Ncera: Journal of Community Innovation

About the Journal

Ncera: Journal of Community Innovation is a peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on social innovation and community development. The journal provides an academic platform for researchers, academics, practitioners, and community stakeholders to disseminate research and scholarly studies addressing social and community challenges through innovative approaches.

The journal encourages scholarly works that examine the development, implementation, evaluation, adaptation, sustainability, and impact of innovative models and practices that strengthen community capacity, generate social value, and contribute to inclusive, resilient, and sustainable community development.

Journal Establishment

Ncera: Journal of Community Innovation was established as a peer-reviewed scientific journal dedicated to advancing scholarly knowledge in the field of social innovation and community development.

The journal was founded to provide an academic platform for disseminating research, conceptual studies, and evidence-based practices that explore innovative approaches to addressing social and community challenges, strengthening community capacity, generating social value, and supporting sustainable community development.

Philosophy of the Name

The name Ncera is adopted from Ncera Village, Belo District, Bima Regency, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, as the distinctive local identity of the journal.

The use of the name Ncera reflects the journal's appreciation of local contexts, community knowledge, creativity, cultural resources, and collective potential as important foundations for developing innovative solutions to social and community challenges.

Philosophically, the name represents a connection between local identity and broader social transformation. Community knowledge and local innovation can be developed, evaluated, shared, adapted, and applied in different contexts.

Scientific Focus

Ncera: Journal of Community Innovation focuses on Social Innovation and Community Development.

The journal is dedicated to advancing scholarly knowledge on innovative approaches, models, and practices that address social and community challenges, generate social value, strengthen community capacity, and contribute to inclusive, resilient, and sustainable community development.

Scientific Scope

The scope of Ncera: Journal of Community Innovation includes scholarly studies on social and community innovation, including the development, implementation, evaluation, adaptation, and sustainability of innovative approaches to social and community challenges.

The journal welcomes research on community-based innovation, particularly innovations emerging from local needs, local contexts, collective initiatives, and community participation.

The scope also includes local knowledge, assets, and community development, with emphasis on the transformation of local knowledge, skills, cultural resources, natural assets, and community creativity into innovative solutions and sustainable opportunities.

Ncera also covers social entrepreneurship and community enterprise, including innovative livelihood models and community-based economic initiatives that generate social value and strengthen community capacity.

Other areas include participatory innovation and collaborative development, community resilience, sustainable development, innovation impact, effectiveness, scalability, adaptation, and replication.

Publisher

Sangiang Global Nusantara

Sangiang Global Nusantara is committed to supporting education, research, knowledge development, and sustainable innovation.

Sangiang Global Nusantara was officially established in 2025 and received legal recognition from the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia under Decree Number AHU-0021119.AH.01.04.Tahun 2025.

Its legal status is further strengthened through Notarial Deed Number 03, dated September 10, 2025, prepared by Indah Puspita Rini, S.H., M.Kn., based in West Lombok Regency, Indonesia.

Academic Commitment

Since its establishment, Ncera: Journal of Community Innovation has served as a scholarly forum for researchers, academics, practitioners, and other stakeholders to disseminate research and scholarly works related to social innovation and community development.

Through a rigorous and objective peer-review process, the journal is committed to maintaining high standards of academic quality, integrity, and relevance. Ncera seeks to facilitate knowledge exchange at local, national, and international levels.