Focus and Scope

Focus

Journal of Sustainability and Community Empowerment (JSCE) focuses on research that connects sustainability knowledge, contextual learning, and community action. The journal is particularly interested in how education, local knowledge, and community engagement can contribute to meaningful responses to sustainability challenges.

JSCE seeks to publish studies that move beyond identifying sustainability problems by examining how knowledge, learning, participation, capacity building, and action can contribute to sustainable development in educational and community contexts.

Scope

JSCE welcomes empirical and applied research, as well as theoretically informed studies, addressing the following areas:

1. Sustainability Education and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
   • sustainability education;
   • ESD-oriented learning and pedagogy;
   • sustainability competencies and learning outcomes;
   • action-oriented and transformative learning for sustainability.
2. Science and STEM Education for Sustainability
   • science learning related to sustainability challenges;
   • STEM approaches to sustainable development;
   • sustainability-oriented learning design and assessment;
   • student engagement and action for sustainability.
3. Contextual and Local Approaches to Sustainability
   • local knowledge and wisdom;
   • cultural practices and sustainability;
   • place-based and context-based learning;
   • biodiversity, food, environmental, and other locally grounded sustainability issues.
4. Community Participation and Empowerment
   • community-based sustainability initiatives;
   • participatory approaches;
   • community learning and capacity building;
   • collaborative action for environmental and social sustainability.
5. Environmental and Climate Action
   • environmental education and action;
   • climate change education and community responses;
   • biodiversity and ecosystem conservation;
   • sustainable resource use and environmental practices.
6. Sustainable Livelihoods and Collaborative Sustainability Practices
   • community-based livelihoods;
   • environmental governance;
   • collaborative management of natural resources;
   • partnerships between educational institutions, communities, and other stakeholders.

Scope Boundary

JSCE prioritizes manuscripts that establish a clear connection to sustainability and demonstrate relevance to learning, participation, community engagement, or action. Manuscripts that address sustainability topics only descriptively, without a meaningful connection to education, contextual learning, community participation, or sustainability action, may fall outside the journal's scope.