<![CDATA[The ability to write scientific articles is an important competency that students must possess as part of strengthening academic literacy and publication culture in higher education. However, some students still experience difficulties in understanding the structure of scientific articles, developing writing outlines, determining research topics, and applying citation techniques according to academic principles. This community service activity aims to improve students' academic literacy competencies through training and mentoring in writing scientific articles at the Mambaul Ulum Islamic Institute in Surakarta. The methods used include material delivery, interactive discussions, scientific article writing practice, and direct mentoring. The activity was evaluated using a questionnaire completed by 52 students after the entire series of activities were completed. The evaluation results showed that 51.9% of participants had a good understanding of the structure of scientific articles, 72.5% felt quite capable of developing article outlines, 63.5% were quite confident in determining research topics, and 65.4% had a sufficient understanding of citation techniques and compiling references. In addition, 61.5% of participants rated the quality of the training materials as good, 46.2% rated the training methods as quite effective, 53.8% stated that the mentoring was quite helpful in preparing scientific articles, and 44.2% were quite satisfied with the facilitators. The training also increased students' motivation to write and publish scientific articles (59.6%) and formed a more positive view of the importance of scientific publication (53.8%). These findings indicate that training combined with mentoring is effective in strengthening students' academic literacy competencies, both in terms of knowledge, skills, and motivation, thus supporting the development of a culture of scientific publication in higher education.]]>
