Focus and Scope

Jambura Journal Civic Education (JACEDU; E-ISSN 2798-4818 and P-ISSN 2808-2249) is a peer-reviewed and open-access journal published by the Civic Education Study Program, Faculty of Social Sciences, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo, Indonesia. The journal provides open access to support the principle that scholarly works published in JACEDU are freely available to the public and contribute to the global exchange of knowledge.

JACEDU provides an academic platform for academics, researchers, teachers, practitioners, and other scholars to publish scientific articles in the field of social sciences, particularly civic education and related disciplines. The journal publishes two issues annually, in May and November. All manuscripts submitted to JACEDU undergo a peer-review process. Since Vol. 1 No. 1 (July 2021), manuscripts may be written in Bahasa Indonesia or English.

Aim, Focus, and Scope

Aim

Jambura Journal Civic Education aims to publish scholarly works that contribute to the development of civic education, citizenship studies, Pancasila education, democratic values, character building, socio-cultural awareness, legal awareness, and civic participation. The journal seeks to strengthen academic discourse on the formation of democratic, responsible, tolerant, and socially engaged citizens in local, national, regional, and global contexts.

Focus

The journal focuses on publishing high-quality conceptual, empirical, and applied research related to civic education and citizenship. It welcomes studies that examine contemporary issues in Pancasila values, democratic education, civic literacy, character education, multicultural citizenship, political participation, legal awareness, public policy, socio-cultural transformation, and civic life.

Scope

The scope of Jambura Journal Civic Education includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:

1. Pancasila Education
   Studies on Pancasila values, national ideology, national identity, nationalism, tolerance, unity, social justice, religious moderation, and the implementation of Pancasila in education and society.
2. Civic Education and Citizenship Studies
   Studies on civic knowledge, civic skills, civic dispositions, civic engagement, democratic citizenship, global citizenship, digital citizenship, and citizenship learning in formal, non-formal, and informal education.
3. Character Education
   Studies on moral education, value education, ethics, integrity, responsibility, empathy, respect, honesty, tolerance, discipline, and character development in educational and social contexts.
4. Socio-Cultural Studies
   Studies on local wisdom, cultural diversity, multicultural education, social interaction, community values, social change, social cohesion, identity, and cultural practices related to citizenship and civic life.
5. Politics and Democracy
   Studies on political education, political literacy, democratic participation, elections, governance, public policy, political culture, political communication, and citizen participation in democratic society.
6. Law and Legal Awareness
   Studies on legal education, constitutional awareness, human rights, rule of law, civic rights and responsibilities, social justice, legal culture, and the relationship between law, citizenship, and society.
7. Civic Learning and Pedagogy
   Studies on curriculum, teaching strategies, learning models, instructional media, assessment, educational technology, digital learning, project-based learning, problem-based learning, and innovation in civic education.
8. Public Policy and Civic Life
   Studies on community empowerment, public ethics, social responsibility, civic participation, citizenship practices, and the role of education in responding to social and civic issues.

Section Policies

Articles

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Peer Review Process

Jambura Journal Civic Education (JACEDU) publishes articles following Jacedu guidelines and templates. A pre-review of the manuscript was conducted by an editorial team to review the suitability of the text with the focus and scope and style of the journal and jacedu writing guidelines. All manuscripts sent will go through a double-blind review process. Manuscripts will be sent to a minimum of two reviewers based on their field of specialization. Reviewers provide script assessments that include originality, scientific contributions, and presentation clarity. Based on the comments and suggestions from the editorial board reviewer made a decision on the reviewer's comments and suggestions. Jacedu has four types of decisions including accepted, accepted by minor revisions, accepted by major revisions, and rejected. Plagiarism examination is performed using Turnitin and Plagiarism Checker X software. 

Publication Frequency

The journal published two times in a year namely Mey and november. Each edition contains 10 articles.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Archiving

This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...

Publication Ethics

Publication Ethics

Jambura Journal of Civic Education (JACEDU) is a peer-reviewed journal published by the Civic Education Study Program, Faculty of Social Sciences, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo (UNG).
This journal is available in print and online and highly respects publication ethics and avoids any type of plagiarism.

This statement explains the ethical behavior of all parties involved in the act of publishing an article in this journal, including the author, the editor-in-chief, the editorial board, the peer-reviewers, and the publisher (Civic Education Study Program, Faculty of Social Sciences, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo). This statement is based on COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

Ethical Guidelines for Journal Publication

The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed journal of JACEDU is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It is a direct reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific method.

It is therefore important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer, the publisher, and the society.

The Civic Education Study Program, Faculty of Social Sciences, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo (UNG), as publisher of JACEDU, takes its duties of guardianship over all stages of publishing seriously and recognizes its ethical and other responsibilities. We are committed to ensuring that advertising, reprint, or other commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions. In addition, the Civic Education Study Program and Editorial Board will assist in communications with other journals and/or publishers where this is useful and necessary.

Publication Decisions

The editor of the Jambura Journal of Civic Education (JACEDU) is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. The editors may be guided by the policies of the journal’s editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. The editors may work with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.

Fair Play

The editor evaluates manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

Confidentiality

The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor’s own research without the express written consent of the author.

Duties of Editors

The editor is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. The editors may be guided by the policies of the journal’s editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. The editors may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.

Fair Play. The editor at any time evaluates manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

Confidentiality. The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest. Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor’s own research without the express written consent of the author.

Duties of Reviewers

Contribution to Editorial Decisions. Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and through editorial communication with the author may also assist the author in improving the paper.

Promptness. Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse themselves from the review process.

Confidentiality. Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.

Standards of Objectivity. Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Acknowledgement of Sources. Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument has been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor’s attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

Duties of Authors

Reporting Standards. Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

Data Access and Retention. Authors are asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review and should be prepared to provide public access to such data (consistent with the ALPSP-STM Statement on Data and Databases), if practicable, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.

Originality and Plagiarism. The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others, this has been appropriately cited or quoted.

Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication. An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

Acknowledgement of Sources. Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.

Authorship of the Paper. Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest. All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

Fundamental Errors in Published Works. When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in their own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.

Yuli Adhani, S.Pd., M.Pd.
Editor-in-Chief
Jambura Journal of Civic Education (JACEDU)

Screening For Plagiarism

All manuscripts submitted to Jambura Journal of Civic Education (JACEDU) are subject to plagiarism screening using Turnitin plagiarism detection software. This process is conducted to ensure the originality of the submitted work and to uphold the academic integrity of the journal. The editorial team strictly prohibits all forms of plagiarism, including direct copying without citation, improper paraphrasing, self-plagiarism, and redundant publication. Manuscripts with a similarity index above 20% excluding references and properly cited quotations will be returned to the author for revision or rejected, depending on the severity of the case. By submitting a manuscript, authors agree to have their work checked for originality through Turnitin as part of the standard editorial process.