IMPORTANT REMINDERS FOR OMSC UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH

A. Page Number
 Times New Roman, 12pt, light-faced, bottom-centered
o For preliminaries - ii, iii, iv, v, etc.
o For content – 2, 3, 4, etc.
 No page number indicated for Title Page and Chapter Pages, but included in the
numbering

B. Date on the approval sheet will be filled up by the last person who will sign the approval
sheet, i.e. the Director for Research, Development and Extension.

C. On the Title Page, there should be a one space gap between author/s and month and
year of completion.

Example:

JUANITA D. PEREZ
JULIO V. CRUZ

March 2017

D. Sample Table Format

 Title should be sentence-cased, light-faced, justified, single-spaced with second (or third)
line hanging. No space after paragraph. Titles in the body of the manuscript should be
consistent with the titles in the List of Tables.
 Explanation should be before or in between the table, but NEVER after the table.
 Tables should not exceed beyond the margin (auto fit to window format).

Table 1. Socio-economic profile of hybrid rice farmers in Barangay Pinagturilan, Sta. Cruz,
Occidental Mindoro.
Socioeconomic Profile Frequency (n = 45) Percentage(%)
Age
30 –38 12 26.67
39 – 47 11 24.44
48 – 56 14 31.11
57 – 65 6 13.33
66 – 74 2 4.44
Mean =47.4
SD =10.22
Table 1. (continued).
Sex
Male 45 100.00
Female 0 0.00

Educational Attainment
Elementary Undergraduate 7 15.56
Elementary Graduate 5 11.11
High School Undergraduate 18 40.00
High School Graduate 9 20.00

E. Sample Figure Format

 Figure title should be sentence-cased, light-faced, left-justified, and single-spaced.
Second line of the title should be hanging. Titles in the body of the manuscript should be
consistent with the titles in the List of Figures.
 Explanation should be before or in between the figure, but NEVER after the figure.

Fig. 1. Location map of proposed business at Barangay San Roque, San Jose, Occidental
Mindoro.

F. Spacing
 Double-spaced throughout the content
 Triple space after each topic
Example:

CHAPTER III

METHODOLOGY

This chapter presents the time and place of the study, research design, respondents,

instruments, and the statistical tool that will be used.

Time and Place of the Study

This study was conducted from April to May 2014 in Barangay Pinagturilan, Sta. Cruz,

Occidental Mindoro.

Research Design

This investigation employed the descriptive method of research in determining the

production and marketing practices and costs and returns among hybrid rice farmers in Barangay

Pinagturilan, Sta. Cruz, Occidental Mindoro.

G. References (Source: American Psychological Association. (2005). Publication Manual (5th

ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.)
 Entries on the list should be in American Psychological Association (APA) format.
 Entries should be single spaced and justified with second, third, etc. lines hanging by
0.5”.
 Observe one space after each entry.
 No category of sources.
 Entries should be alphabetically arranged.
 Observe proper use of space and punctuation marks (period and comma).
 For all types of references found online, always indicate retrieval statement, i.e.
Retrieved month, date, year, from source (url)

Introduction to APA Reference Style (APA, Fifth Edition)

1. Periodicals include items published on a regular basis: journals, magazines,
scholarly newsletters, etc.

Kernis, M. H., Cornell, D. P., & Harlow, T. (1993). There’s more to self-esteem
than whether it is high or low: The importance of stability of self-esteem.
Journal of Personality and Social Psycholog, 65, 1990-1204.

Online Periodical:

Kernis, M. H., Cornell, D. P., & Harlow, T. (1993). There’s more to self-esteem
than whether it is high or low: The importance of stability of self-esteem.
Journal of Personality and Social Psycholog, 65, 1990-1204. Retrieved
April 28, 2016, from www.abc.com

2. Books

Eusebio, J., & Labios, R. (2001). Food security: Integrated farming systems.
Quezon Avenue, Quezon City, Philippines: JMC Press Inc.
 With Jr. in name and third edition

Mitchell, T. R., & Larson, J. R., Jr. (1987). People in organizations: An

introduction to organizational behavior (3rd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.

 Edited book

Gibbs, J. T., Huang, L. N. (Eds.). (1991). Children of color: Psychological

interventions with minority youth. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

 No author or editor

Merriam-Webster’s collegiate dictionary (10th ed.). (1993). Springfield, MA:

Merriam-Webster.

 Revised edition

Rosenthal, R. (1987). Meta-analytic procedures for social research (Rev. ed.).

Newbury Park, CA: Sage.

 Group author (government agency or company)

National Statistics Authority. (2014). Household population by age and sex.

Quezon City, Philippines: REX Bookstore
  Group author (government agency or company) is also the publisher.

National Statistics Authority. (2014). Household population by age and sex.

Manila, Philippines: Author.

3. Online document

Avila, M. (2000). Strategies for farming systems research. Retrieved September

10, 2015, from http://www.fao.org

4. Journal article, one author

Mellers, B. A. (2000). Choice and the relative pleasure of consequences.

Psychological Bulletin, 126, 910-924.

5. Journal article, two authors, paginated by issues

Klimoski, R., & Palmer, S. (1993). The ADA and the hiring process in
organizations. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research,
45(2), 10-36.

6. Journal article, three to six authors

Saywitz, K. J., Mannarino, A. P., Berliner, L., & Cohen, J. A. (2000). Treatment
for sexually abused children and adolescents. American Psychologist, 55,
1040-1049.

7. Journal article, more than six authors

Wolchik, S. A., West, S. G., Sandler, I. N., Tein, J., Coatsworth, D., Lengua, L.,
et al. (2000). An experimental evaluation of theory-based mother and
mother-child programs for children of divorce. Journal of Consulting and
Clinical Pyschology, 68, 843-856.

8. Magazine article

Kandel, E. R., & Squire, L. R. (2000, November 10). Neuroscience: Breaking

down scientific barriers to the study of brain and mind. Science, 290, 1113-
1120.

9. Abstract as original source

 Woolf, N. J., Young, S. L., Fanselow, M. S., & Butcher, L. L. (1991). MAP-2
expression in cholinoceptive pyramidal cells of rodent cortex and
hippocamus is altered by Pavlovian conditioning [Abstract]. Society for
Neuroscience Abstracts, 17, 480.

10. Abstract obtained from a secondary source (print periodical)

 The term secondary source refers to such things as abstracts, article
summaries, book reviews, and so forth. These are derived from primary
sources (journal articles, books), often by someone other than the original
author (s).

Nakazato, K., Shimonaka, Y., & Homma, A. (1992). Cognitive functions of

centanarians: The Tokyo Metropolitan Centenarian Study. Japanese
Journal of Developmental Psychology, 3, 9-16. Abstract obtained from
PsycSCAN: Neuropsychology, 1993, 2, Asbstract No. 604.

11. Citation of a work discussed in a secondary source

Text Citation:

Seidenberg and McClelland’s study as cited in Coltheart, Curtis, Atkins, and Haller (1993)

Reference List Entry:

Coltheart, M., Curtis, B., Atkins, P., & Haller, M. (1993). Models of reading
aloud: Dual-route and parallel-distributed-processing approaches.
Psychological Review, 100, 589-608.

12. Entry in an encyclopedia

Bergmann, P. G. (1993). Relativity. In The new encyclopaedia Britannica (Vol.

26, pp. 501-508). Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica.

13. Report from a university

Shuker, R. (1990). Youth, media, and moral panic in New Zealand: From
hooligans to video nasties (Delta Research Monograph No. 11).
Palmerston, North, New Zealand: Massey University, Department of
Education.

14. Proceedings of Meetings and Symposia

 Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (1991). A motivational approach to self: Integration in
personality. In R. Dienstbier (Ed.). Nebraska Symposium on Motivation:
Vo. 38. Perspectives on motivation (pp. 237-288). Lincoln: University of
Nebraska Press.

15. Unpublished paper presented at a meeting

Lanktree, C., & Briere, J. (1991, January). Early data in the Trauma Symptom
Checklist for Children (TSC-C). Paper presented at the meeting of the
American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, San Diego, CA.

16. Poster session

Ruby, J., & Fulton, C. (1993, June). Beyond redlining: Editing software that
works. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society for
Scholarly Publishing, Washington, D.C.

17. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, Master’s and Undergraduate Theses

Wilfley, D. E. (1989). Interpersonal analyses of bulimia: Normal weight and

obese. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Missouri,
Columbia.

Almeida, D. M. (1990). Father’s participation in family works: Consequences of

fathers’ stress and father-child relations. Unpublished master’s thesis,
University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Guillero, J. (2013). Awareness on ecological and economic benefits and the

conservation practices employed in the Busuanga Estuary in Rizal,
Occidental Mindoro. Unpublished undergraduate thesis, Occidental
Mindoro State College, San Jose, Occidental Mindoro

18. Motion picture

Scorsese, M. (Producer), & Lonergan, K. (Writer/Director). (2000). You can

count on me [Motion picture]. United States: Paramount Pictures.

19. Television broadcast

 Crystal, L. (Executive Producer). (1993, October 11). The MacNeil/Lehrer news
hour [Television broadcast]. New York and Washington, DC: Public
Broadcasting Service.

20. Stand-alone document, no author identified, no date

 If the author of a document is not identified, begin the reference with the
title of the document.

GVU’s 8th WWW user survey. (u.d.). Retrieved August 8, 2000, from
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/gvu/user_surveys/survey-1997-10/

21. Document available on university program or department web site

Chou, L., McClintock, R., Moretti, F., & Nix, D. (1993). Technology and
education: New wine in new bottles: Choosing pasts and imagining
educational features. Retrieved August 24, 2000, from Columbia
University, Institute for Learning Technologies web site:
http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/publications/papers/newwinel.html

22. Computer software

Miller, M. E. (1993). The Interactive Tester (Version 4.0) [Computer software].

Westminster, CA: Psytek Services.

 If the information was lifted from online source, follow the appropriate format based on the
type of document, then provide retrieval statement.

DA-PhilRice. (September 16, 2014). PhilRice builds stations for rice-based farming. Retrieved
September 20, 2015, from http://www.philrice.gov.ph/philrice-builds-station-for-rice-
based-farming/

 If the information has no author, title of the web page/site will serve as author:

PhilRice Portal. (2014). PhilRice builds stations for rice-based farming. Retrieved September 20,
2015, from http://www.philrice.gov.ph/philrice-builds-station-for-rice-based-farming/

 NO WEBSITE WILL BE USED AS IN-TEXT CITATION SOURCE. USE THE TITLE OF

THE WEB PAGE/SITE AS AUTHOR.

 If the information is undated:

DA-PhilRice. (u.d.). PhilRice builds stations for rice-based farming. Retrieved September 20,
2015, from http://www.philrice.gov.ph/philrice-builds-station-for-rice-based-farming/
 If the information has complete date, write the complete date in year, month date format:

________ . (2014, September 14). PhilRice builds stations for rice-based farming. Retrieved
September 20, 2015, from http://www.philrice.gov.ph/philrice-builds-station-for-rice-
based-farming/

H. Margin
 Bottom, Right and Top – 1 inch
 Left – 1.5 inches

I. Pictures should be 3” by 4” in size with title if it is a figure or caption if it is a

documentation.

J. Documentation should be put in the Appendices and labeled as follows (example only):

APPENDIX “C”

DOCUMENTATION

Plate 1. The researcher while conducting interview with the respondents.

 If there is a documentation, LIST OF PLATES should also be included in the

preliminaries

K. Exhibits (For Feasibility Study)

  Exhibits (Project Cost, Projected Income Statement, Statement of Cash Flow, Statement
of Financial Position) should be in the Appendices. It can be in landscape format with
page number centered at the bottom, facing rightward.
 Analysis and discussion should be in the body of the manuscript (Chapter V); however,
reference financial statement should be indicated (example: See Appendix “D” if you are
discussing Appendix “D”)
 Example:

APPENDIX “D”

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

Paanakan ni Nanay
Statement of Financial Position
for the first five years of operation

 For the financial analysis with tables, proper table format should be followed, i.e. with
title and should be discussed/analyzed critically. Simply defining the financial measure
is not allowed.
 For the payback period, it should be expressed in measurable time period, i.e. in years,
months, or day

L. Operational Definition of Terms

 Terms are not arranged in alphabetical order rather conceptually-based arrangement.
 Only variables under study should be included.

M. Curriculum Vitae
 CV of the researchers should follow the arrangement of the names in the title page.
 Format for the CV is as follows:

CURRICULUM VITAE
 -should be in white
Personal Information background

Name: - with black border

Address:
Date of Birth: - passport size
Place of Birth: (3.5cm x 4.5cm)
Sex:
Civil Status:
Religion:
E-mail Address (Functional):
Father’s Name:
Occupation:
Mother’s Name:
Occupation:

Educational Background

Elementary Education: Name of School:

Address:
Year Graduated:

Secondary Education: Name of School:

Address:
Year Graduated:

College Education: Degree:

Name of School:
Address:
Year Graduated:

Eligibilities/Skills/Competencies*

Title Venue Date Taken

*whatever is applicable or none

Trainings and Seminars Attended

Title Date Conducted/ Venue

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REFERENCE:

American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication Manual of the American

Psychological Association (5 th ed.). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological
Association.