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Author Guidelines

The SDSSU Multidisciplinary Research Journal is the official research journal of Surigao del Sur State University. The journal is published annually every December. For paper submission, the paper must be an original copy, ideally about 5,000 words, double-spaced, and with tables and figures.

Authors should note the following guidelines for submitting manuscripts:

  1. Manuscripts currently under consideration by another journal or publisher should not be submitted. The author must state upon submission that the work has not been submitted or published elsewhere.
  2. If an additional documentation (e.g. questionnaire, case, interview schedule)is sent as a separate file, all information that might identify the authors(s) must be deleted from the document.
  3. Manuscripts should be submitted via email as Microsoft Word to the Editors at email address: researchjournal@nemsu.edu. ph. Submit separate files for (1) the manuscript’s title page with identifying information (not forwarded to reviewers), (2) the manuscript with title page and all other identifying information removed, and (3) any necessary supplementary files such as experimental instructions and/or response memoranda on invited revisions. A copy of the research questionnaire or tool is encouraged for submission. The editors and the referees need to refer to this tool. Revisions must be submitted within 2 months from the decision letter inviting a revision.

 

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

  1. Organize the paper following these major headings:

    1. Title, Author/s and Address/es
    2. Abstract: A concise and factual abstract is required with a maximum of 250 words. The abstract should state briefly the purpose of the research, methods, salient findings and conclusions. It must be followed by at least 3-5 keywords to assist in indexing the paper.
    3. Introduction: The introduction should answer the four essential components: (1) what is the study about?; (b) what other authors say about the topic; (3) what is the gap of knowledge the study hopes to address?; and (4) what is the significance of the study in moving the frontier of knowledge in the discipline?.
    4. Materials and Methods / Methodology: This portion must provide sufficient details of the work process to allow for evaluation and replication of the study.
    5. Results and Discussions: Results and discussion should be clear and concise. These should explore the significance of the results of the work, not repeat them. Avoid extensive citations and discussion of published literature.
    6. Conclusion: Conclusion should briefly answer the objectives of the study. They are not repetitions of the discussions but is the judgment of the results obtained.
    7. Acknowledgement
    8. References Cited: The Reference section should substantially consist of articles published in current content-covered or peer-reviewed journals. Minimize citations of unpublished reports and theses. Cited works must correspond to the list of works listed in the “References” section.
    9. In the text, works are cited as follows: author’s last name and year, without comma, in parentheses.
    • For cited works that include more than one work by an author (or same co – authors) that is published in the same year, the suffix a, b, etc., is to follow the date in the within-text citations and in the “References” section.
    • When the author’s name is mentioned in the text, it needs not be repeated in the citation. Citations to institutional works should use acronyms or short titles where practicable.
    • If the paper refers to statutes, legal treatises, or court cases, citations acceptable in law reviews should be used.
  2. Type the entire manuscript double-spaced on a short white bond paper (8.5 x 11 in) on one side only with 2.5 cm margins all around using Cambria font size of 12. References Cited, Acknowledgments, Table Titles, and Figure Legends should be typed single-spaced. Number consecutively all pages including title page, figures, and tables. Leave two spaces before and after the major headings and two spaces before and after the sub-headings. Do not use footnotes rather use endnotes if the discipline needs such.
  3. Spell out acronyms or unfamiliar abbreviations when these are mentioned for the first time in the text.
  4. Write the scientific names of species completely with author(s) when it is first mentioned in the text and without author in succeeding references. Scientific names should be written in italics or boldface.
  5. Do not spell out numbers unless they are used to start a sentence.
  6. Use the metric system only or the International System of Units. Use abbreviations of units only beside numerals (e.g. 6 m); otherwise, spell out the units (e.g. kilometers from here). Do not use plural forms or periods for abbreviations of units. Use the bar for compound units (e.g. 1 kg/ha/yr). Place a zero before the decimal in numbers less than 1 (e.g. 0.25).
  7. When preparing tables and figures, consider the journal’s printed page of 5.75 in x 8.5 in and the reduction that will be necessary. Table titles and figure captions should be as short as possible and understandable without referring to the text. Figures should consist only of simple line drawings, computer-generated graphics or good quality black and white photographs. Label of figures should be as legible as possible even after reducing the size by as much as 50%.
  8. In-text citation should reflect author’s surname and year of publication. Writing of et al. in the list of references/ literature cited is discouraged but instead authors are mentioned; references in press as (author, in press) and unpublished reference as (author, unpubl. data or author, pers. comm.). If two or more references are cited, arrange them by year.
  9. To promote anonymous review, authors should not identify themselves directly or indirectly in their papers or in experimental test instruments.
  10. A cover page should show the title of the paper, all authors’ names, titles and affiliations, email addresses, and any acknowledgement.
  11. All pages, including tables, appendices and references, should be serially numbered. Major sections and subsection should be numbered using Arabic numerals.
  12. Spell out numbers from one to ten, except when used in tables and lists, and when used with mathematical, statistical, scientific, or technical units and quantities, such as distances, weights and measures. In non-technical copy, use the word percent in the text.
  13. Use a hyphen to join unit modifiers or to clarify usage. For example: a cross sectional equation; re-form. See Webster’s for correct usage.
 

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