Guidelines on Writing Paper for MUHON (Title of Research Paper or Manuscript)

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(Title of Research Paper or Manuscript) [Font: Verdana, Style: Bold, Size: 18]

muhon@up.edu.ph

(Email Address) [Tahoma, Regular, 9]

upcaresearch.upd@up.edu.ph

Abstract (Heading)

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One single-spaced paragraph of not more than 300

words, the abstract should concisely explain the

content and structure of the paper and summarize

its key or major findings Do not use section

numbers within the abstract "Information and

conclusions not stated in the paper, references to

other literature, exact phrase of the title, and

illustrative elements such as figures and tables"

should not be included in an abstract (Derntl,

2011) [Book Antiqua, Italic, 9]

Keywords: Provide 3 to 6 keywords to be used for

online search on a separate line after the Abstract

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Provide a 50-word or less biographical sketch or write-up (per

author, to be shown as a footnote at the first column of the first

page) about the author's academic background and nature of

work or business [Tahoma, Regular, 8]

2 For papers with more than 1 author, corresponding author’s

name comes first in the list Use separate line(s) for name(s) of

co-author(s) Omit titles or degrees at name(s) of author(s) such

as Dr., Prof., Ph.D., Arch., etc A collective biographical sketch or

write-up can also be used if there is common information,

especially for papers with more than 3 authors

I Introduction

MUHON is a peer-reviewed publication, which serves as a forum for discussion of ideas on the designed environment, by the College of Architecture of the University of the Philippines in Diliman This publication seeks original work and welcomes contributions related to a variety of issue areas

MUHON will consider for publication research, technical and philosophical papers, as well as opinion essays Written works should be well-organized, clearly written, interesting, coherent, intelligently argued, and accurate with regard to attributions

MUHON encourages prospective contributors to view their efforts as exercises on critical inquiry Great emphasis will be placed on the idea content

of the work, its scholarly depth, and on the development of arguments (Text Body) [Book Antiqua, Regular, 9]

II Paper Format Guidelines

Interested authors are requested to prepare papers and essays with a maximum of 7000 words (excluding captions of tables, images or figures) The following are unacceptable for publishing: simultaneous submissions to other journals, previously published work, or work which is substantially similar to previous published work Contact the Editorial Staff of MUHON (through email or visit to the Research Office of the UP College of Architecture) for any doubts or queries regarding this requirement A submitted paper for possible publication will be blindly reviewed by experts in the related topic or field of study

A Paper Layout (Sub-Heading) [Verdana, Bold, 10]

All text, figures, and images, including footnotes, must fit inside an image area of 17.1 x 24.6 cm for A4-size paper, with margin of 2.5 cm from top and bottom of the page For odd-numbered pages of the paper, provide 2.5 cm margin at the left and

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1.25cm margin at the right For even-numbered

pages, provide 1.25 cm margin at the left and

2.5cm margin at the right The entire paper should

have even number of pages in total Titles (aligned

right) and first pages of each paper should appear

at the right page of an opened journal Indicate the

title of the paper and surname(s) of the author(s)

on the headers of the succeeding pages as shown

above (use “et.al.” after the surname of the

corresponding author for paper with 4 or more

authors) Footers provided in this template should

not be edited

The body of the paper is divided into two columns

(as shown in this template) Use size 9 regular

Book Antiqua font for the main body of the sections

and sub-sections of the paper (except for the

Abstract) Text paragraphs are single-spaced and

justified, with 3-pt spaces between paragraphs

(already set in this template) and additional line

after each section or sub-section (prior to the

succeeding heading or sub-heading) Avoid leaving

headings or one-line paragraphs called "orphans"

at the bottom or top of a page (Jones, Schidmt and

Suzuki, 2011)

B Section and Sub-Section Headings

Type each section heading on a separate line

Number the headings of the main sections

sequentially using the Roman Numeral System,

except for Abstract and References (and

Acknowledgements, if any) Typical headings that

can be used for main sections include the

following: (1) Introduction, (2) Methodology, (3)

Gathered Data, (4) Results and Analysis, and (5)

Conclusion and Recommendations You may add

other sections as needed

If the main sections are numbered sequentially

using the Roman Numeral System, use Capital

Letters (A., B., C., and so on) for outlining

sub-sections and Hindu-Arabic numerals (1 2 3., and

so on) for the next level of subsections Limit the

division of your papers up to three levels of

sections and subsections only The subsections

should describe the main sections and reinforce the

reader's sense of progress through the text

C Title and Introduction

The title, as the most read part of the paper

especially during searching for references, should

"adequately describe the contents of the paper

with the fewest possible words" (Day, 1983) Avoid

starting with articles or prepositions and spell out

acronyms or abbreviations unless they are widely

known by the target audience (Jones, Schidmt and

Suzuki, 2011)

Follow the abstract with a short introduction The

introduction should serve the following purposes:

 bring out the importance of the subject;

 make general statements about the subject;

 present an overview on the current research

on the subject;

 oppose an existing assumption, reveal a research gap, formulate a research question or problem, or continue a tradition;

 sketch the intent of the own work;

 outline important characteristics of the own work;

 outline important results; and

give a brief outlook on the structure of the paper (Jones, Schidmt and Suzuki, 2011)

D Tables, Images and Figures

Captions for tables shall be positioned directly above the actual table, left-aligned with smaller width than the normal text body (0.3 cm indent from both sides of the column or page width), and numbered (Hindu-Arabic numerals) sequentially depending on the position or location of the photos

in the paper Indicate the source of the table (if any) below the caption using italicized font Provide spaces above and below the tables together with their corresponding captions (except for large tables or those positioned at the top or bottom edge of the page, that is, spacing will only be provided on the side adjacent to the text body) to emphasize the existence of such tables in the paper

Authors are advised to layout all illustrations, diagrams, photos or images (especially the colored ones) within 1 or 2 pages Limit the caption (same format as caption for tables, except positioned directly below the image) to maximum of 50 words

A single caption can be provided for a group of related photos arranged adjacent to each other, with the sequence of captioning indicated (e.g from left to right, clockwise from top left, etc.) For photos, drawings, diagrams, maps, and the like, label their captions with "Figure" (bold font, see example) and should be numbered sequentially depending on the position or location of the photos within the pages provided for images

Table 1 below shows the different sizes of illustration that can be added for every paper:

Table 1 Suggested illustration sizes for images, photos, etc

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Small (column width) 8.3 cm (W) x 13.9 cm (H) Medium (up to page

width) 17.1 cm (W) x 10.2 cm high (for special instances wherein

the proportion may be compromised, height of image may extend up to half of the page)

Large (entire page)

- for maps and other large images with smaller details

17.1cm (W) x any height below 24.6 cm (as long as

the caption is included within the same page below the illustration)

In case of mathematical equations appearing in any part of the paper, left-aligned the equations on

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a separate line (with indent or margin of 0.6 cm)

For example,

- b ± √ b - 2ac

2a

and

are placed in separate lines from the main text

body for emphasis To clearly arrange the steps of

a mathematical argument, it can be numbered by

using a right-aligned tab (Jones, Schidmt and

Suzuki, 2011) as shown in the examples above

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Figure 1 Frontage of the UP College of Architecture (Image Caption) [Swis721 Cn BT, 9]

Source: Photo c/o Glenn Orbon (Source Caption) [Swis721 Cn BT, Italic, 8]

Figure 2 Cover of MUHON Issue 5.

Figures 3 to 5 Sample images used in

MUHON Issue 5

Source: Tomeldan, et.al (2016).”The Special Precincts for Urban Redevelopment (SPURs) of Makati City, Metro Manila” MUHON: Journal of Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and the

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E References and Work Cited

Prepare a bibliography to contain key references

for the article, plus the author's judgment of the

most important reference sources on the topic

Follow the format of the American Psychological

Association (APA), which emphasize on the date a

work was created Book citations in APA generally

require author's name, publication year or last

edited date, work title, publication city, and

publisher (The OWL at Purdue Online Writing Tab,

2012) Arranged the references alphabetically

(based on main author’s surname or title of

literature for references without author indicated)

III Terms of Publication

Upon acceptance of the Title and Abstract, the

authors must be committed to abide by the

schedule provided by the MUHON Editorial Board

Also, the contributors shall be responsible for

submitting pictures or images with a resolution of

at least 300 dpi, clearly labeled (with required

photo credits) Obtain permission, pay royalty fees,

etc., as may be required for the reproduction of

illustrations taken from other sources

The contributor, in turn, waives any royalties for

the publication of his/her article, as the UP College

of Architecture (UPCA) is a non-profit organization

The copyright for the published work belongs to

UPCA and its selected publisher (if any) The

contributor is free to publish a modified version of

the same article in other publications

The contributor guarantees that:

 the article does not infringe on the copyright or

any proprietary right of any other person;

 the article contains no libelous or other

unlawful matter; and

 the article makes no improper invasion of the

privacy of any other person

References

Day, R.A (1983), How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper (2) Philadelphia: ISI Press Derntl, M (2011, April) Basics of Research Paper Writing and Publishing [Web] Retrieved from

http://gruppe.wst.univie.ac.at/~derntl/papers/met h-se.pdf

Jones, G.S., Schidmt, T.A.R & Suzuki, K.M (2011,

September 2-5) Sample manuscript showing specifications and style Tsinghua University,

Beijing: 2011 Inter-University Seminar on Asian Megacities

The OWL at Purdue Online Writing Tab (2012)

Citation Style Chart [Web] Retrieved from http://

owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/949/01/

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