Submissions

The Journal of Family Medicine, Primary Care and Community Health Indonesia (FPCHI) welcomes manuscript submissions from authors worldwide. FPCHI is fully open access with no article processing charges (APC) — submission and publication are completely free of charge.

All submissions are handled through our online submission system at fpchi.org. Please read all requirements carefully before submitting.

Free

No APC
No submission fee

English

Manuscripts in
English only

Double-blind

Peer review
model

6 weeks

Target first
decision

CC BY 4.0

Open access
licence

1. Before You Submit

 

Check Scope

Ensure your manuscript falls within FPCHI's scope: family medicine, primary health care, and community health. Manuscripts outside scope will be returned without review. See our Aims and Scope page for details.

 

Read Author Guidelines

Read the full Author Guidelines before preparing your manuscript. This includes formatting requirements, word limits per article type, reference style (Vancouver), and all required declarations.

 

Register / Login

You must have a registered account on fpchi.org to submit. If you do not have an account, register here. We strongly recommend linking your ORCID iD in your profile before submitting.

2. Submission Checklist

Ensure all items below are ready before you begin the online submission process. Incomplete submissions may be returned without review.

Manuscript Files

  • Title page — full title, running title, all authors' names, affiliations, ORCID iDs, and corresponding author contact details
  • Anonymous main manuscript — no author names or identifying information anywhere in the text, figures, or file properties
  • Structured abstract — Background, Methods, Results, Conclusion (within word limit for article type)
  • Keywords — 3 to 6 MeSH terms
  • References — Vancouver style, numbered in order of appearance
  • Tables — embedded in the manuscript as Word tables (not images)
  • Figures — high-resolution (min. 300 dpi), TIFF, PNG, or EPS format

Required Declarations (in manuscript)

  • Ethics approval statement — name of committee, approval number, and date
  • Informed consent statement — confirmation that written consent was obtained
  • Conflict of interest disclosure — or statement that no conflict exists
  • Funding statement — all sources of funding or statement of no funding
  • Author contributions — using CRediT taxonomy for all authors
  • Data availability statement — repository link or explanation if data are restricted
  • AI disclosure — if AI tools were used in manuscript preparation

Originality Confirmation

  • The manuscript has not been published previously in any form
  • The manuscript is not under consideration by any other journal
  • Similarity index is below 20% (excluding references, quotations, and common phrases)
  • All authors have read and approved the final submitted version
  • All authors meet the ICMJE authorship criteria

3. How to Submit — Step by Step

1

Register / Login

Go to fpchi.org and log in to your account. If you do not have one, click Register and complete your profile including your ORCID iD and institutional affiliation.

2

Start New Submission

From your dashboard, click New Submission. Select the journal section (article type) and confirm compliance with all submission requirements in Step 1 of the submission wizard.

3

Upload Files

Upload your anonymous manuscript as the Article Text file. Upload the title page as a Supplementary File. Upload figures separately if required. All files in the correct format.

4

Enter Metadata

Enter all required metadata: title, abstract, keywords (MeSH), all author details with ORCID iDs, and subject classification. Accurate metadata is essential for indexing and discoverability.

5

Confirm and Submit

Review all uploaded files and metadata. Click Finish Submission. You will receive an automated confirmation email with your manuscript ID. Track your submission status from your author dashboard.

4. Copyright and Licensing

 

CC BY 4.0 — Authors Retain Copyright

Authors retain full copyright over their work. By submitting to FPCHI, authors grant the journal a non-exclusive licence to publish and distribute the article under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence. This allows anyone to share, adapt, and build upon the work for any purpose, provided the original authors and source are credited. There is no transfer of copyright required.

5. After Submission — What to Expect

1–2 days

Automated acknowledgement and manuscript ID assigned

5–7 days

Editorial pre-screening: scope, guidelines compliance, plagiarism check

3–4 weeks

Peer review by minimum two independent external reviewers

~6 weeks

First editorial decision communicated to corresponding author

Useful Links

Need Help?

If you have any questions about the submission process or experience technical difficulties, please contact the editorial office at editor@fpchi.org. We aim to respond to all enquiries within 3 business days.