The Mindanao Affairs: A Social Science and Humanities Journal is a Mindanao-based journal that holds a global perspective. It invites submissions from both local and international scholars whose research focuses on a wide range of political, social, cultural, and artistic issues that concern the Mindanao archipelago and its neighboring regions in Southeast Asia.
The journal caters to scholars, policymakers, and practitioners who produce work that is both scholarly rigorous and accessible to a broader audience. Its primary objective is to become the preferred venue for disseminating research findings, analyses, and fresh concepts that are relevant to all disciplines in social sciences and humanities.
Mindanao Affairs welcomes submissions on an extensive array of themes including indigenous peoples and upland communities; coastal resource governance; organizational and policy studies; education for sustainable development; media, communication, and language studies; leisure and tourism studies; disaster and humanitarian studies; business and entrepreneurship; social work and healthcare, among others.
The journal aims to encourage a multidisciplinary approach bringing together diverse perspectives and promoting a greater appreciation for the region's richness and diversity.
Print ISSN: 3028-1482 Online ISSN: 3028-1563
Mindanao Affairs publishes biannually (January–June and July–December).
About the Publisher Davao del Norte State College is a public college in New Visayas, Panabo City, Philippines which provides instruction and progressive leadership in education, engineering, arts, sciences, fisheries, and other fields.
Marshaley Baquiano, University of Guam, USA
Daniel Jesus Catalan Matamoros, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain
Frank Dhont, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Stephanie Hobbis, Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands
Chang-Yau Hoon, University of Brunei Darussalam
Wataru Kusaka, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Japan
Elizer Jay de los Reyes, University of Southampton, UK
The Mindanao Affairs welcomes the following types of submissions:
Research Articles: Original and unpublished work on a broad range of political, social, and cultural issues pertaining to contemporary Mindanao. No more than 7,000 words, inclusive of abstract, notes, and references.
Research Notes: Short but compelling work not exceeding 4,000 words presenting new and significant observations, data, or materials.
Perspectives: Opinion and interpretation-based submissions offering emerging or trailblazing conceptual, methodological, or practical contributions. Between 1,000 and 3,000 words.
Policy Briefs: Concise documents aimed at informing policymakers about critical issues relevant to Mindanao. Between 1,000 and 2,000 words.
Review Articles: Critique or appraisal of a chosen book, artistic work, or momentous event. Between 1,500 and 3,500 words.
All submissions must be original in their current or similar form and should not be submitted or under consideration in other journals.
Authors are free to use any style or format provided that they ensure consistency of the stylistics and bibliographic format of their choice.
Manuscripts should be submitted in Microsoft Word file format.
This journal does not charge submission, processing, or publication fees.
This journal adopts a double-blind peer review process to ensure impartiality and objectivity in evaluating submissions.
Before forwarding a manuscript to external peer reviewers, the Editor conducts a table review of all submissions to ensure they meet the journal's scope and standards.
The editorial team endeavors to complete the review process within 20 to 30 working days from the date of submission.
The corresponding author will be notified of the editorial decision and provided with constructive feedback based on reviewers' comments.
Where revisions are requested, the corresponding author must submit a revised version addressing reviewers' concerns for re-evaluation.
The final decision on publication is based on comments and recommendations of the peer reviewers and the editorial board.
All manuscripts are treated confidentially, and reviewers' identities are not disclosed to authors.
Open Access Policy
Mindanao Affairs is a fully open access journal funded entirely by Davao del Norte State College, Philippines. It does not require authors to pay an article processing charge (APC).
Publication Ethics
Authors should ensure that their work is original and properly cited. Plagiarism, in any form, is unacceptable.
Authorship should be limited to those who have made significant contributions to the research. All listed authors should have approved the final version.
Authors should disclose any financial or personal conflicts of interest that may have influenced the research.
Research involving human subjects or animals must comply with ethical standards. Authors may be required to provide evidence of ethical clearance.
Mindanao Affairs considers retracting a publication if findings are unreliable, previously published without proper justification, constitute plagiarism, or report unethical research data.
