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POST-PUBLICATION DISCUSSION
Sehat Rakyat: Jurnal Kesehatan Masyarakat welcomes scholarly discussion of its published articles that rests on evidence. Comments, questions, and replication results go to the editorial office, which handles them as described on this page.
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Welcome
scholarly comments with evidence
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Right route
comment, correction, or misconduct
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Not automatic
publication is not guaranteed
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Labeled
comments are linked to the article
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On this page
| 1. What We Welcome 2. Choose the Right Route 3. Submitting a Scholarly Comment |
4. Editorial Consideration and Author Response 5. Publication and Assessment Status Related Policies and Enquiries |
1What We Welcome
The following contributions are valued.
| Type of contribution | Example |
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| Questions on methods | A question about the design, the sampling, the instruments, or the analysis of a study. |
| Alternative interpretations | A different and reasoned reading of the findings. |
| Replication results | Results from other regions, populations, or health facilities. |
| Application of findings | Comments on the use of the findings in public health practice, policy, or services. |
| Other observations | Any other substantive observation about a published article. |
2Choose the Right Route
Readers choose a route according to their purpose.
| Purpose | Where to go |
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| Comment on a method, an analysis, or an interpretation, or report a replication | This page |
| Flag an error that needs a correction | Correction and Retraction |
| Report suspected plagiarism, fabrication, or other misconduct | Allegations of Misconduct |
| Submit new research in response to an article | Author Guidelines and Peer Review Process |
3Submitting a Scholarly Comment
How to send a comment
Send an email to jurnal.sehatrakyat@gmail.com with the subject line Scholarly Comment: [Article Title and DOI]. Write in Indonesian or English. Give your full name, your affiliation, and your email address.
3.1 Required Contents
| No. | A comment must include |
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| 1 | The title and the DOI of the article. |
| 2 | The specific issue that is raised. |
| 3 | The reasoning or the evidence that supports the comment. |
| 4 | Relevant references. |
| 5 | Any competing interests, as described in the Conflicts of Interest policy. |
3.2 Guidelines for Writing
| No. | Please |
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| 1 | Keep the comment concise and focused. |
| 2 | Criticize the work, not the personal characteristics of the authors. |
| 3 | Separate clearly what are proven errors, what are open questions, and what are differences of interpretation. |
| 4 | Leave out confidential information, and anything that identifies participants, patients, or health facilities, unless it is essential. |
4Editorial Consideration and Author Response
| Topic | What applies |
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| Assessment | Editors assess the relevance, the clarity, the evidence, and the contribution of the comment to the understanding of the article. |
| Author response | The authors may be invited to respond. |
| Independent advice | Editors may consult independent specialists when this is needed. |
| Right to respond | The right of the authors to respond does not give them a say in whether a valid criticism is considered. |
| Disagreement alone | Disagreement alone does not guarantee that a comment is published. |
| Other platforms | Concerns that were raised on external platforms may be examined once they reach the journal. |
| Integrity concerns | A person who reports a credible integrity concern does not need a published comment for the concern to be assessed. |
5Publication and Assessment Status
| Topic | What applies |
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| Labeling and linking | Approved comments and replies are clearly labeled and linked to the related article. |
| Review status | Correspondence that is assessed by the editors is not presented as having passed standard peer review. |
| New research | New research that is submitted in response to an article follows the Peer Review Process. |
| No guarantee | Publication is not automatic, and no fixed timeline is promised. |
| Public criticism and reuse | This procedure does not restrict lawful public criticism, or the reuse of articles under the CC BY 4.0 licence. See Licensing. |
✓Related Policies and Enquiries
Send a concise comment with evidence to the editorial office. Use the Correction and Retraction page for errors and the Allegations of Misconduct page for suspected misconduct. Publication of a comment is not automatic, and approved comments are labeled and linked to the article.
Related policies and enquiries
Suspected misconduct is handled under the Allegations of Misconduct procedure. Errors that call for a change to the published record are handled under the Correction and Retraction policy. General standards of conduct are on the Publication Ethics page. Questions can be sent to jurnal.sehatrakyat@gmail.com.
