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Author Guidelines

GUIDE FOR AUTHORS
The Hip & Knee Journal

Introduction

The content of The Hip & Knee Journal aimed to deliver a significant impact on the clinical practitioners and for improvement of the quality of health care especially in the field of hip and knee cases. The official language used in this journal is English. We also encourage the submission of papers from authors whose first language is not English, although it is recommended that before submitting your manuscript to the journal you ask for English proofreading for grammatical check and correction. This will greatly reduce the time needed for the paper until publication. 

The general format of the journal

The manuscript should be prepared in American English, with 12-point font Times New Roman double-spaced throughout (including abstracts, references, tables, and illustrations). Provide the manuscript with a "line numbering" style. Spell out “one” to “ten” at the beginning of a sentence, and “one” at all times. Otherwise, the Arabic numerals should be used. Generic names of drugs should be used. For specific implants, instruments, and devices, the manufacturer, city, and country should be provided in square brackets. Describe the chemicals and drugs used (including generic names, dosages, and routes of administration). All pages should be numbered on the bottom right corner. All figures and Tables must be referred to in the manuscript Each of the main section headings should begin with a new page. Other than the main section headings, subheadings are not recommended. A similarity on plagiarism check up to 15 % is acceptable.

Article categories

1.  Original Research Articles
Structure: Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, and References 
Abstract: Limited to 250 words, structured with the following headings: Introduction, Material and Methods, Results, Conclusions 
Total Word Limit: 3000 words 
Reference Limit: 30 references Figure/Table Limit: 6 color figures or tables

2. Review Article
Structure: Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, and References.
Abstract: Limited to 250 words, semi-structured (no titles or references) 
Total Word Limit: 5000 words 
Reference: Minimum 30 references Figure/Table Limit: 6 color figures or tables

3. Case Reports
Structure: Abstract, Introduction, Presentation of Case, Discussion, Conclusions, Consent of Patient 
Abstract: Limited to 250 words, semi-structured (no titles or references) 
Total Word Limit: 2000 words 
Reference Limit: 15 referencesFigure/Table Limit: 3 color figures or tables

4. Editorial
Structure: Editorials should provide a clear introducing and concluding sections. Sub-titles are at the author's discretion. 
Abstract: Limited to 250 words, semi-structured (no titles or references) 
Total Word Limit: 2,000 words 
Reference Limit: 20 references Figure/Table Limit: 3 color figures or tables

5. Letter to Editor/ Commentary
Structure: One body of text with no sub-titles 
Abstract: None 
Total Word Limit: 1,000 words 
Reference Limit: 20 references Figure/Table Limit: 3 color figures or tables

6. Conference Proceeding:

This type of publication included abstracts from a registered conference which will be published as “Supplement” of the Journal.

Submission checklist

  • Make sure that all authors are informed and confirm their status of authorship.
  • Make sure that a cover letter is submitted as a separate file. The statement that the manuscript is not being considered for publications by another journal should be added in this file.
  • The main manuscript should be anonymized, and should not contain information that may reveal the name of authors or institutions.
  • Tables and figures should be included within the main manuscript file and placed at the first time it is referred at the body of the manuscript.
  • Manuscript title page submitted in a separate file: This contains paper title, name of the authors with their clear affiliations. Name of the corresponding author including the affiliation name, place address, email should be added within this file.
  • Please include additional documents as attachments: Ethical approval letter, conflict of interest forms.

Peer review

This journal operates a double-blind review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor's decision is final.

Double-blind review

This journal uses a double-blind review, which means the identities of the authors are concealed from the reviewers, and vice versa.

 

Manuscript preparation

Abstract and Keywords: The abstract should consist of not more than 250 words. A structured abstract is more acceptable. For original articles, results and conclusions should be included. Below the abstract, provide no more than 5 keywords. Information on the level of evidence of the publications should be added just after the keywords.

Introduction: The authors should provide only relevant information. An extensive review of a subject should be avoided. Do not include results or conclusions of the study. State the purpose of the study clearly.

Material and method: The authors should describe the design of the study, specify the selection of subjects or study groups. Describe the methods, apparatus and procedures in sufficient detail. The author should describe the statistical methods used with adequate details to enable the reader to verify the reported outcome.

The authors should indicate whether such ethical approval has been procured. When reporting experiments on human subjects, indicate whether the procedures followed were under the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation with the Declaration of Helsinki. For Animal experiments, the author should indicate whether the institution or a national research ethical for the animal has been followed.

Results: The author presents the important findings of the research in this section. The results can be supplemented with tables or illustrations.  Do not repeat all the data contained in the tables or illustrations. The table or illustration should be embedded in the body of the text which they are the first time referred.

Discussion: Avoid repeating the findings of the research which has been mentioned in the results section. Emphasize only important findings with their implications and limitations. Relate the observations to other relevant studies. Avoid statements that are not completely supported by the results of the study. Whenever recommendations for treatment are made, the patient's groups and applicable conditions must be carefully defined. Limitation of the study should be described in the last paragraph of this section.

Conclusion: The conclusions should be correlated with the aim (s) of the study. All conclusions must be supported by the results of the study. Avoid overconfidently claiming priority to work that has not been completed.

Tables

The “Roman numerals” should be used for numbering tables (e.g. Table I, Table II). Attach each table inside the body text near the first time it is referred. The content of a table should be clearly explained so that it is comprehensive without reference to the text. The use of tables should be kept to a minimum, simple, and easy to understand.

Illustrations / Figures

The “Arabic numerals” should be used for numbering illustrations followed by capital alphabetic, and present them as “Figures” (e.g. Figure 1A, Figure 1B). Attach each figure inside the body text of the blinded manuscript near the first time it is referred.

Higher resolution images (300 DPI or higher) should also be submitted as separate files (JPEG or TIFF) and named according to figure numbers. Do not use patients’ names, initials, or hospital numbers, especially in illustrative material. Please make sure that the identity of the patients is not disclosed.

References

  • References must be placed at the end of the manuscript. Please use recent references as much as possible (less than 10 years).
  • The responsibility for the accuracy of references lies with the respective authors.
  • Present references in Vancouver style.
  • Number the references in the order in which they first appear in the text and identify the reference numbers in the text in Superscript in “Arabic numerals”.
  • List the first 6 authors followed by “et al”. 
  • Journal titles should be abbreviated according to Index Medicus.

Please pay attention to the style of references as follows:

Journal article

- List all authors when six or less as shown in the example below:

   Jin C, Song EK, Santoso A, Ingale PS, Choi IS, Seon JK. Survival and risk factor analysis of medial open wedge high tibial osteotomy for unicompartment knee osteoarthritis. Arthroscopy. 2020;36(2):535-543.

-  When there are seven or more authors, list only the first six and add et al.

Rhatomy S, Tanzil H, Setyawan R, Amanda C, Phatama KY, Andrianus J, et al Influence of anthropometric features on peroneus longus graft diameter in Anterior Cruciate Ligament reconstruction: A cohort study. Ann Med Surg(Lond). 2019 Nov 1;48:77-80

Book or monograph

Following is an example:

Cassidy JT. Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. In: Textbook of Rheumatology 6th ed, Kelly et al (eds) Philadelphia Saunders 2000; pp. 1297–313.

Reference to a website:

Cancer Research UK. Cancer statistics reports for the UK. http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/ aboutcancer/statistics/cancerstatsreport/; 2003 Accessed 13 March 2003.

Acknowledgment

This part used to recognize those who contributed to the study but Not justified to be an author. It also includes stating the grant awarded for the study (include grant number and name of institution/organization).

Article Processing Charge (APC):

No submission fee should be paid during the submission of the manuscript. The article processing charge (APC) for Original article/Review article is IDR 1,000,000 (Indonesian authors) or 100 USD (International authors). The APC for Case report/other forms of publications: IDR 500,000 (Indonesian authors) or 50 USD (International authors). The article processing charge (APC) should be paid upon acceptance of the manuscript before final publications.

 

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, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

  1. 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).
  2. The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
  3. Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  4. 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.
  5. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
  6. If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.
 

Copyright Notice

License and Copyright Agreement

In submitting the manuscript to the journal, the authors certify that:

  • They are authorized by their co-authors to enter into these arrangements.
  • That it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere,
  • That its publication has been approved by all the author(s) and by the responsible authorities – tacitly or explicitly – of the institutes where the work has been carried out.
  • They secure the right to reproduce any material that has already been published or copyrighted elsewhere.
  • They agree to the following license and copyright agreement.

Copyright

Authors who publish with The Hip & Knee Journal agree to the following terms:

  1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY-SA 4.0) that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal. 
  2. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal.
  3. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.

 

Privacy Statement

The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.

 

Author Fees

This journal charges the following author fees.

Article Submission: 0.00 (USD)
Authors are required to pay an Article Submission Fee as part of the submission process to contribute to review costs.

Article Publication: 100.00 (USD)
No submission fee should be paid during the submission of the manuscript. The article processing charge (APC) for Original article/Review article is IDR 1,000,000 (Indonesian authors) or 100 USD (International authors). The APC for Case report/other forms of publications: IDR 500,000 (Indonesian authors) or 50 USD (International authors). The article processing charge (APC) should be paid upon acceptance of the manuscript before final publications.

If you do not have funds to pay such fees, you will have an opportunity to waive each fee. We do not want fees to prevent the publication of worthy work.