This is a guide for an author who wishes to publish an article in our Journal Publication. This is presented by Felix E. Arcilla Jr. at Saint Michael College of Caraga.

1. “Journal Publication
Process”
Guide for Authors
Presented by Felix E. Arcilla Jr.
SMCC Higher Education Research Journal
Managing Editor

3. IPA
ʤɜrnəl ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃənz ər ə strɔŋ ˈsɪgnəl əv θɔt ˈlidərˌʃɪp, ə ˈkwɑl
əti ðət ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ənd ˈdoʊnərz laɪk tə si ɪn ˈtɛknɪkəlˈspɛʃə
ləsts əz wɛl əz ˈrisərʧərz.
ði ˈɑrtəkəlz ðɛmˈsɛlvz ər ˈɛvədəns ðət ði ˈɔθər ɪz kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ t
ə ðə ˈnɑləʤ beɪs, ənd ðə ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən tə ˈpʌblɪʃ ˈsɪgnəlz ðət ə
ˈpɜrsən ɛnˈgeɪʤd wɪð ðə ˈkɜrənt ədˈvænsmənts ɪn hər fild.

4. • Journal publications are a strong signal of thought leadership, a
quality that organizations and donors like to see in technical
specialists as well as researchers.
• The articles themselves are evidence that the author is
contributing to the knowledge base, and the motivation to publish
signals that a person engaged with the current advancements in
her field.

5. Qualifying Standards for Electronic Submission
Criterion 1: Results of Plagiarism and Grammar
» The manuscript obtains the minimum result: plagiarism detection
– 95%; grammar check – 90%
• Gunning Fog Index: 16.78 1st Run Original: 90%
1st Run Grammarly: 95%
• Flesch Reading Ease: 25.06 1st Run Plagiarism: 5%

6. Criterion 2: Quality of References
Sources (journals, books, and other references) are traceable online
unless otherwise a justification is made.
» Journals are internationally refereed and indexed.
» Articles on Wikis and gray literature (non-scientific sources) must
be avoided.

7. Organize the paper following these major
headings:
1. HEADING
» Title
» Name of the Author(s)
» ORCID No.
» Email Address
» Affiliation
» Address

8. Organize the paper following these major
headings:
2. ABSTRACT
3. KEYWORDS
4. INTRODUCTION
5. FRAMEWORK OF THE STUDY
6. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
7. MATERIALS AND METHODS (for experimental researches)

9. 8. METHODOLOGY (for non-experimental researches)
9. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
10. CONCLUSIONS
11. RECOMMENDATIONS
13. LITERATURE CITED

10. JOURNAL EMAIL ACCOUNTS
managingeditor.computing@gmail.com
managingeditor.crim@gmail.com
managingeditor.education@gmail.com
managingeditor.hospitality@gmail.com
managingeditor.business@gmail.com

11. Type the Entire Manuscript
Double-spaced on a short white bond paper (8.5x11 in) on one
side only with 2.5 cm margins all around using a Calibri font size
of 12, References, Acknowledgments, Table Titles, and Figure
Legends should be typed double-spaced or numbered consecutively
on all pages including title page, figure es, and tables.

12. 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 required by the discipline.

13. Spell out acronyms or unfamiliar abbreviations when
these are mentioned for the first time in the text.
RIELD ( Research Innovation Extension Linkages
Department)

14. Cite references in the text as author (year). Writing of et al. in the
list of the LITERATURE CITED is discouraged but instead all the
names of authors are mentioned.
In the text, works are cited as follows: author’s last name and year,
without comma, in parentheses.

15. ENERGIZER
If I have a pen I would write everything that
happened,
I would write about the wasp, poor pet, proud
prince, and the humble pauper in a piece of paper.

16. ABSTRACT
An abstract of about 200 words should be presented on a separate
page immediately preceding the text. The Abstract should concisely
inform the reader of five vital information: introduction of the
topic, chief purpose, objective, method, results and
conclusions, recommendations (optional).

17. KEYWORDS
The abstract must be followed by keywords in four parts:
discipline of the study, concepts/variables, methods,
process, and geography of the study, country, and
continent.

18. METHODOLOGY
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felixarcilla2@gmail.com
09177292919
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Research Design
Research Participants/Respondents
Research Locale
Research Instrument
Data Gathering
Ethical Standard
Statistical Treatment

19. Documentation
• Citations: In-text citations are made using an author-year format. Cited
works must correspond to the list of works listed in the “Literature Cited”
section.
• References found in the body should be found in the Literature Cited part of
the paper.
• The sources found in the Literature Cited must be found in the body of the
text.
• Put the retrieval date on every source that is highlighted.

20. Verb Tenses

21. Use Past Tense when:
»» discussing the research methodology and reporting the findings
»» referring to a statement(s) of other researchers
»» citing previous research in your article
»» discussing a fact, research results or law that is no longer
considered valid and relevant

22. Use Present Tense when:
»» discussing the findings, that hold true up to the present,
and their implications
»» stating general truths or facts or conclusions supported
by scientific findings that are unlikely to change – this may
be anything that is universally accepted to be true. To refer
to the article, thesis or dissertation itself.

23. »» referring to the research manuscript itself, its
contents including illustrations, texts, and the like
»» presenting the conclusions

24. Use Future Tense when:
»» stating recommendations

25. CONLUSIONS
Conclusions should briefly answer the objectives of the
study. They are not repetitions of the discussions but are
judgments of the results obtained.

26. LITERATURE CITED
• Every manuscript must include a “Literature Cited” section that contains
only those works cited within the text
• Writers are advised to use references which are traceable online, with
Digital Object Identifier , indexed by international databases, written
by authors or agencies and not links.
• Writers must refrain from using unpublished thesis or dissertation
because a research is never finished unless published.

27. Retrieval date: Retrieved on January 9, 2019 from
https://goo.gl/25wg2C
Goo.gl: Google shortened