Manuscript Submission | General Formatting Requirements | Language and Terminology | Manuscript Structure | Title Page | Ethical Considerations | Author Contributions | Acknowledgments | Funding | Conflict of Interest | Artificial Intelligence Disclosure | Figures and Tables | References | Privacy Statement

Manuscripts must be submitted through the online submission system.

Information regarding Article Processing Charges (APCs) is available on the Article Processing Charges page.

Before submission, authors should ensure that the manuscript complies with the Journal of General - Procedural Dermatology and Venereology Indonesia's Author Guidelines, policies, and publication ethics.

Where applicable, authors should upload the following documents as additional files:

• Cover Letter
• Study Ethics Approval and/or Informed Consent
• Full-resolution photographs
• Licensing Terms and Conditions
• Author Consent Form
• Author Checklist
• ICMJE Conflict of Interest (COI) Disclosure Form

The maximum file size for the main manuscript file is 5 MB. Full-resolution photographs should be uploaded separately as additional files.

Authors must ensure that the manuscript is original, has not been previously published, and is not under consideration by another journal. Manuscripts must not be submitted simultaneously to another journal. All authors must approve the submission and confirm their respective contributions through the Author Consent Form.

Manuscripts must be written in American English and comply with these Author Guidelines and JDVI's publication ethics requirements. Authors are responsible for ensuring that all required ethical approvals, informed consent, declarations, and supporting documents are complete and accurate.

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Manuscripts should follow these formatting requirements:

• Font: Arial, 10 pt
• Spacing: Single-spaced
• Paper size: A4
• Page orientation: Portrait, single-sided
• Alignment: Justified
• Margins: Top 3.5 cm (1.38 in); bottom 2.5 cm (0.99 in); left and right 2 cm (0.79 in)
• Page numbering: Bottom right-hand corner

Manuscripts should be written in clear, concise, and standard American English.

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• Use generic names for drugs, products, and other medical products whenever possible.
• If a specific commercial product is mentioned, provide the manufacturer and country, for example: Tewameter® (Courage+Khazaka Electronic GmbH, Germany).
• The common name of a species should be followed by its scientific name in parentheses at first mention.
• Write the full term followed by its abbreviation in parentheses at first mention. The abbreviation may be used thereafter.
• Terms in languages other than English should be written in italics.

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Manuscripts should be formatted according to the applicable article type. The categories of manuscripts accepted by JDVI are listed below. Click on the article type to access the corresponding formatting template and guidelines.

Original Article

• Original Articles should not exceed 6,000 words from Background through Conclusion.
• The abstract should not exceed 250 words and should be structured under the headings Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusion, followed by keywords.
• The main text should include Background, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgments, Funding, Author Contributions, Conflict of Interest, and References.
• The Background should generally consist of 1–3 paragraphs describing the rationale, objectives, current state of knowledge, research gap, and novelty of the study.
• The Methods should provide sufficient detail to allow the study to be understood and, where appropriate, reproduced. Statistical methods, statistical software, and relevant statistical terms, symbols, and abbreviations should be clearly described. The ethical approval information or approval number should also be stated in the manuscript.

Case Report and Case Series

• Case Reports and Case Series should not exceed 4,000 words from Background through Conclusion.
• The abstract should not exceed 250 words and should be structured under the headings Background, Case Illustration, Discussion, and Conclusion, followed by keywords.
• The main text should include Background, Case Illustration, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgments, Funding, Author Contributions, Conflict of Interest, and References.
• The Background should briefly explain the clinical problem and purpose of the report.
• The Case Illustration should provide relevant clinical information while protecting patient privacy.
• Patient informed consent must be obtained where applicable, uploaded as supplemental content, and stated in the manuscript.

Evidence-Based Case Report

• Evidence-Based Case Reports should not exceed 3,000 words from Background through Conclusion.
• The abstract should not exceed 250 words and should be structured under the headings Background, Case Illustration, Discussion, and Conclusion, followed by keywords.
• The main text should include Background, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgments, Funding, Author Contributions, Conflict of Interest, and References.

Review Article

• Review Articles should not exceed 7,000 words from Background through Conclusion.
• The abstract should not exceed 250 words and should be structured under the headings Background, Discussion, and Conclusion, followed by keywords.
• The main text should include Background, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgments, Author Contributions, Conflict of Interest, and References.
• The Background should generally consist of 1–3 paragraphs describing the main problem and purpose of the review, while the Discussion should provide a comprehensive and critical analysis of the topic.

Systematic Review

• Systematic Reviews should not exceed 12,000 words.
• The abstract should not exceed 250 words, followed by keywords.
• The main text should include Background, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgments, Author Contributions, Conflict of Interest, and References.

Brief Communication

• Brief Communications should not exceed 3,000 words from Background through Conclusion.
• The abstract should not exceed 250 words and should be written as a single paragraph without subheadings, followed by keywords.
• The main text should include Background, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgments, Funding, Author Contributions, Conflict of Interest, and References.

Letter to the Editor

• Letters to the Editor should not exceed 2,000 words and do not require an abstract.
• They may provide comments on articles published in JDVI or present concise observations or study findings.
• The main text should include the main text, Acknowledgments, Funding, Conflict of Interest, and References.

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The manuscript should begin with a title page containing:

• Full title of the article
• Full name and institutional affiliation of all authors
• City and country of each institution affiliation
• Full name of the corresponding author
• Corresponding author's email address

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Research involving human participants must comply with applicable ethical standards and institutional and national regulations.

Authors must:

• Obtain approval from an appropriate Research Ethics Committee/Institutional Review Board, where required.
• State the ethical approval information or approval number in the manuscript.
• Obtain informed consent from participants where applicable.
• Protect participants' privacy and confidentiality.
• Upload relevant ethical approval and/or informed consent documentation as supplemental content when required.

For case reports and case series, patient consent for publication must be obtained where applicable and appropriately documented.

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Authors must describe their individual contributions to the work. Authorship must comply with the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) criteria. Each listed author must have made substantial contributions to the work, participated in drafting or critically revising the manuscript, approved the final version, and agreed to be accountable for the integrity of the work.

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Individuals who contributed to the work but do not meet the criteria for authorship may be acknowledged with their permission.

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Authors must disclose all sources of financial support for the work, including:

• Funding organization
• Grant or award number, where applicable
• Year of funding
• Role of the funder in the study, where applicable

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Authors must disclose any financial or non-financial relationships that could influence, or could reasonably be perceived to influence, the work.

Each author should complete and submit the  ICMJE Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form  during submission.

The disclosure statement from the ICMJE form should also be included in the manuscript.

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Any use of artificial intelligence-assisted tools must comply with JDVI's Artificial Intelligence Policy and must be disclosed in the manuscript where applicable.

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All figures and tables must be:

• Mentioned in the text in numerical order.
• Numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals (e.g., Figure 1, Table 1).
• Self-explanatory.
• Submitted in appropriate resolution and format.

Figures should be supplied as separate files, with each file clearly labeled (e.g., Figure 1, Figure 2).

Images should have a minimum resolution of:

• 300 dpi for black-and-white images
• 600 dpi for color images

Patient photographs must be appropriately cropped or anonymized to prevent identification. An eye bar may be used where appropriate. Written consent must be obtained from patients or subjects whose identifiable images are published.

Tables should be prepared using Arial, 10 pt, single spacing. Information presented in tables should not unnecessarily duplicate information presented in the text or figures.

Abbreviations used in figures and tables should be explained in the corresponding legend or footnote.

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The Journal of General - Procedural Dermatology and Venereology uses the Vancouver referencing system.

References should:

• Be numbered consecutively in the order in which they first appear in the text.
• Be cited using superscript Arabic numerals.
• Include all references cited in tables and figures according to the point at which the table or figure is first mentioned in the text.
• Include all sources cited in the manuscript and no uncited references.

At least 80% of references should be primary references, and references should generally be published within the preceding 10 years. References older than 10 years should not exceed 10% of the total references, unless they are essential or foundational to the topic.

Authors are encouraged to use reference management software such as Mendeley®, Zotero®, EndNote®, or Reference Manager®.

For detailed Vancouver formatting and reference examples, please refer to the Vancouver Reference Guide.

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Names and email addresses entered through the JDVI website and submission system will be used solely for purposes related to the journal's editorial, peer-review, publication, and communication processes. This information will not be made available for unrelated purposes or disclosed to third parties except where required for legitimate journal operations or by applicable law.

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