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Selamat pagi dok, berikut saya cantumkan salinan manuscript preparation guide dari MEAJO
beserta checklist-nya yang saya kutip dari petunjuk di situs MEAJO.
Jurnalnya sudah saya sesuaikan dengan petunjuk tersebut dan saya highlight (bold dan
warna merah) petunjuk yang kiranya penting dalam penyuntingan tersebut.
Saya sudah menghapus sitasi dan daftar pustaka setelah nomor 25 dan terasa mengganjal
karena sebelumnya penulis menggunakan sistem penulisan referensi Harvard. Saya juga
mohon bimbingan untuk penulisan daftar pustaka no. 7 (chapter dalam buku), no. 13 (buku)
dan no. 20 (tesis).
Terdapat ketentuan: Avoid using sub-titles and bullet text in all sections.
Di dalam jurnal tersebut masih ada subjudul terutama di bagian results dan discussions,
namun saya tidak berani menghapus subjudul tersebut.
Terdapat ketentuan: The references cited in the text should be after punctuation marks, in superscript
with square bracket.

Saya sudah mengubah format sitasinya menggunakan superskrip dan kurung siku sesuai
ketentuan, namun di dalam contoh jurnal-jurnal yang sudah dipublikasikan di MEAJO,
sitasinya tidak menggunakan kurung siku.

Mohon bimbingan dan suntingan selanjutnya dari dokter.

Terima kasih.

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Original Articles
These manuscripts cover a wide spectrum of topics related to ophthalmology and may emphasize the clinical,
laboratory, and/or academic aspects of vision. Articles should contribute to the advancement and understanding
of ophthalmology. Text should not exceed 3500 words (excluding abstract, references and legends). References
to be no more than 25 and a total of 5 figures and/or tables.
The entire manuscript must be double-spaced with 1 (2.5cm) margins. Number pages in upper right corner.
Pages should be numbered consecutively, beginning with the title page and continuing to the last typewritten
page. Insert line number (use continuous line numbering feature of the MS Word)
First Page/Title Page
The title page must contain (1) title of the article in English with the capitalization of only the first letter of each
word, (2) listing the correct order of authors using first and family names, the middle initial is optional followed by
the highest level of degree; if authors are from various institutions, indicate by numerical superscripts, and list
institutions below the author names, (3) disclosure of monetary grants or sponsoring organizations should be
indicate, (4) provide the complete name, mailing address, fax, phone number and email to whom inquiries
should be sent if it differs from the first author.
Abstract
Original Articles: Include a summary (not more than 250 words) in a structured format (PURPOSE, METHODS,
RESULTS, CONCLUSION). Abstracts have no reference numbers and avoid use of abbreviations.
Brief Communications: Include a summary (not more than 200 words) in a structured format (PURPOSE,
METHODS, RESULTS, CONCLUSION). Abstracts have no reference numbers and avoid use of abbreviations.
Review Articles: Include a summary of (not more than 250 words) in unstructured paragraph form. Abstracts have
no reference numbers and should avoid abbreviations.
Case Reports: Include a summary (not more than 150 words) in in unstructured paragraph form. Abstracts have
no reference numbers and avoid use of abbreviations.
Text
Introduction: A brief introductory statement should state the objective and intent for presenting this information.
This should not include exhaustive review of the literature but only that portion which is pertinent to the purpose of
the study.
Material and Methods: Describe precisely and clearly how and why as if to be replicated. In studies of diagnostic
accuracy, the methods should include the inclusion and exclusion criteria of the patients involved in the study as
well as disclosing the methods of recruitment. Include a statement on IRB/EC approval, and, indicate whether or
not the study adheres to the tenets of Declaration of Helsinki. The journal reserves the right to ask for proof of IRB
approval.
Results: Clear presentation of all findings in a logical manner. Use of statistical and mathematical analyses,
combined with tables and figures to show results.
Discussion: Comments should be elucidated from the results and limited to significance of the data. Limit the word
count to a maximum of 1000 for original articles. Conclude the discussion with a summary of the paper.
Avoid using sub-titles and bullet text in all sections.
Acknowledgement
Acknowledgements, if any, should be included in the First Page/Title Page file and not in the main Article file. It
should conform to the Uniform Requirements for Biomedical Journals which states: List all contributors who do

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not meet the criteria for authorship, such as a person who provided purely technical help, writing assistance, or a
department chair who provided only general support. Financial and material support should also be
acknowledged. Groups of persons who have contributed materially to the paper but whose contributions do not
justify authorship may be listed under a heading such as clinical investigators or participating investigators ,
and their function or contribution should be described, for example, served as scientific advisors critically
reviewed the study proposal, collected data or provided and cared for study patients. Because readers may
infer their endorsement of the data and conclusions, all persons must have given written permission to be
acknowledged.
References
References should be cited consecutively in the text with superscript numbers. Follow the Vancouver
Style for references. The author is responsible for complete and accurate references. Where previous studies are
mentioned in a table the authors names should appear in Vancouver style, with the names and reference
numbers appearing in one column, and any other necessary information appearing in a separate column. Please
try to avoid using conference papers or abstracts as references, these can only be allowed if published by
journals included in the Index Medicus. List all authors whereby if the number of authors is 5 or more the listing
will default to 3 authors followed by et al. All authors up to 4 will be accounted for. References to journal articles
should include, in this order: (1) authors, (2), title, (3) journal name (as abbreviated in Index Medicus, if not
included in Index Medicus journal title should be stated completely (4) year, (5) volume, (6) inclusive page
numbers.Examples:
Journal:

Rao SK, Rajagopal R, Sitalakshmi G, Padmananbhan P. Limbal autografting: comparison of results in

the acute and chronic phases of ocular surface burns. Cornea 1999; 18(2):164-171.

Fung YKT, Murphree AL, TAng A, et al. Structural evidence for the authenticity of the human
retinoblastoma gene. Science 1987; 236:1657-1661.

Book:

Murray PR, Rosenthal KS, Kobayashi GS, Pfaller MA. Medical Microbiology. 4th ed. St. Louis: Mosby;
2002.

Chapter in a Book:

Teichmann KD. Orbital hemorrhages. In: Fraunfelder FT, Roy FH, eds. Current Ocular Therapy 4.
Philidelphia (PA): Saunders; 1995:755-756.

Meltzer PS, Kallioniemi A, Trent JM. Chromosome alterations in human solid tumors. In: Vogelstein B,
Kinzler KW, eds. The Genetic Basis of Human Cancer. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2002: 93-113.

CHECK LIST
Covering letter

Signed by all contributors or corresponding author

Previous publication / presentations mentioned

Source of funding mentioned

Conflicts of interest disclosed

Authors

Last name and given name provided along with Middle name initials (where applicable)

Author for correspondence, with e-mail address provided

Number of contributors restricted as per the instructions

Identity not revealed in paper except title page (e.g. name of the institute in Methods, citing previous
study as 'our study', names on figure labels, name of institute in photographs, etc.)

Presentation and format

Double spacing

Margins 2.5 cm from all four sides

Page numbers (at right upper side) and line numbers included

Title page contains all the desired information

Running title provided (not more than 50 characters)

Article file contains the full title

Abstract provided (structured abstract for original articles and brief communications; unstructured
abstracts for review articles and case reports. Abstracts are not required for letters to the editor)

Key words provided (three or more)

Introduction of 150 words (approx)

Headings in title case (not ALL CAPITALS)

The references cited in the text should be after punctuation marks, in superscript with square
bracket.

References according to the journal's instructions, punctuation marks checked

Send the article file without Track Changes

Language and grammar

Uniformly American English

Write the full term for each abbreviation at its first use in the title, abstract, keywords and text separately
unless it is a standard unit of measure. Numerals from 1 to 10 spelt out

Numerals at the beginning of the sentence spelt out

Check the manuscript for spelling, grammar and punctuation errors

If a brand name is cited, supply the manufacturer's name and address (city and state/country).

Species names should be in italics

Tables and figures

No repetition of data in tables and graphs and in text

Actual numbers from which graphs drawn, provided

Figures necessary and of good quality (colour)

Table and figure numbers in Arabic letters (not Roman)

Figure legends provided (not more than 40 words)

Patients' privacy maintained (if not permission taken)

Credit note for borrowed figures/tables provided

Write the full term for each abbreviation used in the table as a footnote