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Proceedings of Malikussaleh International Conference on Health and Disaster Medicine (MICOHEDMED) publishes full conference proceedings; therefore, publication proposals can only be submitted by conference organizers and authors cannot directly submit their articles. Conference organizers must undergo the process of requesting a quote which can be found on the publish tab on the top right of this website. The aim of the quote requesting process is to document proceeding submission that is later curated on our database. It is also to assess proceedings by conference organizers before publication to see if all requirements are fulfilled. The series of entries dedicated to our quote request page will allow us to devise mapping for a vast majority of fields of studies that can motivate other conference organizers to submit and assist us in enriching proceeding reports that can significantly impact the community. Therefore, it is of great importance by expecting conference organizers to accurately and truthfully supply all information through the quote and be in constant correspondence with our team.

Submission Fee

The Proceedings of Malikussaleh International Conference on Health and Disaster Medicine (MICOHEDMED) does not charge authors for any submission. All charges related to publication on the Proceedings of Malikussaleh International Conference on Health and Disaster Medicine (MICOHEDMED) is the responsibility of the conference organizer.

Copyright and Licensing

In order for Proceedings of Malikussaleh International Conference on Health and Disaster Medicine (MICOHEDMED) to publish and disseminate research articles, we need non-exclusive publishing rights (transfered from author(s) to publisher). This is determined by a publishing agreement between the Author(s) and Proceedings of Malikussaleh International Conference on Health and Disaster Medicine (MICOHEDMED). This agreement deals with the transfer or license of the copyright of publishing to Proceedings of Malikussaleh International Conference on Health and Disaster Medicine (MICOHEDMED), while Authors still retain significant rights to use and share their own published articles. Proceedings of Malikussaleh International Conference on Health and Disaster Medicine (MICOHEDMED) supports the need for authors to share, disseminate and maximize the impact of their research and these rights, in any databases.

As a proceeding Author, you have rights for a large range of uses of your article, including use by your employing institute or company. These Author rights can be exercised without the need to obtain specific permission. Authors publishing in Proceedings of Malikussaleh International Conference on Health and Disaster Medicine (MICOHEDMED) proceedings have wide rights to use their works for teaching and scholarly purposes without needing to seek permission, including:

  • use for classroom teaching by Author or Author's institution and presentation at a meeting or conference and distributing copies to attendees; 
  • use for internal training by author's company; 
  • distribution to colleagues for their reseearch use; 
  • use in a subsequent compilation of the author's works; 
  • inclusion in a thesis or dissertation; 
  • reuse of portions or extracts from the article in other works (with full acknowledgement of final article); 
  • preparation of derivative works (other than commercial purposes) (with full acknowledgement of final article); 
  • voluntary posting on open web sites operated by author or author’s institution for scholarly purposes, 

(but it should follow the open access license of Creative Common CC-by-SA License).

Authors/Readers/Third Parties can read, print and download, redistribute or republish the article (e.g. display in a repository), translate the article, download for text and data mining purposes, reuse portions or extracts from the article in other works, sell or re-use for commercial purposes, remix, transform, or build upon the material, they must distribute their contributions under the same license as the original Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA).

 

Manuscript Preparation

Proceedings of Malikussaleh International Conference on Health and Disaster Medicine (MICOHEDMED) Conference Proceedings has four series which include Physical Sciences and Engineering, Life Sciences, Health Sciences, and Social Sciences and Humanities. All areas of subjects are unique to one another, meaning that different guidelines and templates will be applied in order to meet acceptance criteria. This guideline serves as a complementary for general information to assist publication on the Proceedings of Malikussaleh International Conference on Health and Disaster Medicine (MICOHEDMED) alongside the template.

It should be noted that relevance to subject areas plays an important role for a publication. Therefore, conference organizers and authors must carefully consider this matter before submission. Neglecting other aspects of a successful publication such as the validity of research, fair distribution of credentials in the special case that involves multiple authors, verification to prevent plagiarism, and the like will make acceptance to be unlikely. If there is a suspicion of plagiarism through the use of the software by the Proceedings of Malikussaleh International Conference on Health and Disaster Medicine (MICOHEDMED) administrator, the editors will ask for clarification to the corresponding author and possibly to the conference organizers.

Manuscript submission must be in English, preferably written using the American spelling (en-us, EN-US). Submission in other languages may be possible for as long as the language is recognized by the United Nations. Further consultation to the Proceedings of Malikussaleh International Conference on Health and Disaster Medicine (MICOHEDMED) editorial staff is necessary should there be this type of submission. Please see the list of languages on this link https://www.un.org/en/sections/about-un/official-languages.

Other linguistic aspects are considered of higher importance which includes matters such as the correct use of grammar, spelling, accurate scientific terms, and the like. It will likely result in distraction from the science being discussed in a manuscript and a delay in publication. To prevent this scenario, it is strongly encouraged for the authors to have their manuscripts proofread by native speaker colleagues. An additional fee might be charged should there be a need to extensively correct the manuscript by the Editorial Staff at Proceedings of Malikussaleh International Conference on Health and Disaster Medicine (MICOHEDMED).

Accepted File Format

The Proceedings of Malikussaleh International Conference on Health and Disaster Medicine (MICOHEDMED) accepts all manuscripts in Microsoft Word template (preferably the latest edition) in a .docx extension. This will allow a short time to complete the copy-edit and publication of accepted manuscripts. The file should not exceed 10 MB.

Types of Submission

Generally, the Proceedings of Malikussaleh International Conference on Health and Disaster Medicine (MICOHEDMED) receives manuscripts that are already prepared by the conference organizer. They may receive a variety of manuscripts such as clinical trial reports, original research articles, literature reviews, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and case reports. In that case, this is based on the merit set by the conference organizers.

  • The original research article has never been published or appeared in any conference before. It should be noted that any submission that has appeared on official repositories (i.e University Library, Repositories by both Non-Governmental or Governmental Organizations cannot be considered by the Proceedings of Malikussaleh International Conference on Health and Disaster Medicine (MICOHEDMED) Editorial Team)
  • A clinical trial report that is valid and approved by the government meets the ethical research conducted on the experimental object.
  • Literature review, systematic review, meta-analysis, and case report may also be submitted that is relevant to the Proceedings of Malikussaleh International Conference on Health and Disaster Medicine (MICOHEDMED) series. It should be noted that this type of submission must meet the criteria that are imposed by the conference organizers.

Parts of Manuscript

The manuscript must consist of these aspects:

  • Front Matter: title, authors, affiliations, and contacts, abstract
  • Research Discussion: introduction, methods, results and discussion, conclusion
  • Back Matter: appendices or supplementary materials (if any), acknowledgment (if any), declaration of conflict of interest (if any), references
  1. Front Matter

Title

The title should be stated briefly, specific, and properly spelled in accordance to the designated spelling system. It should explicitly reflect the content of the manuscript.

Authors, affiliations, and contacts

The order of name may vary depending on agreement among authors (in the case of multiple authorship). The names are written in the order of first name and surname. If there is no surname provided, the first name may be repeated. All affiliations must start with the working unit within a university or institution (if any), then followed by the name of the faculty, university, city, and country. At least one author is assigned to be the corresponding author in whose email address should be provided. This will allow the Proceedings of Malikussaleh International Conference on Health and Disaster Medicine (MICOHEDMED) administrator to contact them for further notification or matters related to their publication.

Abstract

The abstract should be written in around 200-300 words in a single paragraph without repeating the title under the abstract heading. It should include a brief summary of the whole manuscript which starts from the background of the study, relevant methods that are applied, the results of the research, and the conclusion. The abstract must have strong relevance that represents the whole content of the article. Provide at least three up to five keywords in which they are written in lowercase.

  1. Research Discussion

Introduction

The introduction should have concise yet relevant to the whole research which is reflected in a brief explanation of research highlights and its future importance should there be an actual application of the research. Another important aspect that should also be included in any controversial or thought-provoking hypothesis in that it can resonate well with the highlights of the research. The purpose and the background of the studies must be explicitly mentioned and expressed in a coherent and elaborate manner. Please avoid using frequent jargon. If necessary, provide the meaning at the beginning of usage.

Methods

The methods may vary depending on the relevance of the field of study that suits the Proceedings of Malikussaleh International Conference on Health and Disaster Medicine (MICOHEDMED) series. In several fields of study, methods can be extensively elaborated. For instance, in the field of chemistry, physics, or geography. It might also depend on the preference of a certain conference organizer that issued specific author guidelines and emphasized methods. Generally, methods should include a set of strategic planning from the beginning of research that is intended as a guideline for researchers in the field, the process of conducting the research and the role of each researcher in the field, and the devices or tools that are utilized in obtaining the data as well as their property status, whether they are being lent or owned by the researchers or specific institutions. In some cases, a detailed utilization of software, preferably that has an institutional license must be included as well.

Results and Discussion

The outcome of the research is explicitly described with critical opinion and interpretation from the researchers and experts involved. If necessary, a comparison of results from other research in similar fields is provided as well. In this section, more elaborate results and discussions in the form of data analysis are provided with field documentation such as photos or software-generated images, tables, figures, or statistics. Please refer to the templates for more detail on providing suitable supplementary materials that appear on the manuscript.

Conclusion

The conclusion should reflect and be faithful to the process of conducting research from the initial stage which leads to the acquisition of new knowledge resulting from the research. If necessary, this may also include the possibility of further research plans as well. This section is where acknowledgment to the funding agency, experts, technicians, or institutions that partake in the fieldwork or independent studies with the researchers involved.

Important Note Regarding In-text Citation

Consistency in an in-text citation must be strictly followed. Depending on the series, the Proceedings of Malikussaleh International Conference on Health and Disaster Medicine (MICOHEDMED) uses a variety of styles. For the most part of the series, such Life and Health use the Springer MathPhys (numeric, brackets) and Humanities and Social Sciences uses the American Psychology Association (APA) 6th edition. In many reference managers, these styles may not be included by default. If that is the case, please refer to the links below to download the style beforehand. Alternatively, the selected reference managers provided in-app downloads without actually clicking on any of these links or plugins available for word processors such as Microsoft Word, WPS Office Suite, OpenOffice, or LibreOffice. There are no preferred reference managers set by the Proceedings of Malikussaleh International Conference on Health and Disaster Medicine (MICOHEDMED) for as long as manuscripts are able to maintain the use of in-text citations based on what each series preferred and in-text citations are also reflected in the reference list.

  1. Back Matter

References

The list of references is arranged in an alphabetical manner. The Proceedings of Malikussaleh International Conference on Health and Disaster Medicine (MICOHEDMED) recommends some software that can be utilized to generate a better citation based on the criteria of each series using Mendeley, Zotero, EndNotes, or Papers. Please refer to the template for more detail regarding the arrangement of references.

Acknowledgment

Authors may elaborate this section by providing information regarding their source of funding, the people or organization that assist the research procedure, and if any, the promoter of research who provide translation, proofreading, additional expert opinion, and support prior to publication on the conference.

Supplementary Materials or Appendices

This section depends much on the merit of each conference organizer. However, the insertion of images taken from software, figures, tables, direct documentation, or images from specific sources must follow the prerequisite issued by the Proceedings of Malikussaleh International Conference on Health and Disaster Medicine (MICOHEDMED) that is provided on the official template. Information regarding the selected software must be provided as well.

Conflict of Interest

Prior to the publication of the conference, all manuscripts must declare any circumstances or situations that may insinuate conflict of interest which can be imposed to a possible academic or legal dispute. If there is no conflict of interest, simply state so in brevity.