Shihatuna : Jurnal Pengabdian Kesehatan Masyarakat (e-ISSN: 2808-1188) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access, and online-only community service journal from the Faculty of Public Health, UIN Sumatera Utara Medan, Indonesia. This journal is dedicated to publishing research focused on advancing the field of Implementation Science within the Community Service and Empowerment sector in health by April, August and December. The journal covers community service and empowerment activities in the fields of public health, medicine, nursing, midwifery, and other health professions (for more detail focus and scope).  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.

Shihatuna : Jurnal Pengabdian Kesehatan Masyarakat

Published by :
Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat, Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara Medan

Editorial Office:
Jl. IAIN No.1, Gaharu, Kec. Medan Tim., Kota Medan, Sumatera Utara 20235