Author Guidelines
Author Guidelines
General Instructions
Medika Trada (JTEMP): Jurnal Teknik Elektromedik Polbitrada is a multidisciplinary journal published by LPPM, Politeknik Bina Trada Semarang which focuses on results that accommodate papers and manuscripts from the field of science. Articles proposed for publication in Jurnal Medika Trada (JTEMP) must be writings that have never been published in other scientific magazines/journals. Articles can be written in Indonesian or English using good and correct written language rules.
Articles are written in manuscript form in MS Word with A4 page size (210 x 297 mm) with a left margin of 25 cm, a top margin of 30 cm, a right margin of 20 cm, and a bottom margin of 20. Articles are written in single-column format with the simplest possible text layout. It is recommended to use only the writing facilities provided in MS Word (bold, italics, subscript, superscript, equation, etc.) and not to use other facilities that are not available in MS Word (embedded graphic design, embedded symbols, embedded equations, etc.). All text sections in the manuscript are written using Times New Romans 11 pt font and single spacing.
Special Instructions
The manuscript begins with the title, author's name, author's address, abstract and key words, followed by a content section consisting of introduction, research methods (model development), results and discussion, conclusions, thanks, list of notations (if any), bibliography and appendices (figures and tables). In writing manuscripts, figures and tables are not presented together with the text in the contents section, but in the Appendix section, each of which is equipped with the serial number and name of the figures and tables. The serial number and image name are written at the bottom of the image, while the table number and table name are written at the top of the table. Please ensure that the quality and size of the images presented should be large enough to produce good print quality (one page for one image). Please do not frame the image. This will make it easier for the editor to edit and organize the format of the writing that will be presented.
Title
The title should be a maximum of 20 words, with Times New Roman font, 14 font, bold, and centered.
Author's Identity
The author's full name, not abbreviated, and without a title. The author's name is written without a title or position. The full name of the author's institution, as well as the author's email address and affiliation are written below the name.
Abstract
The abstract is a brief description of the entire article or scientific paper, which contains four components, namely: (1) Problems and objectives; (2) Methods used; (3) Results and Discussion; and (4) Conclusions and Suggestions. The abstract is written in two languages, namely Indonesian and English. In addition, the abstract is written in one paragraph without footnotes or bibliography, single-spaced, and contains a maximum of 200 words in Indonesian, accompanied by keywords. The abstract in English is adjusted.
Introduction
The introduction describes the background of the problem being solved, issues related to the problem being solved, contains the State of The Art (a brief review of literature or previous research, 1-2 paragraphs) with the aim of justifying/strengthening the statement of novelty or significance or scientific contribution or originality of this article and try to have references to articles from journals from the last 10 years. Do not write the title of the article in writing the purpose of the article. There is no need to use sub-headings in the introduction. The maximum length of the text in the introduction is 2 pages, single spacing, Times New Roman 11.
Research Methods
Includes the type and approach of research, place and time, research subjects, procedures for data/information collection techniques, data analysis techniques, and cycles. Number of pages 1-1.5 pages, 1 spacing, 11 Times New Roman font.
Results and Discussion
Includes the presentation of data/information obtained and analyzing data/information in accordance with the purpose of writing the article. In the description of the Results and Discussion, sub-headings can be used according to the problems discussed. Sub-headings are written in bold. Descriptions of the Results and Discussion must be supported by references. The discussion must be focused. If the article conducting an experiment, then the results of the experiment should be displayed in the form of a graph or table. Image captions, graphs or charts (captions) use Times New Roman, Bold font, with a font size of 11 and are written centered below the image, while table captions are written centered above the table. Each Image or Table must be given a title identity number or description, for example: "Table 1. Frequency Distribution ...". All text in the image/table must be legible, must not be blurred. Each image/table must be referred to in the text, the way of referring must not use location (for example: below, above, here, etc.). First refer to the Table/Image in the text, then place the table or image. In the Table, there should be no horizontal lines in the table contents, just in the heading and bottom line. Each Image or Table must be numbered sequentially without including the chapter number (Table 1, not Table 4.1). Each equation must be given an equation number. The writing of symbol descriptions in equations is done in a descriptive paragraph, not a list item like in book writing. For example: "P represents pressure (atm), m represents mass (g), ….."
Conclusion and Suggestions
The conclusion must clearly indicate the results obtained, their advantages and disadvantages. The conclusion is a synthesis of the suitability between the problem, objectives, and results. The conclusion is sufficient to answer and is in accordance with the problem or research objectives. Implications or suggestions may be added (not mandatory). It is better to write it in paragraph form, not in item list/numbering form.
Bibliography
The bibliography is arranged alphabetically. Everything referred to in the article must be written in the bibliography and everything written in the bibliography must be referred to in the article. The primary literature of referenced references, a minimum of 70 percent comes from primary literature/scientific journals (for the exact sciences), or 50 percent from primary literature/scientific journals for the field of Technology/Health Innovation. Books containing theoretical concepts may be used as references, but a maximum of only 30 percent (for the exact sciences) or 50 percent (for Technology/Health Innovation). The number of references in the bibliography is a minimum of 10 references (Specifically for health sciences, a minimum of 15 references).
