Shihatuna : Jurnal Pengabdian Kesehatan Masyarakat is an international, peer-reviewed, open access, and online-only community service journal from the Faculty of Public Health, UIN Sumatera Utara Medan, Indonesia (e-ISSN: 2808-1188). This journal is dedicated to publishing research focused on advancing the field of Implementation Science within the Community Service and Empowerment sector in health.

The journal covers community service and empowerment activities in the fields of public health, medicine, nursing, midwifery, and other health professions reporting community health service activities that are systematically designed, implemented, and evaluated. Submissions must be written in Indonesian with an English abstract and will undergo a review process for publication.

Manuscripts are expected to describe in detail the activity design, target population/subjects, implementation procedures, evaluation instruments, and a measurable analysis of program impact — both quantitative and qualitative — so as to provide contributions that can be replicated by other community service practitioners.

It is highly recommended that authors use citation management applications such as Mendeley, Zotero, EndNote, and the like.

Shihatuna : Jurnal Pengabdian Kesehatan Masyarakat has been accredited SINTA 5 based on the Decree of the Director General of Higher Education, Research, and Technology Number 10/C/C3/DT.05.00/2025 dated March 21, 2025, regarding the Scientific Journal Accreditation Rank Period I Year 2025 from Vol 2 No 2, 2022 to Vol 7 No 1, 2027.