely embedded in the form filled in by the corresponding author: email; affiliation; and each author's short biography (in the column of 'Bio Statement'). [If the manuscript is written by two or more authors, please click 'Add Author' in the 3rd step of 'ENTER METADATA' in the submission process and then enter each author's data].

  15. All correspondences, information, and decisions for the submitted manuscripts are conducted through email written in the manuscript and/or the emails used for the submission. The status of the manuscript can be checked in the OJS by logging into the journal.