Guidelines

SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS

1. ONLINE SUBMISSION
   1. Login to your Author account by clicking the "Start Submission" button
   2. Click Upload manuscript
   3. Provide/upload the necessary data/information
   4. Click proceed
2. The manuscript shall be submitted both in Microsoft Word and PDF document format.
3. The text and format of the manuscript shall adhere to the style and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Instructions to Authors.
4. The submission of the manuscript for publication in the NRCP Research Journal implies that it has not been published and/or has not been considered for publication by other journals.
5. Once the manuscript is accepted for publication, the authors shall agree that the same will no longer be submitted elsewhere.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

1. Submit manuscripts in word and pdf format as required by the online form. This includes an anonymized copy of the manuscript for distribution to referees (pdf format).

2. Title page shall include:

   • TITLE of the Manuscript
   • AUTHORS, full names, institutional and email addresses of the authors. An asterisk shall be affixed to corresponding author’s name
   • KEYWORDS, three to ten keywords shall also be included, representing the main content of the manuscript.
   • ABSTRACT, a single paragraph with at least 150-words summarizing the content of the manuscript. It shall not contain bibliographic citations unless otherwise fully specified.

3. FORMAT

   Number of Words	Minimum of 5000 and maximum 6000 words
   Title of Manuscript	Alignment: Center Font Style: Cambria, Bold, All Caps Font Size: 14
   Author’s Name	Alignment: Center Font Style: Cambria, Bold, Sentence Case Font Size: 12 Line Spacing: 1.5
   Affiliations and Addresses	Alignment: Center Font Style: Cambria, Regular, Sentence Case Font Size: 9 Line Spacing: 1.5
   Section Headings	Alignment: Center Font Style: Cambria, Bold, All Caps Font Size: 11 Line Spacing: 1.5
   Subheadings	Alignment: Flash Left Font Style: Cambria, Bold, Sentence Case Font Size: 11 Line Spacing: 1.5
   Manuscript	Alignment: Justified, No Indention Font Style: Cambria Font Size: 11 Line Spacing: 1.5, one blank line separating paragraphs
   PAPER SIZE	7 X 10 inches / 177 x 254 mm
   LEFT MARGIN	1.0 inch / 2.54 cm
   RIGHT MARGIN	0.5 inch / 1.27 cm
   TOP/BOTTOM MARGIN	0.787 inch / 2 cm

4. Main sections: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion and Conclusion
5. Statements and Declaration: Ethics Statement, Authors Contribution, Declaration of Conflict of Interest, Acknowledgement, AI Declaration Statement
6. Tables and figures shall follow the APA 7th Edition and must be properly captioned, numbered, and placed at the center of the pages. The titles of the tables and figures shall have a font size 10, bold, and in sentence case.
7. The references shall also follow the APA Style, 7th Edition with a font size of 10, regular, and in sentence case.
8. The Acknowledgements shall be placed under a separate heading before the References.
9. For other details regarding manuscript submission, please email: ejournal@nrcp.dost.gov.ph
10. For studies with multiple authors, accounting for material contributions is needed. (e.g., A, did the literature review; B, undertook the analysis, etc.)