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Empowering purun group for peatland restoration in South Sumatra

Background Purun is a native species on peatland in South Sumatra. In Peatland Hydrological Unit (PHU) Burnai-Sibumbung (Pedamaran village), Sugihan-Lumpur (Meranjak, Pangkalan Lampam, Pampangan village) and Sibumbung-Talangrimba (Tanjung Lubuk village) in the OKI regency, South Sumatra,  Purun  has been utilized by communities to produce woven mats and other household goods. This means that  purun  is a potential commodity for the sustainable livelihood on peatland. In those villages, there have been about 30 community groups for  purun . They are divided into two types of group: (1) Farmer groups and (2) Weaver groups. Farmer groups consist of farmers who collect  purun  on peatlands. This group sells  purun  to the weaver group to be woven into mats and other products such as slippers and bags. Currently, the purun group are still facing issues with funding for facilities to support their livelihood activities and market...
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Factors to consider in choosing the ‘right’ journal/publisher

Every researcher/author may have different ways to define the right journal/book series or publisher for publishing their research.  For those who want their research to have a high impact, the level of the journal (based on its impact factor or ranking) can be an important factor. For those who are in a hurry in publishing their research, they must consider the speed of the publication process of the journal/book series.  For those who have a budget limitation and want to have gold open access feature-to increase the readability and outreach of the article, it is important to know the cost for the gold open access feature.  Or for those who want to get a prize for their article, some journals provide an award for the best article. For those who want to consider all the above-mentioned factors, the reputation of the publisher may be relevant for you. For those who work in an international think tank/NGO, their publishing process is actually also robust...

Pelatihan Penulisan dan Publikasi di Jurnal Bereputasi

LATAR BELAKANG Publikasi ilmiah di jurnal bereputasi merupakan salah satu indi­kator kinerja utama bagi seorang peneliti, sekaligus sebagai bentuk pengakuan kepakar­an seseorang pada komu­nitas­nya. Hal ini juga membantu meningkatkan kredibilitas lembaga terkait. Bagi mahasiswa, publikasi juga menjadi salah satu syarat kelulusan. Jurnal bereputasi disini didefinisikan sebagai jurnal nasional dan internasional yang berada pada level Q1, Q2, dan Q3, yang memiliki impact factor yang tinggi. Melalui jurnal bereputasi, peneliti/mahasiswa dapat men­diseminasikan ide, pemikiran, hasil penelitian dan inovasi (yang teruji) kepada publik (pemerintah, swasta, industri, dan masyarakat), sehingga dapat mendukung proses decision making para pihak dalam menyusun/melaksanakan agenda pembangunan . Proses penerbitan ilmiah ( scientific publishing ) pada prin­sipnya adalah proses kreatif peng­organi­sasian ide dan naskah (manuskrip) sampai menjadi output terbitan yang siap dibaca sesuai den...