About the Journal

Jurnal Pengelolaan Kesehatan Berkelanjutan berbasis Kearifan Lokal (JPKBK) is a national scientific journal that focuses on research on sustainable health system management by integrating local wisdom values into every aspect of its planning and implementation. This journal aims to serve as a platform for academics, practitioners, and policymakers to share research findings and innovations in creating health systems that are not only efficient and effective but also respect and integrate local cultures and traditions. If you want, I can also help refine it into a more formal international journal description suitable for the About the Journal section in OJS.

Focus

Jurnal Pengelolaan Kesehatan Berkelanjutan berbasis Kearifan Lokal (JPKBK) publishes scholarly works on sustainable health management that integrate local wisdom into health planning, implementation, and policy. The journal prioritizes evidence-based studies that combine public health strategies with cultural values and traditional practices to enhance community well-being in a sustainable manner, while remaining open to comparative and interdisciplinary perspectives.

Scope

  1. Community Health Based on Local Wisdom: culturally grounded public health practices
  2. Community Health Service Management: locally responsive health systems
  3. Health Promotion & Prevention: culture-based preventive strategies
  4. Sustainable Health Governance: policy, planning, and management
  5. Integration of Traditional & Modern Medicine: complementary health approaches
  6. Health Literacy & Education: contextual and culturally relevant health education
  7. Healthy Lifestyle & Physical Activity: culturally rooted wellness practices
  8. Community Environmental Health: local ecosystem-based health initiatives
  9. Local Food Security & Nutrition: traditional food systems and health outcomes
  10. Social Innovation in Health: community-driven health interventions

Article Types

Research (qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods), literature reviews, case studies, and conceptual papers.

Out of Scope

Manuscripts that are purely clinical without community or cultural relevance; purely biomedical studies without sustainability or local context; opinion-based articles without empirical or conceptual grounding.

Additional “About” Content (IN-EN)

Intended Readership

Public health scholars, health practitioners, policymakers, community development actors, and graduate students interested in culturally grounded and sustainable health systems.

Submission Length

  1. Original research: 3,000–7,000 words (excluding references)
  2. Case study / conceptual paper: 3,000–5,000 words
  3. Reviews (literature): 3,000–7,000 words

Methodology & Open Science

JPKBK encourages interdisciplinary, participatory, and context-based approaches that integrate scientific methods with local knowledge systems.

Potential Special Issues

  1. Local Wisdom in Public Health Systems
  2. Sustainable Community Health Governance
  3. Traditional Medicine & Modern Integration
  4. Food Security and Cultural Nutrition
  5. Environmental Health in Indigenous Communities

Keywords

local wisdom; sustainable health; community health; traditional medicine; health governance; cultural health practices; health literacy; food security; environmental health; social innovation.