Author Guidelines

GENERAL INFORMATION

  • Manuscripts must be original, have not been published previously in any scientific journal, are not being submitted for publication elsewhere, and will not be submitted to any media during the review process unless the authors have officially withdrawn the manuscript from BRANDA: Journal of Community Service and Empowerment. The statement must be stated in a statement of originality and copyright release form (Author/s Statement).

  • BRANDA uses Similarity Check powered by Plagiarism Checker to prevent any suspected plagiarism in the manuscripts.

  • Manuscripts submitted are community service, action research, or empowerment topics that have no conflict with bioethical research and social ethics.

  • The journal is published 2 (twice) a year, in June and December.

MANUSCRIPT FILE

  • Manuscripts are written in English and use standard scientific usage. Authors whose first language is not English should consult the manuscript with an English editing service before submitting it to BRANDA.

  • Manuscripts should be prepared in Microsoft Word format, except for Graphs using the Microsoft Excel program and Figures using JPEG or PDF format.

  • Manuscripts should be typed using Segoe UI fonts at 11 point.

  • The length of the manuscript is approximately 8 to 15 pages, written in A4 paper format, margins: top 3 cm; left 2 cm; right 2 cm; bottom 2.5 cm, single columns (except for abstract and references, figure or table whose size cannot be reduced due to its readability), justified, single-spaced. The manuscript comprises main headings as: Introduction; Community Service Method; Results and Discussion; Conclusion and Suggestions; Acknowledgment; Author Contributions Statement; References.

  • The title of the manuscript must be as brief as possible and must represent the content of the manuscript.

  • Authors' names are written below the title, followed by the authors' affiliation (institution) and e-mail addresses.

  • The abstract is written in English as a representation of the manuscript. The abstract is written narratively, comprising: background, aims/objectives, empowerment methods (e.g., PAR, ABCD, CBR, Service Learning), findings/outcomes of the activity, and conclusion.

  • Manuscripts involving field observations or community evaluations can adopt standard reporting frameworks such as SRQR (Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research) or STROBE (Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology) where applicable.

  • Keywords: words or phrases which are important, specific, or representative of the article.

  • Citation and reference style follows APA 7th edition.

  • The references of the article are in the form of journals and non-journals, which are published preferably in the last five years.

  • The manuscript must be written following the TEMPLATE of BRANDA. Template journal download HERE.

  • The manuscript must be in Microsoft Word and sent to the journal system via online submission by creating an account in this Open Journal System (OJS) [click REGISTER if you have not had any account yet, or click LOG IN if you have already had an account].

  • All author(s)' names and identity(es) must be completely embedded in the form filled in by the corresponding author: email, affiliation/institution, and each author's short biography (in the column of 'Bio Statement'). [if the manuscript is written by two or more authors, please click 'Add Author' in the 3rd step of 'ENTER METADATA' in the submission process and then enter each author's data].

  • All correspondences, information, and decisions for the submitted manuscripts are conducted through email written in the manuscript and/or the emails used for the submission. The status of the manuscript can be checked in the OJS by logging into the journal.

  • If you have submission queries, please contact: ojsbranda@gmail.com or visit this LINK.