INFORMATION
FOR AUTHORS
Submission of Manuscripts
1. All contributions, whether research articles or short narratives, are welcome and should be sent by email as attachment to the Editor-in-Chief at meltolentino_21@yahoo.com. Manuscripts that are original and unpublished and discussing topics in Social Sciences are considered.
2. Submitted original manuscripts are categorized into Research Article (RA) and Short Narratives (SN). Research articles must have at least 5000 words and should not exceed 8000 words, inclusive of notes and references. RAs present rigorous data and plausible discussions and analysis. Short narratives have a minimum of 3000 words and should not exceed 5000 words. It should present initial data and analysis or critical reflections on previously published works either in the form of review or scholarly lecture.
3. All manuscripts are submitted in a single MS Word file. The file should contain the following: author’s full information – full name, institutional affiliation, e-mail address, and indicate corresponding author in case of multiple authors, abstract (not more than 300 words) and key words (not necessary for short narratives), motivation of the study, objectives, methods, results and discussion, and conclusion. Tables and figures should be placed in their exact location as they are discussed within the manuscript. The authors should follow the rules of American Psychological Association (APA) in tables and figures, in-text citation, and references. Only manuscripts that follow the prescribed guidelines shall be accommodated.
Peer Review Process
1. All manuscripts received shall undergo initial checking and evaluation by the concerned Section Editor. The manuscripts will be evaluated based on the quality of its data, analysis, writing, and organization. After the initial evaluation, the Section Editor will recommend the manuscript to the Editor-in-Chief whether or not it is considered for publication.
2. Considered manuscript is queued for the second round of review and sent to a specific advisory board member. The review and recommendation of the advisory board member is sent to the Editor-in-Chief. Acceptance or rejection and comments shall be communicated to the corresponding author by the Editor-in-Chief. Acceptance of manuscript is categorized into two: acceptance with minor revisions and acceptance with major revisions.
3. Accepted manuscript with minor revisions is resubmitted by the corresponding author to the Editor-in-Chief within one week. Accepted manuscript with major revisions is resubmitted within two weeks. Failure to comply with the comments and deadline may result to outright rejection.
Preparations for Publication/Ethical Policy
1. Revised manuscripts are copy-edited. The copy-edited version is sent to the corresponding author for appropriate actions. The copy-edited and author-checked version is formatted. Consequently, this formatted version of the issue before it is published online is consulted to the advisory board.
2. Copyright Agreement is sent to the corresponding author for appropriate action. This serves as proof that his/her manuscript is original and unpublished and has no plagiarized contents or other unethical practices. The Journal of Asian Societies reserves the right to reject accepted manuscript if the corresponding author fails to comply with the comments and copyright agreement form.
3. All manuscripts are processed by the CLSU Social Science Journal within six months upon receipt by the Editor-in-Chief. Submissions are accepted from November to April (for July issue) and May to October (for December issue).
4. The Journal of Asian Societies has no publication fee.