Author Guidelines

PARAGRAPH LAYOUT USING 2 columns / 2 left-right layouts

The title is written in Indonesian and English, maximum 25 words without including the year, The title is made clear, concise and interesting (Center, Times New Roman font 12, space 1)

Author's name is written: First Author, Second Author, Third Author

Affiliation: Name of Institution, Province, Country

(email of corresponding author: rieweh@melatiputih.ac.id)

ABSTRACT

Background: This template is a guide format for writing articles in the Journal of Dental and Oral Health of the Palembang Ministry of Health Polytechnic which has been adjusted to the style of the JKGM journal environment. All authors must follow the instructions given in this guide. This document can be used as a reference in writing your manuscript. Make sure not to change the style in this template, including font type and size, spacing, indent distance, and so on. The number of pages for the JKGM journal is a maximum of 8 pages. Background (1-2 sentences), research objectives (1 sentence). Abstract writing is a maximum of 250 words in Indonesian and English, using Times New Roman 11 point font, single spacing.

Method: materials and methods are written in 3-5 sentences.

Results: research results are written in 3-5 sentences.

Conclusion: conclusions are written in 1 sentence made in 1 (one) paragraph.

Keywords: Minimum 3 words, maximum 5 words (capital letters are only found in the first keyword, separated by a semicolon (;) and not ending with a period on the last keyword.

INTRODUCTION

The introduction contains the background of the research problem described using the inverted pyramid method starting from the global, national and local levels. Include references (relevant literature or research results) using the source number in each sentence after the period (.) which is adjusted to the Bibliography, for example:………..The results of the study reported that the incidence of anemia in pregnant women in the work area of Health Center A, Palembang City was 25 cases.1

The number of pages in the introduction is 1-1.5 pages or 3-5 paragraphs, each paragraph begins with a word that is indented into 5 digits. The end of the introduction includes the purpose of the study. The introduction is written using Times New Roman 11 point (upright) with 1 spacing.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

This section explains the type and design of the study, location and time of the study, population and sample, sampling technique, data collection techniques, data analysis, and data presentation. Research that uses tools and materials, needs to write the specifications of the tools and materials used. Qualitative research such as case studies, phenomenology, ethnography, and others, need to add a description of checking the validity of the research results. Writing using Times New Roman 11 points (upright) with 1 spacing.

The paragraph begins with a word that is indented into 5 digits and may not use writing organization into sub-sub-headings in this section, displayed in 1-2 paragraphs.

RESULTS

The research results describe the characteristics of the research subjects, univariate analysis, bivariate analysis and multivariate analysis (if any). Interpretation of research results is made in narrative form, tables and figures are made at most 3 Tables / Figures. Writing using Times New Roman 11 points (upright) with 1 spacing. The paragraph begins with a word that is indented into 5 digits and may not use writing into sub-sub chapters for each variable.

Table 1. Table format (According to article template)

The discussion contains reasons explaining the research results and other studies that support and are not in line with the research results obtained. It is not permissible to repeat sentences in the interpretation of the tables and graphs of the analysis results, but the results can be grouped to be interpreted and discussed based on theories and previous research results. Writing using Times New Roman 11 points (upright) with 1 spacing. The paragraph begins with a word that is indented into 5 digits and may not use writing organization into sub-headings for each variable.

CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS

The conclusion contains a brief and clear description of the results and discussion with reference to the research objectives. Suggestions are compiled based on the research findings that have been discussed. Suggestions can refer to practical actions, development of new theories, and/or further research. Writing conclusions and suggestions uses Times New Roman 11 points (upright) with 1 spacing. The paragraph begins with a word that is indented into 5 digits and may not use numbering. And displayed in 1 paragraph.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

If necessary, thanks can be given to: parties who provided financial assistance and support, support from sections and institutions, and those who contributed to the preparation of the report.

BIBLIOGRAPHY
The bibliography is written according to Vancouver writing rules. All references used in writing in the bibliography are numbered sequentially according to their appearance in the article. Only include the used and relevant literature. Reference sources are at least 80% in the form of literature published in the last 10 years. Reference sources in the form of journals from articles are at least 60% of the total bibliography. The references used are primary sources in the form of research articles in journals or research reports, books or related articles from official sources. To maintain consistency in the way of referencing, citing and writing bibliographies, we recommend using standard reference applications such as Endnote, Mendeley, Zotero, RefWorks or Colwiz.