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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.

b. Peer Reviewers

The quality of research outputs is judged by the peer review mechanism. The scientific and academic advancements
of academic and research institutions and scientists are based on peer-reviewed publications. Unknown to each other,
the peer reviewers shall be selected through invitations from research institutions/agencies other than the author(s).
Each of the peer reviewers must be a recognized scientist through his/her publications in international peer reviewed
journals. A statistician may be added as a member of the panel of reviewers when necessary, as evaluated by the
editor in chief. The reviewers shall have responsibilities towards:
1) The authors by providing a written and unbiased feedback on the scientific merits of the work, its
conciseness, clarity and relevance, and the maintenance of confidentiality in the review process;
2) The editorial staff by providing informative, thoughtful, constructive and fair criticisms with respect
to the originality and scientific merits of the research work, including the standards of the research
journal; and