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66 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES: MANUAL OF OPERATIONS

All faculty researchers, administrative and support personnel and students who would like
to publish their scientific R&D works in any of the University R&D Journals and Journal of
Information of campuses shall be governed by the policies and guidelines on publications.

a. Editorial Board

There shall be one University R&D Journal that shall be internationally peer reviewed.
Towards this end, its Editorial Board shall be composed of researchers who have
published in international peer reviewed journals and shall come from varied fields of
specialization.

As a group, the Editorial Board shall provide guidance for the direction of the publication
and should communicate on a regular basis to discuss and review the policies, directions
and contents of the journals. They shall have responsibilities towards:

a. The authors as they provide the guidelines in the preparation and submission of the
manuscripts;

b. ISU as owner of the publication; and

c. The readers to advance information to the benefit of the public.

An Editorial Staff shall likewise be organized to fundamentally consist of the following:

● Editor-in-Chief;

● Associate Editors representing the sectoral fields of specialization corresponding to
the coverage issue of the publication;

● Circulation Manager;

● Lay-Out artists;

● Cover Design Artists; and

● Encoders.

The selection of the Editor-in-Chief is very critical to the Editorial Board. Reporting
directly to the Editorial Board, he/she oversees the Editorial Staff and makes the necessary
recommendations to improve dissemination of the scientific journal and have complete
authority over editorial contents within the defined scope of the scientific journal. He/
she should possess a general scientific knowledge of the areas covered in the journal;
have the skill in the art of writing, editing and critical assessment; and establish policies
and procedures in the submission, processing, evaluation and consequently publication
of the scientific journal.

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