Focus and Scope

Jurnal Konseling dan Pendidikan (JKP) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to publishing high-quality scholarly works that advance theory, research, and professional practice in counseling, education, psychology, human development, behavioral sciences, and related social sciences. The journal publishes original research articles, systematic literature reviews, meta-analyses, theoretical papers, case studies, and evidence-based discussions that contribute to improving individual well-being, educational quality, community development, and public policy related to education and human development.

The journal welcomes manuscripts in the following areas:

• Guidance and Counseling
• Mental Health and Well-being
• Educational Psychology
• Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy
• School, Career, Family, and Community Counseling
• Human Development Across the Lifespan
• Learning Sciences and Educational Innovation
• Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
• Teacher Education and Professional Development
• Educational Leadership, Management, and Policy
• Inclusive, Special, and Vocational Education
• Educational Technology and Digital Learning
• Social and Behavioral Sciences in Education and Human Development
• Community Development, Social Welfare, and Public Services
• Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Development in Educational and Social Contexts
• Sustainable Development, Social Innovation, and Community Empowerment related to Education and Human Development
• Islamic Education, Character Education, Religious Counseling, and Values-Based Human Development
• Interdisciplinary Studies with clear implications for Counseling, Education, Psychology, Human Development, Community Well-being, or Public Policy

The journal also considers interdisciplinary studies originating from related fields, provided that they demonstrate a clear theoretical, empirical, methodological, or practical contribution to counseling, education, psychology, human development, behavioral sciences, or the broader social sciences. Manuscripts whose primary focus falls outside these areas will only be considered when their relevance to the journal's aims and scope is explicitly demonstrated.

Peer Review Process

All manuscripts submitted to this journal (Jurnal Konseling dan Pendidikan) must follow Focus and Scope and Author Guidelines of this journal. The submitted manuscripts must fulfil scientific merit or novelty appropriate to the focus and scope of this journal.

All manuscrips submitted to this journal must be written in good English. Authors for whom English is not their native language are encouraged to have their paper checked before submission for grammar and clarity. We recommend that authors have their manuscripts checked by an English language native speaker before final approval of their submission; this will ensure that submissions are judged at peer review exclusively on academic merit. . The work must not have been published or submitted for publication elsewhere.

All submitted manuscripts must be free from plagiarism contents. All authors are suggested to use plagiarism detection softaware to do the similarity checking (please use Turnitin or iThenticate to check the similarity). Editors will also check the similarity of manuscripts in this journal by using a Turnitin software.

The submitted manuscripts to this journal will be peer-reviewed at least 2 (two) or more expert reviewers from Peer-Reviewers Team. The reviewers give scientific valuable comments improving the contents of the manuscript. Sometimes (if required) a third peer-reviewer is needed to give critical comments to the submitted manuscript. The review process used in this journal is blind review system.

Final decision of manuscript acceptance is solely made by Editor in Chief (together with Editorial Board if required for consideration) according to reviewers critical comments. The final decision of manuscript is solely based on the Editor and Editorial Board final review which considering peer-reviewers comments (but not solely by Reviewer).

Publication of accepted articles including the assigning the article to published issue will be made by Editor in Chief by considering sequence of accepted date and geographical distribution of authors as well as thematic issue.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.