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I. IMRAD Format in Brief
The full paper shall include the following:
Title of the Study
Author/s
Name of Institution
Abstract
Introduction
Methodology
Results and Discussions
Conclusions and Recommendations
Acknowledgement
References
The full paper must be between 3000 and 4000 words in length excluding abstract and references. The maximum number of pages is 20.
The IMRAD shall be in Cambria, font size 11, and single-spaced.
II. IMRAD FORMAT in Detail
Title of the Study
The title of the study must not exceed more than 16 words.
It should be in Cambria, font size 11.
The title, centered in the upper half of the page, should be typed in upper case such that major words start with capital letters while the rest are in small letters. It may take up one or two lines.
From Tradition to Innovation: Indigenous Solutions for Global Challenges
Authors
The authors' names and institutions/affiliations are just below the Title of Study. A numerical superscript is placed after an author's name, and the same numerical superscript is used to indicate the author's institution/affiliation (Name of the Department or College, Name of the University/Institution, City, Postal Code, Country) is placed below the authors' names. An asterisk, in superscript, is also placed after the name of the corresponding author. Indicate also the corresponding author’s email address.
It should be in Cambria, font size 10, italic.
Christopher Allen S. Marquez1,* Dino Calderon2, and Sheryl A. Yap3
1Community Engagement and Indigenous Peoples Studies Center, Saint Mary’s University, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya 3700, Philippines
2Education for Sustainable Development, WWF, Quezon City 1105, Philippines
3Museum of Natural History, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna 4030, Philippines
*Corresponding Author: cmarquez@smu.edu.ph
ABSTRACT
Content
The content of the abstract must not exceed 250 words. It must include a short context or background of the study, purposes/objectives of the study, methods, results, conclusions, and significance/implication. It should be in Cambria, font size 12.
Keywords
The abstract should have at least five keywords listed alphabetically and italicized. The word Keyword is written as such and in boldface with a colon. It should not repeat the words read from the title of the paper. It should be in Cambria, in font size 10, and italicized.
Keywords: biodiversity, cultural, education, landscape, social
1. INTRODUCTION
In the introductory section, set the stage by explaining why you conducted the study.
Begin with background information that describes the problem, then provide an overview of the state of knowledge on the topic. Then, justify the rationale for the investigation, highlighting the context of the locale;
Provide a clear and concise critical analysis that emphasizes the gaps, inconsistencies, or weaknesses in the current understanding of the subject. Highlight the significance of the current research by reviewing the existing literature, noting the similarities and differences between previous studies, and identifying the gaps that your investigation aims to address.
In the final paragraph, smoothly shift to discussing the objectives of your study, emphasizing how it aims to address the identified gaps. Ensure that your objectives are written in paragraph form, not as bullet points.
2. METHODOLOGY
This is written in one continuous paragraph (single space);
This section should provide a specific and technical description of the study design, locale, participants and sampling technique, instrumentation, data collection procedures, and data analysis procedures; some ethical considerations should be integrated in this part.
3. RESULTS and DISCUSSIONS
The results and discussion should not be separated into different subsections. Your results must be directly followed by your discussion;
All tables and figures should be clearly labelled with proper captions, and all notations and statistical abbreviations should be explained in a legend; When including tables and figures, they should be mentioned in the preceding paragraph/sentence just like the case of equations. Example: as shown in Table 1, …
This section also includes a general discussion of the study findings within the context of previous work;
Provide an overview of the implications of these findings and highlight the study limitations;
Include a discussion of the limitations of the study. This will allow readers to make a sound judgment about the study's internal validity. But also mention the strengths of the research, including its uniqueness.
5. CONCLUSION and RECOMMENDATIONS
This section should be precise and to the point. All conclusions should be specific and directly related to the study findings;
Avoid writing your conclusion and recommendation in bullet points; they should be in paragraph form. Lastly, do not cite literature/references here.
This section also contains one continuous paragraph that is conclusion-based.
They are recommendatory or suggestive, not something "imposed."
6. ACKNOWLEDGMENT
This section should be included in a separate paragraph at the end of the text, just before the reference list. Keep acknowledgements of individuals, grants, funding sources, and other contributions concise.
References
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