Manuscript Types

Poltekita: Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan

Poltekita: Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan is a peer-reviewed, open-access scientific journal published by Poltekkes Kemenkes Palu. The journal publishes high-quality scholarly manuscripts that contribute to the advancement of health sciences, evidence-based healthcare practices, public health interventions, health education, and health policy development.

The journal welcomes original, scientifically rigorous, and evidence-based manuscripts addressing important issues in nursing, health law, nutrition, midwifery, environmental health, public health, reproductive health, health education, health promotion, and related disciplines.

All submitted manuscripts are expected to demonstrate scientific relevance, methodological rigor, academic originality, and meaningful contributions to the development of health sciences and healthcare practices.

The journal considers the following manuscript types:

1. Original Research Articles

Original Research Articles present original empirical findings from scientifically conducted studies addressing relevant issues in health sciences and healthcare practice. These manuscripts must contribute new knowledge, evidence, or insights that advance scientific understanding, healthcare delivery, disease prevention, health promotion, or public health policy.

Original research may include quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods, observational, experimental, quasi-experimental, epidemiological, community-based, clinical, and other appropriate research designs.

Research topics may address nursing interventions, maternal and child health, nutrition, environmental health risks, reproductive health, healthcare service quality, health education, disease prevention, community health programs, health-related behavior, and other subjects within the journal's focus and scope.

Submissions must clearly describe the research background, objectives, study design, research setting, population and sample, sampling procedures, data collection methods, research instruments, analytical techniques, results, and interpretation of findings.

Manuscripts should present research findings systematically, discuss their significance in relation to existing scientific literature, identify study limitations, and explain their implications for healthcare practice, health education, public health programs, or future research.

Original Research Articles must demonstrate scientific originality, methodological transparency, research integrity, and clear contributions to the advancement of health sciences.

Authors are expected to follow appropriate reporting guidelines, including CONSORT for randomized controlled trials, STROBE for observational studies, COREQ or SRQR for qualitative research, and other relevant guidelines according to the study design.

2. Review Articles

Review Articles provide critical, comprehensive, and evidence-based evaluations of existing scientific literature on specific topics within health sciences and related disciplines.

These manuscripts should synthesize current knowledge, critically assess available scientific evidence, identify inconsistencies or limitations in previous studies, highlight research gaps, and propose recommendations for future research, healthcare practice, or health policy.

Review Articles may address topics related to nursing, midwifery, nutrition, public health, environmental health, reproductive health, health education, health promotion, healthcare systems, or other relevant health science disciplines.

The journal considers several approaches to evidence synthesis, including narrative literature reviews, systematic literature reviews, and meta-analyses, where appropriate.

Narrative Literature Reviews

Narrative literature reviews provide structured and critical discussions of existing research on a clearly defined health-related topic.

These manuscripts should establish the significance of the review topic, explain the scope of the literature examined, critically discuss relevant scientific findings, and synthesize evidence into a coherent scientific argument.

Authors should prioritize credible and current scientific references and provide analytical interpretations rather than merely summarizing individual publications.

The review should demonstrate a clear contribution to scientific understanding by identifying emerging issues, research gaps, methodological limitations, or implications for healthcare practice and policy.

Systematic Literature Reviews

Systematic Literature Reviews present structured, transparent, and reproducible syntheses of existing scientific evidence addressing clearly formulated research questions.

Manuscripts must describe the review objectives, literature search strategy, electronic databases and information sources, search terms, eligibility criteria, study selection procedures, data extraction methods, quality appraisal or risk-of-bias assessment, and methods of evidence synthesis.

Authors should clearly explain how the included studies were identified, selected, evaluated, and synthesized to answer the research question.

Where applicable, systematic reviews should follow the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) reporting guidelines.

A PRISMA flow diagram, appropriate evidence summary tables, and a critical assessment of the included studies should be provided when relevant.

The methodology must be sufficiently detailed to support transparency, reproducibility, and critical evaluation of the findings.

Meta-Analysis Articles

Meta-Analysis Articles quantitatively synthesize findings from multiple independent studies using appropriate statistical methods to estimate combined effects, relationships, or outcomes relevant to health sciences.

These manuscripts may examine the effectiveness of healthcare interventions, disease risk factors, treatment outcomes, preventive health programs, or other research questions within the journal's focus and scope.

Submissions must describe the systematic literature search, study eligibility criteria, data extraction procedures, statistical models, effect size measurements, and assessment of heterogeneity.

Assessment of publication bias, sensitivity analyses, subgroup analyses, or other relevant statistical procedures should be reported when appropriate.

Authors must interpret pooled estimates carefully, acknowledge methodological limitations and uncertainties, and explain the implications of the findings for clinical practice, community health interventions, healthcare policy, or future investigations.

Meta-analyses should follow applicable evidence synthesis and reporting standards, including PRISMA, where relevant.

All Review Articles must provide meaningful scientific interpretation and critical evaluation rather than simple descriptive summaries of existing publications.

3. Case Study Articles

Case Study Articles present detailed and scientifically relevant examinations of specific cases, situations, health conditions, healthcare interventions, or health service experiences that provide valuable insights into health sciences and healthcare practice.

These manuscripts may focus on individual patients, groups of patients, healthcare delivery situations, nursing or midwifery practices, public health interventions, or other relevant cases within the journal's scientific scope.

Case studies should demonstrate clear scientific, clinical, educational, or practical significance and provide lessons that may contribute to healthcare improvement or future research.

Depending on the nature and objectives of the manuscript, case studies may include individual case reports or case series.

Case Reports

Case Reports describe individual patients or health-related situations involving uncommon clinical presentations, diagnostic challenges, unusual treatment responses, complications, innovative care approaches, or other circumstances with significant educational or scientific value.

A case report should include relevant patient information, clinical history, presenting complaints or symptoms, examination findings, diagnostic investigations, interventions, treatment or care procedures, follow-up, and outcomes, as applicable.

For nursing and midwifery case reports, particular attention may be given to comprehensive assessment, nursing or midwifery diagnoses, care planning, implementation of interventions, evaluation of outcomes, and implications for evidence-based practice.

The discussion must critically interpret the findings, compare the case with relevant scientific literature, explain its significance, and identify practical lessons for healthcare professionals.

Case Reports should not be limited to routine descriptions of common conditions without a meaningful scientific or educational contribution.

Authors are encouraged to follow the CARE (CAse REport) reporting guidelines, where applicable.

Patient confidentiality must be protected, and written informed consent for publication must be obtained when required by applicable ethical standards and journal policies.

Case Series

Case Series describe a group of individuals or patients with similar health conditions, clinical characteristics, healthcare interventions, treatment experiences, or health-related outcomes.

These manuscripts may document patterns in clinical presentation, nursing care, midwifery interventions, rehabilitation, disease management, or other relevant healthcare practices.

Submissions should clearly describe the criteria used to select cases, participant or patient characteristics, diagnostic or assessment procedures, interventions, follow-up, and observed outcomes.

Authors should critically discuss similarities and differences across cases, the potential significance of the findings, and the limitations of the case series, including the absence of a comparison group where applicable.

Case Series should provide scientifically meaningful observations and avoid unsupported conclusions regarding treatment effectiveness or causal relationships.

All Case Study Articles must comply with applicable ethical requirements, including protection of personal information, patient confidentiality, informed consent, and research ethics approval or exemption where relevant.

The Editorial Board will assess the scientific relevance, methodological appropriateness, ethical compliance, and educational value of each submission.

4. Perspective Articles

Perspective Articles present scholarly viewpoints, critical interpretations, or evidence-informed discussions concerning important and emerging issues in health sciences, healthcare practice, public health, and health policy.

These manuscripts provide opportunities for researchers, academics, healthcare professionals, and public health practitioners to examine current challenges, discuss emerging developments, and propose scientifically grounded approaches to improving healthcare systems and population health.

Perspective Articles may address contemporary issues in nursing, midwifery, nutrition, environmental health, reproductive health, health education, health promotion, healthcare management, health law, public health policy, and related disciplines.

Submissions should identify a clearly defined issue, explain its scientific or practical significance, critically discuss relevant evidence, and develop a coherent argument supported by credible scholarly references.

Authors are encouraged to present constructive insights, innovative perspectives, policy considerations, or recommendations that may stimulate academic discussion and future research.

Perspective Articles must demonstrate intellectual originality, logical reasoning, and relevance to the journal's focus and scope.

Although these manuscripts do not necessarily present original empirical data, all scientific claims, interpretations, and recommendations must be supported by appropriate evidence.

Personal opinions, unsupported assertions, promotional content, or arguments lacking scientific justification are not considered sufficient for publication.

The Editorial Board will evaluate Perspective Articles based on their scientific relevance, originality of argument, scholarly quality, and potential contribution to advancing health sciences and healthcare practice.

General Submission Requirements

All manuscripts submitted to Poltekita: Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan must be original, scientifically relevant, and consistent with the journal's focus and scope, Author Guidelines, publication ethics policies, and editorial standards.

Manuscripts must be written in clear academic English and prepared in accordance with the journal's current manuscript templates and formatting requirements.

Authors must ensure that:

Originality and Exclusive Submission: The manuscript represents original scholarly work, has not been previously published, and is not simultaneously under consideration by another journal.
Scientific Quality: The manuscript demonstrates appropriate scientific rigor, clear objectives, valid methodology where applicable, reliable evidence, and meaningful contributions to health sciences.
Ethical Compliance: Research involving human participants, animals, identifiable patient information, or sensitive health data must comply with applicable ethical standards, institutional requirements, and relevant regulations.
Research Ethics Approval: Studies requiring approval from an institutional research ethics committee must provide appropriate ethical approval information. Where ethical approval is not required or an exemption has been granted, authors should provide an appropriate explanation or supporting documentation when requested.
Informed Consent and Confidentiality: Authors must ensure that informed consent has been obtained where applicable and that the privacy, confidentiality, and rights of research participants or patients are protected.
Reporting Guidelines: Authors should follow internationally recognized reporting guidelines appropriate to the study design, including CONSORT for randomized trials, STROBE for observational studies, PRISMA for systematic reviews and meta-analyses, CARE for case reports, and other relevant guidelines where applicable.
Authorship and Contributions: All listed authors must meet the journal's authorship criteria, approve the final manuscript, and accept responsibility for the accuracy and integrity of the submitted work.
Conflict of Interest and Funding Disclosure: Authors must transparently disclose relevant financial or non-financial conflicts of interest and identify research funding sources where applicable.
Citation and Referencing: All sources, datasets, images, tables, figures, and previously published materials must be appropriately acknowledged, cited, or authorized for use in accordance with applicable copyright requirements and the journal's referencing style.
Research Integrity: Fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, inappropriate image manipulation, misleading reporting, duplicate publication, and other forms of scientific misconduct are strictly prohibited.
Use of Artificial Intelligence: Any substantive use of AI-assisted technologies must comply with the journal's applicable policies. Authors remain fully accountable for the scientific accuracy, originality, and integrity of their manuscripts.
Manuscript Classification: Authors are responsible for selecting the most appropriate manuscript category during submission and ensuring that the manuscript meets the requirements of the selected category.

All submissions are subject to initial editorial screening and peer review in accordance with the journal's established editorial procedures.

Poltekita: Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan reserves the right to determine the most appropriate manuscript classification, request revisions, seek additional ethical or methodological clarification, or decline manuscripts that do not meet the journal's scientific, ethical, or editorial requirements.

The Editorial Board may review and update manuscript classifications and submission requirements periodically to maintain consistency with developments in health sciences, scholarly publishing standards, and internationally recognized research reporting guidelines.