Guidelines
Required information
Submission requires an author file of the manuscript contain the full title of the paper (not more than 15 words) with name(s) of all the authors and their corresponding ORCID number, academic affiliation/s, phone and fax numbers, and e-mail address. The corresponding author must be highlighted for editorial correspondence.
Submission Guidelines
Articles submitted to this journal for consideration should not have been previously published by nor under consideration of being published in another publication. As part of the submission process authors are required to warrant that the paper is an original work, that submission of the work has the expressed permission of all of its authors, and that all necessary permissions for the reproduction of any copyright works not owned by the authors have been properly obtained.
For initial submission, authors shall submit the paper abstract subject to acceptance and review of the journal editorial board. Upon passing the screening, authors shall be notified of the submission of the full paper.
The editor and publisher may return submitted articles not subscribing to the prescribed format. The journal reserves the right to edit /reformat the articles for style consistency. Only manuscripts of sufficient quality that meet the aims and scope of International Journal will be reviewed.
Submission of article for pre-review is through ijbets@ub.edu.ph
Manuscript Preparation
1. The abstract page of the article/paper for submission should follow the given template. The title of the paper is centered, 14 Arial, full capitals, and boldfaced. The page should also reflect the author/s full name, academic affiliation, e-mail address and contact numbers.
2. The abstract should precede the text and should not be more than 250 words in length discussing the problem, methods/procedures, and major findings or results. There should not be more than five keywords.
3. The body of the paper should be in the IMRAD format: Introduction, Methodology, Results and Discussion, Recommendations.
4. Tables should form part of the text. Table titles (over the table) should be as short as possible and are easily understandable even without referring to the text.
5. Illustrations, graphs, or graphics should be simple lines or black and white photos accompanied by short illustration title which is placed below the image
6. Acknowledgment should be placed after the article and immediately before the reference list.
7. Reference list should include all materials cited in the paper and should be placed at the end of the article before any attachments or appendices. References should be arranged alphabetically and according to American Psychological Association (APA) style.
English Language Editing
Abstract submission for screening requires no fee. However, should the author/s request for English language/grammar editing, a corresponding fee may be charged by the editor.