Focus and Scope

JPMPI welcomes original manuscripts reporting the planning, implementation, evaluation, and outcomes of community-based programs, particularly those related to health and applied health sciences. The journal encourages articles that clearly identify community needs, describe appropriate intervention strategies, present measurable outcomes, and demonstrate the relevance and potential sustainability of the program.

The scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to:

1. Health Promotion and Education
   Community health education, health literacy, disease prevention, health promotion, and behavioral interventions aimed at improving healthy lifestyles and community health awareness.

2. Public Health and Community Health
   Community-based public health interventions, environmental health, occupational health, communicable and non-communicable disease prevention, and community health empowerment.

3. Maternal, Child, and Family Health
   Community-based programs addressing maternal health, child health, adolescent health, reproductive health, family health, nutrition, and child development.

4. Pharmaceutical and Medication Services
   Rational drug use, self-medication education, pharmaceutical care, medication safety, drug information, and community-based pharmaceutical services.

5. Applied Health Sciences and Health Technology
   The application of appropriate technologies, digital innovations, and applied health sciences to address community health problems and improve health services.

6. Health Information Management
   Community education and empowerment related to health information, medical records, health data management, digital health information, and the protection and security of personal health data.

7. Community Empowerment and Capacity Building
   Training, mentoring, skills development, institutional strengthening, and participatory approaches designed to improve the capacity and independence of individuals, groups, and communities.

8. Technology and Innovation for Community Development
   The application of appropriate technology, innovation, and locally developed solutions to address community problems and support sustainable economic, social, and health development.

9. Interdisciplinary Community Engagement
   Collaborative community service programs integrating health sciences with other relevant disciplines to address complex community problems and produce sustainable and measurable impacts.

JPMPI particularly encourages manuscripts that demonstrate community participation, measurable outcomes, evidence-based interventions, innovation, and sustainability. Articles should clearly explain the contribution of the community service activity to solving identified community problems and provide evidence of its impact.

The journal welcomes contributions from academics, researchers, health professionals, practitioners, students, community organizations, and other stakeholders whose work is relevant to the journal's focus and scope.

Article Types

JPMPI primarily publishes original research-based community service articles that report the implementation and evaluation of community engagement programs. Manuscripts may include descriptions of intervention methods, community participation, program outcomes, evaluation results, lessons learned, and recommendations for future or wider implementation.