Submissions

Author Guidelines

Editorial Objectives

The objective of the Bedan Research Journal (BERJ) is to publish empirical, theoretical, and policy-oriented researches on various field of studies such as arts, business, economics, humanities, health, law, management, politics, psychology, sociology, theology, and technology for the advancement of knowledge and promote the common good of humanity and society towards a sustainable future. The BERJ also aims to reach scholars, students, policy-makers, and other researchers from various fields to use the information published in each of the BERJ issue and/or contribute relevant scholarly work that are worth publishing. Since the BERJ is the major academic journal of San Beda University, the articles published are expected to meet the standards are within the ethical standards and rigors of quality research. BERJ is a double-blind peer-reviewed multidisciplinary international journal published once a year, in April, both online and printed versions.

Editorial Policies

In consonance with the objectives of the Bedan Research Journal, the following policies set:

1. Articles submitted must be the results of original research and should not have been previously published or considered for publication in any other journal.
2. Articles must be submitted with a cover letter to the Editor-in-Chief at dedralin@sanbeda.edu.ph and to the Editorial Assistant at rsalapong@sanbeda.edu.ph.
3. All submitted articles will be subjected to editor evaluation (which includes the scientific quality of the article content, completeness, and plagiarism) for the feasibility of the further peer-reviewing process.
4. It is the responsibility of the author/s to ensure that the article has good quality of English, copy-edited, and has undergone Research Ethics Review.
5. The final authority to determine the worthiness of the research for publication lies on the BERJ Editorial Board.

 Manuscript Guidelines and Review Process

 BERJ uses double-blind peer review, wherein both the author/s and the reviewer/s are not known to each other. Papers are reviewed by invited experts from the various disciplines and possibly by an Advisory Board Member. Below is the review process for each manuscript submitted for publication:

1. A review manuscript should observe the guidelines in accordance with the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, seventh (7^th) edition (APA style and format guidelines).
2. The manuscript should contain 8000 to 10,000 words or should not exceed 25 pages, inclusive of text, tables, figures, references and appendices.
3. The manuscript should be typed with Times New Roman 12 pt. font, double-spaced, on 8x11inch page size, with a margin of one inch on all sides. The left- and right-hand margin should have justified alignment.
4. All references and/or content notes must be placed at the end of the text.
5. Abstracts should be 250-300 words with 5 keywords.
6. The Editor-in-chief sends the research manuscripts to blind peer reviewer/s together with the official BERJ Research Evaluation Form.
7. The peer reviewer is given 3 weeks to review the research manuscript and return the filled-up Evaluation Form to the Editor-in-chief.
8. The Editor-in-chief will then send the reviewed research manuscript to the author/s to comply with the corrections, comments and other instructions indicated by the peer reviewers.
9. The research manuscript is considered approved for publication upon recommendation of the peer reviewers. However, the final authority to determine the worthiness of the research for publication lies on the BERJ Research Journal Editorial Board.

The author/s should also submit a short profile (50-100 words) for inclusion in the section “The Contributors”. It should include the complete name of the author, academic and/or professional affiliations, and educational background.