About the Journal

Indonesian Review of Community Service is an open‑access, peer‑reviewed journal that publishes and disseminates results of community service (Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat) addressing recent, locally grounded issues in Indonesian regions and the surrounding areas, as well as relevant global contexts. The journal aims to bridge academic work with community‑based realities by highlighting timely, solution‑oriented service projects that respond to contemporary social, economic, environmental, and cultural challenges.

Scope and Focus

The journal invites research-based and practice-oriented articles on community-service initiatives that: 

  • Tackle current problems in Indonesian communities, such as post-crisis recovery, digital inclusion, sustainability, health equity, education access, and local-development governance.
  • Engage with regions in Indonesia and neighboring countries, including cross-border or regional-scale issues.
  • Demonstrate measurable impacts on community welfare, empowerment, or public-policy practice, supported by reflection, evaluation, or participatory research.

Indonesian Review of Community Service particularly emphasizes recent and emerging issues, prioritizing interventions from the last 1–3 years that respond to what is happening now rather than treating community service as a routine or generic activity.

Mission and Audience

The journal’s mission is to:

  • Provide a national and international platform for academics, lecturers, practitioners, and community-based actors to share evidence-based, community-engaged work.
  • Strengthen the visibility and impact of community-service outcomes in policy, education, and development planning.
  • Encourage critical reflection on how service projects anticipate, adapt to, or mitigate new challenges such as rapid urbanization, climate-related disruptions, and technological change.

The primary audience includes higher-education professionals involved in Tri Dharma activities, government and NGO workers in community development, and local partners seeking practical, replicable models of community empowerment.

Article Types and Style

The journal welcomes:

  • Research-based community-service reports.
  • Reflective practice and case-study articles.
  • Policy-oriented service evaluations and participatory action-research outputs.

Articles are expected to be clear, accessible, and practice-oriented, balancing academic rigor with practical relevance so that service experiences can inform both policy and future community-engaged scholarship.