Journal of Science and Technology Innovation for Society (InSTEM) Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Jember University held a workshop towards SINTA Accreditation in the Physics Auditorium (17/7). With the theme Strategi Pengelolaan Jurnal Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat InSTEM Menuju Akreditasi SINTA”  Fahmi Arif Kurnianto, S.Pd., M.Pd., Chief Editor of Geosfera Indonesia, Fahmi now also serves as chairman of the Jember University Journal House. Geosfera Indonesia is a SINTA-2-accredited journal. Present and open the InSTEM journal workshop with Purwatiningsih, S.Si., M.Si., Ph.D., as Vice Dean II of FMIPA, who is also Chief Editor of the Jurnal ILMU DASAR, as well as several journal editors within FMIPA UNEJ, such as the CERiMRE, ICL, JEI, and LSB journals.

Fahmi shared several experiences of managing the Geosfera Indonesia journal until he was able to achieve SINTA 2. “In this initial material, I will share the story of managing a journal from pre-review, copyediting to preparing to publish an issue from the OJS side as well as the substance of the article,” he said. The lecturer at the Geography Education Study Program, FKIP, Jember University also provided several ways for the InSTEM journal to achieve SINTA, which is a service journal. This includes improving the quality of journal management to increase value at ARJUNA. “To overcome the novelty that usually occurs in research journals, InSTEM must improve the quality of its journal management so that it can achieve maximum value,” he continued. Continue reading →