Bikolnon is the open-access, peer-reviewed journal of the Ateneo de Naga Graduate School. Founded in 1994, the journal is published twice yearly in print and online. The journal aims to provide a forum for scholarly discourse on Bicol culture, environment, and society. Collaborative, multi-disciplinary researches on national and global issues and trends that have clear implications on the lives of Bicolanos are welcome.
Ateneo de Naga University, ISSN 0117-8504.
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Submit Your Article
- Submit your manuscripts to bikolnon@gbox.adnu.edu.ph
- There are no submission charges for this journal.
- Bikolnon accepts the following types of article with corresponding maximum number of words (excluding tables, figures, appendices, supplementary materials):
- Research articles (7000)
- Review essays (8000)
- Book reviews (8000)
- Translations (8000)
- Research Digest (3000)
- Field notes (1500)
- Correspondences with experts (800)
- Submission must be in English or Bikol.
- Open access. The journal is available in print and online freely. Thus, authors must make sure that their papers are free from any external restrictions prior to submission.
- Peer review. Bikolnon is committed to upholding the highest standards and integrity of review. Once assessed for suitability, your paper will then undergo double blind peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees.
- Bikolnon screens papers for unoriginal material. By submitting your paper to the journal, you are agreeing to originality checks during the peer-review and production processes.
- Third-party material. If you wish to reuse third-party material in your paper, you will need to obtain written permission from the copyright owner prior to submission.
- Format-free submission. You may submit your paper in any scholarly format or layout. However, it must contain the following elements needed to evaluate a manuscript:
- Title Page
- Full name of author/s with corresponding ORCID iD and affiliation (one author must be identified as corresponding author with email address)
- Abstract (200 words)
- Keywords (between 3-8)
- Introduction
- Materials and methods
- Results and discussion
- Conclusions and recommendations
- Acknowledgments
- References (APA style)
- Appendices (as appropriate)
- Supplementary material (as appropriate)
- Manuscripts must be editable in MS Word, including tables, figures, and equations.
- Figures (if any) must be in grayscale and of sufficient resolution to enable refereeing i.e., 1200 dpi.
About Us
Bikolnon is published by the Ateneo de Naga Graduate School with an address at Ateneo de Naga University, Ateneo Avenue, Bagumbayan Sur, 4400 Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines.
Editor-in-Chief
Malu C. Barcillano, Ph.D.
mbarcillano@gbox.adnu.edu.ph
Managing Editor
Victor John M. Loquias, Ph.D.
vloquias@gbox.adnu.edu.ph
Associate Editors
Ronaldo Sp. Elicay, Ph.D.
Leonor Lynette Fortunata M. Mendoza, Ph.D.
Emma N. Intia, Ph.D.
Elizaldy Z. Raro, PhD.
Virna S. Villanueva, PhD.
Get in touch
For other inquiries, please email the Editor-in-Chief, Bikolnon, at bikolnon@gbox.adnu.edu.ph.