Focus and Scope

BRANDA: Journal of Community Service and Empowerment

BRANDA: Journal of Community Service and Empowerment serves as an academic platform that examines the dynamics of community empowerment, transformative action, and local social innovation within the framework of sustainable development policy. It publishes twice a year: in June and December.

BRANDA's vision and mission is to become a nationally and internationally reputable reference center for multidisciplinary community service and empowerment studies. This provides a platform for academics, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to publish innovative research, field reflections, and community-based solutions that combine sociological, economic, educational, cultural, and technological aspects to foster community self-reliance and social justice.

FOCUS BRANDA focuses on: Transformative Methodology, Local Economic Development, Educational Innovation, Religious Moderation & Humanities, Appropriate Technology, Public Health, Environmental Sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

SCOPE BRANDA's publications cover community service outcomes, action research, and empowerment initiatives, with the following scope of areas:

  • Transformative Action Research and Social Empowerment: Focusing on the application of Participatory Action Research (PAR), Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD), Community-Based Research (CBR), and Service Learning to strengthen local institutions, social access, and advocacy for vulnerable groups in urban, rural, border, and underdeveloped (3T) regions.

  • Local Economic Transformation and Social Finance: Analyzing community economic resilience, optimization of Village-Owned Enterprises (BUMDes), Cooperatives, and MSMEs, alongside faith-based philanthropy (Zakat, Infaq, Sadaqah, Waqf) and digital market integration to drive financial independence.

  • Educational Innovation and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD): Examining educator competency enhancements, adaptive curricula in partner schools, digital and community literacy movements, and informal/non-formal educational models aimed at fostering environmental and social awareness.

  • Religious Values, Culture, and Social Harmonization: Exploring community empowerment through faith-based initiatives, religious moderation, conflict resolution, local wisdom preservation, and the integration of humanities within multicultural societies.

  • Public Health, Environment, and Appropriate Technology: Encompassing community-based public health interventions (such as stunting reduction), food security, self-reliant environmental management, disaster mitigation, and the application of Appropriate Technology in agriculture, livestock, fisheries, and renewable energy sectors.