Submissions

Author Guidelines

Cermin Dunia Kedokteran (CDK) accepts articles that discuss various aspects of medicine, pharmacy, and health. Articles sent to the Editor are articles that are specifically for publication by CDK (have not been published in other journals); if they have been discussed or read at scientific meetings, please provide information about the name, place, and time of the meeting.

GENERAL GUIDELINES

Articles should be written in Indonesian or English. If using Indonesian, please follow the applicable Indonesian language rules (refer to the General Guidelines for Improved Indonesian Spelling, General Guidelines for the Formation of the Indonesian Dictionary). Medical terms should use standard Indonesian terms whenever possible, or provide their Indonesian equivalents. When using English, the structure and grammar should adhere to good writing practices. Articles should be between 2,000 and 4,000 words (from abstract to conclusion) on A4 paper (210 mm x 297 mm), written using MS Word, Times New Roman font size 12 pt, single-spaced, justified. Articles will be checked using the Turnitin application, and the maximum similarity index is 25%.

Research articles are organized into 4 subheadings: Introduction, Methods, Results, and Conclusion. Case report articles are organized into 4 subheadings: Introduction, Case, Discussion, and Conclusion. Literature review articles are organized into 3 subheadings: Introduction, Discussion, and Conclusion.

ABSTRACT AND KEYWORDS
Each article must be accompanied by an abstract in Indonesian and English, accompanied by 3-6 keywords arranged alphabetically. The abstract should be written in one paragraph and, for research articles, should be structured in the format of introduction, methods, results, and conclusion (IMRAD). The abstract should be 150-300 words long.

AUTHOR NAME AND INSTITUTION
Author(s) Name: Listed in full (no abbreviations).
Author Institution: Information about the institution/faculty/institute where the author works may be accompanied by a professional title (General Practitioner, Specialist Medical Education Program, Specialist Doctor).

Tables/Graphs/Figures/Charts
Tables/graphs/images/charts that complement the article should be as clear as possible and sent separately in JPG format (minimum resolution of 300 dpi with actual size), but still displayed in the article. Descriptions of tables/graphs/images/charts should be written in Indonesian or English according to the language of the article.
Table titles are written in 10 pt Times New Roman font and placed above the table. Tables are numbered using Arabic numerals. Tables are spaced one single space apart from paragraphs. Tables are written in 10 pt Times New Roman font and placed one single space below the table title.

Figures are placed symmetrically in columns with a single space between them and the paragraph. Figures are numbered and ordered.

Abbreviations used in tables/graphs/figures/charts can be listed in full in the Caption section below the table/graph/figure/chart. Include citations in tables/graphs/figures/charts; if they are personal documentation, include the author's name (e.g., Documentation by...). All figures and tables are mentioned/referenced in the text.

Citations
Citations in articles are written using Arabic numerals and are numbered in the order in which they appear in the article. Numbers are written in superscript format without parentheses, for example, “1”. References are written after punctuation marks, for example: 1–3.

References
References are arranged according to the Vancouver rules. References are numbered in order of appearance in the article. If there are six or fewer authors, list them all; if there are seven or more, list the first six and add “et al.”

There must be at least 15 references, published within the last 10 years or more recent. Try to include more primary references (from journals, at least 40%) than secondary references. For each reference, include the doi (digital object identifier) or PMID (PubMed identifier), if available.

Example of reference format according to Vancouver rules:
Journal
•    Standard

1. Skalsky K, Yahav D, Bishara J, Pitlik S, Leibovici L, Paul M. Treatment of human brucellosis: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. BMJ. 2008; 36(7646):701−4. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39497.500903.25.
2. Rose ME, Huerbin MB, Melick J, Marion DW, Palmer AM, Schiding JK, et al. Regulation of interstitial excitatory amino acid concentrations after cortical contusion injury. Brain Res. 2002;935(1−2):40−6. doi: 10.1016/s0006-8993(02)02445-9.

Organization as Author

Parkinson Study Group. A randomized placebo-controlled trial of rasagiline in levodopatreated patients with Parkinson disease and motor fluctuations: the PRESTO study. Arch Neurol. 2005;62(2):241−8. doi: 10.1001/archneur.62.2.241.

• No Author Name

      21st century heart solution may have a sting in the tail. BMJ. 2002 Jul 27;325(7357):184.

• Volume with Supplements

Geraud G, Spierings EL, Keywood C. Tolerability and safety of frovatriptan with short and long-term use for treatment of migraine and in comparison with sumatriptan. Headache. 2002;42(Suppl 2):S93−9. doi: 10.1046/j.1526-4610.42.s2.7.x.

• Edition with Supplements

Glauser TA. Integrating clinical trial data into clinical practice. Neurology 2002;58(12 Suppl 7):6−12.

• Electronic Journal

Alwan A, Maclean E. Monitoring and evaluation of health systems strengthening: a practical approach. Health Policy Plan [Internet]. 2020 [cited 2025 Jul 24];35(6):681–4. Available from: https://academic.oup.com/heapol/article/35/6/681/5855567.

Book

• Sole Author/Editor Tunggal

Hoppert M. Microscopic techniques in biotechnology. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH; 2003.

• More Than One Author/Editor

Gilstrap LC, Cunningham FG, Van Dorsten JP, editors. Operative obstetrics. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2002.

• Edition with Volume

Lee GR, Bithell TC, Foerster J, Athens JW, Lukens JN, editors. Wintrobes clinical hematology. 9^th ed. Vol 2. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger; 1993.

• Chapters in a Book

Ford HL, Sclafani RA, DeGregori J. Cell cycle regulatory cascades. In: Stein GS, Pardee AB, editors. Cell cycle and growth control: biomolecular regulation and cancer. 2^nd ed. Hoboken (NJ): Wiley-Liss; 2004. p. 42−67.

Conference Proceedings

Harnden P, Joe JK, Jones WG, editors. Germ cell tumours V: Proceedings of the 5^th Germ Cell Tumour conference; 2001 Sep 13−15; Leeds, UK. New York: Springer; 2002.

Conference Paper

Christensen S, Oppacher F. An analysis of Koza’s computational effort statistic for genetic programming. In: Foster JA, Lutton E, Miller J, Ryan C, Tettamanzi AG, editors. Genetic programming: EuroGP 2002: Proceedings of the 5th European Conference on Genetic Programming; 2002 Apr 35−; Kinsdale, Ireland. Berlin: Springer; 2002. p. 182−9.

ARTICLE SUBMISSION
Articles are sent to the editor in softcopy to this website.

All statements in the article are the responsibility of the author. The editor reserves the right to change the language without changing the content. Unpublished articles are returned to the author upon request. Given that CDK can now be accessed via the internet (online), articles that have been published will certainly be more easily downloaded and utilized by a wider audience. Further correspondence will be conducted via e-mail.

The writings in this magazine are the views/opinions of each author and do not necessarily represent the views or policies of the agency/institution where the author works.