Online Submission

Online Submission

Authors are required to submit their manuscripts through the Online Journal System (OJS) of the Journal of Tropical Community and One Health. Submissions by email will not be processed.

To ensure a smooth submission process, authors must follow the steps below:

1. Register or Log In

  • Visit the journal’s website: https://jtco.org/index.php/journal/index 

  • Create an author account by clicking Register.

  • If you already have an account, click Login.

  • Ensure all profile information is complete, including affiliation and email address.

2. Start New Submission

Once logged in:

  1. Go to User Home → New Submission.

  2. Follow the five-step submission process provided by OJS.

3. Submission Steps

Step 1: Start

  • Select the correct Journal Section (e.g., Original Article, Review Article, Case Study).

  • Confirm that the submission complies with:

    • Journal scope

    • Author Guidelines

    • Ethical guidelines

    • Formatting requirements

  • Check all required submission checkboxes.

Step 2: Upload Submission

Upload the following files:

  1. Main Manuscript (Without Author Identity)

    • In Microsoft Word (.doc/.docx)

    • Following the journal template. download here 

    • Removing all author names, affiliations, acknowledgments, and identifying metadata

    • Single file containing Title, Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion, Conclusion, and References

  2. Title Page File (With Author Identity)

    • Includes:

      • Full title

      • Authors’ names

      • Affiliations

      • Corresponding author details

      • Funding information

      • Ethical approval (if applicablel)

Step 3: Enter Metadata

Fill in all required metadata:

  • Title of the article

  • Abstract (copy-paste from manuscript)

  • Keywords (3–5 keywords)

  • Author names and affiliations

  • ORCID (recommended)

  • References (paste the reference list or upload using citation tools)

Ensure accuracy as metadata will appear on the published article.

Step 4: Upload Supplementary Files (Optional)

Optional files may include:

  • Data sets

  • Ethics approval letter

  • Research instruments

  • Additional images

  • Response-to-reviewer document (during revision stage)

Step 5: Confirmation

  • Review all details.

  • Click Finish Submission.

  • You will receive an automatic email confirmation from the system.

4. After Submission

  • The Editor-in-Chief will perform an initial screening.

  • Manuscripts that pass screening proceed to double-blind peer review.

  • Authors will be notified of decisions through OJS email notifications:

    • Minor Revision

    • Major Revision

    • Resubmit

    • Accept

    • Reject

Revised manuscripts must be resubmitted through the OJS revision upload section, not by email.

5. Important Notes

  • Ensure the manuscript has no plagiarism and follows template formatting.

  • Submission is free of charge (Submission Fee: 0.00 IDR).

  • APC applies only after acceptance based on the journal’s APC Policy.