Research Matrix on Contents and Format (Based on University RDO)

The following matrix contains the parts of the research report, the contents of each part, and
the formatting guidelines.
PARTS CONTENTS & FORMAT
This is the cover of the hardbound thesis or
dissertation. The following details are
printed on the cover page in size 14
Tahoma:

Title. The title is fully capitalized, typed at

least 1.5 inches from the top edge. For titles
of two lines or more, a single space is used
between the lines.
 College & name of the institution. Centered
Cover Page even single spaces below the title in the
following text:

A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the

______ (College) University of Negros
Occidental-Recoletos.

Degree. Centered even single spaces below

the name of the institution is the following
text:

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements

for the Degree _____ (degree/program)

Author/s. Centered seven spaces below the

degree is the author’s name (first name,
middle initial, and surname). For
collaborative faculty researches, the name
of the primary author should appear ahead
of the co-author/s. For collaborative student
theses, the name of the primary author
should appear ahead of the co-author/s. For
collaborative student theses, the name of
the authors should be arranged
alphabetically based on their surname.
Single space is used between the names.

Date of completion. Two spaces below the

author's name are the date of completion.
At the undergraduate level, this consists of
the month, and the year the research is
completed. Do not put punctuation
between the month and year. At the RGBS,
this is the last month of the last semester of
the student's enrolment.

The title page contains the title of the

paper, the author's or authors' name/s, the
department or college the author is
Title Page enrolled at, and the month and year the
 paper is completed. The title clearly and
concisely summarizes the main topic of the

study and identifies the variables or

theoretical issues under investigation as
well as the relationship between them
(APA, 2010, Johnson & Christensen, 2014).
"Universally understandable" language that
is "relevant to the international audience" is
recommended. For conciseness, "waste
words" (e.g. "A study of . . .; Investigation
of. . .; Novel. . .; New. . .; Observation in . . .)
should be avoided (Style Sheet for LAMURE
International Journals, 2011).

The title of the paper. The title should be

composed of a maximum of 12 words; The
entire title is set in bold-face and upper case
and is typed 15 spaces from the margin at
the center of the page. When it is composed
of two lines, a single space is used between
Title Page
the lines. The margin is 1.5 inches from the
top, left, right, and bottom.

Name of the author. The author’s name is

set two spaces below the last line of the
title. The first name is followed by the
middle initial and the surname.

Date of completion. At the undergraduate

level, this consists of the month, and the
year the research is completed. Do not put
punctuation between the month and year.
At the RGBS, this is the last month of the
last semester of the student's enrolment.
The executive summary is a 10-page
condensation of the study consisting of the
major parts: abstract, introduction,
methodology, results in discussion,
implications, conclusions, recommendations,
and references.

NO two columns
 Title: The page begins with the title, fully
capitalized and centered at the top of the
page.

Name of the Author. The full name of the

author consisting of the first name, middle
initial, and surname is typed two spaces
below the title and is centered on the page.

College. This is the college where the author

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY is enrolled. It is centered below the name of
the author. For more than one line, a single
space is used between the lines.

Name of the Institution. This is the

complete name of the University; it is
centered and typed single space below the
name of the college.

Abstract: The abstract is a short, typically

150-250 words (including the keywords), but
comprehensive summary of the study that
contains the main problem of the study,
participants, method basic findings or
results, important conclusions, and their
applications or implications (Johnson &
Christensen, 2014: Leady & Omrod, 2010).
Neri (2015) includes the "gap the practical,
theoretical, scientific, or artistic gap the
paper aims to fill "in the introduction and
the "theoretical framework applied" in the
methods. Style Sheet for LAMURE
International Journals, 2011) considers the
instrument and statistical treatment
optional. Written in only one paragraph, the
abstract is typed at the center of the page
(0.5 inches from the margins at both sides).
It is blocked (without indention) and
singlespaced.
 Keywords. A maximum of eight (8)
keywords usually drawn from the title,
objectives, or problems, and recommended
output of the study follows the abstract. The
heading Keywords is italicized, aligned the
left margin, and followed by a colon and the
list of the keywords. These may include "the
discipline of the study, concepts studied,
research design/ process and setting of the
study" (Style Sheet for IAMURE
International Journals, 2011)
This part is presented in a sentence case. ***

Summary. The summary consists of four

sections with the following headings:
INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY, RESULTS,
DISCUSSION, AND IMPLICATIONS, RESULTS,
and RECOMMENDATIONS. Each of these
headings is typed, flushed the left margin all
caps, and bold-faced. The word count should
be between 4,000 to 7,000 words, excluding
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY the references.

Introduction. This section contains the

background of the study, review of related
literature and studies, the significance of the
study, theme or topic/problem,
objectives/hypotheses, assumptions, scope
and limitations, and the
theoretical/conceptual framework where
important terms are also defined. This part
should be about 1500-2500 words.

Methodology. This section contains the

research design, research participants,
measures, procedures, data analysis, and
materials and methods (for scientific
researches). This part should be about
5001000v words.

Results, Discussion, and Implications. This

section contains the summary of the data
collected (descriptive statistics), results of
 the inferential statistical analysis,
interpretation and explanation of results,
conformity or conflict of results with
previous theories and findings for theory and
practice. This section should be between
1,500 to 2,500 words.

Conclusions and Recommendations. This

section contains the summary of findings,
conclusions, implications of the study,
recommendations for future research, and
proposed program/design (if applicable).
This section is between 500-1000 words.

References. This section contains all

references mentioned in the executive
summary. APA format is used. The
references may not be included in the
10page requirement. Refer to Practical Guide
to Referencing.

The table of contents lists the parts and

subparts of the research report and their page
numbers.

Heading. The heading TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS is typed in upper case letters and centered at
the top of the page.

Chapter numbers and headings. The chapter

numbers are in title case, while the chapter
headings are all in upper case or all-caps and
are aligned in the left margin.
 Subparts. Subparts are in title case and are
indented 0.5 inches from the margin—front
and end matters. The front matters are
TABLE OF CONTENTS boldfaced, set in title case, and aligned the
left margin, while the end matters are also
aligned the left margin, but all-caps.

Appendices. To facilitate the efficient

evaluation of the study, the Research Office
prescribes 13 sets of appendices that are to
be arranged according to the order of their
appearance in the research report. Other
appendices deemed necessary may be
included.

The list table presents the tables used in the

paper.
LIST OF TABLES Heading. The heading LIST OF TABLES is
bold-faced, all-caps, and centered at the top
of the page.
Contents. Below the heading is each table
number with the corresponding title and
page number. The titles are presented in the
title case, single-spaced the lines but double-
spaced between the table headings.

The list of figures presents the graphs, maps,

LIST OF FIGURES/ILLUSTRATIONS
illustrations, charts, and other graphics used
in the paper.
Heading. The heading LIST OF FIGURES is
bold-faced, all-caps, and centered at the top
of the page.
Contents. Below the heading is each figure
number with the corresponding title and
page number. The titles are presented in the
title case, single-spaced between the lines
but double-spaced between the headings.
 This contains the list of the formulae,
equations, and acronyms used in the paper.
Being usually required or needed in researches
in Science and Technology, this is optional in
some research designs.

Heading: The heading LIST OF

LIST OF
FORMULAE/EQUATIONS/ACRONYMS is bold-
FORMULA/EQUATIONS/ACRONYMS
faced, all caps, and centered at the top of
the page.

Contents: Below the heading is each formula,

equation, an acronym with the
corresponding meaning.

Chapter 1 “defines the problem and structure

Chapter 1 of the paper” (Neri, 2015). It presents the
problem being investigated, provides the
INTRODUCTION necessary background and setting to establish
the context, and justifies the need to conduct
the study (RPDO Policies and Guidelines, 2010).
 This chapter begins with a two-page
Chapter 1 backgrounder, Adopting the Style Sheet for
IAMURE International Journals (2011). It
INTRODUCTION contains the following: "(1) Global situational
analysis of the problem supported by the
literature from different continents, (2)
Regional situational analysis supported by the
literature from the region of the study to
capture the ASEAN perspective in the study,
(3) Local situational analysis of the problem,
and (4) Gap in the literature that the study
intends to address, the differentness of the
study from other previous studies, compelling
reasons of the writer for choosing the
problem". The background is followed by the
six sections that compose this chapter: (1)
statement of the problem: (2)
hypothesis/hypotheses: (3) theoretical
background and related literature: (4) the
scope of the study; scope and limitations of
the study: (5) significance of the study: and (6)
definition of terms.

Heading: The first page has the chapter

number (e.g., Chapter 1) in sentence case
two spaces below the top margin. Two
spaces below this is the chapter heading
(e.g., INTRODUCTION) in upper case and
bold-faces.

Text: The two-page background begins four

spaces below the chapter heading.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
HYPOTHESIS
Note: Other types of research, such as
experimental scientific research, do not
have this section.
This subsection presents the general problem
of the study and specific or sub-problems that
would help in the analyses of the result. The
general or main problem is expressed in the
form of a statement, while the specific or
subproblems, both descriptive and inferential,
are presented in the form of questions. Other
types of research present the objectives.
Heading: The heading of this section,
Statement of the Problem, is a second-level
heading, thus, in the title case. It is typed
four spaces below the last line of the
twopage background statement.
Text: The main problem is presented in the
first paragraph. The specific questions are
presented in the second paragraph and are
numbered.
This section presents the hypothesis/es to be
tested based on the inferential questions
expressed in the statement of the problem. A
hypothesis is formulated only for the
comparative and relational problem; thus, a
descriptive problem has no hypothesis.
The null hypothesis is preferably used. It
"asserts that there is no significant difference
or relationship between the variables"
(Amante et al., 2008) (e.g., There is no
significant difference in the level of anxiety.
Heading: The heading of this section is
Hypothesis or Hypotheses. It is a secondlevel
heading in the title case and is typed flush
the left margin, four spaces below the last
line of the statement of the problem.
Text: Below the heading is the introductory
line followed by the hypothesis/hypotheses.
 When there are many hypotheses, each
should be numbered.

This section presents existing theory or

theories which will be confirmed or disproved
by the results of the study: a logical and
coherent discussion of the concepts that
expound the theory upon which the study is
anchored, an exhaustive review of research
literature or related studies that similarly
expound or support the theories and
concepts; a discussion of how the theory and
the concepts involved are applied in the study
as illustrated in the schematic diagram: and
lastly, the schematic diagram that illustrates
the relationship between and among the key
concepts or components involved in the
study. However, experimental studies do not
require a framework (Style Sheet for Iamture
International Journals, 2011).
Theoretical Background and Related
The Advisory for Literature Cited by Philippin
Literature
Association of Institutions for Research, Inc.
recommends the inclusion of conceptual
literature and related scientific/scholarly
studies done and published on all continents
within the last five years. Refer to Practical
Guide on Referencing.

Heading. The heading of this section,

Theoretical Background and Related
Literature that is typed flush the left margin,
four spaces below the last line of the
hypothesis.

Text. The text that starts two spaces below

the heading is presented in a series of
paragraphs without subheadings.

Diagram. The Theoretical Background and

Related Literature end with the schematic
diagram that visually illustrates the
relationship between and among the
 variables of the study through the use of
appropriate symbols. Below the diagram is
the figure caption with the heading. Figure 1
(Refer to Presentation of Data Using Tablets
and Figures for the format.)

The scope of the study presents the coverage

or boundary of the study in terms of the
subject area being investigated, the
participants, place or locality, and time
covered during the data gathering. It may also
include the population or sample, the
variables covered in the study, the expected
output or product, and the extent of
applicability of the results. The second part of
this section may present the limitations when
the study involves constraints beyond the
Scope of the Study/ Scope and Limitations researcher's control but can affect the result.
of the Study
Heading. If the study has limitations, the
heading should be Scope and Limitations of
the Study. If there are no limitations, the
heading should be Scope of the Study. This
is a second-level heading that is typed flush
the left margin, four spaces below the last
time of the figure caption of the schematic
diagram.

Text. The text starts two spaces below the

heading. The first paragraph focuses on the
scope, and the second paragraph deals with
the limitations.
 This section presents a detailed exposition of
the importance of the study, the value of the
research problem regarding advancing
scientific knowledge or filling gaps in existing
knowledge, the alternative's to solutions that
Significance of the Study have failed, and some answers to beliefs,
ideas, or practices that do not seem to work
anymore. It also identifies the various sectors
that will benefit, such as the management, the
workforce, the clients, suppliers, and the

general public, and what they will benefit or

gain from the findings of the study.

Heading. The heading of this section is

Significance of the Study. Also, a secondlevel
heading is a typed flush in the left margin,
four spaces below the last line of the scope
and limitations of the study.

Text. Each of the various sectors identified

to benefit from the study shall be presented
as a third-level heading.
 This section presents the key terms used in
the study with their conceptual definition
followed by the operational definition. Key
terms are words or phrases that are usually
mentioned in the title, general and specific
problems, and schematic diagram of the
study.
The spelling of these terms should conform to
standard American English as exemplified in
Definition of Terms the latest edition of Merriam-Webster's
Collegiate Dictionary, and the standard
reference for APA journals and books,
particularly Sec. 4, 12, APA, 2010
Heading: The heading of this section is
Definition of Terms, a second-level heading
typed four spaces below the last line of the
significances of the study.
Text: Each term is presented as a third-level
heading. Both conceptual and operational
definitions should be provided; the
operational definition should be set off as a
separate paragraph. The subcategories of a
term should be defined under the major
term; each subcategory is intended 0.5
inches from the major term.

Chapter 2 This chapter deals with the methodology

METHODOLOGY employed in the study. It consists of four
subparts. Research Design, Participants,
Measures, and Procedures.

Heading: The chapter number (Chapter 2)

is typed two spaces below the margin. The
chapter heading METHODOLOGY,
capitalized and bold-faced, is typed at the
center, two spaces below the chapter
number.

Subparts: The subparts begin four spaces

below the chapter heading.
Research Design The subsection of Chapter 2 provides an
explanation of the "plan to attempt to find
answers to the researcher's questions and/or
to test any hypotheses that were formulated"
(Yegidis et al., 2012). It identifies the research
design and the specific categories of research
design used in the study, the purpose of such
design, and a brief justification on the
appropriateness of the design for the study.
Thus, this section presents the appropriate
method that the candidates employed to
obtain the results of the study. The candidate
must also make a brief explanation of why the
said design was used (RPDO Policies and
Guidelines, 2010).

Research design may be quantitative,

qualitative, or mixed-method. Each design
may be specifically categorized (e.g.,
Comparative Correlational, Case Study,
Exploratory, Descriptive, Explanatory,
PreExperimenta, Experimental, (Single-group
Design, Two group Design, etc.).
QuasiExperimental, etc., as categorized by
Creswell (2003), Johnson and Christensen
(2014).
Yegidis et al. (2012). Amante, et al (2008),
Garicia et al (2007), Zuleuta and Costales
(2007). The source of information regarding
the design should be properly cited.

Heading. The heading of this section is

Research Design; it is a second-level heading

that is typed four spaces below the last line

of the introduction to Chapter 2.

Text. The presentation and discussion

regarding the design are presented in one or
more paragraphs.
Participants This subsection briefly describes the people
who participated in the study, their
demographic characteristics, including the
percentage by variables and categories,
location, set during the data gathering,
sample size, and response rate, the sampling
technique used in recruiting the participants,
and any other relevant information such as
agreements on obtaining informed consent,
eligibility and exclusion criteria as well as
reasons for failure to complete the number of
participants particularly in experimental
studies (RPDO Policies and Guidelines, 2010;
Christensen & Johnson, 2014).
This section likewise includes "any personal
characteristics that pertain to your topic" and
"any inducements to participate" (Beins,
2014). Description of the setting in which the
data were collected and the attitude of the
participants toward the study are also
recommended, for neutrality is important as
the negative attitude or over-enthusiasm of
the participants are likely to affect the result
of the study.

Heading. The heading of this subsection is

Participants; a second-level heading that is
typed flush left, four spaces below the last
line of the research design.

Text. The description of the participants

follows two spaces below the heading. The
6th Edition of the APA Education Manual
recommends using the general term
"participants" or "subjects" or using some
"descriptive terms such as children with

ADHD and middle school teachers" (Johnson

and Christensen, 2014). "Respondents"
should not be used to refer to the
participants. Any biases in language should
be avoided.
 This section describes the apparatus or
instruments (Chirstensen & Johnson, 2014)
and the equipment and instrumentation
(Beins, 2014) used in gathering data for the
study.
For descriptive studies, this section describes
the parts of the instrument, the purpose of
Measures
each part, the construction of the instrument,
the scale used in answering or accomplishing
the questionnaire, the procedures for
obtaining the reliability and validity, and the
results of the reliability and validity tests.
Standardized tests may not require the
reliability test, but the reliability index should
be presented.
For experimental studies, this section
describes the materials/data sets, methods,
and stimuli used in the experiment, testing of
instruments, technical equipment, books,
images, and other materials used. A detailed
description of the equipment used is
important to enabling other researchers to
replicate the study (RPDO Policies and
Guidelines, 2010).

Heading. The heading of this subsection is

Measures, a second-level heading that is
typed four spaces below the last line of the
previous section.
Text. The discussion starts two spaces below
the heading. The series of the paragraph that
describes the instruments and
instrumentation are not subdivided into
specific sections.

This section gives a step-by-step account

(Beins, 2014) of “exactly how the study was
 executed” (Christensen & Johnson, 2014).
Thus, it consists of three parts: Data
Gathering, Data Analysis, and Statistical
Treatment.
Data Gathering is the subsection that vividly
describes every step the researcher and the
participants took during the conduct of the
study so that the other researchers could
replicate or reproduce the study by simply
Procedures following the steps explained in this section.
Research Ethics Protocol undertaken should
also be presented in this section.
Data Analysis is the subsection that provides a
detailed description of the analysis of data for
each problem raised in the Statement of the
Problem. The analytical scheme used in each
problem, whether descriptive or inferential
(comparative, correlational, or relational), is
discussed in this section. Other types of
research may contain sections on materials,
set-up schematic diagram, and others.

Procedures (con’t) Statistical Treatment is the subsection that

identifies the statistical tools used in each
problem. This section likewise presents the
scales used in tabular form and the meaning of
the scales used for the descriptive data, the
significance level of the test if the standard
level of 0.05 is not used (for hypothesis testing
using the inferential data); the classification of
the test used whether parametric (e.g.,
Independent t-test, ANOVA) or non-parametric
(Mann-Whitney, KruskalWallis): a brief
explanation of the appropriateness of each
statistical tool or test, and the explanation of
post-tests performed.

Heading. This section has heading

Procedures, which is typed flush left four
spaces below the last line of the previous
section.
 Text. Each of the three subsections, Data
gathering, Data Analysis, and Statistical
Treatment, are presented as third-level
headings. The discussion of each subsection
immediately follows, observing the
organization of the specific problems in the
Statement of the Problem.

This chapter consists of two parts: Results and

Discussion and Implications.

Placement. This chapter starts on the page

Chapter 3 following the last page of Chapter 2.
RESULTS, DISCUSSION, AND
IMPLICATIONS Heading. The first page has the chapter
number (e.g., Chapter 3) at the top of the
paper; two spaces below this is the chapter
heading (e.g., Chapter 3) at the top of the
paper; two spaces below this is the chapter
heading (e.g., RESULTS, DISCUSSION, AND
IMPLICATIONS) in upper case and boldfaced.

Introductory Paragraph. It opens with an

introduction that is typed four spaces below
the chapter heading, followed by the
discussion of each subsection.
 This section, Results, and Discussion or
Discussion only for theoretical papers
(Stylesheet for IAMURE International Journals,
2011), summarizes the data that was collected.
It presents all relevant results for findings of
the statistical analysis in relation to each
research problem identified in chapter I,
including alpha level, effect size, and
confidence intervals (Christensen & Johnson,
2014). It should also state whether a
Results and Discussion
hypothesis was accepted or rejected. Every
descriptive and inferential result is
succeeded by a discussion that presents the
interpretation of the results, "telling the
reader what you think they mean"

(Christensen & Johnson, 2014). It discusses

what the results revealed by stating whether
the results confirm or dispute, prove, or
disprove the existing theory cited in the
theoretical background; explains why the
results are consistent or inconsistent or why
the results support or contract the predicted
results, and support the findings with related
literature and studies.
 Heading, Result and Discussion is a
secondlevel heading that is typed four spaces
before the last line of the introductory
Results and Discussion paragraph. The presentation of the results
(con’t) starts two spaces below the subheading.

Tables. The findings are presented using

tables and figures observing the APA format.
(See presentation of data Using Tables and
Figures for the format).

Text. The findings are presented based on the

statement of the problem or the objectives of
the study. Each table is succeeded by an
interpretation of the results and not by a
repetitive presentation of the statistical data
in the table. The interpretation should be
presented two spaces below the table or
below the last line of the note below the
table.

The second part of the chapters is the

implications which present the researcher’s
brief commentary on the importance of the
findings to theory and practice. The section
also briefly explains how this study adds to
the existing theory or theories and how the
findings are applied in a field of study.
Implications
Heading. The leading is Implications; it is
second level heading typed four spaces below
the last line of the previous section.

Text. The discussion of the implications starts

two spaces below this subheading.
 This chapter consist of two parts:
Conclusions and Recommendations

Placement. This chapter starts on the page of

Chapter 4
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
following the last page of chapter 3.
Heading. The first page has the chapter
number (e.g., Chapter 4) at the top of the
paper; two spaces below this is a chapter
heading (e.g. CONCLUSIONS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS) in upper case and
bold-faced.

Introductory Paragraph. It opens with

introduction that is typed four spaces below
the chapter heading, followed by the
discussion of each subsection.

The conclusion presents the researcher’s

generalization based on the result of the
study and the implications and the
researcher’s generalized statements drawn
from the findings of the study. Conclusions
should be organized based on the identified
problems in Chapter 1.
CONCLUSIONS
Heading. The heading conclusion is a second
level that is typed four spaces below the last
line of the introductory paragraph.

Text. The conclusions are presented two

spaces below this subheading. Conclusions
are not numbered.

The conclusion presents the researcher’s

generalization based on the result of the
study and the implications and the
researcher’s generalized statements drawn
RECOMMENDATIONS from the findings of the study. Conclusions
 should be organized based on the identified
problems in Chapter 1.

Heading. The heading conclusion is a second

level that is typed four spaces below the last
line of the introductory paragraph.

Text. The conclusions are presented two

spaces below this subheading. Conclusions
are not numbered.

This section is required only for theses and

dissertations whose components and format
are designed by the department. This may
include action plan, strategic plan, business
plan, marketing plan, curriculum map,
remedial program, reading program,
enhancement program, syllabus and
Chapter 5
corporate social responsibility, among
PROPOSED PROGRAM/OUTPUT others. The components of this chapter are
dependent on the other type of program/
plan designed and outlined by the
department concerned.

Placement: This chapter starts on the page

following the last page of chapter 4.

Heading: The first page has the chapter

number (e.g. Chapter 5) at the top of the
paper; two spaces below this is the chapter
heading (e.g ENHANCED SYLLABUS IN
SPEECH COMMUNICATION) in upper case
and bold-faced.
 This section contains an alphabetical listing
of references cited and/or used in the study.
Referencing style should be APA, 6th edition
(2010).]

REFERENCES Heading. The heading of this section is

REFERENCES, not “Bibliography”. This
heading is bold-faced and is typed in upper

case at the center of the page following the

last page of the previous chapter.

List of references. The references are

alphabetically arranged according to the
surname of the first author. The first line of
each entry is typed flush left, but the
succeeding lines are indented 0.05 from the
margin.

Minimum Number of References

Requirement. The minimum number of
required references is 50 references (except
for projects, capstone, and feasibility
studies) for undergraduate studies; 50
references for masters studies; 100
references for doctorate studies ; and 20
refereed references for publishable articles.

Percentage of References. Of the

references, 80% should be online peer
reviewed journals preferably of ISI or Scopus
and books. At least five books or 5% of the
required number of references, whichever is
higher, should be used. Online link to each
book should be provided. The remaining 20%
may consist of newspapers, magazines, or
other qualified web sources.
REFERENCES Note: Researchers are recommended to use
(con’t) scientific sources hosted by libraries,
reputable indexing companies, and scholarly
journals such as:
o Google Scholar
(https)://scholar.google.com.ph/) o
Directory of Open Access Journal
(https://doaj.org/) o
PubMed Central
(http:www.ncbi.nim.nih.gov/pmc/) o
Asia Journals Online
(http://www.asiajol.info/) o
Science Direct
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/)

o Elsevier
(http://www.elsevier.com/books-
andjournals)
o IAMURE
(http://www.iamure.com/publication)
o Proquest
(http://www.proquest.com/connect/)
o Academia.org o Springer journals
o Ejournals.ph (for peer reviewed
journals in the Philippines)

In choosing references, researchers

should:
o NOT use Wikipedia aricles;
o NOT use blogs; o NOT use
unpublished article/journal;
o NOT use outdated documents (within
5 years only); and, o AVOID using
thesis/ dissertation that were not peer-
reviewed.
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