Aims and Scope

AIM
This journal aims to serve as a platform for academics, practitioners, and researchers to publish scientific publications to disseminate the results of innovative, applicable, and impactful community service activities. This journal encourages the integration of science, technology, and local wisdom in community empowerment efforts to improve quality of life, social welfare, and sustainable development.
 
In addition, this journal strives to:
1. Develop research-based community empowerment models and approaches.
2. Encourage cross-disciplinary collaboration in solving community problems.
3. Serve as a scientific reference for implementing research results for the benefit of the wider community.
 
SCOPE
The descriptions are written to be suitable for use on a journal website, submission guidelines page, or author information packet. Let me know if you'd like to refine the wording, add an about/aims section, or format this into a Word document. This journal accepts community service articles from various scientific fields, including but not limited to:

1. Education

This scope encompasses community service activities and research aimed at improving the quality of education and public literacy. It welcomes innovations in both formal and non-formal educational methods, with special emphasis on character-building, inclusive education for diverse learners, and the integration of technology in teaching and learning processes.

Coverage

  • Improving learning quality and community literacy programs
  • Innovation in formal education methods (schools, universities)
  • Innovation in non-formal education (community learning centers, pesantren, training programs)
  • Character education and moral development
  • Inclusive education for students with disabilities and special needs
  • Technology-based education and e-learning implementation
  • Early childhood education and development programs
  • Teacher capacity building and professional development
  • Curriculum development for community contexts

 

2. Health

This scope covers community-based interventions focused on promoting public health and preventing disease. It includes empowerment programs in environmental health, community nutrition, maternal and child health, and mental health initiatives that address the holistic well-being of communities.

Coverage

  • Health promotion and disease prevention programs
  • Community empowerment in environmental health and sanitation
  • Community nutrition and food security interventions
  • Maternal and child health (MCH) programs
  • Mental health awareness and psychosocial support in communities
  • Non-communicable disease management at the community level
  • Traditional and complementary health practices
  • Health literacy and community health education
  • Elderly care and aging community programs

 

3. Social sciences & humanities

This scope highlights the social and cultural dimensions of community service. It covers capacity-building initiatives, the study and preservation of local cultural heritage, gender equity, and social inclusion all grounded in community-based development approaches that respect and elevate local knowledge and identity.

Coverage

  • Community empowerment and social capacity building
  • Local cultural studies, heritage documentation, and preservation
  • Gender issues, women's empowerment, and equality programs
  • Social inclusion for marginalized and vulnerable groups
  • Community-based development and participatory approaches
  • Conflict resolution and social cohesion programs
  • Volunteerism and civic engagement initiatives
  • Youth empowerment and leadership development
  • Inter-generational knowledge transfer and oral tradition

 

4. Economics & management

This scope addresses the economic empowerment of communities, with a particular focus on micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). It covers entrepreneurship development, financial literacy, adaptation to the digital economy, and sustainable community-based business management as key drivers of local economic growth.

Coverage

  • Development and mentoring of MSMEs (micro, small, and medium enterprises)
  • Community entrepreneurship and start-up incubation
  • Financial literacy and personal finance management
  • Digital economy and e-commerce adoption for local businesses
  • Community-based business management and cooperatives
  • Local economic development and village fund management
  • Market access and value chain development for community products
  • Creative economy and tourism-based community enterprises
  • Impact investment and social enterprise models

 

5. Technology & general sciences

This scope bridges scientific and technological innovation with practical community needs. It welcomes studies on appropriate technologies tailored to local conditions, digital transformation efforts in community empowerment, and applied science innovations that directly address real-world challenges faced by Indonesian communities.

Coverage

  • Application of appropriate technology suited to local capacities
  • Digital transformation in community development programs
  • Science and technology innovation for local problem-solving
  • Renewable energy and appropriate energy solutions for communities
  • ICT adoption and digital skills training in rural/underserved areas
  • Agricultural technology and food processing innovations
  • Water and sanitation technology for community use
  • Maker culture, prototyping, and grassroots innovation
  • Artificial intelligence and automation applied to social services

6. Environment & sustainable development

This scope responds to pressing environmental challenges by promoting community-led stewardship of natural resources. It includes environmental education, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and models of sustainable village development that balance ecological preservation with community livelihoods and long-term resilience.

Coverage

  • Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM)
  • Environmental education and ecological awareness programs
  • Climate change mitigation and adaptation at the community level
  • Sustainable village and rural development models
  • Waste management and circular economy initiatives
  • Green infrastructure and eco-friendly community housing
  • Biodiversity conservation and local ecosystem protection
  • Sustainable agriculture, agroforestry, and land rehabilitation
  • Disaster risk reduction and community resilience building