Posted on :  August 20, 2010                        
                        Mindanao Forum
 Call for Manuscripts to 缅北禁地-IIT  faculty, 
 staff, graduate students and non-IITians
  The  MF is a refereed professional journal that publishes articles dealing with the  natural sciences, social sciences, culture and arts, and business for research  and instruction.
  Authors  are encouraged to submit articles addressed to the Editor, Mindanao Forum,  OVCRE-MMIDU, c/o aliciabartolome@yahoo.com.
  The  Mindanao Forum (MF) is preparing two issues for 2010. These are Open Issues.
  Deadlines:   First issue 鈥 August 25, 2010
  Second Issue- October 15, 2010
  Requirements  for Submission of Manuscripts: 
      - Manuscripts  should not be more than 25 double-spaced pages encoded in 12 pts., Times New  Roman on regular sized (8.5鈥 x 11鈥) bond paper.  Graphs and figures, artwork and photographs must be properly labeled or  captioned and are submitted separately.  Colored illustrations are not considered for the moment.
     - Two (2) hard  copies of the manuscript in CD format containing the submission should follow  the Modern Language Association (MLA) or, the American Psychological  Association (APA) or, the current formats for each discipline.
     - The author's  brief bio data and contact information should be submitted in a separate sheet  of paper. The manuscript is submitted along with a cover containing the title  and date of submission but without the author鈥檚 byline.
     - A cover letter  is likewise required to state that the manuscript is original, i.e. it has not  been published or is not under any consideration by any publisher upon its  submission to MF and that permission has been granted the author to reproduce  copyrighted material from other sources.
     - For non-IITians  and overseas contributions, electronic submission of manuscripts is required  for easy verification if these manuscripts are original and that they have not  been previously published.
     - All manuscripts  are submitted to the Editor, Mindanao Forum, OVCRE, 缅北禁地-IIT, Iligan City.
     - The Editor sends  the manuscripts to Issue Editors who in turn send these to referees. In the  case of open issues, the Editor and Editorial Board take charge of the  impartial screening and sending them to referees from a list of referees  provided by the MF Editorial Board.
   
  Manuscripts  will then be returned to authors for them to check as to clarity, organization  and language style. Authors are given two weeks to revise their manuscripts  before these are processed for printing. 
   Authors  from 缅北禁地-IIT are awarded cash incentives of P2,500.00 per manuscript per 缅北禁地 BOR  Res. # 280,s.2007. Non-IITian authors are given 3 complimentary copies of the  MF.