Manuscript type

Napande: Jurnal Bidan is a scientific journal published by Poltekkes Kemenkes Palu. The journal publishes scholarly manuscripts that contribute to the advancement of midwifery science, maternal and child health, reproductive health, family planning, community midwifery, midwifery education, and evidence-based midwifery practice.

The journal welcomes original, scientifically sound, and ethically conducted research that provides meaningful contributions to midwifery knowledge, professional practice, health service delivery, and the improvement of maternal and child health outcomes, particularly in community and resource-limited settings.

The journal considers the following manuscript types, subject to its editorial policies.

1. Original Research Articles

Original Research Articles report original empirical findings from research relevant to midwifery and related health sciences. Topics may include maternal and newborn health, pregnancy and childbirth, postpartum care, breastfeeding, reproductive health, family planning, adolescent health, women's health, community midwifery, midwifery education, and the quality and safety of midwifery services.

Eligible studies may employ quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods approaches, including observational studies, experimental and quasi-experimental studies, cross-sectional studies, cohort studies, case-control studies, qualitative interviews, focus group discussions, and other appropriate research designs.

Manuscripts must clearly describe the research background, objectives, methodology, participants or study population, data collection procedures, analytical methods, results, and interpretation of findings. Authors should demonstrate the originality, methodological rigor, and relevance of their research to midwifery science or professional practice.

Studies involving educational interventions, community-based programs, clinical assessments, digital health applications, screening tools, or models of midwifery care are welcome when they provide clear research questions and appropriate methodological evidence.

2. Review Articles

Review Articles provide critical and comprehensive evaluations of existing scientific literature on topics relevant to midwifery and related health sciences.

Potential topics include maternal and neonatal health, pregnancy complications, reproductive health, family planning, breastfeeding, adolescent health, midwifery education, community-based maternal health interventions, and evidence-based clinical practice.

These manuscripts should synthesize existing knowledge, critically evaluate published evidence, identify inconsistencies and research gaps, and discuss implications for midwifery practice, education, health services, or future research.

Authors must define the scope and objectives of the review, explain the approach used to identify and select relevant literature, and provide a coherent synthesis supported by credible and relevant references. Review articles should offer critical insights rather than simply summarize previously published studies.

Narrative reviews should clearly explain their literature selection approach and acknowledge relevant limitations.

3. Systematic Literature Reviews

Systematic Literature Reviews present structured, transparent, and reproducible syntheses of existing research addressing a clearly formulated research question relevant to midwifery or related health sciences.

Topics may include the effectiveness of maternal health interventions, risk factors for pregnancy complications, breastfeeding support, family planning interventions, midwifery education, community-based maternal health programs, and other relevant clinical or public health questions.

Manuscripts must describe the review protocol or planned approach, information sources and databases, search strategies, eligibility criteria, study selection process, data extraction procedures, quality appraisal or risk-of-bias assessment, and methods of evidence synthesis.

Authors are encouraged to follow the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, where applicable. The review process should be sufficiently detailed to support transparency, reproducibility, and critical evaluation.

Authors must distinguish between systematic reviews and narrative reviews and ensure that the conclusions are supported by the included evidence.

4. Meta-Analysis Articles

Meta-Analysis Articles report quantitative syntheses of results from multiple independent studies to address a specific research question relevant to midwifery, maternal and child health, reproductive health, or related health sciences.

Examples include meta-analyses evaluating interventions to prevent pregnancy complications, improve breastfeeding outcomes, support family planning, or improve maternal and neonatal health.

Manuscripts must describe the literature search and study selection procedures, data extraction methods, effect measures, statistical models, assessment of heterogeneity, and evaluation of publication bias where appropriate.

Authors should report pooled estimates with appropriate confidence intervals and explain the clinical or practical significance of the findings. The limitations of the included evidence, methodological heterogeneity, and potential sources of bias must be discussed.

Authors are encouraged to follow PRISMA and relevant methodological guidance for meta-analysis. Conclusions must be proportionate to the quality, consistency, and applicability of the available evidence.

A meta-analysis may be submitted as a systematic review with meta-analysis when both components are integrated into a single manuscript, subject to the journal's editorial classification.

5. Case Reports

Case Reports describe clinically significant, unusual, complex, or educationally valuable cases relevant to midwifery practice.

Potential topics include unusual pregnancy presentations, complex labor and delivery, postpartum complications, maternal emergencies, neonatal conditions relevant to midwifery care, diagnostic challenges, referral processes, and the management of cases that provide important clinical lessons.

A case report should provide a relevant clinical history, presenting symptoms, assessment findings, diagnostic investigations, clinical decision-making, interventions, referral procedures, follow-up, and outcomes, as applicable.

The Discussion should explain the clinical significance of the case, compare it with relevant literature, and identify lessons for midwifery practice, patient safety, or clinical education.

Routine descriptions of common clinical conditions without a clear educational or scientific contribution are generally unsuitable.

Authors must protect patient confidentiality, obtain written informed consent for publication when required, and comply with applicable ethical requirements. Authors are encouraged to follow the CARE (CAse REport) reporting guidelines.

The journal's editorial policy should specify whether Case Reports are accepted as a separate manuscript category.

6. Case Series

Case Series describe a group of patients or clinical cases sharing relevant characteristics, such as pregnancy complications, labor outcomes, postpartum conditions, maternal emergencies, or responses to a particular midwifery intervention.

These manuscripts may document clinical patterns, describe uncommon presentations, evaluate preliminary clinical experiences, or generate hypotheses for future research.

Authors should describe the case selection criteria, clinical characteristics, assessment procedures, interventions, follow-up, and outcomes. Where applicable, the manuscript should explain how the cases were identified and whether data were collected retrospectively or prospectively.

The Discussion should interpret the observed patterns, compare findings with existing evidence, and acknowledge limitations, including the absence of a comparison group and the limited generalizability of the findings.

Patient confidentiality, informed consent, and applicable ethical requirements must be addressed.

The journal's editorial policy should specify whether Case Series are accepted as a separate manuscript category.

7. Community Service Articles

Community Service Articles report the planning, implementation, and evaluation of community-based activities that contribute to maternal and child health, reproductive health, family planning, adolescent health, breastfeeding support, women's health, or the development of community midwifery services.

Eligible activities may include health education, training for community health workers or cadres, breastfeeding counseling, family planning education, maternal health promotion, community empowerment, development of educational media, and other evidence-informed interventions relevant to midwifery.

Manuscripts should explain the community health problem, objectives, target population, intervention design, implementation procedures, duration and location of activities, and the roles of participating institutions or community partners.

Authors should describe the evaluation methods and present measurable results where available. Evaluation may include changes in knowledge, attitudes, skills, participation, service uptake, or other relevant indicators. Pre-intervention and post-intervention assessments, observation checklists, participant feedback, and other appropriate evaluation methods may be reported.

The Discussion should interpret the outcomes, identify implementation challenges, describe the relevance of the intervention to community midwifery, and explain opportunities for sustainability or replication.

Community service articles should demonstrate more than the completion of routine activities. They should provide a clear account of the intervention, its evaluation, the benefits to the target community, and lessons that may inform future programs.

Authors must address applicable ethical considerations, including participant consent, confidentiality, permissions for community activities, and ethical review where required by the nature of the activity and applicable regulations.

8. General Submission Requirements

All manuscripts submitted to Napande: Jurnal Bidan must be relevant to the journal's focus and scope and comply with its current Author Guidelines, editorial policies, and publication ethics requirements.

Authors must ensure that:

1. The manuscript is original and has not been published previously or submitted simultaneously to another journal.

2. The research question, methods, findings, and conclusions are clearly presented and scientifically justified.

3. All authors have made appropriate contributions, approved the final manuscript, and agreed to its submission.

4. All sources, data, tables, figures, and previously published materials are properly cited and authorized for use where necessary.

5. Research involving human participants complies with applicable ethical standards, including ethics approval and informed consent where required.

6. Patient confidentiality and the protection of personal or sensitive information are maintained.

7. Funding sources, conflicts of interest, author contributions, and the use of artificial intelligence are disclosed in accordance with journal policy.

8. Appropriate reporting guidelines are followed where applicable, including CONSORT for randomized trials, STROBE for observational studies, PRISMA for systematic reviews and meta-analyses, CARE for case reports, and COREQ for qualitative studies involving interviews or focus groups.

Authors are responsible for selecting the most appropriate manuscript type and ensuring that the submission meets the requirements for that category.

The editorial team reserves the right to determine the final manuscript classification, request revisions, or decline submissions that do not meet the journal's scientific, ethical, or editorial standards.

The acceptance of particular manuscript types is subject to the journal's current editorial policy and publication capacity.