Aims
The CSU Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences (CSU JPAS) is a university-based and
international
research journal that provides an advanced dialogue for research programs, projects, and
studies
relating to pure and applied Sciences. It will publish original research papers and review
papers of
students, faculty, and researchers in the university. It aims to encourage researchers and
scientists to have their research findings flow as part of the life and blood of pure and
applied
sciences that shall allow invention, innovation & policy translation to flourish.
Scopes
The CSU Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences (CSU JPAS) will be an open-access journal
publishing
original research outputs biannually, in January to June and July to December issues. The
scope
of
the journal aims to bring the highest quality of research outputs . For Pure sciences
component,
it
will cover recent topics and concepts in Biosciences and biodiversity, Chemistry, Health
Sciences,
Computer Sciences, Mathematics, Engineering, and Physics. As to its Applied science
component,
it
will include topics on Engineering, Food technologies, Marine Science, Robotics, Statistics,
and
Transportation.
Purpose
Journal Pure and Applied Sciences aims to disseminate latest research findings and
innovation in
various fields of studies through online and print journal. It ensures the quality of
manuscript
for
publication through confirming and verifying its academic integrity and adherence to the
standards
and policies of responsible conduct of research. This policy is also established to
emphasize
the
importance of meeting and maintaining the highest quality of ethical standards and
scientific
validity. It encourages authors to commit themselves with competence in practicing
credibility
and
professionalism gearing towards the culture of excellence through collaboration with the
international research community in publication.
Publication Practice
Authors should submit their research articles in accordance with the author guidelines as
prescribed
by the journal. Research articles to be submitted for publication should not be previously
published
nor considered to another publication elsewhere. The author should clearly declare the
originality
of the research work which had never been accepted for other journals. Copying of another’s
research
work without citing the original source and considering it as one’s own work is an unethical
practice and in the field of research and professional practice, this is completely
unacceptable.
Plagiarism takes place in five types: copy & paste plagiarism, word switch plagiarism, style
plagiarism, metaphor plagiarism and idea plagiarism.
Authorship Practice
Authorship credit must be based on the major contribution of each author on the
conceptualization
and design of the study; revision of the paper that provides substantial insights and
implications
to findings, collection, analysis and interpretation of data until the completion of
research in
drawing conclusions and recommendations with action plan or program. No one among the
primary
authors who met these criteria would be omitted from the authorship. People without any
considerable
involvement or substantial intellectual participation in the research process would not be
considered as one of the authors like those who obtain funds for the research, collect
important
data and materials, or coordinate with the publication are considered significant but do not
qualify
for authorship as well as the inclusion of ‘ghost author’ is highly discouraged. The
corresponding
author shall be responsible in communicating with the Editor to accomplish the copyright
form
and
inform the co-authors regarding the status of the research article submitted and accepted to
JPAS to
avoid multiple submission of paper to other journals at the same time. If the paper is
rejected
for
publication to JPAS that is the right time to submit the research article to other journals.
The
corresponding author is also responsible in the accuracy of the content of the paper
particularly
the complete list of the names of the co-authors, updated affiliations and email addresses.
Editorial Responsibilites
Submitted papers will be evaluated based on its scientific and systematic research method
and
not
through lack of technical novelty. Fair decision will be observed by the editorial board
irrespective of race, culture, origin, gender or citizenship of the author. Situations that
may
lead
to conflicts of interest should be avoided.
Disclaimer
Authors are responsible for obtaining from the copyright holder permission to reproduce any
figures
for which copyright exists. By submitting the manuscript, it is believed that the author(s)
will
be
responsible of any disputed content in the respective paper/article and author(s) provide
formal
consent to the publisher and transfer of copyright. The Publisher, Editor-in-Chief,
Associate
Editors, Peer-reviewers and Editorial Board Members of the journal cannot be held
responsible
for
any errors, controversies or any consequences from the use of information contained in the
journal.
It is also be accepted by the manuscript submitted that he/she shall never challenge the
Editors/Publisher in any court of law for any issue. The concepts and views expressed in the
research papers/articles in the journal do not essentially correspond to the views of the
publisher/editor. The publisher/editor of the journal is not liable for errors or any
consequences
arising from the exercise of information contained in it.
CSU Journal of Social Science and Humanities (CSU JSSH) accepts reviewing scientific articles
to
the journal’s focus and scope. The paper must comply with the following standards:
- Papers must follow the CSU journal template/ format & showed written in English language
only.
- Papers must be original, not be published or under review in another journal or any
other media.
- Must be sent to: csu_ktmoffice@csu.edu.ph.
As part of the paper submission process, the authors are asked to comply with the following
items:
- The Paper submitted has not been previously published.
- The submitted file is uploaded to the online website following the Microsoft Word (MS
Word
doc),
Rich Text Format (RTF), or Open Office(ODT).
- The recommended word count for submissions is approximately 7000-8000. A manuscript
should
be no
more than 10.000 words; this limit includes figures, references, and tables. All tables
and
figures should be inserted into the text. Significant feature articles may be somewhat
longer
than 10,000 words at the discretion of the editors. The abstract should be less than 250
words.
It is not allowed to use abbreviations in the title. The proofreading of the paper
should be
done before the submission professionally. The journal editor may request the
proofreading
certificate.
- The corresponding author should always be willing to participate in the peer-review
process
and
obliged to provide retractions or corrections of mistakes. A list of references should
be
included in the submitted paper. Grant/financial support should be stated in the paper
if
available. All authors are expected to contribute significantly to the research.
- Page style: Articles should be typed in 12-point font on an A4 page, paginated, and
double-spaced. Margins should be set as top & bottom: 2,5 cm and left & right 2,5 cm.
The
title
should be followed by an abstract of 150 to 250 words and 3 to 5 keywords. Footnotes
should
be
avoided, and endnotes kept to a minimum. All pages should be numbered.
- References: Paper format, including references, should follow American Psychological
Association
(APA) (7th Edition) style.
- Article Processing Fee: There is no fee for manuscript submission to Journal. However,
CSU
journal charges the author(s) an article processing fee. Because our journal works
typically
by
subscription, for the articles to have open access, the author(s) is/are required to pay
an
article processing charge (APC). The journal has no other choice but open access. The
journal
has an Article Publishing Charge (APC) to support open access.
- Publication Ethics and Plagiarism Policy: Publication Ethics Statement; for all parties
involved
in the publishing process (authors, Editorial Board, and reviewers), it is necessary to
agree
upon standards of expected ethical behavior.
- The time required for the review process depends on the response of the referees. The
review
process usually takes 2-3 months, depending on the topic and the reviewers’
availability.
Should
the referees’ reports contradict one another or a report is unnecessarily delayed, a
further
expert opinion will be sought. In rare cases for which it is tough to find a second
referee
to
review the manuscript, or when the one referee’s report has thoroughly convinced the
Editor,
decisions at this stage to accept, reject, or ask the author for a revision are made
based
on
only one referee’s report. The Editor’s decision will be sent to the author with
recommendations
made by the referees, which usually include verbatim comments by the referees. Revised
manuscripts might be returned to the initial referees, who may request another
manuscript
revision.
- Complaints Related to Policies, Procedures, Editorial Content, and Actions of the
Editorial
Staff: The procedure to make a complaint is easy. The complaint can be made by writing
an
email.
Ideally, the complaint should be made to the person with whom the complainant is in
regular
contact for the matter being complained about. All complaints will be acknowledged
within
three
working days.