Manuscript Types

KOMUNITAS: Jurnal Ilmu Sosiologi (COMMUNITY: Journal of Sociology) publishes original scholarly manuscripts that contribute to the advancement of sociological knowledge, theoretical development, methodological innovation, and empirical understanding of social phenomena. The journal accepts manuscripts written in Indonesian or English that fall within its focus and scope.

1. Original Research Articles

Original Research Articles report findings from original empirical research using qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-methods approaches. Manuscripts must address relevant sociological questions and demonstrate a clear relationship between research objectives, theoretical perspectives, methodology, findings, and conclusions.

Topics may include socio-cultural studies, urban and rural sociology, sociology of education, sociology of law, sociology of religion, sociology of gender, political sociology, economic sociology, family sociology, and the sociology of island communities. Articles should provide original empirical evidence and a clear contribution to sociological knowledge.

Manuscripts generally include an introduction, theoretical or conceptual framework where appropriate, research methods, results and discussion, conclusion, and references.

2. Theoretical and Conceptual Articles

Theoretical and Conceptual Articles critically examine, develop, or extend sociological theories, concepts, and analytical frameworks. These manuscripts should offer a substantial intellectual contribution rather than merely summarize existing theories or literature.

Suitable contributions include critical reassessments of sociological theories, conceptual development, theoretical propositions, comparative theoretical analyses, and the application of sociological concepts to emerging social phenomena.

Manuscripts must demonstrate conceptual clarity, logical argumentation, critical engagement with relevant literature, and a clearly articulated contribution to sociological scholarship.

3. Review Articles

Review Articles provide a systematic, critical, or integrative synthesis of existing scholarly literature on a specific sociological topic. They should identify key debates, theoretical developments, empirical findings, methodological trends, and unresolved research questions.

The journal welcomes systematic literature reviews, scoping reviews, and integrative or critical reviews. Authors must explain their review methods transparently, including the search strategy, selection criteria, and procedures for analyzing and synthesizing the literature, as appropriate to the review design.

Review Articles must offer analytical insights and a clear contribution beyond a descriptive summary of previous publications. Reporting frameworks such as PRISMA should be applied where appropriate.

4. Methodological Articles

Methodological Articles present substantive contributions to sociological research methods, analytical strategies, or research practices. Topics may include qualitative research, ethnography, survey design, mixed-methods research, participatory research, digital sociology, social network analysis, and innovative approaches to studying marginalized or geographically dispersed communities.

Manuscripts must explain the methodological problem, the rationale for the proposed approach, its implementation, and its implications for the quality or interpretation of sociological research. Routine applications of established methods without a meaningful methodological contribution are more appropriately submitted as Original Research Articles.

General Requirements

All manuscript types must comply with the following requirements:

1. Relevance: Manuscripts must fall within the focus and scope of KOMUNITAS: Jurnal Ilmu Sosiologi.
2. Originality: Submissions must represent original scholarly work and must not have been published previously in substantially the same form, subject to the journal's applicable policies.
3. Academic contribution: Manuscripts must demonstrate a clear contribution to sociological knowledge, theory, methodology, empirical understanding, or critical synthesis.
4. Research rigor: Research design, analytical procedures, evidence, and conclusions must be appropriate and adequately explained.
5. Research ethics: Authors must comply with applicable ethical standards, including informed consent, confidentiality, and protection of research participants where relevant.
6. Academic integrity: Plagiarism, data fabrication, data falsification, and inappropriate authorship are prohibited.
7. Exclusive submission: Manuscripts must not be under consideration by another journal at the same time.
8. Authorship: All listed authors must meet the journal's authorship criteria and approve the submitted manuscript.
9. Transparency: Authors must disclose relevant funding, conflicts of interest, research limitations, and the use of AI tools in accordance with the journal's policies.
10. Formatting: Manuscripts must comply with the journal's Author Guidelines and submission requirements.

Editorial Screening and Peer Review

All submissions undergo an initial editorial assessment to evaluate their relevance to the journal's scope, originality, academic quality, ethical compliance, and adherence to submission requirements. Manuscripts that pass the initial assessment may proceed to peer review in accordance with the journal's editorial policies.

Submission does not guarantee acceptance or publication. The editor-in-chief and editorial team reserve the right to reject manuscripts that fall outside the journal's scope, do not meet the required academic standards, violate publication ethics, or fail to comply with the journal's submission requirements.

Editorial Policy: KOMUNITAS: Jurnal Ilmu Sosiologi is committed to publishing rigorous, original, and intellectually significant scholarship that advances sociological understanding of social relations, institutions, cultures, inequalities, and social transformations across diverse communities and contexts.