Focus and Scope

Journal of Community Empowerment for Health is an open-access peer-reviewed journal focused on community empowerment for health. This journal covered the community empowerment, rural community health, health multidisciplinary approach, community-based education, health promotion, and disaster response.

We accept original researches, policy articles, case studies in community, reviews on major themes, and editorials relating to contemporary pieces and innovations that are published three times a year (April, August, and December). This journal primarily focuses on the Indonesian community, aiming to provide insights and practices that may inspire community empowerment efforts globally.

Section Policies

Editorial

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Original Research Articles

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Case Study Articles

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Review Articles

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Policy Articles

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Peer Review Process

Peer Review Process

Every manuscript submitted has to follow the author guidelines of JCOEMPH. Every article will go through Initial Review processes by section editors. It will be evaluated whether it is suitable with our focus and scope or has a major methodological flaw. Every submitted manuscript which pass this step will be checked to identify any plagiarism before being reviewed by reviewers. 

Articles meet the above mentioned requirements will go through Double-Blind Peer Review Process by at least 2 (two) or more Peer-Reviewers. Once the review is completed, the articles will be returned to the authors along with reviewers’ evaluation. Authors have to revise accordingly within two weeks after notification email from editor. In addition to revised paper, authors have to respond to all the reviewers’ comments in separate file. These processes might take three months for maximum time.

In each manuscript evaluation, the peer reviewer will be rated on the substantial and technical aspects. The final decision is made by Editor-in-Chief by considering evaluation given by a section editor and reviewers. All accepted manuscripts will be proofread by JCOEMPH and author before being published.

Types of Decision:

• Decline submission: Following peer review, the journal will not publish the paper. Editor sends rejection notice and invitation to revise and resubmit as a new article
• Resubmit for review: The journal is willing to reconsider the paper in another round of peer review after the authors make major changes
• Revisions required: The paper requires changes before a final decision can be made. Authors are asked to revise their manuscript based on reviewers’ and editors’ comments and submit a revised version within 2 weeks. A point-by-point explanation of how comments have been addressed must be supplied with the revised version of the paper. Revisions may undergo further peer review and papers may undergo more than one round of revision. If the authors do not revise their papers to the satisfaction of the editors, the paper can still be declined from publication in JCOEMPH
• Accept submission: The journal will publish the paper provided the authors make the changes suggested by the reviewers and/or editors. The paper is accepted for publication, subject to conditions that need to be addressed in producing a final version of the manuscript. These may include sub-editing changes and the minor amendment to ensure the paper fully matches our criteria. After final checking in the editorial office, acceptance is confirmed and the paper is forwarded to the publishers for publication.

Publication Frequency

Journal of Community Empowerment for Health published three times a year (April, August, and December).

Open Access Policy

Journal of Community Empowerment for Health 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 PKP PN system and internet archive 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.

Advertising Policy

Journal of Community Empowerment for Health (JCOEMPH) does not receive an advertisement

1. JCOEMPH sets high ethical standards in all its activities and, above all, defends the right to editorial independence. It does not allow advertising or sponsorship to influence the decisions made on editorial content.
2. Readers understand that advertising is different from editorial material. They know that the claims made in advertising are not endorsed by JCOEMPH.
3. JCOEMPH will carry advertisements that are legal and decent and conform to current recommendations and guidelines.
4. Decisions on the positioning of advertisements are made independently of decisions made in the editorial department on the content of a specific issue.
5. Editorial material will not be influenced by advertising. JCOEMPH does not publish material to accompany advertising and does not sell advertising in relation to particular articles.
6. All decisions are at the discretion of the editor. If commercial clients adhere to these guidelines then their advertisement or sponsorship is likely to be accepted. Occasionally decisions may take time.

Direct Marketing

We invite authors to submit manuscripts to our journal through official announcements on the journal's website and social media, communication through associations, and personal communication with authors who have expertise in accordance with the objectives and scope of our journal.

We do not offer fast publication, fast reviews, or acceptance guarantees. We also do not aggressively or recklessly invite anyone to submit articles to our journal.