{"id":1964,"date":"2026-05-12T05:58:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T05:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dnsc.edu.ph\/rep\/?page_id=1964"},"modified":"2026-05-12T06:01:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T06:01:02","slug":"dsfc-2026-manuscript-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dnsc.edu.ph\/rep\/dsfc-2026-manuscript-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"DSFC 2026 Manuscript Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1964\" class=\"elementor elementor-1964\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9600d9e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9600d9e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5843b22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"5843b22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\r\n\r\n\r\n.fimfs-back-btn{\r\ndisplay:inline-block;\r\nmargin-bottom:25px;\r\npadding:10px 22px;\r\nbackground:#0b2a4a;\r\ncolor:#fff;\r\ntext-decoration:none;\r\nborder-radius:6px;\r\nfont-size:14px;\r\nfont-weight:500;\r\ntransition:all .3s ease;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/style>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"fimfs-section fimfs-rationale\">\r\n    \r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dnsc.edu.ph\/rep\/dsfc-2026\/\" class=\"fimfs-back-btn\">\r\n\u2190 Back to Main Page\r\n<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4798825 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4798825\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c430050 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c430050\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Accepted oral presenters may submit a full paper manuscript for consideration of the Best Paper Award.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">GENERAL FORMAT<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <\/span><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Maximum of 15 pages including tables and figures<\/span><\/li> <li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Paper size: A4 (8.3&#8243; x 11.7&#8243;), single-spaced, 11 pt font size, Arial font<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">PAPER STRUCTURE<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <\/span><\/p><ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Abstract (~300 words; see Abstract Guidelines)<\/span><\/li> <li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Introduction (~600 words; covers rationale, state of the art, problem analysis)<\/span><\/li> <li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Materials and Methods (emphasize procedures and data analysis)<\/span><\/li> <li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Results and Discussion (connecting sentences; use subtitles if long; explains causal effects)<\/span><\/li> <li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Implications and Recommendations<\/span><\/li> <li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Literature Cited (APA 7th edition format)<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">TITLE<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <\/span><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Maximum 25 words, bold, first word capitalized, scientific names italicized<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">AUTHORS<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <\/span><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Underline the presenting author&#8217;s name<\/span><\/li> <li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Indicate affiliations with superscript numbers<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">KEYWORDS<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <\/span><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">3\u20135 keywords or phrases (2\u20133 words each), separated by a comma<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ABBREVIATIONS<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <\/span><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Define at first mention; maintain consistency throughout<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">FIGURES AND TABLES<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <\/span><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Maximum of three pages combined<\/span><\/li> <li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Figure captions are placed below the figure; table titles are placed above the table<\/span><\/li> <li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Colored figures are accepted<\/span><\/li> <li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">No appendices; all data incorporated into Results and Discussion<\/span><\/li> <li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tables numbered consecutively with title at the top<\/span><\/li> <li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Do not duplicate data in both tables and figures<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">SCIENTIFIC NAMES<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <\/span><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Written in italics; 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