The Science Midwifery is a peer-reviewed free open access twice a year IOCSpublisher-Intitute of Computer Science (IOCS). This professional journal provides a venue for the publication of research relevant to midwifery and reproductive health practice by specialists and researchers in various disciplines including midwifery, reproductive health, maternal and child health, obstetrics and gynecology, sexual health promotion, women's health and nursing. It publishes quantitative and qualitative original articles, review articles, short communications, case reports and letters to the editor in a broad range of clinical and interdisciplinary topics. Accredited by National Journal Accreditation (ARJUNA) managed by Ministri of Research, Technology, RI with Fourth Grade (SINTA 4) according to the decree No.148/M/KPT/2020, starting from Volume 7 No. 1, October (2018). (Look at the scope)
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.
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Author Guidelines
[Update on Aug 28, 2021]
Carefully read the submission guidelines as follows:
A. General Requirements
The minimum standard requirements of Science Midwifery must be
Written in English.
The length of submitted paper is at least 4 pages and no more than 10 pages. Editors will be evaluated if the papers are needing more pages than 15 pages.
Use of a tool such as Zotero, Mendeley, or EndNote for reference management and formatting, and choose IEEE/APA style
Make sure that your paper is prepared using the Science Midwifery paper template and Copyright Transfer Form when if it accepted.
B. Structure of The Manuscript
The manuscript must be prepared and suggested present follow the structure:
Title. The title of the paper is maxed 10 words, without Acronym or abbreviation
Abstract. The Abstract has a maximum 250 WORDS; No citation; State in the abstract a primary objective, research design, methodology, main outcomes, and results, and the conclusions.
Section structure. Authors are suggested to present their articles in the section structure: Introduction - Method - Results and Discussion – Conclusion
References (optional). Expect a minimum of 16 references primarily with a minimum of 75% journal articles that have a reputation and are not more than 5 years old.
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, RTF, or WordPerfect 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, which is found in About the Journal.
If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a doble Blind Review have been followed.
Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with Science Midwifery agree to the following terms:
Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal.
Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).
Privacy Statement
The names 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.
Author Fees
This journal charges the following author fees.
Article Submission: 0.00 (USD) Authors are required to pay an Article Submission Fee as part of the submission process to contribute to review costs.
Fast-Track Review & Journal assistance until it is accepted: 50.00 (USD) With the payment of this fee, the review, editorial decision, and author notification on this manuscript is guaranteed to take place within 4 weeks.
Article Publication: 0.00 (USD)
If this paper is accepted for publication, you may donate voluntary funds to cover publication costs.
Transfer to:
Nama BANK
Bank BNI Cabang USU Medan
Nomor Rekening
0354230453
Atas Nama
Hengki Tamando Sihotang
If you do not have funds to pay such fees, you will have an opportunity to waive each fee. We do not want fees to prevent the publication of worthy work.
Note: Fees and papers that have been submitted cannot be retrieved for any reason.
