Parts of the Manuscript

The manuscript should be submitted in separate files: 1) Title page, and 2) Main text file. Title page is uploaded separately as a supplementary file. Do NOT combine main text file with title page.

(1) Title page file:

This must include the following information:

• Title of the manuscript
• Names (spelled out in full) of all the authors*, and the institutions with which they are affiliated)
• Corresponding author's details (name, email, mailing address, telephone and fax numbers)
• Declaration of conflict of interest
• Funding
• Acknowledgment
• Authors contribution (Clearly state the contribution of each author)
• Author biographies (Academic or structural position in your institution and ORCiD iD)
• Data availability statement (Check data sharing policy)
• Ethical consideration (State the complete name of institutions or ethics committee and approval number)
• Statement that authors will pay APC if their article is editorially accepted (except for editorial or guest editorial)

(2) Main text file

Please click below on the type of manuscript you are planning to submit, and follow the guidance provided.

• Original Research Article

1. Quantitative Studies
2. Qualitative studies
3. Mixed Methods

• Research Methodology Paper
• Study Protocol
• Review Article
• Theory and Concept Development
• Editorial
• Guest Editorial
• Letter to the Editor
• Perspective
• Case study

REPORTING GUIDELINES

The relevant EQUATOR Network reporting guidelines should be followed depending on the type of study. For example, all randomized controlled trials submitted for publication should include a completed CONSORT flow chart as a cited figure and the completed CONSORT checklist should be uploaded with your submission as a supplementary file. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses should include the completed PRISMA flow chart as a cited figure and the completed PRISMA checklist should be uploaded with your submission as a supplementary file. The EQUATOR wizard can help you identify the appropriate guideline. 

Other resources can be found at NLM’s Research Reporting Guidelines and Initiatives. 

Keywords

For keywords of abstract,  Please use MeSH on Demand by US National Library of Medicine. Copy and paste your abstract, then see how keywords come up. Choose maximum 5 keywords for your article.

Table

Tables should be self-contained and complement, not duplicate, information contained in the text. They should be supplied as editable files, not pasted as images. Legends should be concise but comprehensive – the table, legend, and footnotes must be understandable without reference to the text. All abbreviations must be defined in footnotes. Footnote symbols: †, ‡, §, ¶, should be used (in that order) and *, **, *** should be reserved for P-values. Statistical measures such as SD or SEM should be identified in the headings. Put the tables in the main content in the appropriate position, instead of putting them under the references.

Figure Legends

Legends should be concise but comprehensive – the figure and its legend must be understandable without reference to the text. Include definitions of any symbols used and define/explain all abbreviations and units of measurement.

Figures

Although authors are encouraged to send the highest-quality figures possible, for peer-review purposes, a wide variety of formats, sizes, and resolutions are accepted. 

References

There is a change of reference and citation format since Vol 3(6) based on the Editors' agreement due to the previous format is not available in the Mendeley software that the majority of authors use for submission in BNJ.

APA (American Psychological Association) format 6th Edition with DOI assigned is used for citation and references.

Examples of references can be seen here

HOW TO SUBMIT A MANUSCRIPT

Each submission must be done online. There should be no submission by email. Authors are required to register (as author) in the following link: https://belitungraya.org/BRP/index.php/bnj/user/register

After the registration is completed, please click “new submission”, and follow each step.

Step 1 - Starting the Submission: Select the type of article, check the submission checklists (please follow the lists carefully), and copyright notice. Author may type covering letter or comments for the Editor. And then click save and continue.

Step 2 – Uploading the Submission: To upload a manuscript, click Browse on the Upload submission file item and choose the manuscript document file (.doc/.docx) to be submitted, then click "Upload" button until the file has been uploaded. In this step, only main text should be uploaded. There is no author name and affiliation.

Step 3 – Entering Metadata: The authors are required to put all names of the authors based on title page. The corresponding author should be check-listed as the correspondence. The authors also need to type title, abstract, keywords, agencies/funding, and references. 

Step 4 – Uploading Supplementary Files: Supplementary files including title page, datasets (if applicable), and other supplementary documents.  

Step 5 – Confirming the Submission:  The authors need to re-check and clicking “Finish submission”. The corresponding author will receive an acknowledgment by email and will be able to view the submission’s progress through the editorial process by logging into the journal site.

SUBMISSION OF REVISED MANUSCRIPT

To submit revised manuscript, the authors should combine "response to reviewers" file (including a point by point response listed or in a table) and main text (with highlights of changes) into one file.

To submit a revised paper please log in to your account. Please do not submit your revised manuscript as a new submission, as revised manuscripts are processed differently.

ON ACCEPTANCE AND PUBLICATION

The post-acceptance steps are as follows:

• Complete the title page if you do not submit at the first time of submission.
• Authors need to pay the Article Processing Charge, and send the proof of payment to the editor.
• The authors will receive copyediting request which should be checked thoroughly and returned promptly. In this stage, the accepted manuscripts are copy edited for punctuation, print style, and format. The authors are responsible for English grammar check of their manuscript. The corresponding author is expected to return the corrected proofs within three or seven days. 
• After copyediting stage, the authors will receive the final proof of article which should be checked thoroughly and returned promptly. In this stage, final page proofs are sent to the corresponding author. The corresponding author is expected to return the corrected proofs within three days. It may not be possible to incorporate corrections received after that period. The whole process of submission of the manuscript to final decision and sending and receiving proofs is completed online.
• The article will be published open access on the journal website as EARLY VIEW article.
• The article will then be included to the upcoming issue.

EARLY VIEW

Early View articles are peer reviewed and accepted articles to be published in BNJ. When the final article is assigned to volumes/issues of the publication, the Early View article version will be removed and the final version will appear in the associated published volumes/issues of the publication. The date an article was first made available online will be carried over. Please be aware that, although Early View articles do not have page numbers yet, they can already be cited, using DOI number.