About the Journal

Aims and Scope

TAMBORA: Jurnal Transformasi dan Kolaborasi Masyarakat is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to disseminating scholarly and evidence-based community engagement initiatives that contribute to community empowerment, transformation, innovation, and sustainable development.

TAMBORA provides a scientific platform for academics, researchers, practitioners, government institutions, non-governmental organizations, community organizations, and other stakeholders to disseminate the results of community-based programs and collaborative interventions. The journal emphasizes the application of knowledge, technology, innovation, and interdisciplinary approaches to address real-world community challenges.

The journal particularly welcomes manuscripts that demonstrate a clear connection between identified community needs, intervention strategies, implementation processes, measurable outcomes, and sustainable impacts. Manuscripts should provide sufficient evidence of the effectiveness, relevance, and potential sustainability of the implemented program.

TAMBORA welcomes original articles covering, but not limited to, the following areas:

  1. Community empowerment and capacity building

  2. Digital transformation and digital literacy

  3. Information technology and technology adoption in communities

  4. Appropriate technology and technological innovation

  5. Artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, and smart community applications

  6. Small and medium enterprise empowerment and entrepreneurship

  7. Creative economy and community-based economic development

  8. Education, training, and lifelong learning

  9. Health promotion and community health

  10. Agriculture, fisheries, and food security

  11. Environmental conservation and sustainable development

  12. Village development, smart villages, and community governance

  13. Tourism and community-based tourism

  14. Social, cultural, and creative community development

  15. Financial literacy and economic empowerment

  16. Women, youth, and vulnerable community empowerment

  17. Disaster mitigation and community resilience

  18. Institutional strengthening and collaborative governance

  19. Community-based innovation and social innovation

  20. Other interdisciplinary community engagement initiatives that demonstrate measurable and sustainable community impact.

TAMBORA encourages manuscripts involving collaboration among universities, government institutions, industries, non-governmental organizations, and community groups. Interdisciplinary and evidence-based approaches are particularly encouraged.

The journal does not prioritize manuscripts that merely describe ceremonial activities, routine socialization, or one-time events without a clear needs assessment, intervention framework, measurable outcomes, evaluation, and evidence of community impact.