About the Journal

DEVOTA: Journal of Community Service is a multidisciplinary scholarly journal that publishes articles on community service activities. The journal serves as a platform for disseminating conceptual ideas, best practices, and the results of community service programs conducted by lecturers, researchers, and practitioners.

DEVOTA focuses on community service activities that emphasize the application of science, technology, education, and social innovation in addressing real problems within society. The journal aims to promote sustainable community empowerment, strengthen community capacity, and facilitate the transfer of knowledge and technology that generates tangible and measurable social impact.

The scope of articles accepted in DEVOTA covers community service activities oriented toward the humanities and social sciences, including community empowerment based on culture and local wisdom, community service in the fields of education, literacy, and language, social and religious community services, the strengthening of social and civic values, community-based creative economy development, and the enhancement of social institutional capacity.

All submitted manuscripts undergo an initial screening by the editorial team to ensure compliance with the journal’s focus and guidelines. Manuscripts deemed inconsistent with the journal’s scope or academic standards will be rejected without external review. Eligible manuscripts are processed through a peer-review mechanism to ensure academic quality, originality, and relevance. Authors are required to revise their manuscripts in accordance with the recommendations of reviewers and editors prior to acceptance.

DEVOTA is published biannually, with issues released in April and October. Each issue publishes five (5) peer-reviewed articles on community service. The journal accepts manuscripts written in Indonesian and/or English. Through rigorous editorial and review processes, DEVOTA is committed to becoming a credible scholarly publication in the development and practice of community service.