Author Guidelines

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
Manuscripts submitted to AMJ must be original scholarly works that are relevant to the journal’s scope and have not been previously published or simultaneously submitted to another journal, proceeding, book chapter, repository for formal publication, or any other publication outlet. All manuscripts must be free from plagiarism, data fabrication, falsification, inappropriate image manipulation, and other forms of academic misconduct. The editorial office may screen all submissions for similarity and research integrity.

Manuscripts should be written in clear and academic English. Authors are responsible for ensuring the clarity, accuracy, and quality of the language before submission.

AMJ accepts the following manuscript categories: original research articles, review articles, case reports or case studies, and short communications.

Submitted manuscripts must comply with applicable ethical standards, especially for studies involving human participants, animals, biological materials, clinical data, community data, environmental samples, or other ethically sensitive sources of information.

Manuscripts must be prepared using the journal template in Microsoft Word format. The manuscript should use A4 paper size, Times New Roman font, and single spacing. The recommended margins are: left 2.5 cm, top 3 cm, right 2 cm, and bottom 2 cm.

Tables and figures should be placed close to their first citation in the manuscript text. Table titles, table contents, figure titles, and figure legends should be written in 10-point font and single spacing. Notes below tables may be written in 8-point font.

The manuscript should generally be arranged in the following order: Title, Author Names, Affiliations, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgments, Author Contributions, Conflict of Interest Statement, Funding Statement, Ethical Approval Statement, and References.

All submitted works will be checked using anti-plagiarism software with a maximum similarity percentage of 20%.

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MANUSCRIPT COMPONENTS
Title. The title should be concise, specific, informative, and accurately reflect the content of the manuscript. The title should preferably not exceed 16 words. Use sentence case, with capitalization only where grammatically required.

Author Names and Affiliations. All authors’ full names should be written below the title without academic or professional titles. Authors with different institutional affiliations should be marked using superscript letters. One author must be clearly identified as the corresponding author. Each author should provide institutional affiliation and email address. The corresponding author should also provide a complete institutional address and an active telephone or mobile number for editorial correspondence.

Abstract. The abstract should be written as a concise summary of the manuscript and should not exceed 300 words. The abstract should avoid references, uncommon abbreviations, and excessive methodological detail. For original research articles, the abstract should include the background, objective, methods, results, and conclusion.

Keywords. Authors should provide up to five keywords or key phrases. Keywords should be specific and should reflect the main concepts of the manuscript.

Introduction. The introduction should describe the background, rationale, knowledge gap, and objective of the study or manuscript. Relevant and recent references should be used to support the scientific context.

Materials and Methods. The methods section must be written clearly and in sufficient detail to allow replication of the study. Authors should describe the study design, setting, population or sample, inclusion and exclusion criteria, variables, data collection procedures, instruments, laboratory or clinical procedures, statistical analysis, and ethical considerations where applicable. For studies involving human participants, animals, clinical data, biological specimens, or community data, authors must state the ethical approval number, name of the ethics committee, and informed consent procedure when relevant.

Results. The results should be presented clearly and separately from the discussion. Data may be shown in text, tables, or figures. Each table and figure must be cited in the manuscript text and numbered according to its order of appearance. Authors should emphasize findings that directly support the study objectives and conclusions. Avoid repeating all table contents in the text; instead, summarize the most important findings.

Discussion. The discussion should interpret the study findings in relation to the research question, previous literature, scientific relevance, and practical implications. Authors should discuss the strengths and limitations of the study. The discussion should be analytical, balanced, and directly connected to the results.

Conclusion. The conclusion should be brief and should address the main objective of the manuscript. It should be based on the findings presented in the manuscript and should avoid unsupported claims or overgeneralization.

Maximum whole text words is 3,500.

TABLES AND FIGURES
Tables. Tables should be prepared using horizontal lines only. Vertical lines should not be used. Table titles should be written in sentence case and placed above the table. The title and table contents should use 10-point font with single spacing. Notes or explanations below the table should use 8-point font.
Figures. Figures should be submitted in high-quality format, preferably JPEG, TIFF, PNG, or PDF, with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi. Figures containing multiple panels should be labeled using capital letters, such as A, B, C, and D, placed consistently within each panel. Figure titles and legends should use 10-point font. Figure legends must provide sufficient information so the figure can be understood independently from the main text. Symbols, abbreviations, staining methods, magnification, and scale bars should be explained when relevant.

UNITS, NUMBERS, AND STYLE
Authors should use the International System of Units whenever possible. Use the following style conventions:
Temperature: 37°C
Units: 2 mol/L, 20.4 mm
Time: 2 seconds, 4 minutes, 3 hours, five days, Day 5, seven years, Year 4
Dosage: use kg for humans and large animals; use g for small laboratory animals when appropriate
Centrifugation: use gravitational force, such as ×g, rather than rpm
Numbers: 8.9 mm; 2–3 g; 1 m × 2 m × 2 m; 8.9 ± 2.1 kg; 11 ± 3 nmol/L
Percentage: 6%–7%
Date: July 7, 2026

Use an en dash (–) to indicate a range, such as pages 2–5 or 6%–7%. Use a hyphen (-) for compound terms where appropriate, such as day-1.

ETHICAL REQUIREMENTS
For studies involving human participants, authors must state that ethical approval was obtained from an appropriate institutional ethics committee. The statement should include the name of the committee and approval number. Authors should also describe whether written or verbal informed consent was obtained. For studies involving animals, authors must state that the study was approved by an institutional animal ethics committee or equivalent body and conducted in accordance with relevant animal welfare regulations. For studies using secondary data, medical records, community data, environmental data, or biological materials, authors should clarify the source of data, permission for use, confidentiality procedures, and ethical approval or exemption when applicable.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Authors must disclose any financial, institutional, personal, professional, or academic relationships that may influence the research, interpretation, or publication of the manuscript. If no conflict exists, authors should state: “The authors declare no conflict of interest.”

FUNDING STATEMENT
Authors should disclose all sources of funding, grants, sponsorship, or institutional support. If the study received no specific funding, authors should state: “This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.”

AUTHOR CONTRIBUTIONS
The contribution of each author must be described. Only individuals who have made substantial contributions to the conception, design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, writing, or critical revision of the manuscript should be listed as authors. All authors must approve the final version of the manuscript before submission and agree to be accountable for their respective contributions.

COVER LETTER AND AUTHOR STATEMENT
The corresponding author should submit a cover letter together with the manuscript. The cover letter should briefly explain the purpose of submission, the relevance of the manuscript to AMJ, and the novelty or significance of the work.
The corresponding author represents all authors in submitting the author statement form. The statement should confirm that the manuscript is original, has not been published elsewhere, is not under consideration by another journal, and has been read and approved by all authors.

REFERENCES
References should preferably be published within the last ten years. At least 80% of the references should come from scientific journal articles. Older references may be used when they are essential, foundational, or historically important, but should generally not exceed 10% of the total references. References must be arranged alphabetically by the first author’s surname.

In-text Citation Style
One author: (Summit, 2022)
Two authors: (Sasseville & Diters, 2008)
More than two authors: (Bellantari et al., 2021)
Multiple references should be separated by semicolons and arranged chronologically: (Sasseville & Diters, 2008; Bellantari et al., 2021; Summit, 2022)

Reference List Style
Book: Sigit HS. 2006. Pests of Indonesian settlements. Bogor (ID): IPB Press. Pp 20–25.
Book Chapter: Garner DL, Hafez ESE. 2000. Spermatozoa and seminal plasma. In: Hafez B, Hafez ESE, editors. Reproduction in farm animals. 7th ed. South Carolina (US): Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. Pp 96–109.

eBook
Gerson AA. Year. Title [E-reader version]. Available from: URL or DOI.

Journal Article
Kwong JC, Druce JD, Leder K. 2013. Case report: Zika virus infection acquired during brief travel to Indonesia. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 89: 516–517. DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0029.
Miao Z, Wang Q, Chen D, Song Z, Zhang W, Zhou X, MacMillan DC. 2020. Current societal views about sustainable wildlife management and conservation: a survey of college students in China. Animals, 10(10): 1821. DOI: 10.3390/ani10101821.

Online Article
Gerson AA. Year, Month date. Article title. Available from: URL. Accessed: date.