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Author Guidelines

Revised version: June 2026. Applies to manuscripts submitted from the next issue onward.

A. Submission Requirements

  1. Cover Letter
  2. Title Page — containing complete author identities
  3. Main Manuscript without author identities (for blind review)
  4. Turnitin Similarity Report (maximum 20%)

Download documents template HERE

B. General Format

  • A4 paper (21 × 29.7 cm), 1-inch margins on all sides.
  • Title: maximum 20 words, Times New Roman 14, Title Case (except conjunctions), without the research year.
  • Author names: Times New Roman 10, superscript numbers for affiliations.
  • Affiliation: Institution, City, Country (e.g., Universitas Pancasila, Jakarta, Indonesia). Faculty/program optional.
  • Corresponding author: marked with an asterisk (*); email below the affiliation list.
  • Body text: Times New Roman 12.
Element Size
Title 14
Author names 10
Affiliation & email 10
Abstract & keywords 10
Body text 12

C. Abstract

  • Bilingual (Indonesian & English), Times New Roman 10, one narrative paragraph, maximum 200 words per language.
  • Contains: Introduction, Objective, Method, Results, and Conclusion (no sub-labels).
  • Keywords: 3–5, comma-separated. Example: antioxidant, clinical pharmacy, DPPH, drug formulation, pharmaceutical care.

D. Manuscript Structure

  1. INTRODUCTION — research theme, background, literature review, knowledge gap, and objectives.
  2. METHOD — research type, location & time, population/sample, tools & materials (with specifications), analysis, and an ethics statement. Pharmacy examples: in-vitro assays, formulation & evaluation of dosage forms, ethnopharmacological studies, clinical research, or pharmaceutical-service surveys.
  3. RESULTS and DISCUSSION — may be separate or combined; number tables/figures with titles and sources.
  4. CONCLUSION — summarizes main findings, implications, limitations, and recommendations.

Closing: CONFLICT OF INTEREST (required), AI USE STATEMENT (required), AUTHOR CONTRIBUTIONS/FUNDING/ACKNOWLEDGMENTS (if relevant), REFERENCES.

E. References

  • Minimum 20 references, 80% from journal articles (preferably with DOI, within the last 10 years).
  • Citation style: APA 7th edition.

Example: Putri, O. K., Indrianti, P., Fauzi, A., & Baihaqi, H. (2026). Assessment of the antioxidant activity of a 96% ethanol extract of Moringa leaves (Moringa oleifera Lam.) using the DPPH method. Journal of Pharmacy and Clinical Practice, 1(2), 58–65. https://doi.org/10.65307/jpcp.v1i2.146

F. Template & Layout

  • Manuscripts must follow the JPCP Manuscript Template. Tables without vertical lines; table titles above, figure titles below.
  • Ensure tables/figures are numbered with titles and sources, and contain no broken reference fields.

G. Research Ethics Statement

  • Research involving human subjects (clinical research, medication use/adherence, patient satisfaction, surveys/interviews) — must attach a valid Ethical Clearance from a Health Research Ethics Committee (KEPK), including its number.
  • Research involving laboratory animals — must include animal-use ethics approval.
  • Laboratory/in-vitro studies, dosage-form formulation, or literature reviews — do not require ethics approval.

H. Review Process

Each manuscript undergoes blind review with at least one reviewer. A Turnitin similarity check is conducted before review: rejection, clarification, or proceeding to peer review. The final decision rests with the editorial team.