About the Journal

Focus and Scope

Khatulistiwa Nursing Journal (KNJ) is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to advancing all areas of nursing, published by the Institute of Research and Community Service, College of Health Sciences of the Pontianak Islamic Hospital Foundation (STIKes Yarsi Pontianak). The aim of this journal is to contribute to the development of nursing practice and to provide an academic platform for researchers, nurse practitioners, and healthcare professionals worldwide.

The journal publishes contemporary research and innovative studies, with a particular focus on the following core areas:

  • Nursing Management
  • Emergency and Critical Care Nursing
  • Medical-Surgical Nursing
  • Mental Health Nursing
  • Maternity Nursing
  • Pediatric Nursing
  • Gerontological Nursing
  • Community and Family Nursing
  • Nursing Education

Khatulistiwa Nursing Journal welcomes Original Research articles utilizing quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods approaches, as well as scholarly reviews and conceptual papers on advanced nursing practice.

Target Audience:

The journal serves nursing students, nurse managers, senior members of the nursing profession, practicing clinical nurses, nurse educators, and researchers at all levels who are committed to advancing practice and professional growth through fresh insights and evidence-based findings

Peer Review Process

All manuscripts submitted to the Khatulistiwa Nursing Journal (KNJ) undergo a rigorous double-blind peer-review process. The stages of this review process are as follows:

  1. Online Submission: Manuscript submission is processed exclusively through the Khatulistiwa Nursing Journal's Open Journal Systems (OJS) at: https://ejournalyarsi.ac.id/index.php/knj/user/register.

  2. Initial Evaluation: Incoming manuscripts are first examined to ensure compliance with the KNJ Author Guidelines, formatting requirements, and the journal's focus and scope. Manuscripts meeting these criteria will proceed to the peer-review stage. Those that do not will be rejected, and authors may be recommended to submit their work to other journals. The Managing Editor will send a notification regarding this initial decision via email within two (2) weeks.

  3. Double-Blind Peer Review: Manuscripts that pass the initial evaluation will undergo a double-blind peer-review round. Reviewers are selected based on their academic reputation, research expertise, and international publication record. Each prospective reviewer will receive a formal invitation from the Editor. Once the reviewers accept the assignment, they will evaluate the manuscript and provide constructive feedback to the authors within a maximum of six (6) months.

  4. Revision and Recommendation: Manuscripts requiring revisions (either major or minor) will be returned to the authors. Peer reviewers are responsible for providing evaluation notes and recommendations regarding the acceptance or rejection of a manuscript. However, the final decision to accept or reject a manuscript rests solely with the Editor and Editor-in-Chief.

  5. Author Revisions: Authors are granted a minimum of four (4) weeks to complete the required revisions. The final publication decision heavily considers the article's relevance, significance, and contribution to the advancement of nursing knowledge and practice.

  6. Final Publication: Manuscripts that have successfully passed the final editing phase and received editorial approval will be published in an issue determined by the Editor-in-Chief.

Additional Information:

The standard time required to review a manuscript ranges from 4 to 12 weeks. All review activities are conducted via the OJS platform, where each reviewer is provided with a unique account. The Editor oversees the entire double-blind review process to ensure objectivity. To prevent any conflicts of interest, if a registered reviewer submits their own manuscript to KNJ, the Editor will assign a different, independent reviewer to evaluate the submission. 

Publication Frequency

Khatulistiwa Nursing Journal focuses on the research of a study on nursing. Khatulistiwa Nursing Journal is scheduled to appear twice a year, in Januarys and Julys.

Open Access Policy

Khatulistiwa Nursing Journal is a peer reviewed journal with open access. The article processing or delivery of the manuscript submitted to the manager or editor through an online system or by using the OJS Open Access publishing model. The paper appears electronically and freely available from our website. Authors can also use articles that have been published in pdf format either for non-commercial use on a personal website or non-commercial institutions.

Khatulistiwa Nursing Journal understands that everyone has equal opportunities to seek, share and create knowledge - we invite authors to join us in this open access conference.

Creative Commons License
KNJ (Khatulistiwa Nursing Journal) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Publication Ethic

Ethics to the publication of an article in a peer-reviewed journal is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It is a direct reflection of the quality of work of the author and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific method. It is therefore important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior.

Ethics topics to consider when publishing:

  • Authorship of the paper: Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. Transparency about the contributions of authors is encouraged, for example in the form of a CRediT author statement.
  • Originality and plagiarism: The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others, that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.
  • Data access and retention: Authors may be asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data.
  • Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication: An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Elsevier does not view the following uses of a work as prior publication: publication in the form of an abstract; publication as an academic thesis; publication as an electronic preprint. Note: some society-owned titles and journals that operate double-blind review have different policies on prior publication. Information on prior publication is included within each Elsevier journal’s guide for authors.
  • Acknowledgement of sources: Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given.
  • Disclosure and conflicts of interest: All submissions must include disclosure of all relationships that could be viewed as presenting a potential conflict of interest.
  • Fundamental errors in published works: When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author's obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.
  • Reporting standards: Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance.

Plagiarism

Documents must not contain any instances of plagiarism, fabrication, falsification or omission of material content.

Even though the work or idea is not directly quoted or paraphrased, the author is still obliged to explicitly quote the work and ideas of others. Regardless of whether or not the work was previously published, or whether or not the work is accessible electronically, these criteria still apply. Plagiarism can occur if sources are not properly cited. Plagiarism of all forms is prohibited as it represents unethical publishing behavior.

Before articles are accepted, articles will be checked with

Journal Management

Journal Management

In dealing with all aspects of publishing ethics and, specifically, how to handle situations involving research and publication misconduct, the publication ethics of this journal uphold the values of neutrality, justice, and honesty. The following publication ethics are based on COPE's best practice guidelines for journal editors. The Helsinki declaration of principles of research ethics must be followed in all articles published in this journal, and the principles of international guidelines for biomedical research established by the council for international organizations of medical sciences (CIOMS) must be followed in studies involving animals.

To meet the high ethical standards for publishers, editors, authors, and reviewers, Khatulistiwa Nursing Journal implements COPE. To raise research standards globally, publication ethics must be addressed as a crucial issue and discussed in detail. Standards for editors, authors, and reviewers are described in this section. In addition, the publisher has no legal authority to jeopardize the integrity of the content and can only encourage immediate publication.

For Editor

  • The editor is responsible for every article published in the equatorial nursing journal.
  • Editors can communicate with other editors or reviewers in making final decisions.
  • Editors must evaluate publication manuscripts objectively by assessing the quality of each one regardless of nationality, ethnicity, political belief, race, religion, gender, seniority, or institutional affiliation of the author. The editor must refuse his assignment when there is a potential conflict of interest.
  • Editors need to ensure documents sent to reviewers do not contain information about authors, and vice versa.
  • The editor's decision must be notified to the author accompanied by reviewers' comment unless it contains offensive or libelous remarks.
  • Editors must respect requests from authors that an individual should not review the submissions, if accompanied by reasonable and practical reasons.
  • Editors and all staff must guarantee the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts.
  • The editor will be guided by the cope flowchart if there is any suspicion of research misconduct or authorship dispute

For Reviewers

  • Reviewers need to comment on ethical questions and possible research and publication misconduct.
  • Reviewers must complete the work in a timely manner and must notify the editor if they are unable to complete the work according to the set schedule.
  • Reviewers need to maintain confidentiality of manuscripts.
  • Reviewers may not accept to review manuscripts where there is a potential conflict of interest between them and any author.

For Author

  • The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and confirm that the original work has not been previously published and that they have not transferred it to another journal that has the rights to the work.
  • The author (s) must ensure the originality of the work and they correctly cite the work of others according to the reference format.
  • The author(s) may not engage in plagiarism or self-plagiarism.
  • The publication of 'salam' is strictly prohibited in the equatorial nursing journal.
  • Author(s) must ensure that they follow the authorship criteria taken from ICMJE described in the instructions for author of Khatulistiwa Nursing Journal.
  • The author(s) is not advised to provide personal information that can make the patient's identity identifiable either in the form of a description, photo or genealogy. When a patient's photo is very essential and indispensable as scientific information, the author must have received written consent and clearly stated the consent.
  • In the case of human experiments, the authors must certify that the research process complies with the ethical standards of the helsinki declaration, the domestic and foreign committees leading human experiments. If any doubts are raised whether the research was proceeded in accordance with the declaration, the author must be able to explain it with reasonable reasons. In cases of experiments on animals, authors must have validated that authors have followed domestic and foreign guidelines regarding animal experiments in the laboratory.
  • Author(s) must provide data and work details to the editor if there is any suspicions of data falsification or fabrication.
  • Author(s) must clarify everything that may cause conflicts of interest such as work, research fees, consulting fees, and intellectual property in the ICMJE disclosure form.

Journal History

Khatulistiwa Nursing Journal was first published in 2019 with a frequency of 2 publications in 1 year, in every January and every July with 5 manuscripts per issue. Khatulistiwa Nursing Journal has been registered in the International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) print media on January 7, 2019 with number 2655-772x. Khatulistiwa Nursing Journal has been registered on crossref and Digital Object Identifier (DOI) on June 09, 2021. In July 2021, Khatulistiwa Nursing Journal applied for an e-ISSN which was then registered on July 5, 2021 with number 2798-3897. There was a template change for the first time in vol. 4 issue 1 : January 2022.