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Plagiarism is a form of piracy which is defined as the appropriation of ideas, data or methods without adequate
permission or acknowledgement from the owners.
f. Submission of Manuscripts for Journal Publications
The submission of manuscripts shall be guided by an Instruction of Authors that may be periodically updated depending
on the focus and issue of the R&D Journal. However, the following style guide maybe used as basis in submitting manuscripts
for journal publications:
1) Manuscripts
Manuscripts should be submitted in a hard copy with electronic copy, or through electronic mail. The Following
content format shall be observed:
• Title
• Author/s
• Abstract
• Keywords
• Introduction
• Methodology
• Results and Discussions
• Acknowledgment, particularly funding source (when applicable)
• References cited
2) Units of measure
Use measurements and weights in the decimal system rather than fractions. The International Units
(metric) system should be adopted. The % sign is used with numerals; otherwise, spell out percent or percentage.
Other abbreviations and acronyms may be used if earlier identified in the paper.
3) Title
A good title briefly identifies the subject, indicates the purpose of the study and contains key words, and
should be as short as possible. The scientific names of crops should be used where possible.
4) Abstract
the abstract must be completely self-explanatory. It must be very brief and includes the reasons for
conducting the study, objectives, methods used, results and conclusion. The abstract should be capable of
“standing alone” that describes the whole study. A good length for an abstract is 300 words.
5) Results and Discussion
The results and discussions highlight the contribution of the authors to the science or existing body of
knowledge covered by the scientific paper. Although it should be brief, it must be concise, precise, thorough and
factual. The presentation of the results and discussions may be integrated, i.e. the results are presented and
discussed immediately thereafter. On the other hand, all the results may be presented sequentially followed by an
integrated discussion of the previously presented results. The author(s) may use either of the formats, however,
the latter is preferred for the University R&D Journal.
6) References
References should be arranged alphabetically by senior authors’ surname. They should include names
of all authors, complete title, publication, volume number and inclusive pages of references cited in the study.
7) Tables and figures
The numbering of tables and figures should be in separate consecutive order. Insert each table or figure
right after or within its textual discussion.
8) Abbreviations and symbols
A sentence should not start with an abbreviation. Months accompanied by day and year are abbreviated
using the first three letters except May, June and July.
9) Reporting time and dates