Journal profile
Masker Medika
ISSN 2301-8631 · eISSN 2654-8658 · LP2MI IKesT Muhammadiyah Palembang · Indonesia
Masker Medika: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 30 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Masker Medika is published by LP2MI IKesT Muhammadiyah Palembang. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Public Health and Nutrition, Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare and Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions, together about 34.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Masker Medika (ISSN: 2301-863) is a journal published by the Institute for Research, Community Service and Innovation (LP2MI) of IKesT Muhammadiyah Palembang which focuses on nursing studies (Medical Surgical Nursing, Child Nursing, Maternity Nursing, Mental Nursing, Critical Nursing, Nursing Community and Nursing Management) , Midwifery (Pregnancy, Childbirth, Postpartum, Neonates, Infants and Children, Reproductive Health), Environmental Health, Physiotherapy and Medical Laboratory Techniques. Mask Medika is published 2 times a year, namely in June and December which is published in print and electronic publications
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 12, Malaysia 1 (13 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Public Health and NutritionMedicine17.6%
- Maternal and Neonatal HealthcareHealth Professions8.7%
- Maternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsMedicine8.5%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine4.9%
- Breastfeeding Practices and InfluencesMedicine4.7%
- Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality ControlMedicine4.2%
- Menstrual Health and DisordersMedicine4%
- Nursing care and researchHealth Professions3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SINTAPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.28OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 407 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 13 |
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | 23 |
| 2024 | 62 | 62 | 70 |
| 2023 | 60 | 60 | 98 |
| 2022 | 41 | 41 | 52 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 33 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | IDR 250,000 | No | CC BY-SA | |
| OpenAlex | IDR 250,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | IDR 250,000 | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 3–6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- LP2MI IKesT Muhammadiyah Palembang
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English, Indonesian
- ISSN
- 2301-8631
- Electronic ISSN
- 2654-8658
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 14, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Masker Medika
How long does peer review take at Masker Medika?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Masker Medika?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 3–6; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: APA. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Masker Medika based?
Of the 13 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (12) and Malaysia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Masker Medika?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Masker Medika is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Masker Medika open access, and what is the APC?
Masker Medika is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .