Focus and Scope
Focus
BAKTI UNIBA: Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat focuses on publishing articles on community service and community empowerment activities that apply research, science, and technology to solve real problems faced by society. The journal gives priority to activities that involve partner communities actively, produce measurable changes, and have the potential to be sustained and replicated in other places.
The journal accepts articles based on various community service approaches, including training and mentoring, Participatory Action Research (PAR), Asset Based Community Development (ABCD), Community-Based Research (CBR), service learning, and appropriate technology transfer.
Scope
The scope of BAKTI UNIBA covers, but is not limited to, the following fields:
- Education and Literacy. Improving the quality of teachers and learning, basic literacy, digital literacy, AI literacy, and non-formal education.
- Economic and MSME Empowerment. Entrepreneurship, cooperatives, digital marketing, financial management, product development, and village-owned enterprises (BUMDes).
- Law and Governance. Legal awareness and counseling, village administration, public services, and community rights protection.
- Health and Well-being. Health promotion, nutrition, sanitation, clean and healthy living behavior, and mental well-being.
- Information Technology and Appropriate Technology. Information systems for communities, application of appropriate technology, and digital transformation of villages and organizations.
- Social, Cultural, and Religious Affairs. Youth and family empowerment, preservation of local culture and wisdom, religious moderation, and social harmony.
- Environment and Sustainable Development. Waste management, renewable energy, disaster mitigation, coastal and agricultural community empowerment, and green skills.
- Management and Human Resources. Organizational management, performance improvement, and capacity building of community groups and institutions.
