GUIDE TO THE CONTRIBUTORS

I. Submission of the Manuscript

As part of the submission process, author/s are required to read the Guide to the Contributors and adhere to the

submissions compliance.

Only full-text article that is research- or quasi-research-based will be accepted. This must contain an original,

extensive study in the different areas of discipline and describes new and carefully confirmed findings.

Articles must be submitted as an e-mail attachment to the editor in chief at HUjournaleic@dlsud.edu.phU

1BAccepted articles written in Filipino will be translated into English. Both the Filipino and English versions will be

published.

It is understood that the article submitted to this journal has not been published previously (except in the form of an

abstract or as part of published lecture) and that it is not being evaluated for publication in another journal.

2BThe article submitted for publication should have been read and approved by all of the authors. Hence, a certificate

of declaration, indicating the corresponding contribution of each author must be signed by all authors before the

article will be accepted for review. A Certificate of Declaration form is available on-line.

3BTo be named as an author, the researcher(s) must have a substantial contribution to the study and should be able to

take responsibility for the result of the research. Articles published in this Journal represent the opinions of the

author(s) and should not be construed to reflect the opinions of the Editor(s) and the Publisher.

The article should not exceed 6,000 words of double-spaced typescript including Tables and

Figures/Maps/Illustrations, and the like.

An article that does not conform to the style guide of this journal will not be accepted for review.

II. Editorial and Review Process

All articles are reviewed by the editor, members of the Editorial Board, and qualified referees.

Decisions will be made as soon as possible. The journal strives to forward reviewers comments to author/s within 4 weeks.

The editorial board follows a double-blind refereeing process in reviewing the articles.

Submission of revised articles to the Editorial Board must be done not later than two weeks from the time of receipt

of the evaluated paper. Failure of the author to resubmit the article on time may lead to the rejection or re-

evaluation of the paper.

Corrected proofs will be given to the author/s for final review. It is expected that only minor revisions will be made

by the corresponding author. If there are major revisions, the paper will be re-evaluated. This may cause the delay

or even refusal of publication.

III. Preparation of the Body of the Manuscript

Title. It should be a brief phrase describing the contents of the paper.

The Title Page should include the title of the article, the authors' full name, affiliations, e-mail addresses,

and the name of the corresponding author along with phone, fax, and e-mail information. This page also

includes the Running Head. This is the abridged version of the title which appears at the right side of every

page.

Succeeding pages should contain these sections, following the same order as they are presented

below.

Abstract. It should (a) be informative and clear, (b) briefly present the topic, (c) state the research studys scope, (d) show significant data, and (e) state major findings and conclusions. Also, the abstract should be

200 words or less, should be written in the past tense, should use standard nomenclature, should not contain

abbreviations, and should not cite any literature.

Key words. These follow the abstract with about 5-7 words that will provide reference indexing.

Introduction. It should clearly state the problem, cite important literature on the subject, and explain the

proposed solution. The background of the study, objectives, and framework must be explained and

incorporated in this section. This should be written in text form, without tables or graphs. It should be

understandable to colleagues from a broad range of scientific disciplines.

Methods. This should describe the research design and the data collection techniques (including the

sampling method). This must be complete enough to allow possible replication of the same procedure.

Only new procedures should be described in detail. Methods that were published before must be cited. If

modifications in the procedure were done, all modifications must be briefly explained. Subheadings for

each distinct method or procedure must be used.

Trade names used in equipment and materials should be mentioned only in the method section. The symbol

may be included when appropriate. The generic or common name should be used in the text with the full

chemical name in parentheses at first mention.

Products and equipment should be identified by chemical or generic names or descriptions. When the

product or equipment was essential to the outcome of experiment, the proprietary or brand name, and name

and address(es) of manufacturer should be written in parenthesis, e.g., Latex agglutination Test (LAT) KIT,

BIOKIT S.A. Manufacturing Company, Barcelona, Spain.

4BIf necessary, it must be mentioned that informed consent from adult participants and from parents/legal

guardians of minors has been obtained and ethical standards for human experimentation have been

followed. Likewise, the approval of study protocol and the approving body must be mentioned.

5BPapers describing experiments on isolated tissues must indicate the procedure in acquiring the donor

tissues. Anesthetic and surgical procedures must be fully explained. This section must also state all possible

proof that animal suffering throughout the experiment was avoided by conducting necessary procedures in

treating animal subjects.

6BIn experimental study with animals, it must be mentioned that the maintenance and care of the

7Banimals comply with the guidelines of an institution or organization/agency authorized for use of animals

in research.

All statistical procedures if needed, including methods of analysis, should be identified. The number of

replicates and subsamples and statistical tests should be stated. The statistical terms must be italicized.

Results and Discussion. These should be clearly and precisely presented, so these can include

subheadings. The past tense must be used in stating the findings of the study. The findings that are

supported with data must be explained.

While results and discussion are merged as one section, all results must be presented first with their

interpretation before the discussion is presented. Hence, the discussion must provide the overall

interpretation of findings and their significance in view of the results obtained in this and in past studies on

this topic. Previously published findings should be written in the present tense.

The discussion section and not the results section must contain the speculation and detailed interpretation

and discussion of data.

The conclusions should be stated in few sentences at the end of the paper and should be in the present

tense. There should be no further explanation of results when stating the conclusions. Recommendations,

when appropriate, should also be presented in this section.

Acknowledgment. This must be short and objective, added to the end of the article, and should only

include individuals or institutions that contributed to the study.

References: Authors are responsible for ensuring that the information in each reference is complete and

accurate. Only published references will be accepted in referencing.

In-text citation

This must be presented with the last name of the author/s and the year of publication enclosed in

parentheses. The name of the author/s and the year of publication must not be separated by a

comma.

In case of multiple authors, the ampersand should be used before the name of the last author; et al.

must be used if there are more than two authors to be cited.

If what is to be cited is directly quoted, the page number of the reference material must be

included in the citation appearing in the last part and is separated from the name and year of

publication by a comma.

Personal communications (chats, interviews, letters, emails) must be included in the in-text but not

cited in the end-of-text-citation. following this format: (Name of the person, personal

communication, date).

Any person cited as a source of personal communications should have approved such citation. A

formal authorization may be required at the editors discretion.

End-of-text citation

This should be arranged alphabetically. The names of authors must appear surname first followed

by their first and middle name initials without periods.

In case of multiple authors, ampersand must be used before the name of the last author. After five

authors, et al. must be used.

The names shall be followed by the year of publication enclosed in parentheses followed by a

period.

The journals and books title must be italicized and must end with a period.

The following details are outlined for writing the references used in the article.

1. Books and Monographs

1.1 Personal Authors

In-text citation: Schott and Priest (2002) reported that

The report revealed that 30% of the population (Schott & Priest 2002)

End-of- text citation:

Schott J & Priest J. (2002). Leading antenatal classes: A practical guide. 2nd ed. Boston

(MA): Books for Midwives.

1.2 Corporate Authors

In-text citation: The citation-sequence system (CSE 2006) was

End-of-text citation:

[CSE] Council of Science Editors, Style Manual Committee. (2006). Scientific style and

format: The CSE manual for authors, editors and publishers 7th ed. Reston

(VA): The Council.

1.3 Section, selective pages or chapter in book

End-of-text citation:

Lautamatti L. (1987). Observations on the development of the topic of simplified

discourse. In: Connor U & Kaplan RB, editors. Writing across languages:

Analysis of L2 texts. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company Inc.

pp. 87-114.

2. Journals

2.1 Standard journal article

In-text citation: Some countries recognize the importance of export as a foreign exchange key

source (Lall 2000) that

End-of- text citation:

Lall S. (2000). The Technological Structure and Performance of developing Country

Manufactured Exports, 1995-1998. Oxford Development studies. 28(3): 337-69.

2.2 Corporate author of article

In-text citation: Emergency department guidelines on thoracotomy (ACS 2001)

End-of- text citation:

[ACS] American College of Surgeons, Committee on Trauma, Ad Hoc Subcommittee on

Outcomes, Working Group. (2001). Practice management guidelines for

emergency department thoracotomy. Journal of American College of Surgeons.

193(3):303-309.

2.3 Articles with the same author(s)

In-text citation: Abbotts studies on sequence methods (1990; 1995) have shown that

End-of- text citation:

Abbott A. (1990). A primer on sequence methods. Organization Science, 1: 375392.

Abbott A. (1995). Sequence-analysisNew methods for old ideas. In: Hagan J & Cook

K (Eds.). Annual review of sociology. 21: 93113. Palo Alto, CA: Annual

Reviews.

2.4 Articles with same author(s) and published in the same year

In-text citation: Cold hardiness in cereals (Andrews 1960a; 1960b) is affected by

End-of- text citation:

Andrews JE. (1960a). Cold hardiness of sprouting wheat as affected by duration of

hardening and hardening temperature. Canadian Journal of Plant Science.

40(1):93-102.

Andrews JE. (1960b). Cold hardening and cold hardiness of young winter rye seedlings

as affected by stage of development and temperature. Canadian Journal of

Botany. 38(3):353-363.

2.6 Articles with more than five authors

In-text citation: a study on students interpretation of the words computer and information and

communication technology in five countries (Jan et al.. 2010) established that

End-of- text citation:

Elen J, Clarebout G, Sarfo F, Louw LP, Pys-Tarhonen J, et al. H'Computer' and

'Information and Communication Technology': Students' culture specific

interpretationsH. Journal of Educational Technology & Society. 13(4): 227-239.

3. For Electronic Sources

3.1 Identifiable Author

In-text citation: (Morris 1999)

End-of- text citation:

Morris C. (modified 1999 March 25). Academic Press dictionary of science and

technology [Internet]. Orlando (FL); Harcourt, Inc.; [retrieved March 28 2001],

from: http//www.harcourt.com/dictionary/

3.2 World Wide Web: Article in electronic journal

In-text citation: (Savage et al. 2005)

End-of- text citation:

Savage E, Ramsay M, White J, Beard S, & Lawson H. (2005). Mumps outbreaks across

England and Wales in 2004: observational study. Bio Medical Journal

[Internet]. [cited 2005 May 31]; 330(7500):1119-1120. Available from: HUhttp://

bmj.bmjjournals. com /cgi/ reprint /330/7500/1119UH doi:10.1136/

bmj.330.7500.1119.

IV. Writing Style and Format

Font: Times Roman, font size (point) 12

Spacing and Margins: double-spaced on short (210 x 297 mm, 8X11) bond paper, with margins of 2.54 cm (1 inch) on all sides.

Pages: must be numbered (starting from title page) consecutively, including tables, figures, plates, and the like. Page

entry at the bottom right of each page should indicate also the total number of pages (Page 1 of 10 pages).

Content details

1. UParagraphsU. These should be justified and double-spaced. Sentences should be separated by one space. The first sentence in the paragraph is indented.

2. UScientific namesU should be italicized.

3. UMeasurementsU. The SI of measurement should be used. Authors should use the solidus presentation

(mg/ml).

4. UAbbreviations and AcronymsU. Only standard abbreviations should be used. Authors must explain each

scientific abbreviation at its first occurrence in their paper. Acronyms are to be spelled out first and

then enclosed in parenthesis at first mention [e.g., Brain Tissue Homogenate (BTH)]. Standard

abbreviations (such as ATP and DNA) need not be defined.

5. UNumber, Fractions, and Other Mathematical ExpressionsU. Numbers should be written in words if these

appear at the start of the sentence.

Decimals, instead of fractions, should be used in the text, tables, and illustrations except when used as

part of a mathematical proof.

Ordinal numbers and cardinal numbers should be treated in the same way, for example, 2nd, 23rd,

157th.

Percentages are written as numerals followed by the percent sign with no space between them. (e.g.

10.6%).

Numbers from one to nine should be written in full, e.g., one, twonine, except when used in measurement, e.g., 1.0 ml. Numbers over nine within the sentence should be written in Arabic

numerals, e.g., 10, 200, 9,000.

6. UTables and FiguresU. Tables and figures should fit the working area for the text of the journal.

They should conform to the journals page size and style. They should be self-explanatory without reference to the text. The same data should not be presented in both table and graph form or repeated in

the text.

Preparation of Tables and Figures

Table. Each table should be on a separate page, numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals,

presented only with horizontal grids, and supplied with a heading and a legend. The

horizontal grid must only be used to separate the major headings, and not the individual data.

All necessary information should be preferably presented in the heading and without a period

at the end. It should be introduced in the text before they are presented.

There should be no abbreviations in the Table. If abbreviations are deemed necessary, they

should be spelled out in the legends or footnotes. A maximum of three footnotes is allowed in

the table.

It should be comprehensible, which means that the reader need not refer to the main body of

the text to understand the contents of a table.

It should contain only the essential data. They should be presented in Word Table format,

flush left, sentence style and typewritten on separate pages after the references section.

Figure. It should be typed in numerical order on a separate sheet. Graphics should be

prepared and rendered in high resolution GIF, TIFF or JPEG file (must also be submitted as

separate files with the manuscript) before pasting in the Microsoft Word manuscript file.

Include sufficient description so that the figure is understandable without reading the text of

the manuscript.

Figure should be mentioned in numerical sequence. Each is numbered with an Arabic number,

and sentence style is used for the caption (without a period at the end).

8. UPhotographs/maps/illustrations or drawings/architecture plans/designs

Photographs/maps/illustrations or drawings/architecture plans/designs should be of a professional quality

and ready for reproduction. They should be original and clear.

Photographs. Photocopies of photographs and figure drawings will not be accepted.

Pictures taken from the microscopes (photomicrographs) should include level of

magnification, and measurement. Preferably a bar denoting scale of measure (, e.g.,

bar=10m) must be used.

Maps. These should be drawn in scale following the Grahams method of presentation.

Architectural drawings should likewise follow the Grahams method of presentation.

Engineering drawings/illustrations should follow the engineering scaling for such. All

drawings should be presented using AutoCAD.

Illustrations. All illustrations should be accompanied by captions typed on a separate sheet.

Line drawings of maps and flow charts should be neatly drawn. Extremely small type (use

10 points or bigger), fine-grained stippling or faint shading should be avoided because these

may result in the loss of contrast and detail in printing.

9. ULabelingU. Captions and legends should be printed at the bottom of each illustrations/photographs/maps/figures.

Captions for the Table must be written above the Table, while the legends/source notes are written at the

bottom.

V. Copyright

Submission of articles implies that if and when the articles are accepted for publication, copyrights for articles are

retained by the authors. A copyright form which is available on-line, must be filled out by the author/s.