Author Guidelines

Author Guidelines

Manuscripts submitted to GENCARE: Journal of Community Service in Health must be submitted through the journal's online submission system. Authors are required to register and log in to submit manuscripts and monitor the status of their submissions.

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Submission Preparation Checklist

Before submitting a manuscript, authors must ensure that:

  • The manuscript is original and has not been previously published.
  • The manuscript is not under consideration by another journal.
  • All authors have approved the final version of the manuscript.
  • The manuscript follows the GENCARE template and formatting requirements.
  • The manuscript reports an actual community service or community empowerment activity in the health field.
  • The community or partner problem, intervention, implementation, evaluation, and outcomes are clearly described.
  • Figures, tables, and relevant documentation are placed within the manuscript at appropriate positions.
  • Photographs involving identifiable participants have appropriate permission or consent where required.
  • Ethical approval, institutional permission, or informed consent is reported where applicable.
  • References include DOI or URL where available.
  • Any conflicts of interest and sources of funding are clearly disclosed.

Types of Manuscripts

GENCARE: Journal of Community Service in Health primarily publishes scholarly articles reporting community service and community empowerment activities in health-related fields.

Community Service Articles

Community Service Articles are scholarly reports of community-based activities designed to address health problems, improve health literacy, strengthen community capacity, promote healthy behavior, introduce appropriate health technology, or improve individual, family, and community health.

Eligible activities may include:

  • Health education and health promotion
  • Community empowerment programs
  • Training and capacity building for health cadres or community volunteers
  • Community-based health screening and prevention programs
  • Nutrition and maternal-child health programs
  • Mental health and psychosocial community programs
  • Reproductive and adolescent health programs
  • Non-communicable and communicable disease prevention
  • Emergency, disaster, and first-aid education
  • Appropriate technology and digital health interventions
  • Rehabilitation and physiotherapy-based community programs
  • Interprofessional and multidisciplinary community health activities
  • Other community service activities relevant to health sciences

All manuscripts must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration by another journal. A manuscript should demonstrate clear community needs, a systematic intervention, measurable or observable outcomes, and practical benefits for the target community or partner.

Authorship Criteria

Authorship should be limited to individuals who meet the following criteria:

  1. Have made substantial contributions to the conception, planning, implementation, evaluation, analysis, or interpretation of the community service activity.
  2. Have participated in drafting the manuscript or critically revising it for important intellectual content.
  3. Have approved the final version of the manuscript to be published.
  4. Agree to be accountable for the accuracy, integrity, and ethical conduct of the reported work.

Authors must include an Author Contribution Statement based on the CRediT taxonomy.

Practices such as ghost authorship, guest authorship, or gift authorship are not permitted.

Community partners, cadres, facilitators, or institutions that contributed to the activity but do not meet authorship criteria should be appropriately recognized in the Acknowledgments section.

Manuscript Preparation

Language: English or Indonesian
Font: Cambria
Font Size: 11 pt
Line Spacing: Single
Paper Size: A4
Manuscript Length: 3,500–10,000 words

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Manuscript Structure

Title

The title should consist of approximately 10–16 words and clearly reflect the community service activity, target community, health issue, or intervention.

Abstract

The abstract should contain a maximum of 250 words and briefly describe:

  • Background or community/partner problem
  • Purpose of the community service activity
  • Methods or form of intervention
  • Main results or outcomes
  • Conclusion

Important Note: Manuscripts written in Indonesian must also include an English abstract.

Keywords

Provide 3–6 keywords representing the main concepts of the article.

Introduction

The Introduction should provide a clear rationale for the community service program and should include:

  • Description of the health problem experienced by the community or partner
  • Relevant local, regional, national, or international data supporting the problem
  • Scientific evidence and relevant literature
  • Existing conditions, needs, or limitations of the target community
  • Rationale for selecting the proposed intervention or empowerment strategy
  • Expected contribution or added value of the program
  • Clear objectives of the community service activity

The Introduction should demonstrate why the program was necessary and how the proposed activity addresses the identified community or partner needs.

Community Service Methods

This section should provide sufficient detail regarding the implementation of the community service activity, including:

  • Location and period of implementation
  • Target community, participants, or partner institution
  • Characteristics and number of participants where relevant
  • Identification or assessment of community problems
  • Preparation and coordination with partners
  • Community service approach or intervention
  • Educational, empowerment, training, screening, technological, or other strategies used
  • Materials, media, instruments, or technology used
  • Stages of program implementation
  • Role and participation of community partners
  • Methods and indicators used to evaluate program outcomes
  • Data collection and analysis, where applicable
  • Ethical approval, institutional permission, and informed consent where required

Methods should be described clearly enough to allow readers to understand, adapt, or replicate the community service program in another setting.

Results

The Results section should clearly and systematically present the outcomes of the community service activity.

Results may include:

  • Number and characteristics of participants
  • Implementation achievements
  • Changes in knowledge, attitudes, skills, or behavior
  • Pre-test and post-test results
  • Health screening or clinical indicators where relevant
  • Improvement in community or cadre capacity
  • Products, modules, technology, or innovations produced
  • Community participation and response
  • Program achievements based on predetermined indicators
  • Relevant tables, figures, charts, or activity documentation

Results should correspond directly to the stated objectives and should not overstate the impact of the program.

Discussion

The Discussion should interpret the results of the community service activity and relate them to relevant scientific literature and previous programs.

The Discussion should address:

  • Meaning and significance of the program outcomes
  • Comparison with previous studies or community service programs
  • Factors contributing to program success or limitations
  • Community participation and empowerment
  • Practical implications for community health
  • Potential application or replication in other settings
  • Sustainability of the program

Implications, Sustainability, and Limitations

Authors should explain the practical implications of the program, its potential sustainability, opportunities for replication or development, and relevant limitations encountered during implementation.

Where applicable, authors should describe follow-up activities, transfer of knowledge or skills to community partners, formation or strengthening of cadres, institutional support, or other mechanisms that may sustain the program after completion.

Conclusion

The Conclusion should briefly summarize the major outcomes of the community service activity, indicate whether the objectives were achieved, and emphasize the practical benefits for the target community or partner.

Recommendations may be included where appropriate, but should be realistic and directly supported by the results.

Acknowledgments

Authors should acknowledge institutions, community partners, health facilities, local authorities, funding bodies, cadres, volunteers, or individuals who supported the community service activity but do not meet authorship criteria.

Author Contributions

The contribution of each author must be stated using the CRediT Contributor Roles Taxonomy.

Funding

All financial or institutional support must be clearly disclosed. If no specific funding was received, authors should state this explicitly.

Conflict of Interest

Authors must disclose any financial, professional, institutional, or personal conflicts of interest. If none exist, authors should include a statement declaring that there is no conflict of interest.

Tables, Figures, and Photographs

Tables, figures, and photographs should:

  • Be placed within the manuscript at appropriate locations
  • Have clear and informative titles or captions
  • Be referred to in the main text
  • Not unnecessarily duplicate information already presented in the text
  • Be of sufficient quality for publication
  • Clearly define all abbreviations

Photographs should be relevant to the scholarly description of the program and should not be used merely as decoration.

Authors are responsible for obtaining appropriate permission or informed consent for identifiable photographs of participants where required. Photographs must not compromise participant privacy or confidentiality.

References

References must be prepared using a reference management application such as Mendeley, Zotero, or EndNote and formatted according to APA 7th Edition.

Reference requirements:

  • Minimum 20 references
  • Preferably published within the last 10 years
  • At least 85% should be journal articles
  • Priority should be given to peer-reviewed and credible scientific sources
  • DOI should be included whenever available
  • A stable URL may be included when a DOI is unavailable

Authors should avoid excessive reliance on blogs, commercial websites, non-scientific sources, or references that cannot be verified.

Supplementary Files

During submission, authors should upload the following files separately:

  1. Title Page
  2. Main Manuscript without author-identifying information for double-blind peer review
  3. Supplementary Files, where applicable

Supplementary materials may include:

  • Questionnaires or evaluation instruments
  • Educational modules or materials
  • Additional tables or figures
  • Ethical approval documentation where applicable
  • Permission or supporting documentation where required
  • Other materials relevant to the community service activity

Ethical Considerations

Community service activities involving human participants must respect privacy, confidentiality, dignity, autonomy, and other applicable ethical principles.

Ethical approval should be obtained when required by the nature of the activity, institutional policy, or applicable regulations. Institutional or community permission must also be obtained where appropriate.

Informed consent must be obtained where necessary, particularly for identifiable photographs, personal information, clinical information, testimonials, or procedures involving participants.

Final Submission Statement

By submitting a manuscript to GENCARE: Journal of Community Service in Health, authors confirm that the manuscript is original, has been approved by all authors, is not under consideration elsewhere, and complies with the journal's ethical, editorial, plagiarism, artificial intelligence, and publication policies.

Through adherence to these guidelines, GENCARE: Journal of Community Service in Health aims to ensure high standards of scholarly quality, community relevance, transparency, ethical publishing, and sustainable health empowerment.

Panduan Penulis

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Persyaratan Sebelum Pengajuan Naskah

Sebelum mengirimkan naskah, penulis harus memastikan bahwa:

  • Naskah merupakan karya asli dan belum pernah dipublikasikan sebelumnya.
  • Naskah tidak sedang dipertimbangkan oleh jurnal lain.
  • Seluruh penulis telah menyetujui versi akhir naskah.
  • Naskah telah mengikuti template dan format GENCARE.
  • Naskah melaporkan kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat yang benar-benar dilaksanakan dalam bidang kesehatan.
  • Masalah masyarakat atau mitra, intervensi, pelaksanaan, evaluasi, dan hasil kegiatan dijelaskan secara jelas.
  • Gambar, tabel, dan dokumentasi yang relevan ditempatkan pada bagian yang sesuai.
  • Penggunaan foto yang dapat mengidentifikasi peserta telah memperoleh izin atau persetujuan apabila diperlukan.
  • Persetujuan etik, izin institusi, atau informed consent dicantumkan apabila relevan.
  • Referensi mencantumkan DOI atau URL apabila tersedia.
  • Konflik kepentingan dan sumber pendanaan telah dinyatakan secara transparan.

Jenis Naskah

GENCARE: Journal of Community Service in Health terutama menerbitkan artikel ilmiah yang melaporkan kegiatan pengabdian dan pemberdayaan masyarakat di bidang kesehatan.

Artikel Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat

Artikel Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat merupakan laporan ilmiah mengenai kegiatan berbasis masyarakat yang ditujukan untuk mengatasi masalah kesehatan, meningkatkan literasi kesehatan, memperkuat kapasitas masyarakat, mendorong perilaku sehat, menerapkan teknologi tepat guna, atau meningkatkan kesehatan individu, keluarga, dan masyarakat.

Kegiatan yang dapat dipublikasikan antara lain:

  • Pendidikan dan promosi kesehatan
  • Pemberdayaan masyarakat bidang kesehatan
  • Pelatihan dan peningkatan kapasitas kader atau relawan kesehatan
  • Skrining dan pencegahan penyakit berbasis masyarakat
  • Program gizi dan kesehatan ibu-anak
  • Kesehatan jiwa dan program psikososial masyarakat
  • Kesehatan reproduksi dan kesehatan remaja
  • Pencegahan penyakit menular dan tidak menular
  • Edukasi kegawatdaruratan, bencana, dan pertolongan pertama
  • Teknologi tepat guna dan digital health
  • Fisioterapi dan rehabilitasi berbasis masyarakat
  • Pengabdian kesehatan interprofesional dan multidisiplin
  • Kegiatan pengabdian lainnya yang berkaitan dengan ilmu kesehatan

Naskah harus bersifat orisinal, belum dipublikasikan, dan tidak sedang diproses oleh jurnal lain. Artikel harus menunjukkan kebutuhan masyarakat yang jelas, intervensi yang sistematis, hasil yang dapat diukur atau diamati, serta manfaat praktis bagi masyarakat atau mitra sasaran.

Kriteria Kepengarangan

Kepengarangan diberikan kepada individu yang memenuhi kriteria berikut:

  1. Memberikan kontribusi substansial terhadap konsepsi, perencanaan, pelaksanaan, evaluasi, analisis, atau interpretasi kegiatan pengabdian.
  2. Terlibat dalam penyusunan atau revisi kritis naskah yang memiliki substansi intelektual penting.
  3. Menyetujui versi akhir naskah yang akan dipublikasikan.
  4. Bersedia bertanggung jawab terhadap akurasi, integritas, dan aspek etika dari karya yang dilaporkan.

Penulis wajib mencantumkan Author Contribution Statement berdasarkan CRediT taxonomy.

Praktik ghost authorship, guest authorship, dan gift authorship tidak diperkenankan.

Mitra masyarakat, kader, fasilitator, maupun institusi yang memberikan kontribusi tetapi tidak memenuhi kriteria kepengarangan dapat dicantumkan pada bagian Acknowledgments.

Persiapan Naskah

  • Bahasa: Bahasa Inggris atau Bahasa Indonesia
  • Font: Cambria
  • Ukuran huruf: 11 pt
  • Spasi: 1 atau single spacing
  • Ukuran kertas: A4
  • Panjang naskah: 3.500–10.000 kata

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Struktur Naskah

Judul

Judul terdiri dari sekitar 10–16 kata dan harus menggambarkan kegiatan pengabdian, sasaran masyarakat, masalah kesehatan, atau intervensi yang dilakukan.

Abstrak

Abstrak maksimal 250 kata dan mencakup:

  • Latar belakang atau masalah masyarakat/mitra
  • Tujuan kegiatan pengabdian
  • Metode atau bentuk intervensi
  • Hasil utama kegiatan
  • Kesimpulan

Catatan Penting: Naskah yang ditulis dalam Bahasa Indonesia wajib menyertakan abstrak dalam Bahasa Inggris.

Kata Kunci

Terdiri dari 3–6 kata kunci yang mewakili konsep utama artikel.

Pendahuluan

Pendahuluan harus memberikan dasar yang jelas mengenai perlunya program pengabdian, meliputi:

  • Deskripsi masalah kesehatan masyarakat atau mitra
  • Data lokal, regional, nasional, atau internasional yang mendukung permasalahan
  • Bukti dan literatur ilmiah yang relevan
  • Kondisi, kebutuhan, atau keterbatasan masyarakat sasaran
  • Alasan pemilihan intervensi atau strategi pemberdayaan
  • Nilai tambah atau kontribusi program
  • Tujuan kegiatan pengabdian secara jelas

Pendahuluan harus menunjukkan alasan program perlu dilakukan dan bagaimana kegiatan yang direncanakan menjawab kebutuhan masyarakat atau mitra.

Metode Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat

Bagian ini menjelaskan secara rinci proses pelaksanaan kegiatan, meliputi:

  • Lokasi dan periode pelaksanaan
  • Masyarakat sasaran, peserta, atau institusi mitra
  • Karakteristik dan jumlah peserta apabila relevan
  • Identifikasi atau asesmen masalah masyarakat
  • Persiapan dan koordinasi dengan mitra
  • Pendekatan atau bentuk intervensi pengabdian
  • Strategi edukasi, pemberdayaan, pelatihan, skrining, teknologi, atau kegiatan lainnya
  • Materi, media, instrumen, atau teknologi yang digunakan
  • Tahapan pelaksanaan program
  • Peran dan keterlibatan mitra masyarakat
  • Metode dan indikator evaluasi program
  • Pengumpulan serta analisis data apabila digunakan
  • Persetujuan etik, izin institusi, dan informed consent apabila diperlukan

Metode harus dijelaskan secara cukup rinci agar pembaca dapat memahami, mengadaptasi, atau mereplikasi program pada setting lain.

Hasil

Bagian Hasil menyajikan capaian kegiatan secara jelas dan sistematis. Hasil dapat mencakup:

  • Jumlah dan karakteristik peserta
  • Capaian pelaksanaan program
  • Perubahan pengetahuan, sikap, keterampilan, atau perilaku
  • Hasil pre-test dan post-test
  • Hasil skrining atau indikator kesehatan apabila relevan
  • Peningkatan kapasitas masyarakat atau kader
  • Produk, modul, teknologi, atau inovasi yang dihasilkan
  • Partisipasi dan respons masyarakat
  • Capaian program berdasarkan indikator yang telah ditentukan
  • Tabel, grafik, gambar, atau dokumentasi kegiatan yang relevan

Hasil harus sesuai dengan tujuan kegiatan dan klaim mengenai dampak tidak boleh melebihi data atau bukti yang tersedia.

Pembahasan

Pembahasan harus menginterpretasikan hasil kegiatan dan mengaitkannya dengan literatur ilmiah maupun program sebelumnya.

  • Makna dan signifikansi hasil kegiatan
  • Perbandingan dengan penelitian atau kegiatan pengabdian sebelumnya
  • Faktor pendukung dan penghambat program
  • Keterlibatan dan pemberdayaan masyarakat
  • Implikasi praktis terhadap kesehatan masyarakat
  • Potensi penerapan atau replikasi pada wilayah lain
  • Keberlanjutan program

Implikasi, Keberlanjutan, dan Keterbatasan

Penulis harus menjelaskan implikasi praktis, potensi keberlanjutan program, peluang replikasi atau pengembangan, serta keterbatasan yang ditemui selama pelaksanaan kegiatan.

Apabila relevan, jelaskan tindak lanjut program, transfer pengetahuan atau keterampilan kepada mitra, pembentukan atau penguatan kader, dukungan institusi, atau mekanisme lain yang mendukung keberlanjutan kegiatan.

Kesimpulan

Kesimpulan merangkum hasil utama kegiatan, menjelaskan ketercapaian tujuan, serta menegaskan manfaat praktis bagi masyarakat atau mitra.

Rekomendasi dapat disampaikan apabila relevan, tetapi harus realistis dan didukung oleh hasil kegiatan.

Ucapan Terima Kasih

Penulis dapat memberikan penghargaan kepada institusi, mitra masyarakat, fasilitas pelayanan kesehatan, pemerintah daerah, lembaga pendanaan, kader, relawan, atau individu yang mendukung kegiatan tetapi tidak memenuhi kriteria kepengarangan.

Kontribusi Penulis

Kontribusi setiap penulis harus dicantumkan menggunakan CRediT Contributor Roles Taxonomy.

Pendanaan

Seluruh sumber dukungan finansial maupun institusional harus diungkapkan. Apabila kegiatan tidak memperoleh pendanaan khusus, hal tersebut perlu dinyatakan secara eksplisit.

Konflik Kepentingan

Penulis wajib mengungkapkan konflik kepentingan finansial, profesional, institusional, maupun pribadi. Apabila tidak terdapat konflik kepentingan, penulis harus mencantumkan pernyataan bahwa tidak terdapat konflik kepentingan.

Tabel, Gambar, dan Foto

  • Ditempatkan pada bagian naskah yang sesuai
  • Memiliki judul atau caption yang jelas dan informatif
  • Dirujuk dalam teks utama
  • Tidak mengulang informasi yang sama secara tidak perlu
  • Memiliki kualitas yang memadai untuk publikasi
  • Seluruh singkatan harus dijelaskan

Foto harus relevan sebagai dokumentasi ilmiah program dan tidak digunakan semata-mata sebagai dekorasi.

Penulis bertanggung jawab memperoleh izin atau informed consent terhadap foto peserta yang dapat diidentifikasi apabila diperlukan serta wajib melindungi privasi dan kerahasiaan peserta.

Referensi

Referensi harus disusun menggunakan reference manager, seperti Mendeley, Zotero, atau EndNote, dan diformat menggunakan APA 7th Edition.

Ketentuan referensi:

  • Minimal 20 referensi
  • Diutamakan berasal dari publikasi 10 tahun terakhir
  • Sekurang-kurangnya 85% berasal dari artikel jurnal
  • Mengutamakan sumber ilmiah yang peer-reviewed dan kredibel
  • DOI wajib dicantumkan apabila tersedia
  • URL yang stabil dapat digunakan apabila DOI tidak tersedia

Penggunaan blog, website komersial, sumber nonilmiah, atau referensi yang tidak dapat diverifikasi sebaiknya diminimalkan.

Berkas Tambahan

Pada saat submission, penulis mengunggah secara terpisah:

  1. Title Page
  2. Main Manuscript tanpa identitas penulis untuk keperluan double-blind peer review
  3. Supplementary Files apabila tersedia

Berkas tambahan dapat berupa:

  • Kuesioner atau instrumen evaluasi
  • Modul atau media pendidikan kesehatan
  • Tabel atau gambar tambahan
  • Dokumen persetujuan etik apabila relevan
  • Dokumen izin atau persetujuan lainnya apabila diperlukan
  • Materi lain yang relevan dengan kegiatan pengabdian

Pertimbangan Etika

Kegiatan pengabdian yang melibatkan manusia harus menghormati privasi, kerahasiaan, martabat, otonomi, dan prinsip etika lain yang berlaku.

Ethical approval harus diperoleh apabila diwajibkan berdasarkan karakteristik kegiatan, kebijakan institusi, atau peraturan yang berlaku. Izin institusi atau mitra juga harus diperoleh apabila diperlukan.

Informed consent wajib diperoleh apabila relevan, terutama untuk penggunaan foto yang dapat mengidentifikasi peserta, informasi pribadi, informasi klinis, testimoni, maupun tindakan tertentu yang melibatkan peserta.

Pernyataan Akhir Submission

Dengan mengirimkan naskah ke GENCARE: Journal of Community Service in Health, penulis menyatakan bahwa naskah bersifat orisinal, telah disetujui seluruh penulis, tidak sedang diproses oleh jurnal lain, serta telah memenuhi kebijakan etika, editorial, plagiarisme, Artificial Intelligence, dan publikasi GENCARE.

Melalui kepatuhan terhadap panduan ini, GENCARE: Journal of Community Service in Health berupaya menjaga standar tinggi dalam kualitas ilmiah, relevansi bagi masyarakat, transparansi, etika publikasi, dan keberlanjutan pemberdayaan kesehatan.