Author Guidelines

GENERAL INFORMATION

  1. Manuscripts must be original, have not been published previously in any scientific journal, that manuscripts are not being submitted for publication elsewhere, and will not be submitted to any media during the review process unless the authors have officially withdrawn the manuscripts from Journal of Child Health and Development. The statement must be stated in a statement of originality and copyright release form (Form A). Journal of Child Health and Development uses Similarity Check powered by Turnitin to prevent any suspected plagiarism in the manuscripts.
  2. Manuscripts submitted are research topics that have no conflict with bioethical research.
  3. The journal is published 2 (twice) times a year.

MANUSCRIPT FILE

  1. Manuscripts are written in English and used standard scientific usage. Authors whose first language is not English should consult the manuscript with an English editing service before submitting it to the Journal of Child Health and Development.
  2. Manuscripts should be prepared in Microsoft Word format, except for Graphs using Microsoft Excel program and Figures using JPEG or PDF format.
  3. Manuscripts should be typed using Book Antiqua fonts at 1 point.
  4. The length of the manuscript is approximately 9 to 15 pages, written in A4 paper format, margins: top 2,5 cm; left2,5 cm; right 2 cm; bottom 2 cm, single columns (except for abstract, figure or table whose size cannot be reduced due to its readability), justified, single-spaced. The manuscript comprises five main headings: Introduction; Method; Results and Discussion; Conclusion; Acknowledgment; References.
  5. The title of the manuscript must be as brief as possible and must represent the content of the manuscript.
  6. Authors€™ names are written below the title, followed by authors€™ affiliation and e-mail addresses.
  7. The abstract is written in  English, as a representation of the manuscript. The abstract is written narratively comprising aims/objectives, methods, and findings of the research/article.
  8. Keywords: words or phrases which are important, specific, or representative of the article.
  9. Introduction section: explain the context of the study and state the precise objective. An Introduction should contain the following three parts:
    - Background: Authors have to make clear what the context is. Ideally, authors should give an idea of the state-of-the art of the field the report is about.
    - The Problem: If there was no problem, there would be no reason for writing a manuscript, and definitely no reason for reading it. So, please tell readers why they should proceed reading. Experience shows that for this part a few lines are often sufficient.
    - The Proposed Solution: Now and only now! - authors may outline the contribution of the manuscript. Here authors have to make sure readers point out what are the novel aspects of authors work.
  10. Method section: the presentation of the experimental methods should be clear and complete in every detail facilitating reproducibility by other scientists. Manuscript can use the STROBE method for observational studies, SRQR for qualitative studies, PRISMA for reviews, CARE for case reports, CONSORT for clinical trials (recommendations).
  11. Results and discussion section: The presentation of results should be simple and straightforward in style. This section report the most important findings, including results of statistical analyses as apropriate and comparisons to other research results. Results given in figures should not be repeated in tables. This is where the author(s) should explain in words what he/she/they discovered in the research. It should be clearly laid out and in a logical sequence. This section should be supported suitable references.
  12. Conclusion section: Summarize sentences the primary outcomes of the study in a paragraph. Are the claims in this section supported by the results, do they seem reasonable? Have the authors indicated how the results relate to expectations and to earlier research? Does the article support or contradict previous theories? Does the conclusion explain how the research has moved the body of scientific knowledge forward?
  13. Style IEEE.
  14. The references of the article are in the form of journals and non-journals which are published in the last five years.
  15. The manuscript must be written following the Journal of Child Health and Development template.
  16. The manuscript must be in *.doc and sent to the journal system via online submission by creating an account in this Open Journal System (OJS) [click REGISTER if you have not had any account yet, or click LOG IN if you have already had an account].
  17. All Author(s)' names and identity(es) must be completely embedded in the form filled in by the corresponding author: email; affiliation; and each author's short biography (in the column of 'Bio Statement'). [if the manuscript is written by two or more authors, please click 'Add Author' in the 3rd step of 'ENTER METADATA' in the submission process and then enter each author's data].
  18. All correspondences, information, and decisions for the submitted manuscripts are conducted through email written in the manuscript and/or the emails used for the submission. The status of the manuscript can be checked in the OJS by logging into the journal.
  19. If you have submission queries, please contact: journal.jchd@gmail.com, or visit this LINK. Template download HERE.