Aim and Scope

Darmabakti: Jurnal Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat is an international peer-reviewed journal published by CV Rezki Media, Indonesia. The journal is dedicated to publishing high-quality, evidence-based community engagement that generates measurable contributions toward achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It provides a scholarly platform for disseminating innovative community service initiatives, empowerment programs, and partnership-based interventions that address complex societal challenges while producing sustainable and measurable impacts.

Unlike many community service journals that primarily document implementation activities, Darmabakti prioritizes evidence-based community engagement that generates transferable knowledge, innovative models, measurable societal impacts, and scalable solutions contributing to the achievement of the SDGs. The journal emphasizes scholarly rigor by encouraging manuscripts that move beyond activity reporting to demonstrate systematic planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and impact assessment. Published articles are expected to contribute to the advancement of community engagement scholarship through the development, evaluation, and dissemination of innovative models, best practices, implementation frameworks, and evidence-informed solutions that can be adapted across different communities and socio-cultural contexts.

A distinctive characteristic of Darmabakti is its Mandatory SDGs Contribution Framework, which serves as the journal's defining editorial policy. Every published article must explicitly identify the relevant SDG Goal(s) and Target(s), demonstrate measurable indicators of community impact, and explain how the intervention contributes to sustainable development beyond the completion of the community service program. This policy ensures that each publication delivers accountable, evidence-based, globally relevant, and sustainable contributions rather than merely documenting community service activities. Through this commitment, Darmabakti aims to become a leading scholarly journal promoting SDGs-oriented community engagement at both national and international levels.

The journal welcomes interdisciplinary manuscripts presenting community-based interventions, participatory action programs, technology transfer, social innovation, capacity-building initiatives, collaborative engagement models, and other evidence-based approaches developed through partnerships among universities, governments, industries, non-governmental organizations, and local communities. Manuscripts should clearly demonstrate the originality of the intervention, measurable outputs and outcomes, sustainability, and the potential for replication or scaling in other contexts.

Scope

The journal publishes community engagement and service articles related, but not limited, to the following areas:

• Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)-oriented community engagement and empowerment
• Community empowerment and social innovation
• Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
• Community-based education and lifelong learning
• Public health promotion and community well-being
• Food security, nutrition, and sustainable agriculture
• Local economic development, entrepreneurship, and MSME empowerment
• Appropriate technology transfer and digital transformation for communities
• Environmental conservation, climate action, disaster risk reduction, and community resilience
• Renewable energy, circular economy, and sustainable resource management
• Social inclusion, gender equality, disability inclusion, and vulnerable community empowerment
• Rural, coastal, border, indigenous, and less-developed community development
• Community-based tourism, cultural preservation, and creative economy
• Digital literacy, financial literacy, entrepreneurship education, and community capacity building
• Student community engagement, service-learning, and experiential education
• Community policy implementation and governance innovation
• University–community–government–industry collaborative engagement
• Monitoring, evaluation, impact assessment, and sustainability of community service programs
• Replicable and scalable community engagement models
• Evidence-informed community development and social transformation

Publication Criteria

To ensure scientific quality, international relevance, and meaningful societal contributions, submitted manuscripts should demonstrate:

• Originality and innovation beyond routine community service activities.
• A clearly identified community problem supported by a comprehensive needs assessment.
• Evidence-based intervention strategies with appropriate implementation methods.
• Measurable outputs, outcomes, societal impacts, and sustainability indicators.
• The potential for replication, adaptation, or scaling in different community settings.
• Explicit alignment with one or more SDGs and their corresponding Targets, supported by evidence of contribution.
• Critical reflection and lessons learned that contribute to the advancement of community engagement scholarship, professional practice, and policy development.

Darmabakti welcomes contributions from researchers, academics, practitioners, policymakers, non-governmental organizations, industries, and community development professionals committed to advancing sustainable, inclusive, and evidence-based community engagement that creates lasting societal impact.