Focus and Scope

Journal Pengabdian Bakti Akademisi is a community service journal published by Kita Kreatif Research Center, Syiah Kuala University. The purpose of this journal's publication is to broaden the thought and idea from research results that have been achieved in the field of service. This journal will be published four times a year, February, May, August and November. The article loaded is the result of service to society related to multidisciplinary science. Journal Pengabdian Bakti Akademisi contains publications on the results of community service or public service activities, concepts and/or implementation in the context of increasing community participation in development, community empowerment or implementing community service.

Section Policies

Articles

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Peer Review Process

Every submitted paper will be reviewed by at least two peer-reviewers.
Reviewers are unaware of the identity of the authors, and authors are also unaware of the identity of reviewers (double blind review method).
Reviewing process will consider novelty, objectivity, method, scientific impact, conclusion, and references.

Publication Frequency

This journal will be published four times a year, February, May, August and November.

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...

Publication Ethics

Publication Ethics
The publication ethics adopted by Jurnal Bakti Akademisi refer to the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the Regulation of the Head of LIPI No. 5 of 2014 concerning the Code of Ethics for Scientific Publications.

All parties involved in the publication process of Jurnal Bakti Akademisi—including editors, reviewers, and authors—are required to adhere to the ethical standards of scientific publishing.

As an international journal dedicated to community service, Jurnal Bakti Akademisi is committed to upholding the integrity of scientific work and maintaining high ethical standards in scholarly publishing. A clear explanation of publication ethics is essential to improve the quality of global academic contributions. The following are the ethical responsibilities expected of editors, reviewers, and authors:

Duties and Responsibilities of Editors
1. Accountability: Editors are responsible for each article published in Jurnal Bakti Akademisi.
2. ⁠Author Guidance: Editors must assist authors in following the journal’s guidelines as specified in the instructions for authors.
3. ⁠Final Decision: Editors may consult with fellow editors or reviewers when making the final decision on a manuscript.
4. ⁠Objective Evaluation: Editors should evaluate manuscripts objectively, without regard to the authors’ nationality, ethnicity, political beliefs, religion, gender, seniority, or institutional affiliation.
5. ⁠Conflict of Interest: Editors must withdraw from handling a manuscript if a conflict of interest arises.
6. ⁠Confidentiality: Editors must ensure that reviewer identities are kept confidential from authors and vice versa (in double-blind review processes).
7. ⁠Communication of Decisions: The editor’s decision must be communicated to the author along with reviewer comments, unless the comments are offensive or inappropriate.
8. ⁠Reviewer Exclusion Requests: Editors should consider reasonable and practical requests from authors to exclude certain reviewers.
9. ⁠COPE Guidance: Editors will follow COPE flowcharts in the event of suspected misconduct or disputes regarding manuscripts.

Duties and Responsibilities of Reviewers
1. Confidentiality: Information about submitted manuscripts must be kept confidential and not shared without the editor’s permission.
2. ⁠Acknowledgment of Sources: Reviewers must ensure that all sources of data used in the manuscript have been properly cited. They should alert the editor if any substantial similarities or ethical issues are identified.
3. ⁠Objectivity: Reviews must be conducted objectively, and comments should be supported by clear and logical arguments.
4. ⁠Conflicts of Interest: Reviewers must not evaluate manuscripts in which they have competing, collaborative, or other relationships that may influence their judgment.
5. ⁠Constructive Feedback: Reviewers are encouraged to provide feedback that helps authors improve the quality of their manuscripts.
6. ⁠Ethical Concerns: Reviewers should promptly notify the editor of any ethical concerns or suspected research misconduct but should not investigate further unless requested.

Duties and Responsibilities of Authors
1. Originality: Authors must ensure that their work is original, has not been previously published, and is not under consideration elsewhere.
2. ⁠Citation and Referencing: Authors must properly cite the work of others and follow the journal’s citation format.
3. ⁠Plagiarism: Authors must not engage in plagiarism or self-plagiarism.
4. ⁠Salami Publication: Jurnal Bakti Akademisi strictly prohibits salami publishing (fragmenting a single study into several publications).
5. ⁠Ethical Approval: For research involving human subjects, authors must obtain approval from an authorized Ethics Committee.
6. ⁠Personal Data and Privacy: Authors must avoid including identifying information of individuals unless written consent has been obtained.
7. ⁠Data Transparency: Authors must be prepared to provide raw data if questions arise regarding the validity of the research findings.
8. ⁠Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest: Authors must disclose any potential conflicts of interest, including employment, funding, consultancies, and intellectual property.

Publication Fee

Article Submissions and Publications:
0.00 (IDR) Authors ARE NOT REQUIRED to pay an Article.