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Author Guidelines

Style Sheet for GSU Graduate School Journal

Please follow the Guidelines given here when submitting or revising your Article for Publication. The editors reserve the right to make editorial revisions in articles. Most of the entries are based from APA 6th Edition ©2010 and Wiley-Blackwell’s writing forpublication ©2009.

Manuscript Preparation

  1. Page Setup
  • US letter size (8.5x11) 1-Inch margins
  • Single-spaced
  • Tahoma 10-Point Font        
  •  Paragraphs must be Justified
  • Leave two spaces before and after the major Headings and Sub-headings No extra space betweenparagraphs or sections
  • References, Acknowledgements, Tables, Titles, and Figure Legends should be typed Single- Spaced
  • Use Endnotes and not Footnotes when required by the discipline First line of each paragraph isindented by half inch
  • Arabic Page Numbers (I.E. 1, 2, 3) begin on Title Page, Top-Right
  1. Manuscript Content 
  • Title
  • Author(s) and Address(es)
  • Abstract and KeywordsIntroduction
  • Materials and Methods for Experimental Study or Methodology for Non-Experimental Study Results and Discussion
  • Conclusions Acknowledgment References

Manuscript should be as concise as the subject and research method permit, generally 4,000 to 6,000

Spell out acronyms or unfamiliar abbreviations when these are mentioned for the first time in the

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 Bold

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 numbers less than 1 (e.g. 25).

Spell out number 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

Title. Title must be written in upper and lowercase and preferably no more than 12 words. It should be single-spaced if longer than 1line, centered and must be written in the upper half of the page.

Author(s). This includes name(s) of author(s), and their course. Email Address of the corresponding author must also be included.

Abstract. An abstract of about 100-200 words should be presented on a separate page immediately preceding the text. The Abstract summarizes the main points of the study and should contain five parts written in one paragraph: Introduction to the topic, Chief Purpose/Objective, Method, Results and Conclusion.

Keywords. The abstract must be followed by at least three key words to assist in indexing the paper and identifying qualified reviewers. Keywords may contain four parts: discipline of the study, concepts investigated, method/process, and geographic location of study.

Introduction. Introduction provides details about the paper’s purpose or objective and the gap that it tries to address. It also provides the background of the topic and the scope it attempts to cover. A brief significant literature can be included on this part.

Materials and Methods/Methodology. This part details the research design used in the study. It highlights the research site, respondents of the study, sampling procedures, instrumentation, statistical tools used, and research ethics adopted.

Results and Discussions. This section discusses the salient points of the study. Results and discussions must be presented in a logical manner based on the objectives of the article. Only important tables and/or figures must be used. Findings must validate the existingliterature or theory used in the study.

Conclusions. Conclusions should briefly answer the objectives of the study. They are not repetitions of the discussions but are judgments based on findings vis-à-vis existing literature.

Acknowledgement. This is an optional section that recognizes the contributions of funders or service agencies that contributed to theimplementation of the study.

References. Every manuscript must have a section that contains only those works cited within the text. Each entry should contain all information necessary or unambiguous identification of the published work using the APA 6th edition format. This must be arranged alphabetically and include published works only.

Submission Preparation Checklist

  1. Papers submitted must not have been published. Papers should not exceed 20 pages (5,000 words), including references, tables and figures.
  2. References must be included at the end of the document. The manuscript must follow the APA format.
  3. All page’s size should be 8.5 x 11 inches. The top, bottom, right and left margins should be 1 inch. All the text must be in one column and rich text format font, including figures and tables, with single interline spacing (12-point, normal, justified alignment).
  4. Abbreviations and acronyms should be defined the first time they are used in the text, even if they had been defined in the abstract.
  5. Authors should strictly follow the PARTS OF THE PAPERS FOR SUBMISSION.
  6. The MAIN PARTS (INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY, RESULTS ANDDISCUSSION) of the papers should be in rich-text format, 12-point, bold, upper case and left alignment. If there are subsections of each part especially RESULTS AND DISCUSSION for full-length research outputs or DISCUSSION for article reviews, subsections should be in rich-text format 12, bold, and left alignment, the first letter of each word should be capitalized.
  7. Tables, graphs and figures should be centered, numbered and accompanied by a legend. Table headings should appear after they are cited in the text. The abbreviation “Fig. 1” should be used even at the beginning of a sentence.
  8. All submissions must be either in Standard English or Filipino and must include information about the author (not more than 150 words).
  9. Submitted papers will undergo a blind refereeing by experts to ensure their publication quality.
  10. All queries relative to submission of papers should be sent to bookiewordie@gmail.com/ rta@gsc.edu.ph/ erly.martir@gsc.edu.ph for immediate and appropriate action.

     Review papers submitted for publication will be initially reviewed by the members of the Editorial Board based on format. Results of the initial will be sent to the authors within 30 days after receipt of the manuscripts. All papers that shall have passed the initial review are distributed to and reviewed by experts who serve as referees. Care will be taken to avoid conflicts of interest/affiliation when matching referees and authors. Notice of acceptance will be sent to respective authors whose papers are assessed as publishable. The authors are given 15 days to address the comments of the referees. On the other hand, authors of papers deemed to be non-publishable will be notified. The members of the editorial board in consultation with the respective referees reserve the right to accept and reject papers submitted for evaluation and eventual publication. Modifications may also be done based on acceptable editorial standards. The decisions of the members of the editorial board shall be deemed final and non-appealable.

Submitted articles are reviewed based on:

  1. Adequacy of literature review
  2. Relevance and or contribution to the field
  3. Soundness of methodology
  4. Organization and readability: Comprehensiveness, clarity, logic, and soundness of discussion

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • This submission meets the requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • This submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
  • All references have been checked for accuracy and completeness.
  • All tables and figures have been numbered and labeled.
  • Permission has been obtained to publish all photos, datasets and other material provided with this submission.

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