Journal History
Lentera Perawat is an open access journal that was launced in 2020.
1. Originally published in 2020 still offline, Since 2022 Lentera Perawat has used an Open Journal System which requires all authors to register first before being allowed to upload their manuscripts online. After that, editors, peer reviewers, and authors can monitor the processing of the manuscript.
2. This journal managed by LPPM Akademi Keperawatan Al-Ma'arif at 2020 and since May 2022 managed by LPPM STIKES Al-Ma'arif Baturaja (institution merger).
3. Lentera Perawat was indexed in 2023 by SINTA (Science and Technology Index) under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, with an accreditation level of SINTA 5 for scientific journals (SK No. 79/E/KPT/2023).
4. Since 2020-2024, journal published two times a year (January and July).
5. Since 2025, journal published four times a year, This change has been officially approved by the ISSN Agency under Badan Riset Inovasi Nasional (or The National Research and Innovation Agency). Issue No. 1: January–March, Issue No. 2: April–June, Issue No. 3: July–September, and Issue No. 4: October–December (see the announcement here).
6. On Volume 6, 2025, we updating the layout and design of our published articles to enhance readability, accessibility, and overall user experience. This update is part of our ongoing commitment to providing a high-quality platform for sharing and accessing nursing and healthcare research.
7. Starting of January 1st 2026, Lentera Perawat will be published with the Open Volume model (also called Continuous Publication). Continuous Publication is a model that allows the publication of single articles within an issue as soon as they are ready. All journals operating under a continuous publication model emphasize the online version as the authoritative record and ensure that peer reviewed papers can be cited immediately. This means that authors can expect to see the final version of their paper published quickly. Continuous publication allows issues to be created online article-by-article. As each article is published online, it is assigned to a specific online volume. Once a volume is ‘complete’ it is closed.
