Author Guidelines

General Requirements

• Articles should be original and have never been published elsewhere, in part or whole.
• Articles will be subjected to a double-blind editorial review. Contributors may be required to make revisions based on reviewers’ comments and suggestions and for reasons of style.
• Images, graphs, and other illustrations must be clean, clear and sharp.
• Contributors are responsible for obtaining permission from copyright holders for reproducing illustrations, tables, figures or any lengthy quotations previously published elsewhere.
• Statements in articles are the responsibility of contributors.
• Articles submitted may be checked with duplication checker software to avoid cases of plagiarism.
• The Editorial Board reserves the right to reject contributions which do not meet the journal’s criteria.
• Contributions may be sent thru any of the following:

1. Postal Mail

The Editor, Kinaadman Journal, XU Press Office,

Room 203 Lucas Hall Building,

Corrales Avenue, Cagayan de Oro City, 9000 Philippines

1. E-copy

Email attachment to kinaadmanjournal@xu.edu.ph

• Contributors are required to submit a biodata of not more than 300 words, with the following information:

1. full name, including titles/degrees
2. educational background and current institutional affiliation
3. research interests and publications
4. contact number, postal and email address.

• Document Formatting and Citation

Academic papers in the Humanities field should be in MLA style; those in the Social Sciences should be in APA format.

Articles

• Articles should be in English language
• Articles must be on language and literature, Mindanaoan history and other concerns affecting southern Philippines.
• Abstract must not exceed 300 words.
• Abstract must be followed by 3-5 keywords or phrases.
• Footnotes must be avoided; in-text citations must be used.
• Illustrations like tables and figures should be kept to a minimum.
• Articles should be double-spaced, 15-20 pages in length (saved as Word Document), Minion Pro or Times New Roman, Font size 12.

Book Reviews

• Book must have been published within the last two (2) years at the time of the review.
• Book must be on language and literature, Mindanaoan history and other concerns affecting southern Philippines.
• Review must not exceed seven (7) typewritten pages, double-spaced.
• Any reference in book reviews should be fully documented.