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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
  • Author has accomplished the Cover Letter, Copyright Transfer Agreement, and Open Access Agreement for submission.
  • Article template of the journal is used/followed and the manuscript is typewritten using Time New Roman, font 10; double-spaced, single column, justified on A4 (8.3”x11.7”) size paper, with 2.54 cm margins on all sides. Note that files size of the manuscript and other documents should not exceed 10 MB.
  • All pages are numbered consecutively at the bottom center of the page. Line numbers are continuous (do not restart at each page).
  • The abstract does not exceed 250 words; presents factual information and conclusions rather than citations; begins with the hypothesis or problem statement followed by the methodology; concludes with a summary of the results and their implications; and with maximum of six alphabetically arranged words not mentioned in the title, lower-cased, except for proper nouns
  • The research title follows sentence case, with only the first word and proper nouns capitalized. Scientific name(s), when included, are italicized and accompanied by the appropriate taxonomic authority.
  • The Results and Discussion section is organized according to the study objectives, with corresponding subheadings for each objective.
  • The Council of Science Editors (CSE) Manual: Scientific Style and Format 8th edition (name-year) is used for citation and references.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The author adheres to requirements outlined in the Guide for Author.
  • The Manuscript (file size should not exceed 10 MB), Cover Letter, Copyright Transfer Agreement, and Open Access Agreement are ready for submission.

Author Guidelines

Please read and adhere to the Guide for Authors before submitting your paper.

Referencing software like Zotero, Mendeley, Endnotes & the like was used. The Council of Science Editors (CSE) Manual: Scientific Style and Format 8th edition (name-year) is the preferred citation and referencing style. Referencing fields were removed before submission of the paper.

References to the literature citations in the text should be by author and year; if there are two authors, both should be mentioned; with three or more authors, only the first author’s family name plus “et al.” need to be given.

References in the text should be cited as:
▪ Single author: (Frietag 2005) or Frietag (2005)
▪ Two authors: (De Guzman and Creencia 2014) or De Guzman and Creencia (2014)
▪ More than two authors: (Sebido et al. 2004) or Sebido et al. (2004).

Use a semicolon followed by a single space when citing more than two authors. Arrange by date of publication with the latest being the last in the list (example: Sebido et al. 2004; Frietag 2005; De Guzman and Creencia 2014).

Use a comma followed by a single space to separate citations of different references authored by the same author (example: Jontila 2005, 2010). If the same author and year are cited, use a “letter” to distinguish one paper over the other (example: Creencia 2010a, b).

Alphabetize authors with the same year of publications. Use semicolons to separate each publication (example: Balisco and Babaran 2014; Gonzales 2014; Smith 2014).
Write journal’s name in full (examples: The Palawan Scientist, not Palawan Sci; Reviews in Fisheries Science, not Rev. Fish. Sci.).

For articles with more than 10 authors, list only the first 10 authors followed by "and others".
The list of citations at the References section of the paper should include only the works mentioned in the text and should be arranged in alphabetical and chronological manner. 

Citing journal articles

Dolorosa RG, Grant A, Gill JA. 2013. Translocation of wild Trochus niloticus: Prospects for enhancing depleted Philippine reefs. Reviews in Fisheries Science. 21(3–4):403–413. https://doi.org/10.1080/10641262.2013.800773

Kumar N, Goel N. 2019. Phenolic acids: Natural versatile molecules with promising therapeutic applications. Biotechnology Reports. 24:e00370. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.btre.2019.e00370

Citing journal articles with the same Authors name

Dolorosa R. 2015a. Size and abundance of Red Striped sea cucumber Thelenota rubralineata in Cagayancillo, Palawan, Philippines. The Palawan Scientist. 7:40–42. https://doi.org/10.69721/TPS.J.2015.7.1.05

Dolorosa RG. 2015b. The sea cucumbers (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) of Tubbataha reefs natural park, Philippines. SPC Beche-demer Information Bulletin. 35:10-18.

Citing of books

Fleming LE, Creencia LBA, Gerwick WH, Goh HC, Gribble MO, Maycock B, Solo-Gabriele H, editors. 2023. Oceans and human health: opportunities and impacts. Second edition. London San Diego Cambridge Oxford: Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/C2021-0-02526-8

Boyle AE, Redgwell C, Birnie PW. 2021. Birnie, Boyle & Redgwell’s international law and the environment. Fourth edition. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.

Citing a chapter in a book

Fleming LE, Depledge MH, Maycock B, Creencia LA, Gerwick WH, Goh HC, Gribble MO, Keast J, Raps H, Solo-Gabriele H. 2023. Horizon scan of oceans and human health. In: Oceans and Human Health. Elsevier. p. 729–742. [accessed 2025 Jul 2]. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-95227-9.00003-8

Citing paper published in conference proceedings, book form 

Cismas S. 2010. Educating academic writing skills in engineering. In: Dondon P, Martin O, editors. Latest trends on engineering education. WSEAS Press. p. 225–247.

Morgan R, Meldrum K, Bryan S, Mathiesen B, Yakob N, Esa N, Ziden A. 2017. Embedding digital literacies in curricula: Australian and Malaysian experiences. In: Teh G, Choy S, editors. Empowering 21st century learners through holistic and enterprising learning: Selected papers from Tunku Abdul Rahman University College International Conference 2016. Springer. p. 11–19. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4241-6_2

Citing a Webpage

Froese R, Pauly D. 2022. FishBase. [accessed 2025 Jul 2]. www.fishbase.org.

IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature). Version 2021-1. 2021. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. [accessed 2025 Jul 2]. https://www.iucnredlist.org/.

Citing a thesis or dissertation

Ree K. 2020. Ex-Post (Pseudo) Out-of-Sample Forecast Accuracy of Proposed Oil Price Models [Master’s Thesis]. [Norway]: University of Stavanger. [accessed 2025 Jul 2]. https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/337307522.pdf.

Mecha NJM. 2022. Spiny Lobster (Panulirus spp.) Puerulus Fishery in Palawan, Philippines [Master’s Thesis]. [Philippines]: College of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Western Philippines University. [accessed 2025 Jul 2].

Citing a Report

Bedford DAD. 2017. Enterprise Information Architecture: An Overview. Washington State Department of Transportation Report No.: WA-RD 896.4. [accessed 2025 Jul 2]. https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/research/reports/fullreports/896-4.pdf.

Dolorosa RG, Picardal RM, Conales SF. 2015. Bivalves and gastropods of Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, Philippines. Tubbataha Managment Office and Western Philippines University. [accessed 2025 Jul 2]. https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/19104/.

In Press articles when cited must include the name of the journal that has accepted the paper

Alcantara LB and Noro T. In press. Growth of the abalone Haliotis diversicolor (Reeve) fed with macroalgae in floating net cage and plastic tank. Aquaculture Research.

Citing an article from an online newspaper

Fabro K. 2021. Surge in seizures of giant clam shells has Philippine conservationists wary. Mongabay. [accessed 2025 Jul 2]. https://news.mongabay.com/2021/03/surge-in-seizures-of-giant-clam-shells-has-philippine-conservationists-wary/

 

Original Article

Research Article/Case Studies: Regular papers should report the results of original research which have not been previously published elsewhere, except in preliminary form. It should have a total of not more than 6,000 words and must be organized with the following main headings: ABSTRACT, Keywords, INTRODUCTION, METHODS, RESULTS, DISCUSSION, FUNDING, GENERATIVE AI STATEMENT, DECLARATION OF COMPETING INTEREST, ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, REFERENCES.

Please refer to the Original Article Template.

Notes

Notes should be brief descriptions of experimental procedures, technical operations or applied activities within the laboratories or in the field. It should have a total of not more than 3,000 words and consist of ABSTRACT, Keywords, followed by the NOTES, FUNDING, GENERATIVE AI STATEMENT, DECLARATION OF COMPETING INTEREST, ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, REFERENCES.

Please refer to the Notes Template.

Review Paper

Review Paper should cover specific topics which are of active current interest. It may contain an ABSTRACT, Keywords, INTRODUCTION, the different headings of the sub-topic, FUNDING, GENERATIVE AI STATEMENT, DECLARATION OF COMPETING INTEREST, ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, REFERENCES with a total of not more than 8,000 words.

Please refer to the Review Paper Template.

Copyright Notice

All authors are required to provide consent to the terms mentioned in The Palawan Scientist Copyright Transfer and Open Access Agreement. The agreement shall be accomplished electronically and must be submitted together with the manuscript. 

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