Aim and Scope

The University Journal Publication of Bulacan State University traces the “directional movement of Philippine universities as a research and development laboratory as the mechanism in promoting the culture of integration and capacity building“ (UNESCO World Declaration on Higher Education). The aim is to give value to the research works conducted in the university by providing a publication platform for its faculty researchers to disseminate research reports for the use of the students, the community, and other researchers.

The publication advocates „cross country collaboration“ through borderless interaction and commitment to upholding dependency among other scholars around the world.

The publication is available for public domain, accessible worldwide with strict adherence to international practice in the conduct of research.

Guide to Authors

University journal publication is an open access non-commercial publication platform intended to disseminate the research reports of the faculty members conducted in the university. It is published bi-annually by Bulacan State University, a state-funded institution of higher learning. It envisions to promote cross-country collaboration, strengthen researches in the region, and commission researches that will encourage collaboration with other universities. The publication of manuscripts is database-dependent. The Research Management Office of the university endorses the database of completed researches for the target year of publication. The Editor-in-Chief sends personal invitation to publish to all authors in the specified target publication. Only the manuscripts that are peer-reviewed qualify for the publication.

Publishing Ethics

The University Journal Publication of Bulacan State University adheres to promoting international standards in the research practice. National and international professional conduct is required to protect the integrity of the journal. The University Research and Extension Council (REC) of the Bulacan State University reviews and recommends the research activities, while the RMO supervises them.

1. University Rule on Plagiarism

The University Journal Publication of Bulacan State University will strictly follow and accept a rule of text similarity, which is less than 10%, and will run using the existing plagiarism software. However, higher than 10% is considered a high percentage of plagiarism. Plagiarism is not acceptable in the University Journal Publication; hence, it will not be tolerated by the University. If discovered during the peer review process, the manuscript is automatically rejected. If plagiarism is detected after publication, the UJP can publish a correction or retract the publication.

This will amend, repeal, and modify all other rules on this particular matter.

2. University Rule on Original Research Manuscript

The University Journal Publication of Bulacan State University considers all original research manuscripts across a range of academic disciplines provided that it contains scientifically sound experiments and a substantial amount of new information. Data must be original and not inappropriately selected, manipulated, enhanced, or fabricated.

3. Authorship

The University Journal Publication of Bulacan State University strictly follows the relative contribution. The submitting author must ensure that all co-authors are included in the author list and that they have all read and approved the submitted version of the manuscript. All identified authors must have expressed their consent to be included as authors. The authors list must be declared upon signing the copyright. Corresponding Author(s)’s name and address are disclosed in the copyright transfer and are published in the journal.

The widely-adapted simple set of rules for determining authorship is the Vancouver Protocol*, which states that to be credited as an author, every author on a publication needs to have been involved in ALL of the following: A. Conception and design or analysis and interpretation of data ; B. Drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content ; and C. Final approval of the version to be published.

4. Intellectual Property

The Philippines Intellectual Property Code on Copyright affirms an author’s moral rights related to an author’s copyright. Moral rights, distinct from economic rights, must be recognized and upheld. Researchers must comply with copyright law, and potential authors should likewise be cognizant of other authors’ moral rights. (Bulacan State University through its Innovation and Technology Support Office itso.rmo.rde@bulsu.edu.ph)

5. University Journal Management

The University Journal Publication Office of Bulacan State University, a government institution, is temporarily housed at the Research Management Office. Its processes are powered by the Google and Microsoft Office 365, and personalized LaTex typesetting software for editing, Grammarly for similarity checking, well-maintained Access database, and a searchable https://bulsu-ovprei.com/jpo/ website.

The Editorial Board is responsible for running and managing the publishing activities and fine-tuning the manuscript’s quality for publication. The editorial board consists of editor in chief, associate editor, managing editor, and production editor.

6. Peer Review Processes

The University Journal Publication Office of Bulacan State University uses a double-blind peer-reviewed evaluation in the Alpha Beta Gold review mechanism to promote the highest standard in research practice in the university, with future plans for cross-country collaboration and other publications.

The peer reviewers referee on the acceptability of the manuscript and the impact of the manuscript on the journal. The reviewers are given a personalized invitation as a peer reviewer being experts in the field, or have written a paper related to the unique disciplines in the different research management component- Anib-Dampi, Balat, Yaman, Kagyat, and Ugnay. A request for a referee is sent afterwards, should the expert accept the invitation with the orientation on how the evaluation should be carried out and the focus of review. Different sets of reviewers are selected to cater the “diverse aspects of peer review.”

The reviewers focus on the methodology and in the interpretation to eliminate research misconduct and to ensure proper care for the conduct of research and their subjects in the study. The publisher’s registered office is provided at the bottom part of this website should there be future concerns for correcting and allegation.

The Beta review revises the formatting and referencing following the latest APA Edition. This is the part where the Associate Editors incorporate their recommendations for the fine-tuning of the manuscript.

The Gold review of the process allows minimal corrections to allow the paper to qualify for publication. The manuscript will be re-evaluated on the measure of acceptability for publication. The editor-in-chief makes the final acceptance or rejection decision for a manuscript, usually after the author’s revision.

The E review is the integration of the Oxford Proofreading in preparing the manuscripts for publication following the international standards.

7. Data and Reproducibility

The journal is available in print and free access electronically. The proper attribution to the journal is requested to indicate reciprocity in the use of the knowledge retrieved from the journal. Please follow proper citation format to cite the Journal: University Journal Publication. https://bulsu-ovprei.com/jpo/

8. Ethical Oversight

A copyright agreement is signed as an indicator of consent to publication. The proper handling of the vulnerable populations and ethical conduct of research are regulated by the Ethics Committee during the conduct of research.