Aims & Scope ISSN: 3025-4122
Journal of Community Services in Society is an international peer-reviewed scholarly journal dedicated to rapid, high-integrity publication of empirical inquiries and methodological innovations.
Key Research Objectives
- Promotes evidence-based community development initiatives, social innovation, and participatory grassroots action.
- Documents appropriate technology transfer, rural renewable energy adoption, and sustainable livelihood programs.
- Bridges academic research discoveries with local village governance, smallholder cooperatives, and public health networks.
- Features empirical impact assessments and community-driven methodologies aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Thematic Pillars & Scopes
Community Empowerment & Participatory Development
- Participatory rural appraisal (PRA) and community action research
- Village governance, institutional strengthening, and local leadership
- Social capital, civic engagement, and indigenous knowledge systems
- Youth empowerment, community literacy, and non-formal education
Appropriate Technology Transfer & Digital Innovation
- Appropriate technology deployment for smallholder agriculture and fisheries
- Rural microgrid electrification, biogas, and solar energy systems
- Community digital literacy, smart village initiatives, and e-governance
- Low-cost water filtration, sanitation, and recycling technologies
Sustainable Livelihoods & Micro-Enterprises
- Smallholder farmer and coastal fisher cooperatives management
- Agricultural value-chain development and post-harvest innovation
- Village-owned enterprises (BUMDes) and local creative industries
- Micro-accounting, financial inclusion, and community ecotourism
Public Health, Sanitation & Disaster Resilience
- Community-based maternal and child nutrition programs
- Environmental health, vector control, and clean water management
- Community disaster risk reduction, evacuation modeling, and post-crisis recovery
- Mental health support and social resilience in vulnerable groups
Latest Research Articles
View all articles →Participatory Renewable Microgrid Deployment and Community Governance in Archipelago Fishing Settlements
A 14-month collaborative community engagement project installing solar-biomass hybrid cold storage for smallholder fishers. Post-intervention evaluation showed fish spoilage dropped from 38% to 4.2% with verified community co-management.
Community-Based Post-Harvest Value Addition and Cooperative Digital Accounting for Highland Coffee Farmers
Introducing anaerobic fermentation protocols and mobile ledger book-keeping across three village cooperatives. Household revenue increased by an average of 44% with transparent financial records.
Inter-Village Water Sanitation Safety Planning and Participatory Water Quality Monitoring in Rural Watersheds
Training rural youth cadres to monitor coliform levels in gravity-fed spring systems. Water-borne gastrointestinal cases declined by 58% over a one-year public health monitoring period.
Journal Announcements
Special Issue: Grassroots Climate Adaptation in Island Communities
Manuscript submissions are open for empirical case studies examining local climate adaptation models, mangrove conservation, and renewable energy transitions.
Community Empowerment Seed Grant 2026 Announced
GIA Press and Universitas Tadulako announce publication subsidies and fieldwork micro-grants for academic-community service partnerships with demonstrable societal outcomes.
Author Guidelines & Submission Criteria
Double-Blind Peer Review & Two-File Submission Policy
To ensure rigorous academic objectivity and unbiased peer review, Journal of Community Services in Society strictly enforces a double-blind peer review system. Authors must upload TWO separate documents upon submission:
- File 1 — Blind Manuscript: Contains Title, Abstract, Keywords, Main Body, Tables, Figures, References, and Mandatory Appendices. Must NOT contain author names, affiliations, emails, or self-identifying acknowledgments.
- File 2 — Author Details & Title Page Form: Contains full author names, institutional affiliations, corresponding author details, ORCIDs, biographical statements, conflict of interest, and funding declarations.
Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished manuscripts formatted strictly in accordance with Journal of Community Services in Society editorial guidelines. All submissions undergo double-anonymous peer review.
| Language | English only (clear, academic language; proofread prior to submission) |
|---|---|
| Word Count | 4,000 – 7,000 words including tables, references, and appendices |
| Manuscript Format | Microsoft Word (.docx) strictly following the official Blind Manuscript template |
| Citation & Reference Style | APA 7th Edition with active DOI links wherever available |
| Review Process | Double-anonymous peer review by at least two independent expert reviewers |
| Article Processing Charge (APC) | Free / No Fees (Diamond Open Access supported by GIA Press) |
1. Expected Scientific Contribution
Manuscripts must address an identifiable research question or gap, supported by transparent methodology and rigorous empirical data.
2. Title, Abstract & Keywords
- Title: Specific, informative, and searchable; accurately reflect the scientific investigation.
- Abstract (150–250 words): Structured or narrative abstract stating background, objective, research design/sample, key findings, and practical implications.
- Keywords: 3 to 5 specific, internationally searchable keywords separated by semicolons.
3. Standard Manuscript Sections
Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Declarations, References, and Appendices.
- Introduction: Contextualize the problem, review contemporary high-impact literature (2020–2026), and formulate research objectives.
- Methods: Setting, participants/sample, instruments, intervention protocols, and statistical or analytical procedures.
- Results: Present empirical findings with high-resolution tables and vector charts; address each research question directly.
- Discussion: Interpret findings in relation to existing literature, acknowledge methodological limitations, and outline actionable recommendations.
- Conclusion: Concise synthesis of core findings and their scientific or educational significance.
- Declarations: Funding details, conflict of interest statements, ethical clearances, and data availability statement.
- References: APA 7th Edition style with persistent DOIs for all cited literature.
4. Mandatory Appendices (Datasets, Analytical Scripts & Empirical Integrity)
To ensure high academic quality and eliminate superficial, fraudulent, or predatory submissions, all manuscripts submitted to Journal of Community Services in Society must incorporate verifiable supplementary evidence in structured Appendices. Submissions lacking substantive empirical verification or required data appendices will be immediately desk-rejected without peer review.
Appendix A: Raw Research Dataset & Open Data Statement
Authors must provide access to primary empirical datasets. This includes tabulated observation matrices, participant response datasets, sensor/spectrometer readings, or an active DOI linking to an open-access repository (e.g., Zenodo, Dryad, OSF, Figshare, Mendeley Data). De-identified data must be furnished to allow editorial replication.
Appendix B: Data Analysis Protocols & Computational Scripts
Include complete analytical syntax, calculation procedures, or software scripts used in data synthesis (e.g., R syntax, Python notebooks, SPSS syntax, Stata logs, Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) fit indices, effect size calculations, or qualitative thematic coding schemes).
Appendix C: Research Instruments & Supplementary Materials
Provide the complete measurement scales, diagnostic test items, interview protocols, questionnaire rubrics, intervention scenarios, laboratory setup diagrams, or institutional ethical approval letters utilized in the investigation.
5. Submission Preparation Checklist
6. Desk-Reject Criteria (Notice to Authors)
Manuscripts lacking verifiable datasets, missing mandatory appendices, failing double-blind anonymization, containing unacknowledged generative AI text, exceeding similarity thresholds (>20%), or outside disciplinary scope will be returned immediately without peer review.
Editorial Board & Governance GIA Publishing Group
The Editorial Board of Journal of Community Services in Society provides scientific leadership, upholds rigorous double-anonymous review standards, and ensures ethical publication practices in full alignment with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Prof. Dr. Jusman Mansyur, M.Si.
Professor of Physics Education and Cognitive Science. Chair of Scientific Integrity & Editorial Oversight. Directs strategic vision, final manuscript decisions, and indexing compliance across international academic registries.
Editorial Board Members
Dr. Nurgan Tadeko, M.Pd.
Dr. Dian Fitrasari, Ph.D.
Andi Ulfah Khuzaimah, S.Pd., M.Pd.
Rizki Ilmianih, S.Pd., M.Sc.
Call for International Subject Specialists (Advisory Board)
In accordance with DOAJ diversity standards, Journal of Community Services in Society welcomes expressions of interest from active international researchers wishing to serve as Section Editors or Reviewers.
Inquire about joining the Editorial Board →Current Issue: Volume 1, Issue 1 (2026) Inaugural Edition
Participatory Renewable Microgrid Deployment and Community Governance in Archipelago Fishing Settlements
A 14-month collaborative community engagement project installing solar-biomass hybrid cold storage for smallholder fishers. Post-intervention evaluation showed fish spoilage dropped from 38% to 4.2% with verified community co-management.
Community-Based Post-Harvest Value Addition and Cooperative Digital Accounting for Highland Coffee Farmers
Introducing anaerobic fermentation protocols and mobile ledger book-keeping across three village cooperatives. Household revenue increased by an average of 44% with transparent financial records.
Inter-Village Water Sanitation Safety Planning and Participatory Water Quality Monitoring in Rural Watersheds
Training rural youth cadres to monitor coliform levels in gravity-fed spring systems. Water-borne gastrointestinal cases declined by 58% over a one-year public health monitoring period.
Empowering Women-Led Agro-Processing Microenterprises Through Appropriate Food Packaging Technology and Digital Commerce
Deploying nitrogen-flushing vacuum sealing and QR-code product traceability for 45 rural female entrepreneurs. Product shelf-life extended by 6 months, expanding direct market distribution.
Community Disaster Risk Mapping and Participatory Tsunami Evacuation Drills in Coastal Palu Settlements
Co-designing localized GIS hazard evacuation maps and nighttime simulation drills with 1,200 coastal residents along Palu Bay. Mean evacuation times were reduced by 47% across vulnerable demographic groups.
About Journal of Community Services in Society
Journal of Community Services in Society is an international scholarly publication of Global Innovation & Academic Press (GIA Press).
1. Open Access & Fee Policy (Diamond Open Access)
Journal of Community Services in Society operates under the Diamond Open Access model. There are no submission fees, no editorial processing charges, and no Article Processing Charges (APCs) for authors. All articles are published open access and made freely accessible worldwide immediately upon publication without subscriptions or paywalls.
2. Double-Anonymous Peer Review Process
All submitted manuscripts undergo an initial editorial check for scope, originality, and formatting, followed by rigorous double-anonymous review by at least two independent expert peer reviewers. The reviewers and authors remain anonymous to each other throughout the evaluation process.
3. Publication Ethics & Malpractice Statement
The journal adheres strictly to the Core Practices established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Plagiarism, data fabrication, redundant publication, and citation manipulation are strictly prohibited. All submissions are automatically screened for similarity using Turnitin / iThenticate prior to reviewer assignment.
4. Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy
In accordance with COPE and DOAJ standards, generative AI tools cannot be listed as authors. Authors must transparently disclose any substantive use of AI technologies in the manuscript method or declarations section, specifying the tool used and the purpose of usage.
5. Copyright, Licensing & Self-Archiving
Authors retain copyright in their work and grant the publisher a non-exclusive license to publish. All articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). Authors may deposit preprints, accepted manuscripts, and the published version in any repository immediately (Green Open Access).
6. Digital Preservation
Content published in Journal of Community Services in Society is preserved digitally through scheduled off-site backups, PKP Preservation Network (PN), and national deposit repositories to ensure permanent scholarly accessibility.
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