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Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

Acta Medica Indonesiana – The Indonesian Journal of Internal Medicine is an open accessed online journal and comprehensive peer-reviewed medical journal published by the Indonesian Society of Internal Medicine since 1968. Our main mission is to encourage the novel and important science in the clinical area in internal medicine.

We welcome authors for original articles (research), review articles, interesting case reports, special articles, clinical practices, and medical illustrations that focus on the clinical area of internal medicine.

Subjects suitable for publication include, but are not limited to the following fields of:

  • Internal Medicine
  • Allergy and immunology
  • Emergency medicine
  • Cancer and stem cells
  • Cardiovascular
  • Endocrinology and Metabolism
  • Gastroenterology
  • Gerontology
  • Hematology
  • Hepatology
  • Tropical and Infectious Disease
  • Virology
  • Internal medicine
  • Psychosomatic
  • Pulmonology
  • Rheumatology
  • Renal and Hypertension
  • Thyroid

Section Policies

EDITORIAL

  • Checked Open Submissions
  • Checked Indexed
  • Unchecked Peer Reviewed

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

  • Checked Open Submissions
  • Checked Indexed
  • Checked Peer Reviewed

CASE REPORT

  • Checked Open Submissions
  • Checked Indexed
  • Checked Peer Reviewed

REVIEW ARTICLE

  • Checked Open Submissions
  • Checked Indexed
  • Checked Peer Reviewed

MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION

  • Checked Open Submissions
  • Checked Indexed
  • Unchecked Peer Reviewed

SPECIAL ARTICLE

  • Checked Open Submissions
  • Checked Indexed
  • Checked Peer Reviewed

CLINICAL PRACTICE

  • Checked Open Submissions
  • Checked Indexed
  • Checked Peer Reviewed

Peer Review Process

The submitted manuscript is first reviewed by an editor. It will be evaluated in the office whether it is suitable with our focus and scope or has a major methodological flaws. Every submitted manuscript which pass this step will be checked to identify any plagiarism before being reviewed by reviewers. One of the reviewers is appointed from other institutions (national or international). This journal uses double-blind review, The manuscript will be sent to the reviewer anonymously. Reviewers' comment are also sent anonymously to corresponding author to take the necessary actions and responses. The decision of the revised manuscript will be then evaluated in editorial board meeting, the final decision of whom are sent to the corresponding author.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Publication Frequency

This journal is published quarterly in a year (March, June, September, December)