About the Journal

Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat Darmais (JPMD), with registered number  ISSN xxxx-xxxx (online) is a scientific multidisciplinary journal published by Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Darmais Padangsidimpuan. It is at the national level that covers a lot of common problems or issues related to community services. The aim of this journal publication is to disseminate the conceptual thoughts or ideas and research results that have been achieved in the area of community services.

JPMD contains various activities of the teaching staff in STIKES Darmais Padangsidimpuan in handling and managing the various potentials, obstacles, challenges, and problems that exist in society. Implementation of service activities also involves the participation of the community and partners. Service activities are organized into an activity aimed at improving the welfare of society. 

Please read these guidelines carefully. Authors who want to submit their manuscripts to the editorial office of JPMD should obey the writing guidelines. If the manuscript submitted is not appropriate with the guidelines or written in a different format, it will BE REJECTED by the editors before being further reviewed. The editors will only accept the manuscripts which meet the assigned format. In the following year of publication (2022), is going to publish journals twice in two terms: June and September. Starting with publishing in 2022, JPMD is published twice times a year, in June and September. Please submit your manuscript. Please Download the Template HERE.

Focus and Scope

The aim of this journal publication is to disseminate the conceptual thoughts or ideas and research results that have been achieved in the area of community services. JPMD, particularly focuses on the main problems in the development of the sciences of community services areas as follows:

  • Education for Sustainable Development.
  • Community Services, People, Local Food Security, Nutrition, Midwifery and Public Health;
  • Training, Marketing, Appropriate Technology, Design;
  • Community Empowerment, Social Access;
  • Student Community Services;
  • Border Region, Less Developed Region.