Focus and Scope

SaiKarya: Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat focuses on the publication of scientific articles presenting the outcomes of community engagement, community empowerment, applied innovations, and the practical implementation of science and technology to resolve diverse societal challenges. The journal encourages scholarly works that integrate scientific advancements with the real-world needs of communities in an innovative, participatory, and sustainable framework.

The scope of articles accepted in SaiKarya includes, but is not limited to:

  • Community Service & Engagement: Practical applications of scientific knowledge, mentoring, capacity building, technical training, and knowledge transfer to society.

  • Community Empowerment: Initiatives focused on enhancing local capacities, skills, self-reliance, socio-economic resilience, and public welfare.

  • Applied Innovation: Development and implementation of targeted innovations designed to resolve practical community problems.

  • Implementation of Science and Technology: Utilization of digital solutions, appropriate technologies (teknologi tepat guna), and innovative tools to foster community growth.

  • Social Innovation: Formulation of novel models, social programs, or participatory approaches aimed at tackling social issues and improving public quality of life.

  • Education & Competence Development: Community literacy programs, training, educational media development, educator capacity enhancement, and community-driven learning models.

  • Entrepreneurship & Local Economic Development: Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs/UMKM) development, creative economy, digital marketing, business governance, and entrepreneurship incubation.

  • Local Potential & Resource Development: Optimal and sustainable utilization of natural resources, regional cultural preservation, leading local products, and indigenous community assets.

  • Sustainable Community Development: Cross-sector initiatives supporting long-term social, economic, environmental, and public living standards.

  • Collaborative & Community Partnerships: Multi-stakeholder collaboration models involving higher education institutions, governments, industry, NGOs, schools, and community groups in executing community programs.

SaiKarya prioritizes submissions demonstrating real-world contributions, innovative methodologies, measurable societal impacts, and clear relevance to local and global community needs. Manuscripts should move beyond procedural narratives to clearly present the implementation process, outputs, evaluation metrics, community impact, and program sustainability.