Submit to TCR
Review Process
TCR is a refereed publication that subscribes to the established standards of academic publications. Articles submitted to the journal are subjected to a double-blind peer review process. Initial screening of manuscripts is done by the International Editorial Board. Articles that meet the requirements of the journal are then referred, for comments and recommendation, to external reviewers from different academic institutions in the Philippines and abroad. The final decision is made by the Editor-in-Chief in consultation with the other members of the IEB. Together, they review the entire process, to ensure that all editorial suggestions have been addressed.
Submission Guidelines
To be considered for publication in TCR, articles should exhibit a high degree of scholarship in the areas covered by the scope of the journal. Authors are encouraged to read the following guidelines prior to submission of their work:
- Articles must have a minimum of 3,750 words and must not exceed 12,000 words (word count does not include title, abstract, tables, figures, references, endnotes, acknowledgments, disclosures, and bionote).
- All manuscripts should be written with proper citations using the Author-Date documentation format of Chicago Manual of Style, 18th Edition. All explanatory notes should appear at the end of the manuscript.
- Manuscripts should be in MS Word format without any identifying information such as author(s) name and institutional affiliations. Author(s) must ensure that any identifying information in the manuscript are removed before submission.
- Articles may be submitted either in English or Filipino. These should be accompanied by an abstract of 150 – 250 words and five keywords. Abstracts for articles written in Filipino must have an English translation.
- Images, illustrations, figures and tables that are indispensable in the development of arguments in articles should be in high resolution (at least 300dpi) and must be sent as separate files, their placements properly indicated in the manuscript and appropriately captioned. If applicable, permission for use of copyrighted materials should be submitted.
- Authors should submit a biographical note of 100 words in a separate word file. This should include the author’s latest educational attainment, a short description of current work or affiliation, and an email address.
- Authors should also submit a certification that their manuscript has not been published, and is not being considered for publication elsewhere. In addition, authors should disclose conflict of interest, if applicable, in a signed Declaration of Conflict of Interest.
- All files should be sent as email attachment (.docx for documents and .png for graphics) to the Editor-in-Chief (cordillerareview.upbaguio@up.edu.ph).
- Authors may only submit one article for consideration in every volume of the journal. Articles with substantially similar form or content with earlier submissions will not be accepted.
- TCR does not collect any submission, processing, or publication fees. Articles considered for publication are solely based on academic merit determined by the editors and peer reviewers.
AI Policy
The Cordillera Review (TCR) recognizes the advantage of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted technologies especially in assisting authors, reviewers, and editors. While the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) helps in polishing scholarly works, it should be employed with due diligence in accordance with the ethical conduct of the journal.
TCR is committed to the highest standard of editorial integrity and upholds accountability to unethical practices. Thus, TCR will closely monitor the developing conditions of AI and update this policy as needed.
For Authors
Authors are responsible for the honesty and originality of their works. During submission, the journal requires authors to declare if they used Generative AI and AI-generated technologies in the production of the submitted work. Transparency of AI-enabled tools’ usage in scholarly works is governed by UP System’s Principles for Responsible and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (Annex A). Authors submitting to TCR are bound to the following guidelines prescribed by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE):
- Authors should only use Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies to improve the readability and language of the manuscript.
- Authors are to disclose how they used AI and AI-assisted technologies, e.g. prompts used. Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies must not be cited as an author or co-author.
- Authors must declare the use of any Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies, including which model and for what reason, at the end of the manuscript.
- Authors must verify the contexts generated by AI tools, such as ChatGPT, especially in terms of accuracy and validity.
- Authors must be aware of the potential for plagiarism where Generative AI may reproduce existing content from other sources.
For Reviewers and Editorial Team
Manuscripts submitted to the journal are to be treated with utmost confidentiality. Thus, TCR only allows the Editorial Team to subject the manuscript, or any part of it, to plagiarism checkers. Reviewers are not allowed to use Generative AI and AI-generated technologies which may eventually violate the authors’ confidentiality and rights.