Focus and Scope

1. Medical
2. Biomedicine
3. Occupational Medicine
4. Public health
5. Infectious Disease
6. Nutrition
7. Sport science
8. Nursing

Section Policies

Articles

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Peer Review Process

Some policies in the review of International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Public Health

1. The reviewers will review the submitted article that follow the guidelines and template of the journal provided.
2. The review process in this journal employs a double-blind peer-review, which means that both the reviewer and author identities are concealed from the reviewers, and vice versa.
3. In the review process, the article will be reviewed by at least two reviewers to ensure the quality of the article.
4. In the review process, the reviewers ensure the quality of the articles of its title, abstract, discussion and conclusion. Besides, the reviewers also address the novelty and its contribution to the scientific discussion and verify the plagiarism and ethics of publication.
5. The reviewer also provide feedback on whether the article is accepted, rejected or need minor or major revision.

Publication Frequency

International Journal of Medicine and Public Health has issued two times annually, i.e. April and October

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Publication Ethics

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Public Health, using guidelines issued by the Publication Ethics Committee (COPE). International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Public Health requires that all articles involving human subjects respect the principles of research ethics as set forth in the Helsinki Declaration. The research involving animals as subjects is also required to comply with the International Principles for Biomedical Research issued by the International Health Information Science Board (CIOMS). Ethical publications should be clear in order to improve the quality of research. International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Public Health COPE adjusts to meet ethical standards for publishers, editors, authors, and reviewers.

Here are the ethical standards for editors, authors, and reviewers.

Editors

1. The editor should be responsible for each article published in International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Public Health.
2. The editor should help the author to follow the Guide for authors.
3. The editor can communicate with other editors and reviewers in making the final decision.
4. An editor should evaluate the manuscript objectively for publication, assessing each quality regardless of citizenship, ethnicity, political belief, race, religion, gender, seniority, or institutional affiliation of authors. The editor must reject the assignment if there is a potential conflict of interest.
5. The editor needs to make sure the documents sent to the reviewers do not contain information from the author, and vice versa.
6. Editor's decision should be notified to the author with the reviewers' comments unless it contains offensive or defamatory remarks.
7. The editor must respect the author's request that one should not review its submission if this excuse is reasonable and practical.
8. The editor and all staff should ensure the confidentiality of the submitted manuscript.
9. The editor will be guided by a COPE flowchart if there is a false suspicion or disputed authorship.

Reviewers

1. Reviewers commented on possible errors in research and ethical publications.
2. The reviewer should do the job on time and notify the Editor if they can’t complete the job.
3. The reviewer must maintain the confidentiality of the manuscript.
4. The reviewer may not accept and review the manuscript if there is a potential conflict of interest between them and the author.

Authors

1. The author ensures that the material to be published has not been published and sent to other places simultaneously.
2. Authors must verify the authenticity of their research and they have quoted others correctly according to the reference format.
3. The author is not involved in plagiarism.
4. The author should follow the criteria described in the writing guidelines to the author.
5. Authors are not advised to publish any personal information that might make the patient's identity recognizable in the form of a description, photograph or genealogy section. If the patient's photo is very important and very necessary as scientific information, the author has got written approval and has stated it clearly.
6. In the case of human trials, the authors state that the study was in accordance with the ethical standards of the Helsinki declaration, which led human experiments. If there is any doubt raised whether the study took place according to the declaration, then the author should explain it. In the case of animal experiments, the authors have authorized that the authors have followed the guidelines and abroad with regard to animal experiments in the laboratory.
7. The author must submit data and details to the editor, if suspected of falsification or data creation.
8. The authors should clarify everything that could lead to conflicts of interest such as employment, research costs, consultation fees, and intellectual property for guidelines for authors.

Indexing

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Public Health, is Indexed By:

1. GARUDA
2. Google Scholar
3. Dimensions

Plagiarism Policy

• Plagiarism and self-plagiarism are not allowed;
• The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted;
• An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable;
• Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.

Working Process:

1. Editorial Team checking manuscript on offline and online databases manually (checking proper citation and quotation);
2. Editorial Team checks the manuscript by using the Turnitin app. If it is found plagiarism indication (more than 25%), the board will reject the manuscript immediately.

Article Processing Charges (APCs)

Article Submission FREE: 0.00 (USD/IDR)

Article Publication FREE: 0.00 (USD/IDR)

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