Guidelines for Submission

Submission of Manuscript

• Manuscripts currently under consideration by another journal or publisher should not be submitted. The author/s must state upon submission that the work has not been submitted or published elsewhere. The author/s must submit a duly signed Mandatory Copyright Transfer.
• For manuscripts reporting on field surveys or experiments: If the additional documentation (e.g. questionnaire, case, interview schedule) is sent as a separate file, then all information that might identify the authors(s) must be deleted from the instruments.
• Manuscripts should be submitted via Online Registration of Research Articles for Journal Publication. Please 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 supplement files such as experimental instructions and/or response memorandum on invited revisions. A copy of the research questionnaire or tools is encouraged for submission. The editors and the reviewers need to refer to these tools.
• Revisions must be submitted within 2 months of the decision letter inviting a revision.

Article Processing Charges (APC)

• No publication fee requirement. Asian Scientific Journals does not require payment from authors to publish their papers in the journal. All submissions undergo the same rigorous process of evaluation and peer review.

Manuscript Preparation

• For paper submission, the paper must be an original copy, about 5,000 words, single-spaced, and with tables and figures. The research abstract must have 250 words and at least 5 keywords or phrases.
• Organize the paper following these major headings: Title, Author(s) and address(es), Abstract, Introduction, Framework, Objectives of the Study, Materials and Methods (These include the procedures in data gathering, including hardware, laboratory apparatus and equipment, original laboratory resources, customized materials, and other related instruments for data gathering) or Methods (Description of procedures and techniques employed to identify, select, process and analyze information to answer the research problems), Results & Discussion, Conclusion, and Recommendations (optional).
• Acknowledgments and Literature Cited. The Literature Cited should substantially consist of articles published in current content-covered or peer-reviewed journals. Minimize citations of unpublished reports and theses.
• Type the entire manuscript double-spaced on a short white bond paper (8.5×11 in) on one side only with 2.5 cm margins all around using a Times New Roman font size of 10.
• References, Acknowledgments, Table Titles, Figures, and Plates. Legends should be typed double-spaced. Number consecutively all pages including title page, Tables, Figures, and Plates.
• Leave two spaces before and after the major headings and two spaces before and after the sub-headings. Do not use footnotes. Rather, use end notes if the discipline needs such.
• Spell out acronyms or unfamiliar abbreviations when these are mentioned for the first time in the text.
• Write the scientific names of species completely with author(s) when it is first mentioned in the text and without the name of the author in succeeding references. Scientific names should be written in italics or bold face.
• Do not spell out numbers unless they are used to start a sentence.
• 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)
• When preparing Tables, Figures, and Plates, consider the journal’s printed page of 5.75 in x 8.5 in and the reduction that will be necessary. Titles of tables and captions of Figures and Plates should be as short as possible and understandable without referring to the text. Captions of Figures and Plates should be typed double-spaced on a separate sheet. Figures should consist only of simple line drawings, computer-generated graphics or good quality colored photographs. Label of Figures and Plates should be written below the image and should be of such a size so that these are still legible even after reducing the size by as much as 50%. Preferably use Adobe Photoshop CS, Adobe InDesign CS and or PDF computer-generated graphics.
• 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.
  • In the text, works are cited as follows: author’s last name and year, without a 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 the “Literature Cited” section.
  • When the author’s name is mentioned in the text, it should be listed in the references.
  • 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.
  • All authors should be correctly cited.
  • For further reference, please visit https://libguides.csudh.edu/citation/apa-7
• The manuscript should be as concise as the subject and research method permit, generally about 5,000 words or more single-space.
• To promote anonymous review, authors should not identify themselves directly or indirectly in their papers or in experimental test instruments included in the submission. Single authors should not use the editorial “we”.
• A cover page should show the title of the paper, all authors’ names, titles and affiliations, email addresses, and any acknowledgments.
• The first author or primary author is the person who conducted most of the work described in the paper and is usually the person who drafted the manuscript. The “senior author” is usually the last person named and is generally the one who directed or oversaw the project. The names of the “contributing authors” appear between the primary and senior authors, and the order should reflect their relative contribution to the work.