Structure / Format
Title should be concise. Abbreviations should be avoided, if possible. Below the title is the author/s’ names written in this order: first name, middle initial, and last name. All academic titles should be removed. Additionally, for scientific research titles, the standard rules of abbreviating scientific names should be observed.
Abstract should be less than 150 words and not more than 250 words with at least three (3) and not more than five (5) key terms. Papers written in Filipino must be, at the very least, accompanied by an abstract written in English. The abstract is a synopsis of the complete document written in one (1) paragraph, which includes: the purpose, methodology, major findings, conclusion, and recommendations. This should also be without indentation and any subheading/s.
Introduction includes background of the study, brief review of pertinent published literature on the subject/topic, the research gap/s, and statement/s of the problem.
Methodology includes research design, locale of the study, data gathering procedures, and statistical procedures, if applicable. Additionally, author/s of the research article who employed participants/respondents should explain their involvement.
Results and Discussion include presentation of the key results with corresponding discussion, interpretation, and analysis. Tables and other illustrative images may be used in this section.
Conclusion and Recommendations restate the research, highlight its significance, and make suggestions for future research on the topic.
Acknowledgements (only when applicable) lists the individuals or entities who provided help during the research, including research sponsors.
References include only sources that have been cited in the research article. Entries under references should follow the APA style, 7th edition style for the social sciences, education, arts and humanities, and other related disciplines. Other fields, such as applied sciences and engineering, may use referencing styles of their respective specializations. The author/s holds responsibility to ensure accuracy of footnotes, in-text citations, and the reference list.
Other Guidelines
Currents accepts papers written in English (standard American English spelling is preferred). Also, author/s should use complete sentences and verbs in active voice.
All texts, except for the list of references, should be in 1.5 spacing in Times New Roman, font size 12, and with a 1.5-inch margin on the left side and 1.0 inch on all three sides. The paper itself should be computerized using an MS Word file.
Papers should have a length of 2,500 to 5,000 words excluding references and acknowledgements.
All quoted words, phrases, and sentences should be enclosed in double quotation marks. Quotations within quotations should be enclosed in single quotation marks. Quotations longer than four (4) lines may be set off from the text as block quotations.
Italicize non-English terms or phrases in manuscripts written in English, and italicize English language terms or phrases in manuscripts written in non-English or Philippine languages. Also, for these italicized non-English terms or phrases, the equivalent English translations should be incorporated alongside open and closed brackets.
First-level heading: sentence case
and bold Second-level heading: sentence case
and bold
Third-level heading: sentence case
and italic
Fourth-level heading: sentence case
Labels of tables should be placed at the top, while labels of figures should be placed at the bottom. Keep all labels as close to the tables and/or figures as possible. Labels should be set in sentence case and labelled with Arabic numerals. Figures and tables must be consistent with the APA 7th edition format.
