About the Journal

Journal of Wound Research and Technology (JWRT) is an essential source of information for all wound care professionals. We publish all aspects of the promotion, prevention and treatment of wounds and associated skin conditions to improve patient care. With topics spanning surgery, endocrinology, dermatology, vascular, oncology, nursing, technology, radiotherapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, modality therapy and podiatry, the Journal of Wound Research and Technology continues to be the premier wound care journal for a wide range of healthcare professionals such as physicians, surgeons, nurses, midwives, podiatrists, physical therapists, radiotherapists, oncologists and occupational therapists.

JOURNAL HISTORY

The Journal of Wound Research and Technology (JWRT) is a scholarly publication that follows the Gold Open Access model. It was established in May 2024. It offers a platform for academic research and study focused on wound care, with a particular emphasis on Asian perspectives and insights from the region. JWRT is an official publication co-produced by the Organization Indonesia Wound Care Clinician Association (InWCCA East Java) and Commanditaire Vennootschap Indonesian Science Media, Indonesia.

Indonesian Science Media provides complete sponsorship and funding to JWRT, which operates as a non-profit organization with a mission to advance education, health, information technology, and community social empowerment. Official License of Establishment No: AHU-0018410-AH.01.14 issued by the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia (MENKUMHAM RI) and Notarial Deed No: 02 dated 28 February 2025 by RINDY ACVIONITA, S.H., M.KN established Indonesian Science Media in 2024.

It is imperative to clarify that the designations "Department of Publication" and "Indonesian Science Media Publisher" pertain to the identical department operating within the publication focused Commanditaire Vennootschap Indonesian Science Media. The website consistently employs the term "Department of Publication" to denote the department.

Indexes for JWRT include the subsequent primary products:
Accepted on 30 April 2024 and published on Google Scholar (articles published after 1 May 2024 will be indexed).

PUBLICATION ETHICS AND MALPRACTICE STATEMENT

This journal follows guidelines from Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the International Committee for Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) in facing all aspects of publication ethics and, in particular, how to handle cases of research and publication misconduct.

All studies must be conducted to a high ethical standard and must adhere to local regulations and standards for gaining scrutiny and approval. The work described in your article must have been carried out in accordance with The Code of Ethics of the World Medical Association (Declaration of Helsinki) for experiments involving humans; EC Directive 86/609/EEC for animal experiments.

Journal of Wound Research and Technology adapts COPE to meet a high-quality standard of ethics for publisher, editors, authors, and reviewers. As an essential issue, publication ethics needs to be explained clearly to improve the quality of the research worldwide. In this part, we explain the standard for editors, authors, and reviewers. In addition, the publisher doesn't have right to interfere with the integrity of the contents and only support to publish in a timely manner.

For Editors

• Editors should be responsible for every article published in Journal of Wound Research and Technology.
• Editors should help authors to follow the instruction for the author that we adopt from ICMJE.
• The editors may communicate with other editors or reviewers in making the final decision.

 

• An editor has to evaluate the manuscript objectively for publication, judging each on its quality without looking to nationality, ethnicity, political beliefs, race, religion, gender, seniority, or institutional affiliation of the authors. He/she should decline his/her assignment when there is a potential for conflict of interest.
• Editors need to ensure the document sent to the reviewer does not contain the information of the author, vice versa.
• Editors’ decision should be informed to authors accompanied by reviewers’ comments unless they contain offensive or libelous remarks.
• Editors should respect requests from authors that an individual should not review the submission if these are well-reasoned and practicable.
• Editors and all staffs should guarantee the confidentiality of the submitted manuscript.
• Editors will be guided by COPE flowcharts if there is a suspected misconduct or disputed authorship.

 

For Reviewers

• Reviewers need to comment on ethical questions and possible research and publication misconduct.
• Reviewers will do the work in a timely manner and should notify the editor if they can not complete the work.
• Reviewers need to keep the confidentiality of the manuscript.
• Reviewers should not accept to review the manuscripts in which there is a potential conflict of interest between them and any of the authors.

For Authors

• Author(s) affirm that the material has not been previously published and that they have not trans­ferred elsewhere any rights to the article.
• Author(s) should ensure the originality of the work and they have properly cited others’ work in accordance with the references format.
• Author(s) should not engage in plagiarism nor self-plagiarism.
• ‘Salami’ publication is strictly prohibited in Journal of Wound Research and Technology.
• Author(s) should ensure that they follow the authorship criteria that are taken from ICMJE that is explained in instruction for the author Journal of Wound Research and Technology.
• The author(s) haven’t suggested any personal information that may make the identity of the patient recognizable in any forms of description part, photograph or pedigree. When the photographs of the patient were essential and indispensable as scientific information, the author(s) have received the consent in written form and have clearly stated it.
• In case of experimenting on human, the authors have certified that the process of the research is in accordance with ethical standards of Helsinki declaration, domestic and foreign committees that preside over human experi­ment. If any doubts are raised whether the research was proceeded in accordance with the declaration, the authors should explain it. In case of experimenting on animals, the authors have certified that the authors had followed the domestic and foreign guideline related to the experiment of animals in a laboratory.
• Author(s) should give the editor the data and details of the work if there are suspicions of data falsification or fabrication.
• Authors of the journal should clarify everything that may cause a conflict of interests such as work, research expenses, consul­tant expenses, and intellectual property on the document of ICMJE form disclosure.

PEER REVIEW PROCESS

The decision to publish a paper is based on an editorial assessment and peer review. Initially, all papers are assessed by an editorial committee consisting of members of the editorial team. The prime purpose is to decide whether to send a paper for peer review and to give a rapid decision on those that are not. The rejection is based on the novelty or the relevancy with the scope of this journal.

Initial Editorial Assessment

Journal of Wound Research and Technology are eager to provide a rapid publication process through an initial assessment conducted by an editorial committee consisting of the editorial team members. The primary purpose is to decide whether to send the paper for peer-review or to reject it. The main point is scope, compliance with the guideline, and language. Sometimes a paper will be returned to the author with a request for revisions with the purpose to help editors in deciding whether or not to send it out for review. Authors may expect the decision of the Initial Editorial Assessment from this stage of the review process within 1-2 weeks of submission.

Review Process

After passing the Initial Editorial Assessment, the article will be sent to peer-reviewers. The peer-review process involved at least two reviewers for each manuscript selected based on their expertise. All reviewing process is done by the double-blind review, which means the authors and peer-reviewers do not know each other’s identity. The reviewers should complete the review within three weeks in each reviewing round after the review request was sent.

Decision-Making Process

The decision to accept for publication is based on the peer reviewer's recommendations, based on which two acceptance recommendations are required. If there is a difference in the two reviewers’ recommendations, the editor has the right to seek the third reviewer's consideration. The final decision to publish is made by the editor-in-chief, editorial committee (national or international advisory board) by considering the advice from reviewers.

PUBLICATION FREQUENCY

Journal of Wound Research and Technology  is published three times a year (August, January and May).

OPEN ACCESS POLICY

This Journal retains copyright but provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

This journal (p-ISSN:1858-3598; e-ISSN:2502-5791) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

ARCHIVING

This journal utilizes the CLOCKSS systems to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration.

MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION AND PUBLISHING

Manuscript Submission: The manuscript should be written in Ms. Word format. The figure, illustration, and picture are included in the manuscript file. Submit manuscript directly to Journal of Wound Research and Technology website. Journal of Wound Research and Technology will automatically REJECT any manuscript submitted via email or hard copy.

Manuscript Publishing: The feasible manuscript is determined by the Editorial Board after obtaining recommendations from peer reviewers. Manuscript revision is author responsibility, and manuscripts that are not feasible will be returned to the author.

PLAGIARISM CHECK

This journal follows the Committee of Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines and requests authors to familarise themselves with these guidelines at: http://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines 

A few issues that authors need to pay particular attention to are set out below.

Plagiarism is not acceptable in Journal of Wound Research and Technology submissions. All the submitted manuscripts are checked for plagiarism before starting the review process.

AUTHOR FEES

This journal charges the following author fees.

Article Submission: 0.00 (USD)

Journal of Wound Research and Technology do not apply any charge to the author for submission process.

Article Publication: 200.00 (USD)

Journal of Wound Research and Technology charges the author a publication fee amounted to IDR 300.000 (Indonesian author) and USD 20 (non-Indonesian author) for each manuscript published in the journal. The author will be asked to pay the publication fee upon editorial acceptance.

We consider individual waiver requests for articles in our journal, to apply for a waiver please request one during the submission process to our email address. A decision on the waiver will normally be made within two working days.