Etihical Clearance

Jurnal Keperawatan Profesional expects authors to adhere to the Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects outlined in the World Medical Association’s Declaration of Helsinki and CIOMS. For research involving humans, every research article submitted to Jurnal Keperawatan Profesional must include a declaration that before carrying out its field work, the study had obtained ethical clearance from a recognized body in the country, for example, the institutional review boards or research ethics committees. Ethical clearance from non-national bodies may be acceptable if there is a valid justification (e.g. lack of a national or local ethics committee). Jurnal Keperawatan Profesional may request relevant documentation of such ethical approval. Research involving animals are expected to follow the relevant standards of ethical research. If ethical clearance was not considered to be required, a statement indicating the reasons it was not required must be provided. In any case, authors are expected to follow all requirements of ethical conduct of research, reporting of the findings, and preparation of manuscripts.

Informed consent

Jurnal Keperawatan Profesional requires, where appropriate, a statement from authors that all persons who participated in their research had given their voluntary, informed, written consent. Verbal consent may be acceptable, however, if there is a reasonable justification or where authorised by the body providing ethical approval. Where participants are unable to give such consent, surrogate consent may be acceptable (e.g. from a parent), however, surrogate consent always requires ethical approval. Authors may be requested to provide copies of informed consent form with all details, including explanatory information provided to participants.

Participant confidentiality and respect

Manuscripts should be prepared in such a way that they preserve participants’ confidentiality. Authors are expected to obtain an individual’s explicit consent for the use of any personal or medical information that may make the participant identifiable and must ensure the dignity and respect of the participants and their communities in their manuscript.

Competing interests

Jurnal Keperawatan Profesional requires authors to provide details of any competing interests. A competing interest may occur when an author’s personal, family, or institutional interests (e.g. sources of funds, earnings, relationships, etc.) may affect the research, its findings, or publication of the manuscript. Jurnal Keperawatan Profesional will not reject a paper solely on the basis of a declared competing interest but will take this into consideration, when assessing a paper and, if considered relevant, including such information in the published paper.

Authors from Indonesia can obtain ethical permission from a Licensed Ethics Commission such as KEPK (Komisi Etik Penelitian Kesehatan) or an authorized institution.