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About the Journal

Sambatan: Journal of Community Engagement and Development (Jurnal Pengabdian dan Pengembangan Masyarakat) is an open-access, double-blind peer-reviewed journal that publishes research-based community engagement—programmes designed, implemented, and evaluated with communities—with particular attention to faith-based institutions and Muslim communities: pesantren, mosques, madrasas, zakat and waqf bodies, and village and coastal communities. Published twice a year (March and September) in Indonesian and English by Mitra Edukasi Sejahtera, Indonesia; APC per accepted article; CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Call for Papers

Sambatan welcomes research-based community engagement articles on completed and evaluated programmes—in pesantren, mosques, zakat and waqf institutions, villages, and coastal communities—in Indonesian or English. Submissions are open all year for the March and September issues. No submission fee; an APC applies to accepted articles only.

Inaugural issue — Vol. 1, No. 1 (March 2027). Submission deadline: 15 December 2026. Manuscripts received after this date will be considered for Vol. 1, No. 2.

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