Guidelines in Writing the Technology Research Journal Article

I. Organization of the Article

Below are the different parts of the article. The style and font of the section and subsection
headings as indicated shall be followed.

TITLE AND RESEARCHER(S)

1. The title should indicate the name of the fabricated machine/device or the developed
process.
(Ex. “Combined Paper Cutter and Backing Press Machine,” “Development of Shampoo
from …, Learning System on …)
2. The name of researcher(s) shall be written below the title. A superscript shall be written
at the end of each researcher to serve as legend for the position and institution. The
position and institution of the researcher(s) shall be written as a footer in the first page
of the article. Example below:

COMBINED PAPER CUTTER AND BACKING PRESS MACHINE

Juan Dela Cruz1 and Maria Santos2
__________________________
1
Asst. Professor II, ABC Polytechnic Institute
2
Instructor II, DEC Technical College

ABSTRACT

1. The abstract is written in one paragraph of 200 – 300 words using italic font.
2. It summarizes the entire research paper in the following sequence:
1.1.2 the overall purpose of the study and the research problem(s) you investigated;
1.1.3 the methods of the study;
1.1.4 major findings or trends found as a result of your analysis; and
1.1.5 a brief summary of your interpretations and conclusions.
3. It does not give detailed quantitative results.

Keywords: Five to seven keywords that would identify your article in the database.

A. INTRODUCTION

1. Provide background information and set the context.

a. Start with an attention-getting broad statement that establishes a general topic for
the article.
b. Narrow the topic in successive sentences to introduce the specific problems of
your research and explain why it is important.
c. Introduce the gap in knowledge.
 2. Mention past attempts to solve the research problem or to answer the research
question. Include brief literature review that identifies previous related studies and
justifies the novelty of your research.
3. Conclude the Introduction by mentioning the specific objectives and the significance
of your research.

B. METHODS

1. Project Design
a. What are the component parts and what each component does for the project?
b. It may include design/pictorial or graphical illustration of the project properly
labelled and including dimension.

2. Project Development
a. Describe how the project was developed and undertaken.
b. It could be presented by a flowchart and the detailed steps/procedure in
developing/constructing the project.
c. It may be accompanied by illustrations or pictures.
d. The tools and equipment, supplies and materials, cost of production and the
timeframe of developing the project may be discussed in this section or the details
can be presented in the appendices but properly noted in the text.

3. Operation and Testing Procedure

a. After developing/constructing the project, validation is done whether it meets the
requirements/parameter initially set.
b. Results or data on testing/retesting and the solutions done must be properly
recorded/documented. The entire process must be described in this section.

4. Evaluation Procedure
a. What are the parameters/variables used in evaluating the project?
b. Who are the evaluators?
c. What methodology did they employ in evaluating the project?
d. Procedure in evaluating the project
e. What instrument did they use?

C. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

1. Project Description
a. How does the project work?
b. Describe the features/characteristics.

2. Project Structure
a. How the project actually looks like.
b. Features, dimension and specifications
 3. Project Capabilities and Limitations
a. What the project or each component can do and cannot do.
b. Describe what feature/s makes the project distinctively different from the other
available products or system.

4. Project Evaluation
a. Analysis and interpretation of the evaluation undertaken
b. Tables, figures or other graphical presentations are included in this section.

D. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

1. Conclusions
a. Start with an introductory statement, then the conclusions are listed one at a time
based on the findings/results/objectives.
Ex. Based on the results/findings derived from the study/project, the following
conclusions are made:
(List of conclusions…)
b. Conclusions are generalization of the findings on the specific
problems/questions/objectives.

2. Recommendations
a. Recommendations are future activities.
b. Start with an introductory statement, then list the recommendations one at a time.
Ex. Based on the conclusions of this study/project, the following
recommendations are offered:
(List of recommendations…)
c. Specific recommendations are organized and presented according to each findings
and conclusion of the study/project and stated in clear and concise terms.
d. Each recommendation must be relevant to the findings/results of the study and
must be implementable.
e. Avoid opinionated statements or suggestions not supported by evidence.
f. General recommendations must be stated last. These are recommendations on
suggested policy actions that may be taken by other agencies to alleviate existing
problems or recommendations on further studies that other researchers may
undertake.

E. REFERENCES

1. Follow the APA Style referencing format (author’s surname, Initial/s. Published date.
Title of source. Location of publisher: Publisher. Retrieved from URL, if taken from a
website).
2. List down the sources alphabetically.
 F. APPENDICES

1. Appendices contain material that is too detailed to include in the main report, such as
long mathematical derivations or calculations, detailed technical drawings, or tables
of raw data.
2. The content should be summarized and referred to at the appropriate point in the body
of the article.
3. Each appendix must be labelled with a letter and title.

II. General Conventions

A. Text Format and Line Spacing

1. Use Times New Roman 12-point font with single line spacing set in A4-sized
document.
2. Add one line space for each paragraph.
3. Manuscript should be in MS Word and saved as document (.doc or .docx) files. MS
Word documents should not be password protected.

B. Margins

1. The margins of the manuscript page are:

 Top = 1”
 Bottom = 1”
 Right = 1”
 Left = 1”
2. All pages of the manuscript should be continuously numbered and placed on the
bottom right hand of the page.

C. Tables

1. The table number (e.g., Table 1) appears above the table title and body in light (non-
bold typeface) font. Number tables in the order in which they are mentioned in your
paper.
2. The table title appears single-spaced line below the table number. Give each table a
brief but descriptive title, and lowercase the table title in italic title case.

D. Figures

1. The figure number (e.g., Figure 1) appears below the figure title and image in light
(non-bold typeface) font. Number figures in the order in which they are mentioned in
your paper.
2. The figure title appears single-spaced line below the figure number. Give each figure
a brief but descriptive title, and lowercase the figure title in italic title case.
 3. A figure legend, or key, if present, should be positioned within the borders of the
figure and explains any symbols used in the figure image. Capitalize words in the
figure legend in title case. (American Psychological Association, 2010)

E. Citations

1. In the text, use the APA style referencing (Author’s surname, Year) to indicate which
sentence or paragraph the reference was used.

2. Make sure that the literature cited is included in the list of references.

F. Size of Article

1. The size of the article shall be not less than 5 pages and not more than 7 pages using
an A4 size paper.

2. The author will have to make the necessary adjustment to fit all the contents of the
article.

G. Submission of Article

1. Prior to submission, the article must have undergone proofreading and editing by a
qualified language expert.
2. If the article is accompanied with pictures, send the pictures in .jpg format.