Style Sheet – The Graduate School Journal

NATURE OF PAPERS FOR PUBLICATION

  1. Full-Length Research Output: Papers that present the findings of a research that has been conducted for the past three (3) years. It has the following major parts: INTRODUCTION (includes the background, theoretical support and related studies which are topically presented, the problem or research topic, including its relevance), METHODOLOGY, RESULTS and DISCUSSION (which are thematically presented, including their subsections) and CONCLUSION (which may be part of the RESULTS and DISCUSSION section).
  2. Review Article: This type of paper critically evaluates published materials underpinned by sound theories and related studies. It could present a summary of previous investigations in order to inform the reader of the state of the current researches and suggest possible ways to solve a research topic under investigation. Generally, review articles consist of the following parts: INTRODUCTION,

DISCUSSION and CONCLUSION. The entire paper should not exceed 5,000 words inclusive of the references, graphs, tables and figures.

PARTS OF THE PAPER FOR SUBMISSION

  1. Preliminaries
    1. Title
    2. By-line (author, his/her degree or title, position)
    3. Institutional affiliation and address
    4. Abstract (not more than 250 words, (rich-text format, 12-point, centered)
    5. At least 2 but not more than 5 keywords (written immediately after the Abstract) – single word or phrase.
  2. Main
    1. INTRODUCTION
    2. METHODOLOGY
    3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
    4. CONCLUSION
    5. REFERENCES (only authorities cited in the text should be included in the list).

Format for the Sections for Full-length Research Outputs:

  1. INTRODUCTION
    1. 1.1 Background
    2. 1.2 Theoretical support and related studies which are topically presented
    3. 1.3 Problem or research topic
  2. METHODOLOGY
    1. 2.1 Research Design
    2. 2.2 Locale of the Study
    3. 2.3 Population and Sampling
    4. 2.4 Data Collection Techniques
    5. 2.5 Data Gathering Instrument
    6. 2.6 Data Analysis
  3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
    1. 3.1 Problem 1 (to be presented in a narrative form – Not in Question Form)
    2. 3.2 Problem 2 (to be presented in a narrative form – Not in Question Form)
    3. 3.3 Problem 3 – if any
    4. 3.4 Discussion
    5. 3.5 Conclusions (Conclusions are not a paraphrase of the major findings)
    6. 3.6 Recommendations (maybe optional)

DISCIPLINARY CONSIDERATIONS

Papers submitted for review and eventual publication may be in any discipline that is offered in the various graduate schools across the country.

GUIDELINE FOR SUBMISSION

  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 AND DISCUSSION) of the papers should be in rich-text format, 12-point, bold, uppercase 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.