Article Types

Article Types

Media Publikasi Promosi Kesehatan Indonesia

Media Publikasi Promosi Kesehatan Indonesia accepts manuscripts that make a clear contribution to public health research, policy, education, or practice. Submissions must be relevant to the journal Focus and Scope and demonstrate originality, methodological rigor, ethical compliance, analytical depth, and transparent reporting.

Authors must select the correct article type during submission. A manuscript may be returned for technical correction or declined during editorial screening when the selected article type does not correspond to its design and content.

1. Original Research Article

An Original Research Article presents complete findings from an empirical study using quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods. The study must address a clearly defined research question and demonstrate relevance to public health, population health, health promotion, disease prevention, health policy, or a closely related field within the journal scope.

Eligible research approaches

  • Cross-sectional studies
  • Cohort studies
  • Case-control studies
  • Experimental and quasi-experimental studies
  • Implementation and program evaluation studies
  • Qualitative studies
  • Mixed-methods studies
  • Health policy and health-system research
  • Population-based and community-based studies

Required manuscript structure

  1. Title
  2. Structured abstract
  3. Keywords
  4. Introduction
  5. Methods
  6. Results
  7. Discussion
  8. Conclusion
  9. Ethics and data statements
  10. References
  11. Figure legends and supplementary material, when applicable

Methods reporting

The Methods section should provide sufficient information for evaluation and replication. Authors should describe the study design, setting and study period, participants or data sources, eligibility criteria, sampling procedures, sample-size basis, variables, measurement instruments, data collection, quality control, analytical methods, software and version, ethical approval, consent procedures, and registration information when applicable.

2. Review Article

A Review Article synthesizes and critically evaluates existing evidence relevant to the journal scope. Review manuscripts should use a transparent and reproducible approach, present a clearly defined review question, and explain how evidence was identified, selected, assessed, and synthesized.

Eligible review approaches

  • Systematic review
  • Systematic review and meta-analysis
  • Scoping review
  • Other evidence-synthesis designs approved by the editors

Minimum review requirements

  • A clearly formulated review objective or question
  • Explicit eligibility criteria
  • Search sources and complete search strategy
  • Transparent study-selection process
  • Data extraction procedures
  • Critical appraisal or risk-of-bias assessment when applicable
  • Appropriate evidence-synthesis methods
  • A study-selection flow diagram
  • Compliance with the relevant PRISMA guideline
  • Protocol registration information when available

Manuscripts generally not considered

  • Manuscripts outside the current Focus and Scope
  • Community service reports without a research design
  • Incomplete studies or fragmented publication of one study
  • Purely descriptive manuscripts without analytical or scholarly contribution
  • Case reports that do not provide a substantial public-health contribution
  • Laboratory, pharmaceutical, or clinical studies without clear population-health relevance
  • Reviews without a transparent evidence-search and selection method
  • Manuscripts without adequate ethical documentation when required
Before preparing the manuscript, authors should review the Focus and Scope and the Author Guidelines.