Ethical Clearance

Al-Ridha: Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat requires all community service projects, participatory action research (PAR), and field interventions involving human participants, community groups, and local environments to adhere to internationally accepted ethical standards.

  • Ethical Approval Requirements:

    • Community empowerment projects involving vulnerable populations (e.g., children, minors, marginalized communities, institutionalized individuals) or health-related interventions must obtain prior formal approval from a recognized Institutional Ethics Committee / Research Ethics Board (REB).

    • Authors must state the name of the granting ethics committee, approval protocol number, and date of clearance in the "Methods" section of the manuscript.

  • Informed Consent:

    • Authors must ensure and state that Informed Consent (written or documented verbal consent) was freely obtained from all individual participants, community leaders, or legal guardians prior to commencing the service activity.

    • Participants must be informed of the purpose, activities, anticipated benefits, potential risks, and their right to withdraw at any time without negative consequences.

  • Protection of Privacy & Anonymity:

    • The identity, dignity, and private information of community members must be strictly protected.

    • Photographic documentation, video recordings, or case studies featuring recognizable faces of individuals (especially minors or patients) must have written permission for publication. Otherwise, faces and identifying personal markers must be anonymized/blurred.

  • Do No Harm & Cultural Sensitivity:

    • Interventions must respect local cultural traditions, religious norms (especially in Islamic boarding school / pesantren environments), and customary community values.

    • Activities must not exploit community partners or cause social disruption, environmental damage, or psychological harm.

  • Community Partner Engagement & Reciprocity:

    • The intervention must demonstrate mutual respect and active participation from the community, ensuring that outcomes provide tangible, sustainable benefits to the partner rather than one-sided academic data extraction.