QUESTION 1
Is there a limit on the number of articles to be published by one single person for every e-journal release?
Yes. Only one article for every author per issuance of “The Compass”.
QUESTION 2
Can teachers or other professionals outside DepEd be allowed to submit and publish an article in “The Compass”?
No. Only public school teachers in Region 3 can submit and publish their articles.
QUESTION 3
Can public school teachers who are not science majors be allowed to submit and publish an article?
No. The Compass (E-Journal) is intended for science-related topics and thus, science teachers are only allowed to submit.
QUESTION 4
Will the article merit points in publication for ranking purposes?
Yes. Issuance of Certificate of Recognition will be given for every published article.
QUESTION 5
Is the publication for free?
QUESTION 1
Is there a limit on the number of articles to be published by one single person for every e-journal release?
Yes. Only one article for every author per issuance of “The Compass”.
QUESTION 2
Can teachers or other professionals outside DepEd be allowed to submit and publish an article in “The Compass”?
No. Only public school teachers in Region 3 can submit and publish their articles.
QUESTION 3
Can public school teachers who are not science majors be allowed to submit and publish an article?
No. The Compass (E-Journal) is intended for science-related topics and thus, science teachers are only allowed to submit.
QUESTION 4
Will the article merit points in publication for ranking purposes?
Yes. Issuance of Certificate of Recognition will be given for every published article.
QUESTION 5
Is the publication for free?
Yes.
QUESTION 6
Can authors request a hard copy of the e-journal for whatever purpose it may serve?
No. The Compass is an e-journal material and can only be viewed via a webpage.
QUESTION 7
Can I submit a research paper accomplished by my students being their research adviser? Will it be considered my publication?
Yes. Provided that you will be the co-author of the paper. It will still be considered as your publication as one of the authors.
QUESTION 8
Does your journal provide English language support? Will the editors help to revise the paper if my English writing is not good enough?
Yes. We have our language editors review your paper.
QUESTION 9
Can we submit a collaborative original paper?
Yes. Collaborative papers are acknowledged.
QUESTION 10
How many e-journal will there be in one school year and when will be the schedule of release?
There will be two “The Compass” issues in one school year. The schedule of release is mid-school year and end of the school year.
QUESTION 11
Can we attach pictures to our submitted paper? If yes, how many would be the possible maximum number of pictures? Will pictures require a caption?
Yes. Maximum of 3 pictures, all with captions.
QUESTION 12
Will there be a certificate of recognition when my paper has been accepted?
Yes.
QUESTION 13
Will the paper be subjected to a similarity or plagiarism check?
Yes.