Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

Azkayra: Journal of Community and Social Service is a journal published by PT Ibnu Baharuddin Manurung in partnership with Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara. Azkayra Journal has a focus and scope in the field of social and community service. Jurnal Azkayra is a forum for scholarly publications that focus on community service activities carried out by the academic community related to the application of innovations and solutions related to solving problems in society and also the field of social science which includes research related to human relations. In addition, Azkayra Journal also has a scope related to the field of human development, solving poverty problems based on local resources, managing rural and coastal areas based on local wisdom and strengthening community economy both from livestock, fisheries, forestry, economic development, entrepreneurship, cooperatives, creative industries, MSMEs and technology development sectors.

 

Section Policies

Articles

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed
 

Peer Review Process

Every article submitted to the Azkayra: Journal of Community and Social Service needs to go through a three-step review process:


Step One:
The editor conducts an initial plagiarism check by Turnitin. Manuscripts with a similarity of 25% and above will automatically be rejected. While plagiarism-free manuscripts or similarities below or equal to 25% will proceed to the research design examination stage. Manuscripts that present a good research design will be directly preceded to the peer-review stage. Meanwhile, manuscripts that do not present a good research design will be rejected immediately.

Step Two:
The editor distributes the manuscripts to the reviewers. Azkayra: Journal of Community and Social Service uses Double-Blind Peer Review. Therefore, before sending to the reviewers, the editor removes the author's identity, such as name, email, and affiliation. Reviewers check the content of the manuscript using the review form provided on the journal website through a special login for reviewers. They provide recommendations on the results of the manuscript to the editor in the type of decision, whether the manuscript is accepted, revised, or rejected, which must be accompanied by the reasons.

Step Three:
The editor sends the results of the reviewer's review to the author. If the manuscript has to be revised, but the author does not revise and provide a response, the manuscript will be rejected. On the other hand, if the manuscript is accepted, the authors must be willing for their article to proceed to the final proofreading stage. If the revised manuscript still contains major revisions, it will be returned to the reviewer; if it contains minor revisions, the editor will check and decide on the final decision. For each decision made, authors are entitled to a clear rationalization.

 

Open Access Policy

This journal 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.

 

Publication Ethics

Azkayra: Journal of Community and Social Service follows the guidelines set by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE-) in all matters relating to publication ethics, particularly in research and publication error protocols. Azkayra adapts COPE to meet high ethical standards aimed at editors, writers, and peer review. The publisher has no right to interfere with the integrity of the content of the article and is only responsible for periodic and proper time publication.

For Editor

  1. The Editor is responsible for every manuscript published in Azkayra: Journal of Community and Social Service.
  2. The Editor must ensure that the author follows the writing procedures in the Azkayra: Journal of Community and Social Service.
  3. The Editor can communicate with the Journal Manager, other Editors, and Peer Review in making the Final Decision.
  4. The Editor must provide an objective evaluation of the manuscript without considering the aspects of citizenship, ethnicity, political affiliation, ethnic group, nation, religion, gender, seniority, or the author's institutional affiliation.
  5. Editors must decline assignments when there is a potential conflict of interest
  6. Editors must ensure that manuscripts sent to peer reviewers do not contain information about the author, and vice versa.
  7. The editor's decision must be submitted to the author accompanied by the reviewer's response, except for comments that are personal or defamatory.
  8. Editors should respect requests from authors who refuse the individuals to evaluate their manuscripts as long as the reasons are acceptable.
  9. If the Editor finds or suspects a violation in writing and authorship conflicts, editors can follow the guidelines in the COPE flowchart in dealing with authorship conflicts.
  10. Editors and all staff must ensure the confidentiality of all submitted manuscripts.

For Peer Review

  1. Peer reviews are asked to provide possible comments on research manuscripts if they suspect finding errors in writing procedures, publication ethics, and publishing.
  2. Peer reviews are expected to complete the work at a specified time and provide information to the Editor if they are unable to meet the specified deadline.
  3. Peer reviews must be able to keep the author's manuscript confidential.
  4. Peer reviews may not accept manuscripts for evaluation if there is a potential conflict of interest or competitive, collaborative, or other relationship with the author, company, or any institution.
  5. Peer reviews must ask the Editor for consideration/attention to the similarities in substance or overlaps between the manuscript under consideration and other published papers with the same author.
  6. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal gain.

For Author

  1. The author must be able to ensure that the manuscript has never been published before or has never transferred the rights of the article to another party.
  2. The author ensures the authenticity of the manuscript of the work and follows the rules of citation in accordance with the appropriate reference format.
  3. The author may not engage in plagiarism or auto plagiarism.
  4. The author must follow the procedures/rules for writing the Azkayra that have been determined
  5. The author does not submit manuscripts simultaneously with the same topic and title to other journals.
  6. The author must be able to provide information and make details of related research data if the editor finds any suspicion of doubt or forgery, or plagiarism in the manuscript.
  7. If an author finds an error or inaccuracy that affects the submitted manuscript, the author must immediately notify the Editor or Journal manager to immediately withdraw the article and correct the manuscript.
  8. Authors are not allowed to withdraw articles that are being reviewed by the reviewer before being returned by the reviewer to the editor

 

Author Fee

The journal charges the following author fees.

Article Submission: 0.00 (IDR)
Authors are required to submit articles through the Website (OJS) of this Journal by Registering.

Article Publication: can contact the journal admin directly at number: 087722311617 (WA)

In the case of authors who unilaterally withdraw their article or cancel the publication of an article and who have subsequently paid the publication fee, the money will not be refunded.

 

Author Guidelines

Azkayra: Journal of Community and Social Service is a scientific publication in the fields of Education which is intended for novice writers and researchers, young lecturers, students, business people in the field of science, and activists in the field of education. It is published every two months using a peer review system for the selection of articles in each publishing edition. Azkayra: Journal of Community and Social Service accepts original research articles relevant to the field and Scope of the Journal and also accepts meta-analyses, case reports, literature reviews, editorials, letters to the editor. Articles can be sent to the editorial board with the following conditions:

Research article format consists of:

Title page.
Abstract
Introduction.
Method.
Result and Discussion.
Conclusion.
References

Meta-analysis

includes research related to human relations and also has a scope related to the field of human development, solving poverty problems based on local resources, managing rural and coastal areas based on local wisdom and strengthening community economy both from livestock, fisheries, forestry, economic development, entrepreneurship, cooperatives, creative industries, MSMEs and technology development sectors.

The format used consists of :

Title.
Introduction.
Content.
Reference.
The author lists the form of writing submitted whether in the form of research articles, meta-analyses, case reports, literature reviews, editorials, or letters to the editor in the upper right corner of the submitted articles.
Articles submitted are original articles (not a duplication of other articles)
It has never been published or is being submitted in another journal by signing a statement letter.
The author must ensure that all co-authors have approved the article. If it is known that the submitted article is a duplicate of another article or has been published in another journal, the article will be disqualified.
All articles will be discussed by experts in the appropriate scientific field (peer review) and the editorial board.
Articles that do not follow the format determined and need to be corrected will be returned back to the author.
Research articles must obtain ethics committee approval or consider ethical aspects of research that can be accounted for.
Articles and images that are submitted to the editor of the JPPP will not be returned to the author.
The author is obliged to make a statement of approval following the rules set by the editorial of the JPPP and a statement of the originality of the writing.
In the process of submitting articles to the JPPP journal, the author will be given a notification about the stages and progress of the submitted article starting from: Article submission statement (submitted) if the article has been received by the editor and the form is declared as completed and then a peer review and review process will be carried out (review); Declaration of eligibility and completion of the peer review process has been completed and is declared eligible, the initial article review process has been completed and orders for payment of administrative and investment fees; A statement of approval of the article (accepted) when the review process has been completed and the author has made improvements to the article that has changed and proof of payment has been received by the editor of the JPPP, the publication of the article (published) states that the article will be published in the edition that has been determined by the editor of the Jurnal Penelitian, Pendidikan dan Pengajaran
Writing Format

Articles must use proper and correct Indonesian.
Articles are typed in 1 space on A4 paper.
The left and top margins are 4cm and the right and bottom are 3cm.
The maximum number of pages is 10 pages.
The font style is camria and the font size is 10.
Each page is numbered sequentially starting from the title page to the last page in the top right corner of the page.
Articles submitted must be in Microsoft Word (MS-Word) format.

 

Plagiarism Check

Before going to review process, all manuscripts will be checked that they are free from plagiarism practice (less than 20% similarities). If there an indication of plagiarism (higher than 20% similarities), the manuscript will instantly be rejected.

 

Indexing

Currently the journal has been indexed by Google Scholar