Manuscript Types

Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat Unisa Kuningan

1. General Policy

Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat Unisa Kuningan publishes scholarly manuscripts that report the implementation, outcomes, evaluation, and development of community service and community empowerment activities. The journal welcomes contributions from lecturers, researchers, practitioners, and other professionals who are engaged in community development and the application of scientific knowledge to address community needs.

Submitted manuscripts must be original, relevant to the journal's Focus and Scope, and prepared in accordance with the journal's Author Guidelines. Each submission is subject to an initial editorial assessment and, where appropriate, peer review.

The journal accepts the following types of manuscripts.

2. Types of Manuscripts

2.1 Community Service and Community Engagement Articles

These articles report community service programs designed to address specific problems or needs within a community. They should explain the background, objectives, target participants, implementation methods, activities undertaken, outcomes, and lessons learned.

The manuscript should demonstrate the relevance of the intervention to the identified community needs and describe its practical benefits for the participants or target community.

2.2 Community Empowerment Articles

These articles describe initiatives intended to strengthen community capacity, independence, participation, and sustainability. Topics may include education, health, nutrition, entrepreneurship, local economic development, environmental management, and social empowerment.

Authors should explain the empowerment strategy, the role of community participation, the results achieved, and the potential for sustaining or replicating the initiative.

2.3 Technology Application and Innovation Articles

These articles present the application of appropriate technology, scientific innovations, digital solutions, or practical methods to address community problems.

Manuscripts should describe the technology or innovation applied, the rationale for its selection, the implementation process, the involvement of community members, and the benefits or limitations observed.

2.4 Training, Education, and Capacity-Building Articles

These articles report training programs, educational interventions, workshops, mentoring, or other capacity-building activities intended to improve the knowledge, skills, attitudes, or competencies of community members.

Authors should describe the learning objectives, target participants, training methods, evaluation procedures, and outcomes. Where available, evidence of changes in participants' knowledge, skills, or practices should be presented.

2.5 Community-Based Program Evaluation Articles

These articles evaluate the implementation and outcomes of community service or empowerment programs. They may discuss program effectiveness, implementation challenges, participant responses, sustainability, and opportunities for improvement.

The manuscript should explain the evaluation approach, the evidence used to assess the program, the principal findings, and recommendations for future activities.

2.6 Best Practices and Lessons Learned Articles

These articles present documented experiences, effective practices, and lessons learned from community service initiatives. They should provide sufficient contextual information, explain the approaches used, and identify factors that contributed to success or created implementation challenges.

The discussion should offer practical insights that may inform similar community engagement activities in other settings.

3. General Requirements for All Manuscript Types

All submitted manuscripts must meet the following requirements:

  1. Relevance: The manuscript must fall within the journal's Focus and Scope.

  2. Originality: The manuscript must represent original work and must not constitute plagiarism or unauthorized duplication of previously published material.

  3. Clear Objectives: The manuscript must state the problems addressed, the objectives of the activity, and the intended community benefits.

  4. Appropriate Methods: The implementation or evaluation methods must be described clearly and be appropriate to the objectives.

  5. Evidence of Outcomes: The manuscript must report relevant results, outputs, outcomes, or lessons learned, supported by appropriate evidence where available.

  6. Ethical Compliance: Authors must respect the rights, dignity, safety, and privacy of community members and participants and comply with applicable ethical requirements.

  7. Proper Referencing: Relevant literature and other sources must be cited consistently with the journal's Author Guidelines.

  8. Manuscript Preparation: The manuscript must follow the journal's prescribed structure, formatting requirements, and submission procedures.

4. Manuscript Structure

The required structure may vary according to the type of manuscript. However, community service articles should generally include the following sections:

  1. Title

  2. Author names and affiliations

  3. Abstract and keywords

  4. Introduction

  5. Methods or Implementation Approach

  6. Results and Discussion

  7. Conclusion

  8. Acknowledgments, where applicable

  9. References

Authors should consult the Author Guidelines for detailed requirements concerning manuscript length, formatting, tables, figures, references, and supplementary materials.

5. Editorial Assessment and Peer Review

All manuscripts undergo an initial editorial assessment to determine their relevance, originality, completeness, and compliance with submission requirements.

Manuscripts that meet the initial requirements may proceed to peer review in accordance with the journal's Peer Review Process. The editorial team reserves the right to reject manuscripts that fall outside the journal's scope, fail to meet the required standards, or do not comply with the journal's publication policies.

Acceptance for publication depends on the manuscript's academic quality, relevance, contribution to community development, and fulfillment of the journal's editorial and ethical requirements.

6. Submission Policy

Authors must select the most appropriate manuscript type during submission, where the relevant selection is available in the journal's online submission system. The selected type should accurately reflect the content and purpose of the manuscript.

Submission of a manuscript does not guarantee acceptance or publication. All manuscripts are subject to the journal's editorial policies and publication standards.

For detailed submission procedures and formatting requirements, authors should refer to the journal's Author Guidelines.

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