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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.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Author Guidelines

All papers must be submitted via The Vector: IJESTM's Open Journal System (OJS).

  1. Sections and Pattern of the Manuscript. A submitted manuscript must follow the sections and pattern given below.
    • Title. A concise statement on what the paper is all about.
    • Author name, affiliation and email. This indicates the names of the authors as well as their institutional affiliations and emails.
    • Abstract. This is the mini-version of the full paper, ranging from 200-250 words only. It starts with a statement of rationale and objectives. It reports the methods used, the main results, including any newly observed facts, and the principal conclusions and their significance.
    • Keywords. These are carefully selected words related to the topic and the methods used in the paper. Keywords are limited to six (6) only.
    • Introduction. This section defines the nature and extent of the problems, relates the research to previous studies, identifies the perceived gap, states how the paper can address the identified gap, and discusses the significance of the study. The introduction includes the objectives of the study and the theoretical framework, i.e., the theory or theories on which the study is anchored. It also comprises the most relevant literature and related studies to support the study.
    • Methodology. This section describes what has been done, how, and when, and how the data were analyzed and presented directly and straightforwardly. Notably, it presents the procedure used in the study, including the research design, the subjects of the study, the data gathering tools, the ethical considerations, the data gathering procedure, and the data analysis.
    • Results and Discussions. This section provides information on the findings, analyses, interpretation, and implications of the results, including how these relate to other studies.
    • Conclusions. This section states the well-articulated outcomes of the study and their contribution to the existing body of knowledge.
    • Recommendations.  This section suggests future lines of research in the area based on findings reported in the paper.
    • Ethical Statement. This section contains the declaration of procedures used as part of your study's ethical considerations, particularly when working with human and animal subjects.
    • Acknowledgment.This section of the paper comprises the names of those people whom the author wishes to acknowledge, as well as the names of the partnering agencies who supplied funding for the study's completion.
    • References. This provides a list of printed and online resources used in the study using American Psychological Association (7th edition).
  2. Publication Ethics. Authors should not engage in unethical publishing behavior such as, among others, plagiarism. Proper citation should be observed if the work and/or words of others are used.
  3. Language used in writing style and citation format. Research articles must be written in standard American English.
  4. Referencing Style. The Vector adheres to the American Psychological Association (7th edition) guidelines on writing style, including forms of citations, references, tables, and figures, and in the preparation of manuscripts.
  5. Submission of the manuscript. The writer should submit electronic copies of the manuscript via the open journal system. The corresponding author should be the one to submit the manuscript, as he or she will take responsibility for the article during peer-review.
  6. Peer review. All manuscripts undergo a thorough, objective, and fair peer-review process. Manuscripts will be sent to two or more referees.
  7. Delivery of Reviewer's Report to the Author. Authors will be notified whether their papers are accepted for publication or not. The authors whose contributors are accepted for publication will be sent the referee form, in which it is mentioned if revisions are required or if the paper is accepted as it stands.
  8. Preparation of the Final Manuscript by the Author (if reviewers accept the manuscript). The corresponding author is requested to submit revisions for review and will send the new versions of their articles to the Editor (the Editor will mention the deadline for submitting the revised papers in the correspondence with the author/s).
  9. Data access and retention. Authors have to participate and cooperate in the whole process of peer-review. They should be swift in responding to editors’ requests, which include investigating and resolving any questions about accuracy. Sometimes, the study’s raw data may be asked by the authors for editorial review. Relative to this, the accessibility of such data should be ensured and the confidentiality of the participants should be protected. Authors should treat communications among authors, editors, and reviewers as confidential until an editorial decision has been made.
  10. Publication and Fundamental errors in published works. Publication of the journal will be in electronic and printed formats. When authors discover errors or inaccuracies after the publication of their work, they must promptly notify the journal’s editors or publisher. They should correct the paper in the form of an erratum or retract it. If it was a third party who reported an error or inaccuracy, the authors should provide evidence favoring the correctness of the article.
  11. Additional requirements and information. The editorial board may require separate submission of photos, frames, tables, graphs, formulas, and data sets for easy editing and layouting purposes. All inquiries concerning the submission, review, and publication of articles should be addressed to the Editor-in-Chief. Before publication, it is necessary that correspondence be sent to the author(s). Notifications from the Editor and an advisory on revisions shall be sent to the authors in print. However, this can also be sent electronically. Contact details can be viewed on the journal's preliminary pages.
  12. Journal Template. Download the journal template HERE.
  13. Mandatory Copyright. Download the mandatory copyright HERE.

Disclaimer:

The journal and the editors cannot be held responsible for errors or any consequences arising from the use of the information contained in this journal. Authors of published manuscripts are solely responsible for the defense of their ideas or arguments. Their work does not necessarily reflect the individual or collective views of the editorial board members and editorial advisers.

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Copyright Notice

In consideration of the acceptance of the manuscript for publication, I do hereby assign and transfer to the research journal of University of Northern Philippines all rights, titles, and interest and copyright.  This includes preliminary display/posting of the abstract and accepted article form before publication.

 If any changes in authorship (order, deletion, or addition) occur after the manuscript is submitted, agreement by all authors for such changes must be on file with the journal.  An author’s name may only be removed at his/her own request and with written consent from all of the authors, as well as a final approval by the Editor-in-Chief.

 Authorship Responsibilities.  I / We attest that:

  1. The manuscript is not currently under consideration, in press, or published elsewhere, and the research will not be submitted for publication elsewhere until final decision has been made as to its acceptability by University of Northern Philippines.
  2. Research Journal Editorial Board. Posting of submitted material on any website or by any other electronic means is considered prior publication.
  3. The manuscript is truthful, original work without fabrication, fraud, or plagiarism;
  4. I/We have made an important scientific contribution in the study and am thoroughly familiar with the primary data and;
  5. I/We read the complete manuscript and take responsibility for the content and completeness of the manuscript and understand that we share responsibility if the paper, or part of the paper, is found to be faulty or fraudulent.

 Conflict of Interest Disclosure.  All funding source supporting the work and all institutional or corporate affiliation of mine/ours are acknowledged.  Except as disclosed on a separate attachment, I/We certify that I/we have no commercial association (e.g. consultancies, stock ownership, equity interest, patent-licensing arrangement, etc.) that might pose a conflict on interest in connection with the submitted article, and that I/we accept full responsibility for the conduct of the research, has full access to all data, and decision to publish.

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