Author Guidelines
Guidelines for Authors
Authors who wish to submit manuscripts to HERU: Health Empowerment and Research Universe are required to follow the journal's manuscript preparation, ethical, formatting, and submission requirements.
1. General Requirements
- The manuscript must be original and has not been previously published.
- The manuscript must not be under consideration by another journal.
- The manuscript must be relevant to the Focus and Scope of HERU.
- The manuscript should be written in clear academic English.
- Authors must use the official HERU article template.
- All authors must have made substantial contributions to the manuscript.
- Research ethics approval must be provided where applicable.
- Funding and conflicts of interest must be disclosed.
2. Article Types
Reports original scientific research and empirical findings.
Provides a critical review and synthesis of scientific literature.
Systematically identifies, evaluates, and synthesizes research evidence.
Presents relevant clinical, health, or community cases.
Reports concise and significant scientific findings.
3. Manuscript Structure
The title should be concise, informative, specific, and accurately reflect the content of the manuscript.
Include the full names of all authors, institutional affiliations, and corresponding author information.
The abstract should summarize the background, objective, methods, main results, and conclusion of the study.
Provide 3–6 keywords relevant to the subject of the manuscript.
Describe the research background, problem, relevant literature, research gap, and study objective.
Clearly describe research design, setting, participants, samples, instruments, procedures, analysis, and ethical considerations.
Present the main findings clearly and objectively using text, tables, and figures where appropriate.
Interpret the findings, compare them with previous studies, explain implications, and discuss relevant limitations.
Present the main conclusions and implications derived from the study.
Acknowledge individuals or institutions that contributed to the study but do not meet authorship criteria.
Clearly identify all financial support and funding sources.
Authors must disclose any potential financial or non-financial conflicts of interest.
References must follow the citation and reference style adopted by HERU.
4. Citation and References
Author AA, Author BB. Title of the article. Journal Name. Year;Volume(Issue):Page–Page. doi:xx.xxxx/xxxxx
5. Tables and Figures
- Tables and figures must be numbered consecutively.
- Each table must have a clear and descriptive title.
- Each figure must include an appropriate caption.
- Tables and figures should be referred to in the manuscript text.
- Images must be clear and of sufficient resolution for publication.
- Sources must be acknowledged when tables or figures are adapted from other works.
6. Research Ethics
Research involving human participants must comply with applicable ethical standards. Ethical approval and informed consent should be reported where required.
Animal ResearchResearch involving animals must comply with applicable institutional and ethical standards for animal welfare.
Privacy and ConfidentialityAuthors must protect confidential, personal, clinical, and sensitive information in accordance with applicable ethical requirements.
7. Submission Checklist
Prepare Your Manuscript Using the Official Template
Authors are strongly encouraged to use the official HERU manuscript template before submitting their article through OJS.
DOWNLOAD ARTICLE TEMPLATE →Manuscripts that do not follow the Author Guidelines may be returned to authors for technical correction before entering the peer-review process.
