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About the Journal
About the Journal
GENCARE: Journal of Community Service in Health is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to the dissemination of community service, community engagement, empowerment, and applied interventions across various health disciplines. The journal provides a scholarly platform for academics, health professionals, practitioners, students, institutions, and community partners to publish innovative and evidence-based community service activities aimed at improving the health and well-being of individuals, families, groups, and communities.
GENCARE welcomes community service articles from a broad range of health disciplines, including nursing, midwifery, medicine, pharmacy, nutrition, dentistry, physiotherapy, public health, environmental health, mental health, reproductive health, health technology, allied health sciences, and other related health fields. The journal emphasizes health education, community empowerment, preventive and promotive interventions, capacity building, appropriate health technology, community-based innovation, interprofessional collaboration, and sustainable health programs. All submitted manuscripts undergo a rigorous double-blind peer-review process to ensure academic quality, ethical integrity, relevance, and practical contribution to society.
Focus and Scope
GENCARE: Journal of Community Service in Health is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to publishing scholarly community service activities and community-based interventions in various fields of health. The journal serves as a platform for academics, healthcare professionals, practitioners, students, institutions, and community partners to disseminate innovative, evidence-based, and sustainable community engagement programs.
The journal focuses on the application and dissemination of health knowledge, skills, technology, and innovations to address health-related needs and problems in communities. Manuscripts should demonstrate meaningful community involvement, clearly described interventions, measurable outcomes, practical benefits, and potential sustainability or replication of the program.
The scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to:
- Community Service in Nursing
- Community Service in Midwifery and Maternal-Child Health
- Community Service in Medicine and Clinical Health
- Community Service in Pharmacy and Rational Use of Medicines
- Nutrition Education and Community Nutrition Interventions
- Oral and Dental Health Promotion
- Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation-Based Community Programs
- Health Promotion and Health Education
- Disease Prevention and Community-Based Screening
- Community Empowerment in Health
- Mental Health and Psychosocial Community Programs
- Reproductive and Adolescent Health
- Environmental and Occupational Health Interventions
- Elderly and Family Health Programs
- Non-Communicable and Communicable Disease Prevention
- Emergency, Disaster, and First Aid Community Education
- Health Technology and Digital Health Literacy
- Appropriate Technology for Health
- Capacity Building for Health Cadres and Community Volunteers
- Interprofessional and Multidisciplinary Health Community Service
- Health Literacy and Behavioral Change Programs
- Community-Based Health Innovation
- Sustainable Health Empowerment Programs
- Other Community Service Activities Related to Health Sciences
Publication Frequency
GENCARE: Journal of Community Service in Health is published biannually, with two issues released each year in April and October.
The journal adopts a continuous editorial workflow to support efficient manuscript submission, peer review, revision, editing, and publication within each issue cycle.
Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with GENCARE: Journal of Community Service in Health retain the copyright of their work while granting the journal the right of first publication.
Articles published in this journal are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) license. This license allows others to copy, distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the work for any purpose, including commercial use, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and the source of publication.
Any derivative works must be distributed under the same license as the original work.
Authors are responsible for ensuring that their manuscripts are original, have not been previously published, and do not infringe upon any existing copyright. Any use of copyrighted materials within the manuscript must have appropriate permission from the copyright holder.
Sponsorship Disclosure
GENCARE: Journal of Community Service in Health is published by Genius Publishing (CV. Gerbang Ilmu Nusantara) as an independent scholarly publishing initiative. The journal operates without direct financial sponsorship from commercial entities, government agencies, or external organizations.
The editorial process, peer-review system, and publication decisions are conducted independently by the editorial board to ensure academic integrity, transparency, objectivity, and the absence of inappropriate conflicts of interest.
Any financial or institutional support that may contribute to the journal's operational activities will be transparently disclosed to maintain ethical publishing standards and editorial independence.
Archiving Policy
GENCARE: Journal of Community Service in Health is committed to ensuring the long-term preservation and accessibility of its published scholarly content. To support digital preservation and safeguard academic materials, the journal utilizes recognized archiving systems.
The journal supports the LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) system, which allows participating libraries to collect, preserve, and restore journal content in the event of data loss or system failure. Through the LOCKSS network, multiple copies of journal content can be stored across distributed locations to ensure durability and permanent access.
In addition, the journal supports the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN), a digital preservation service developed by the Public Knowledge Project. This preservation mechanism is intended to help ensure that published journal content remains securely archived and accessible over the long term.
Through these digital preservation mechanisms, GENCARE is committed to ensuring that published articles remain permanently available and accessible to the academic, professional, and wider community.
Fokus dan Ruang Lingkup
GENCARE: Journal of Community Service in Health adalah jurnal peer-reviewed dan open-access yang didedikasikan untuk mempublikasikan kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat dan intervensi berbasis masyarakat dalam berbagai bidang kesehatan. Jurnal ini menjadi wadah ilmiah bagi akademisi, tenaga kesehatan, praktisi, mahasiswa, institusi, dan mitra masyarakat untuk mendiseminasikan program pengabdian yang inovatif, berbasis bukti, dan berkelanjutan.
Jurnal berfokus pada penerapan dan diseminasi ilmu pengetahuan, keterampilan, teknologi, serta inovasi kesehatan untuk membantu menyelesaikan kebutuhan dan permasalahan kesehatan di masyarakat. Naskah diharapkan menunjukkan adanya keterlibatan masyarakat, intervensi yang dijelaskan secara jelas, hasil yang dapat dievaluasi, manfaat praktis, serta potensi keberlanjutan atau replikasi program.
Ruang lingkup jurnal meliputi, namun tidak terbatas pada:
- Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat Bidang Keperawatan
- Pengabdian Bidang Kebidanan dan Kesehatan Ibu-Anak
- Pengabdian Bidang Kedokteran dan Kesehatan Klinis
- Pengabdian Bidang Farmasi dan Penggunaan Obat Rasional
- Edukasi Gizi dan Intervensi Gizi Masyarakat
- Promosi Kesehatan Gigi dan Mulut
- Fisioterapi dan Rehabilitasi Berbasis Masyarakat
- Promosi Kesehatan dan Pendidikan Kesehatan
- Pencegahan Penyakit dan Skrining Berbasis Masyarakat
- Pemberdayaan Masyarakat di Bidang Kesehatan
- Kesehatan Jiwa dan Program Psikososial Masyarakat
- Kesehatan Reproduksi dan Kesehatan Remaja
- Intervensi Kesehatan Lingkungan dan Kesehatan Kerja
- Program Kesehatan Lansia dan Keluarga
- Pencegahan Penyakit Tidak Menular dan Penyakit Menular
- Edukasi Kegawatdaruratan, Bencana, dan Pertolongan Pertama
- Teknologi Kesehatan dan Literasi Kesehatan Digital
- Teknologi Tepat Guna di Bidang Kesehatan
- Peningkatan Kapasitas Kader dan Relawan Kesehatan
- Pengabdian Kesehatan Interprofesional dan Multidisiplin
- Literasi Kesehatan dan Program Perubahan Perilaku
- Inovasi Kesehatan Berbasis Masyarakat
- Program Pemberdayaan Kesehatan Berkelanjutan
- Kegiatan Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat Lainnya yang Berkaitan dengan Ilmu Kesehatan
Frekuensi Publikasi
GENCARE: Journal of Community Service in Health diterbitkan dua kali dalam satu tahun, yaitu pada bulan April dan Oktober.
Jurnal menerapkan alur editorial berkelanjutan untuk mendukung proses submission, peer review, revisi, penyuntingan, dan publikasi naskah secara efisien dalam setiap siklus penerbitan.
Pemberitahuan Hak Cipta
Penulis yang mempublikasikan artikelnya di GENCARE: Journal of Community Service in Health tetap memegang hak cipta atas karyanya dengan memberikan hak publikasi pertama kepada jurnal.
Artikel yang diterbitkan dalam jurnal ini dilisensikan di bawah Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) . Lisensi ini mengizinkan pihak lain untuk menyalin, mendistribusikan, mengadaptasi, dan mengembangkan karya untuk tujuan apa pun, termasuk tujuan komersial, dengan syarat memberikan atribusi yang tepat kepada penulis asli dan sumber publikasi.
Setiap karya turunan harus didistribusikan menggunakan lisensi yang sama dengan karya aslinya.
Penulis bertanggung jawab memastikan bahwa naskah yang dikirimkan bersifat orisinal, belum pernah dipublikasikan sebelumnya, serta tidak melanggar hak cipta pihak lain. Penggunaan materi berhak cipta dalam naskah harus disertai izin yang sesuai dari pemegang hak cipta.
Pernyataan Sponsorship
GENCARE: Journal of Community Service in Health diterbitkan oleh Genius Publishing (CV. Gerbang Ilmu Nusantara) sebagai inisiatif penerbitan ilmiah independen. Jurnal ini beroperasi tanpa sponsor finansial langsung dari entitas komersial, instansi pemerintah, maupun organisasi eksternal.
Proses editorial, sistem peer-review, dan keputusan publikasi dilaksanakan secara independen oleh dewan editorial untuk menjamin integritas akademik, transparansi, objektivitas, serta mencegah konflik kepentingan yang tidak semestinya.
Setiap bentuk dukungan finansial atau institusional yang dapat berkontribusi terhadap kegiatan operasional jurnal akan diungkapkan secara transparan untuk menjaga standar etika publikasi dan independensi editorial.
Kebijakan Pengarsipan
GENCARE: Journal of Community Service in Health berkomitmen untuk menjamin pelestarian jangka panjang dan aksesibilitas konten ilmiah yang telah dipublikasikan. Untuk mendukung preservasi digital dan menjaga keamanan materi akademik, jurnal menggunakan sistem pengarsipan digital yang diakui.
Jurnal mendukung sistem LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe), yang memungkinkan perpustakaan mitra untuk mengumpulkan, melestarikan, dan memulihkan konten jurnal apabila terjadi kehilangan data atau kegagalan sistem. Melalui jaringan LOCKSS, beberapa salinan konten jurnal dapat disimpan pada lokasi yang terdistribusi guna mendukung keberlanjutan dan akses permanen.
Selain itu, jurnal mendukung PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN), yaitu layanan preservasi digital yang dikembangkan oleh Public Knowledge Project. Mekanisme preservasi ini ditujukan untuk membantu memastikan bahwa konten jurnal yang telah dipublikasikan tetap tersimpan dengan aman dan dapat diakses dalam jangka panjang.
Melalui mekanisme preservasi digital tersebut, GENCARE berkomitmen memastikan bahwa seluruh artikel yang telah diterbitkan tetap tersedia dan dapat diakses secara permanen oleh akademisi, tenaga kesehatan, praktisi, maupun masyarakat luas.
