Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

Jurnal Surya Masyarat (JSM) is made to facilitate those who want to disseminate their conceptual thinkings as well as ideas and research results based on community services.

The journal focuses on problems dealing with the community services, related to the following topics:

  1. Services to the Community and Food Security;
  2. Trainings, Marketing, Appropriate Technology, and Design;
  3. Strengthening Community and Social Access;
  4. Student Community Service Program;
  5. Border Areas and Disadvantaged Areas;
  6. Education for Sustainable Development.

 

Section Policies

Articles

Manuscript Type: Articles

Jurnal Surya Masyarakat (JSM) publishes original, peer-reviewed scholarly articles focusing on community service, community engagement, and community empowerment through the application and development of knowledge, science, and technology.

The journal accepts empirical articles reporting community service programs and interventions, as well as conceptual or methodological articles presenting scholarly approaches, models, or ideas relevant to community service.

Empirical articles should explain the community problems addressed, objectives, scientific rationale, implementation methods, data collection and evaluation procedures, results, and critical discussion supported by evidence and relevant scholarly literature.

Conceptual or methodological articles should present a clearly defined problem, critical analysis of relevant literature, a systematic scholarly approach, and a meaningful contribution to community service practices or methodologies.

All manuscripts must demonstrate originality, academic rigor, methodological clarity, and relevance to community needs. Descriptive activity reports without adequate evidence or critical analysis do not meet the journal's scholarly publication standards.

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Peer Review Process

JSM uses double-blind peer review to keep the identity of both of the reviewer and author anonymous.

Here is the list of our reputable peer-reviewers: https://jurnal.unimus.ac.id/index.php/JSM/about/displayMembership/61/

Decision whether the articles are accepted for publication is determined by the editor based on comments and recommendations from reviewers. The Editor shall inform you of the results of the review as soon as possible, hopefully within 1-2 months (the length is subject to change, depending on the reviewing process of each article).

 

 

Publication Frequency

Jurnal Surya Masyarakat (JSM) is published twice a year, in May and November.

Each issue publishes peer-reviewed scholarly articles in the field of community service and community engagement.

 

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

 

Archiving

This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...