Manuscript Type of Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat
Manuscript Types
Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat (JPM) accepts manuscripts that report the outcomes of community service activities conducted by lecturers, students, researchers, and practitioners. Each manuscript must clearly reflect the nature and scope of the community service activity implemented. The accepted manuscript types are as follows:
1. Community Socialization Program Report
Manuscripts that document the outcomes of socialization activities aimed at disseminating information, knowledge, policies, or innovations to communities in order to enhance awareness and understanding of specific topics.
Characteristics:
- Focuses on information dissemination and awareness enhancement.
- Measures changes in knowledge, perception, or comprehension among participants.
- Typically involves unidirectional or bidirectional communication with community members.
- Length: 8–12 pages.
Examples: Socialization of halal certification procedures for MSMEs, digital literacy awareness campaigns for parents, environmental health program dissemination.
2. Field Work Practice (Practicum) Report
Manuscripts that report the outcomes of Field Work Practice (PKL) activities, wherein students apply their academic knowledge and competencies in authentic work settings while contributing to the host organization or community.
Characteristics:
- Student-centered activity conducted under academic supervision.
- Applies theoretical knowledge to address practical challenges.
- Documents learning outcomes and contributions to the partner institution.
- Length: 8–12 pages.
Examples: Field work practice in village administration systems, financial reporting for MSMEs, hospital administration optimization.
3. Mentoring and Accompaniment Report
Manuscripts that document the outcomes of mentoring or accompaniment activities, wherein experts or lecturers provide sustained guidance, coaching, and assistance to communities or partner groups to achieve specific developmental objectives.
Characteristics:
- Involves long-term and intensive engagement with partner communities.
- Focuses on capacity building and sustainable development outcomes.
- Documents the mentoring process, challenges encountered, and transformations achieved.
- Length: 8–15 pages.
Examples: Digital marketing mentoring for MSMEs, accompaniment for village-owned enterprises (BUMDes), sustainable agriculture mentoring for farmer cooperatives.
4. Skills Development Workshop Report
Manuscripts that report the outcomes of workshop activities, which are interactive, hands-on sessions designed to develop specific competencies or produce tangible outputs from participants.
Characteristics:
- Hands-on, practice-oriented, and participatory in nature.
- Produces tangible outputs (e.g., products, designs, strategic plans) from participants.
- Measures skill enhancement through pre- and post-workshop assessments.
- Length: 8–12 pages.
Examples: UI/UX design workshop using Figma, 2D animation workshop for vocational students, ecobrick production workshop for waste management initiatives.
5. Domestic Apprenticeship Report
Manuscripts that report the outcomes of apprenticeship (magang) activities, wherein students or participants work directly within an industry or organization to acquire professional experience and contribute to operational processes.
Characteristics:
- Longer duration than field work practice, with deeper workplace immersion.
- Emphasizes professional skill development and industry readiness.
- Documents contributions to the host organization's operational efficiency.
- Length: 8–12 pages.
Examples: Apprenticeship in travel agency administration optimization, hotel management systems, startup business development initiatives.
6. Formal/International Internship Report
Manuscripts that report the outcomes of formal internship programs, typically structured and often international or cross-institutional, wherein participants engage in professional work environments with defined learning objectives and deliverables.
Characteristics:
- Structured program with clearly articulated learning outcomes and deliverables.
- Often involves cross-cultural or international exposure.
- Documents professional growth, project contributions, and industry insights gained.
- Length: 8–12 pages.
Examples: International internship in Japanese corporations, internship in multinational organizations, structured internship in government agencies.
7. Community Service Learning (KKN) Report
Manuscripts that report the outcomes of Community Service Learning (KKN) activities, wherein students reside and work directly within a community for a specified period to implement multidisciplinary solutions to local challenges.
Characteristics:
- Multidisciplinary, team-based approach to community engagement.
- Students reside within the community for an extended period.
- Addresses authentic community problems through integrated programmatic interventions.
- Length: 8–15 pages.
Examples: Community service learning for village digitalization, stunting prevention initiatives, sustainable tourism village development.
8. Structured Training Program Report
Manuscripts that report the outcomes of structured training programs designed to develop specific competencies, skills, or knowledge among target communities through systematic curricula and evaluation mechanisms.
Characteristics:
- Utilizes a structured curriculum with clearly defined learning objectives.
- Includes pre-test and post-test assessments to measure competency enhancement.
- Produces certified or measurable skill outcomes.
- Length: 8–12 pages.
Examples: Training on corn-based healthy nugget innovation, biopore infiltration hole installation training, digital accounting training for MSMEs.
9. Extension and Outreach Report
Manuscripts that report the outcomes of extension or outreach activities, typically in fields such as agriculture, health, law, or environmental management, wherein experts provide guidance and education to communities to address practical challenges.
Characteristics:
- Field-based and problem-oriented approach.
- Involves direct interaction with community members or specific target groups (e.g., farmers, patients).
- Aims to transfer practical knowledge and applicable technologies.
- Length: 8–12 pages.
Examples: Agricultural extension for areca nut farmers, legal outreach on narcotics prevention, health outreach on flood prevention through biopore implementation.
10. Community Empowerment Initiative Report
Manuscripts that report the outcomes of community empowerment programs aimed at strengthening the capacity, independence, and resilience of communities to manage their own resources and address their own challenges sustainably.
Characteristics:
- Participatory approach involving the community as active partners.
- Focuses on long-term sustainability and community independence.
- Documents social, economic, or environmental transformations achieved.
- Length: 10–15 pages.
Examples: Empowerment of local SMEs based on SDGs frameworks, women's empowerment through affiliate marketing, orphanage empowerment through AI-enabled digital marketing.
11. Appropriate Technology Development Report
Manuscripts that report the outcomes of appropriate technology development or product innovation activities, wherein academic knowledge is translated into practical tools, machines, or products that directly benefit communities.
Characteristics:
- Produces tangible technology, tools, or products for community utilization.
- Includes testing, implementation, and evaluation of the technology.
- Demonstrates measurable economic or social impact on partner communities.
- Length: 8–15 pages.
Examples: Development of integrated areca nut peeling machines, transformation of plastic waste into ecobricks, innovation of coconut husk into coco peat and industrial products.
12. Social Service and Humanitarian Aid Report
Manuscripts that report the outcomes of social service (bakti sosial) activities, which are charitable or humanitarian initiatives aimed at providing direct assistance to vulnerable or underprivileged communities.
Characteristics:
- Humanitarian and charitable in nature.
- Targets vulnerable populations (orphans, disaster-affected communities, underprivileged groups).
- Documents direct impact and community response to interventions.
- Length: 6–10 pages.
Examples: Social service for orphanage character building programs, humanitarian aid for disaster-affected communities, health screening services for remote villages.
Summary of Manuscript Types
| No | Manuscript Type | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Community Socialization Program | 8–12 |
| 2 | Field Work Practice (Practicum) | 8–12 |
| 3 | Mentoring and Accompaniment | 8–15 |
| 4 | Skills Development Workshop | 8–12 |
| 5 | Domestic Apprenticeship | 8–12 |
| 6 | Formal/International Internship | 8–12 |
| 7 | Community Service Learning (KKN) | 8–15 |
| 8 | Structured Training Program | 8–12 |
| 9 | Extension and Outreach | 8–12 |
| 10 | Community Empowerment Initiative | 10–15 |
| 11 | Appropriate Technology Development | 8–15 |
| 12 | Social Service and Humanitarian Aid | 6–10 |
Important Note: All manuscripts must be written in English, adhere to the APA 7th Edition citation style, and be submitted through the OJS platform. Authors must clearly indicate the manuscript type during the submission process to ensure appropriate review and handling.
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