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Author Guidelines

Jurnal Gizi Masyarakat Indonesia (The Journal of Indonesian Community Nutrition) invites scholars, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to submit high-quality, original scientific manuscripts in the field of community nutrition and public health.

To ensure efficient handling and timely peer review, all submitting authors must strictly follow the preparation guidelines and requirements detailed below. Manuscripts that do not conform to these guidelines may be rejected or returned to the authors for revision prior to peer review.

1. General Requirements

  • Originality: Submissions must be entirely original research articles that have not been previously published and are not simultaneously under consideration by another journal or publisher.

  • Language: Manuscripts can be written in either standard Indonesian or academic English. All manuscripts must include bilingual titles, abstracts, and keywords (Indonesian and English).

  • Word Count: The main text of a standard original research article should generally range between 3,500 and 6,000 words (excluding Abstract, Tables, Figures, and References).

  • Reference Management: Authors are strictly required to use reference management software (such as Mendeley, Zotero, or EndNote) to format citations and bibliography.

2. Manuscript Formatting and Layout

  • File Format: Manuscripts must be submitted in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) format.

  • Paper Size & Margins: A4 size paper with standard margins of 2.5 cm (1 inch) on all sides (top, bottom, left, and right).

  • Font & Line Spacing: Times New Roman, 12-point font, with 1.5 line spacing throughout the manuscript text.

  • Page Numbers: Insert continuous page numbers at the bottom right of each page.

  • Blinding for Review: To facilitate a Double-Blind Peer Review process, authors must submit two separate files:

    1. Title Page (Author Details): Contains the manuscript title, full author names, institutional affiliations, ORCID IDs, corresponding author contact details, and acknowledgments.

    2. Anonymized Main Manuscript: Contains the title, abstract, keywords, main text, tables, figures, and references, without any author names, affiliations, or identifying details.

3. Structure of the Main Manuscript (IMRAD Format)

All original research articles must be organized into the following sections:

Title

  • Concise, informative, and scientifically accurate. Avoid abbreviations and formulas where possible.

  • Must not exceed 14 words in English (and 14 words in Indonesian).

Abstract and Keywords

  • Abstract Length: 150 to 250 words, written in a Structured Abstract format containing four explicit headings: Background & Objectives, Methods, Results, and Conclusion.

  • Keywords: Provide 3 to 5 keywords or short phrases immediately below the abstract, ordered alphabetically, that represent the core subjects of the article.

1. Introduction

  • Clearly present the background of the study, the significance of the public health or nutrition issue, a concise review of relevant literature, the research gap, and the explicit objectives of the study.

2. Materials and Methods

  • Describe the research design, study population, sampling methods, sample size calculation, intervention or dietary assessment tools, data collection procedures, and statistical analysis techniques in sufficient detail to allow replication.

  • Ethical Clearance: Research involving human subjects must explicitly state the protocol approval number and the name of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) or Research Ethics Committee that granted clearance.

3. Results

  • Present the findings logically and clearly using text, tables, and figures.

  • Do not duplicate data between tables/figures and the main text; highlight only the key trends and statistically significant findings.

4. Discussion

  • Interpret the results in light of the research objectives and existing scientific literature.

  • Discuss the public health implications, practical applications, mechanisms underlying the findings, and the strengths and limitations of the study.

  • Avoid over-generalizing conclusions beyond the scope of the data.

5. Conclusion

  • Summarize the primary takeaways of the research concisely without repeating the abstract.

  • Provide actionable recommendations for nutrition programs, public health policies, or future research directions.

6. Declarations

Before the References section, authors must include the following sub-sections:

  • Acknowledgments: Recognize contributors who provided technical, administrative, or statistical support but do not meet authorship criteria.

  • Funding Statement: Clearly state all sources of financial support for the study (include grant titles and reference numbers).

  • Conflict of Interest: State whether any author has financial or personal relationships that could influence the interpretation of the research. If none exists, state: "The authors declare no conflict of interest."

  • Data Availability Statement: Indicate how and where the research data can be accessed (in accordance with the journal's Data Availability Policy).

4. Tables and Figures

  • Tables: Must be numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals (e.g., Table 1, Table 2). Each table must have a concise, explanatory title above it. Format tables using simple gridlines (horizontal lines for headings and bottom; avoid vertical border lines).

  • Figures & Charts: Must be high-resolution (at least 300 DPI) and legible. Number figures consecutively (e.g., Figure 1, Figure 2) with captions placed below the figure.

5. Referencing Style

  • The journal uses the APA 7th Edition (American Psychological Association) citation style.

  • A minimum of 80% of references must be sourced from primary academic literature (peer-reviewed journal articles) published within the last 10 years.

  • Every cited work in the text must appear in the reference list, and vice versa. Always include active Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) or functional URLs for referenced articles.

Examples of APA 7th Edition Reference Style:

  • Journal Article (with DOI):

    Arifin, S., & Rahmawati, D. (2025). The effectiveness of local complementary feeding interventions on stunting reduction in coastal communities. Jurnal Gizi Masyarakat Indonesia, 14(2), 112–125. [https://doi.org/10.xxxx/jgmi.v14i2.xxxx](https://doi.org/10.xxxx/jgmi.v14i2.xxxx)

  • Book:

    World Health Organization. (2024). Global nutrition targets and community-based monitoring systems (3rd ed.). World Health Organization.

6. Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items:

  1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.

  2. The submission file is in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) format.

  3. The manuscript has been structured according to the IMRAD format and follows the word count and styling instructions.

  4. All in-text citations and the Reference list have been generated using a reference manager in APA 7th Edition style, with valid DOIs included where available.

  5. The text has been blinded for Double-Blind Peer Review (author names and affiliations are provided only on a separate Title Page file).

  6. The manuscript adheres to the journal's Plagiarism Policy (maximum 25% similarity index via Turnitin).

7. How to Submit

All manuscripts must be submitted electronically via the Open Journal Systems (OJS 3) platform:

  1. Register as an Author at: /index.php/jgmi/user/register

  2. Log in and initiate a New Submission.

  3. Follow the 5-step submission workflow, ensuring you upload both the Title Page and the Anonymized Manuscript.

  4. For technical assistance during submission, contact the editorial office at jgmi@unhas.ac.id.

Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health — Universitas Hasanuddin

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • 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 Blind Review have been followed.

Copyright Notice

Jurnal Gizi Masyarakat Indonesia (The Journal of Indonesian Community Nutrition) is an Open Access journal committed to the free and global dissemination of scientific knowledge. By submitting a manuscript to this journal, authors agree to the following copyright and licensing terms upon the acceptance and publication of their work:

1. Copyright Retention

  • Authors retain full copyright and proprietary rights (such as patent rights) of their published articles without any restrictions.

  • Authors grant Jurnal Gizi Masyarakat Indonesia the right of first publication, allowing the journal to publish and distribute the work as the original publisher.

2. Creative Commons License (CC BY-SA 4.0)

All articles published in Jurnal Gizi Masyarakat Indonesia are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0) ([https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)).

Under this license, the public and academic community are free to:

  • Share (Copy and Redistribute): Copy, distribute, and transmit the material in any medium or format.

  • Adapt (Remix and Transform): Remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.

Under the following conditions:

  • Attribution (BY): Appropriate credit must be given to the original author(s) and Jurnal Gizi Masyarakat Indonesia as the original publisher. Users must provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if any changes were made.

  • ShareAlike (SA): If users remix, transform, or build upon the material, they must distribute their contributions under the same license (CC BY-SA 4.0) as the original work.

3. Author Rights and Self-Archiving Policy

Authors are permitted and strongly encouraged to exercise the following rights regarding their published articles:

  • Self-Archiving: Authors may deposit and share any version of their article (Submitted Version, Accepted Manuscript, or Published PDF) in institutional repositories, subject-specific repositories (e.g., PubMed Central, Garuda, SINTA), academic social networks (e.g., ResearchGate, Google Scholar), or personal websites at any time without embargo.

  • Republication Rights: Authors are permitted to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (for example, translating it, publishing it as a book chapter, or including it in an academic thesis), provided that formal acknowledgment is given to its initial publication in Jurnal Gizi Masyarakat Indonesia.

4. Author Warranties

By submitting an article, the author(s) warrant that:

  • The manuscript is an original work and does not infringe upon any existing third-party copyright, trademark, or intellectual property rights.

  • Written permission has been obtained for any copyrighted figures, tables, or extensive quotations included in the manuscript.

Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health — Universitas Hasanuddin

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