About the Journal

Focus and Scope

JKB publishes original articles, reviews, case reports, and editorials focusing on biomedical science, basic medical science, clinical medicine, epidemiology, and preventive medicine (social medicine).

Peer Review Process

JKB accepts original manuscripts that have never been published in other journals or are currently being sent/considered in another journal. If the manuscript has been presented at a particular symposium or seminar, it needs to be stated in the annotation. The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring the accuracy of the manuscript and confirming that all co-authors have read and agreed to the submitted manuscript.

Publication Schedules

Jurnal Kedokteran Brawijaya is published twice a year in February and August.

ISSN (print) 0216-9347, ISSN (online) 2338-0772.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its contents to make research freely available to the public and support a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Journal History

  • This journal was first published in 1984 under the name of Majalah Kedokteran Brawijaya (Brawijaya Medical Magazine) with support from the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya, which later changed its name to Jurnal Kedokteran Brawijaya (JKB).
  • JKB was initially published periodically in April, August, and December, but starting in 2010 until now, Jurnal Kedokteran Brawijaya is published in February and August.
  • Based on the Decree of the Director General on Strengthening Research and Development of the Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education Republic of Indonesia No. 040/P/2014 regarding the Accreditation Result of the Second Period of Electronic Scientific Periodical Issues dated February 14, 2014, JKB of Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya was declared as a B-accredited national journal. The Decree of the Director General on Strengthening Research and Development of the Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education Republic of Indonesia 23/E/KPT/2019, August 8, 2019, has declared JKB as SINTA 2.