Journal History

KESPERA : Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat stand for Kelompok Studi Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat, with ISSN xxxx-xxxx(Online) and xxxx-xxxx (Print) published by STIKes Karya Husada Semarang. It is a biannual (April and October) refereed journal concerned with the practice and processes of community engagement. It provides a forum for academics, practitioners and community representatives to explore issues and reflect on practices relating to the full range of engaged activity. This journal is a peer-reviewed online journal dedicated to the publication of high quality research focused on research and its implementation

The mission of KESPERA is to serve as the premier peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal to advance theory and practice related to all forms of outreach and engagement. This includes highlighting innovative endeavors; critically examining emerging issues, trends, challenges, and opportunities; and reporting on studies of impact in the areas of public service, outreach, engagement, extension, engaged research, community-based research, community-based participatory research, action research, public scholarship, service-learning, and community service.

Commencement of publication: 2020