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Author Guidelines

WRITING RULES:

Research Article

The research article consists of:

• Title: specific and effective, no more than 25 words.
• Author(s) identity: Author(s) full name (without a degree), institutional address, and email as the principal contact. For correspondence purposes, the author's email is written fully and clearly.
• Abstract: it is written in a paragraph that consists of 250 words maximum. The abstract is written sequentially from the background of the study, the objective of the study, methods, results, and conclusion. The keywords must be included on the same page as the abstract. It consists of 3-5 words that are chosen genuinely so that reflects the concept of the article.
• Introduction: it consists of the background, the problem of the study, the objective of the study, also the position of the research towards other similar research. It also can be a brief literature review. Reference cited according to Vancouver, numbered in accordance with the order of references in the research and in accordance with the sequence number in the bibliography. The number is written after the dot in superscript. In writing the citations and references, authors are recommended to use reference management software, such as Mendeley® or Zotero.
• Methods: it discusses the research design, data collection, data sources such as the population and sample, and data analysis. It is written with sentences in paragraphs, not in sequences using points.
• Results: it contains the data and information that has been collected. The finding systematically must be supported by charts, tables, figures, or informative illustrations.
• Discussion: it shows a further explanation of the finding. Compare the finding with another research finding and do not repeat what has been written in the finding.
• Conclusion: it should clearly state the result of the correlated objective (and may also be possible with future direction).
• References: these must be written according to Vancouver, numbered in accordance with the order of references in the research, and in accordance with the sequence number in the bibliography.
• Clinical research with humans as the subjects must be approved by the research ethics committee.

Review

It is the review of various articles in journals or books on the development of cutting-edge natural medicine.

The article consists of:

• Title
• Authors identity
• Abstract: it is written in a paragraph that consists of 250 words maximum. The abstract contains about a brief description of the review. The keywords must be included on the same page as the abstract. It consists of 3-5 words that are chosen genuinely so that reflects the concept of the article.
• Introduction
• Contents
• Conclusion
• References

Case report

Containing articles about clinical cases, and evidence-based case reports related to the uniqueness or complicated case or use of natural medicine and is good for dissemination among other colleagues. The case report consists of the title, author's identity, abstract, introduction, content,s and discussion.

Letters to Editor

It is the communication tool between the readers and the editorial team and also to other readers. The letter contains comments or opinions about the contents of the previous issue in the Journal of Psychiatry Psychology and Behavioral Research (JPPBR) or suggestions for subsequent publication.

GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Manuscripts that are submitted should have never been published previously. The Journal of Psychiatry Psychology and Behavioral Research (JPPBR) does not accept manuscript which is also sent to another journal to be published to avoid plagiarism.

All manuscripts which are sent to the Journal of Psychiatry Psychology and Behavioral Research (JPPBR) will be reviewed by experts in disciplines related (peer-review) and the editorial team. Authors may be required to revise their manuscripts for reasons of any aspect. Manuscripts with excessive errors in any aspect may be returned to authors for retyping or may be rejected. The manuscript which is published must be approved by an ethics committee or consider the ethical aspects of research that can be accounted for. Moreover, for clinical research with humans as the subjects, the certificate of approval from the ethics committee must be attached.

Manuscripts must be typed with single space on paper 210 x 297 mm (paper A4) with a maximum number of pages is 15.

WRITINGS RULES

• Title: Times New Roman 18, Uppercase, bold, dark blue, single space.
• Author's identity: Times New Roman 10, Capitalize each word, single space.
• Correspondence: Times New Roman 9, Italic, single space.
• Abstract: Times New Roman 9, single space.
• Subtitle: Times New Roman 14, bold, dark blue, single space.
• Contents: Times New Roman 10, single space.
• Quotation: Times New Roman 10, single space.
• References: Times New Roman 10, single space.

Tables

The tables must be typed with Times New Roman 9, single space, and or customized. Tables numbers are sorted in order of mention in the text. The legend is written briefly in Times New Roman 9 with a single space and should be placed above the table. Apply the line only for the top and bottom border. Explanations of Non- standard abbreviations in the tables are placed in the footnotes.

Figures

The figures must be professionally produced and photographed, or in the form of a CD. They must be prepared as HD image files and numbered in accordance with the appearance of the text. Moreover, the graphs and diagrams are considered figures. The background of the graphs and diagrams is plain. The graph is displayed in 2D form.

Conclusion

It is written with sentences in paragraphs, not in sequences using points or numbers.

References

It is written according to Vancouver, numbered in accordance with the order of references in the research, and in accordance with the sequence number in the bibliography. Authors are recommended to use reference management software, such as Mendeley® or Zotero.

Examples of how to write a bibliography:

Journal article

Standard journal article

Vega KJ, Pina I, Krevsky B. Heart transplantation is associated with an increase risk for pancreatobiliary disease. Ann Intern Med; 1996. Jun;124(11):980-3

Other example: When the journal sort the pages in a volume, hence the month and issue number are not necessary.

Vega KJ, Pina I, Krevsky B Heart transplantation is associated with an increase risk for pancreatobiliary disease. Ann Intern Med; 1996.124:980-3

More than six authors, the seventh author and so on are not included, and they are written with et al.

Parkin DM, Clayton D, Black RJ, Masuyer E, Freidi HP, Ivanov E, et al. Childhood leukimia in Europe after Chernobyl: 5 year follow up. Br.J Cancer; 1996.73:1006-12

Organization as the author

The Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand. Clinical exercise stress testing. Safety and performance guidelines. Med J Aust; 1996.164:282-4

Without the author's name

Cancer in South Africa [editorial]. S Afr Med J;1994. 84:154. The article is not in English Ryder Te, Haukeland EA, Solhaug JH. Bilateral infrapatellar seneruptur hos tidlifere frisk kvinne. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen; 1996.116:41-2

Volume with suplement

Shen HM, Zhang QF. Risk assessment of nickel carcinogenicity and occupational lung cancer. Environ Health Perspect; 1994.102 suppl 1.275-82

Issue with suplement

Payne DK, Sullivan MD, Massie MJ. Women psycological reactions to breast cancer. Semin Oncol; 1996. 23(1 suppl 2);89-97

Volume with section

Ozben T, Nacitarhan S, Tuncer N. Plasma and urine sialic acid in non-insulin dependent diabetes melitus. Ann Clin Biotherm; 1995. 32(Pt3):303-6

Issue with section

Poole GH, Mills SM. One Hundred consecutive cases of flap lacerations of the leg in ageing petients. NZ Med J; 1990.107(959 Pt 1):377-8

Issue without volume

Turan I, Wredmark T, Fellander-Tsai L. Arthroscopic ankle arthrodesis in rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Orthop; 1995. (320):110-4

Book and another Monographs

Individual authors

Ringsven MK, Bond D. Gerontology and leadership skills for nurses. Second edition. Alabny (NY): Delmar Publishers;1996

Murray PR, Rosenthal KS, Kobayashi GS, Pfaller MA, Medical microbiology, 4th ed.St.Louis: Mosby; 2002

Editor as the author

Normann IJ Redfern SJ, editor. Mental health care for elderly people. New York: Churcill Livingstone; 1996.

Organization as the author

Institute for Medicine (US). Loking at the future of the Medicaid program. Washington: The Institute; 1992.

Chapter in a book

P. Freddy Wilmana. Anti-virus dan interferon, In: Sulistia G. Ganiswarna editor. Pharmacology and therapeutics. Faculty of Medicine-Universitas Indonesia. Jakarta; 1995. h. 616-21 Meltzer PS, Kallioniemi A. Trent JM, Chromosome alterations in human solid tumors, In : Vogelstein B, Kinzler KW, editors. The genetic ba sis of human cancer. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2002.p.93-113

Conference proceedings

Kimura J. Shibasaki H, editor. Recent advantages in clinical neurophsiology. Proceedings of the 10 th International Conress of EMG and clinical Neurophsiology; 1995 Oct 15-19; Kyoto, Japan. Amsterdam: Elsevier;1996

Paper in conference

Bengstsson S, Solheim BG, Enforcement of data protection, privacy and security in medical information. In: Lun KC, Degoulet P, Piemme TE, Rienhoff O, editor. MEDINFO 92. Proceeding of the 7 th World Congress in Medical Infoematics; 1992 Sep 6-10; Geneva, Switzerland. Amsterdam: North-Hollan;1992. p. 1561-5

Memoir

It is published by the funding agency or sponsorship:

Smith P, Golladay K. Payment for durable medical equipment billed during skilled nursing facility stays. Final report. Dallas (TX): Dept. Of Health and Human Services (US), Office of evaluation and inspection; 1994 Oct. report No.: HHSIGOEI69200860

Dissertation

Kaplan SJ. Post-hospital home care: the elderly/access and utilization (dissertation). St Louis (MO): Washington Univ,;1995

Article in newspaper

Lee G. Hospitalizations tied to ozone pollution: study estimates 50.000 adminissions annually. The Washington Post 1996 Jun 21;Sect A;3(col.5)

Audiovisual material

HIV+AIDS: the facts and the future[videocassette]. St. Louis (MO): Mosby-Year Book;1995

Electronic Materials

Journal articles in electronic form

Morse SS. Factors in the emergence of infections diseases. Emrg infect Dis (serial online) 1995 Jan-Mar Retrieved on June 5 1996. Available from: URL: HYPERLINK http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/eid.htm

Monographs in electronical form

CDI, clinical dermatology illustrated [monograph in CD-ROM]. Reeves JTR, Mibach H. CMEA Multimedia Group, producers. 2 nd Edition. Version 2.0 San Diego: CMEA; 1995.

Computer archives

Hemodynamics III: the ups and the downs of hemodynamics [computer program]. Version 2.2 Orlando (FL): Computerized Educational System;1993

Part of a website

American Medical Association [homepage on the internet], Chicago: The Association : c 1995-2002 [updated 2001 Aug 23; cited 2002 Aug 12]. AMA Office of Group Practice Liasion; [about 2 screens]. Available from: http://amaassn.org/ama/pub/category/1736.html

Database on the internet

Open database:

Who Certified [database on the internet], Evanston (IL): The American Board of Medical Specialist. C2000-[cited 2001 Mar 8]. Available from http://www.abms.org/newsearch.asp

Closed database:

Jablonski S. Online Multiple Congenital Anomaly/Mental Retardation (MCA/MR) Syndromes [database on the internet] Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US) C1999 [update 2001 Nov 20; cited 2002 Aug 12]. Available from: http://www.nim.nih.gov/archive/20061212/mesh/jablonski/syndrome.title.html

Part of the database on the internet

MeSH Browser [database on the internet] Betseda (MD) National Library of Medicine (US); 2002- [cited 2003 Jun 10] Meta-analysis: unique ID: DO 15201; [about 3p] Available from: http://www.nim.nih.gov/mesh/MBrowser.html Files updated weekly