Local Research Journals: Universities & NGO

A research journal is a systematic record that contains articles written by experts in a particular field of study. Listed below are the local research journals hosted by the different Universities in the Philippines and the Non-governmental organization.

UNIVERSITIES

1. University of the Philippines Diliman

Hosted Journals

• Humanities Diliman: A Philippine Journal of Humanities is an internationally refereed journal for the humanities which come out semi-annually. An open-access journal, it is multilingual and both disciplinal and multi-disciplinary. 

• Science Diliman is an internationally refereed semi-annual journal of pure and applied sciences. Results of inter-disciplinary research projects may also be submitted for publication. Papers submitted will undergo a double-blind peer review before final approval for publication.

• Alipato: A Journal of Basic Education, A Journal of Basic Education, is an annual refereed journal in English and Filipino that aims to disseminate information on trends, developments, and research findings relevant to basic education. 

• ASIAN STUDIES: Journal of Critical Perspectives on Asia is an open-access, peer-reviewed academic journal published since 1963 by the Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman. Promoting original and penetrating research, it offers novel and alternative interpretations of Asian experiences, helps deepen the understanding of the region, and enlivens debates on issues affecting Asian peoples and societies.

• Hukay is the refereed journal of the University of the Philippines – Archaeological Studies Program. It welcomes articles on the archaeology, ethnoarchaeology, and heritage of the Asia and Pacific regions.

• The Journal of English Studies and Comparative Literature is published twice a year by the Department of English and Comparative Literature at the University of the Philippines Diliman. It welcomes articles on language, literature, and culture using various theoretical perspectives.

• Journal in Urban and Regional Planning is the official publication of the UP School of Urban and Regional Planning created for the purpose of disseminating scholarly insight on prevailing issues shaping our urban and rural systems to a wider audience. 

• Social Science Diliman: A Philippine Journal of Society and Change (SSD) is the flagship journal for the social sciences of the University of the Philippines Diliman. It is internationally refereed, semiannual, and bilingual (in English and Filipino).

• The Archive is the official journal of the Department of Linguistics, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, UP Diliman. The Regular Series of the journal serves as a peer-reviewed publication for original works dealing primarily but not exclusively with Philippine languages and dialects.

• Diliman Review is one of the refereed journals that draws its contributors mainly from its own pool of UP scholars, creative writers, and artists but also welcomes essays, creative works, reviews, forum/symposium papers from other scholars, and artists.

2. Philippine Normal University

Hosted Journals

• The Normal Lights is a peer-reviewed journal in education and educational innovations and development, indexed in ASEAN CITATION INDEX (ACI) database. Its mission is to rationalize and bridge the gap between theory and practice in educational systems in the Philippines and beyond. 

• The Asia Pacific Higher Education Research Journal (APHERJ), an international multidisciplinary refereed journal, publishes quality and high-impact researches addressing issues and concerns of education and teacher education, social sciences, engineering and technology, and educational policy and business education in the Asia Pacific Rim.

• The Association of Southeast Asian Teacher Education Network (AsTEN) Journal of Teacher Education is the flagship publication of ASTEN, a multidisciplinary peer-refereed international journal that will serve as the main platform by which the network initiatives are made known to the academic community.

3. University of Santo Tomas

Hosted Journals

• The Acta Manila: Multidisciplinary Journal for the Natural and Applied Sciences is the official publication of the Research Center for the Natural and Applied Sciences of the University of Santo Tomas. It is a multidisciplinary journal dedicated to cover research and development in all areas of the natural and applied sciences.

• The Antoninus Journal: The Multidisciplinary Journal of the Graduate School (ISSN: 2423-3084) is a multidisciplinary journal published by the Graduate School of the University of Santo Tomas (Manila, Philippines).

• The Asian Journal of English Language Studies is the official journal of the Department of English of UST, It is a peer-reviewed journal that aims to provide current literature to those concerned with research in the realm of English language studies and English language teaching and learning, either as a second or a foreign language.

• The Journal of Social Health is an independent open-access journal founded in 2017 by the researchers of the Social Health Studies Research Interest group of the UST Research Center. The journal has the primary goal of addressing the gap in publication avenues for the specialized researches conducted in the field of social health. 

• Kritike: An Online Journal of Philosophy is the official open-access (OA) journal of the Department of Philosophy of the University of Santo Tomas (UST), Manila, Philippines. It is a Filipino, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary, and international journal of philosophy founded in 2007 by a group of UST graduates. 

• The Philippiniana Sacra: Official Publication of the Ecclesiastical Faculties is the official publication of the Ecclesiastical Faculties of the University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines. It is published three times a year with an Ecclesiastical Approval.

• UNITAS: Journal of Advanced Research in Literature, Culture, and Society is an international online peer-reviewed open-access journal of advanced research in literature, culture, and society published bi-annually (May and November).

• Tomás: Literary Journal of the Center for Creative Writing and Literary Studies is the double-blind peer-reviewed open-access annual literary journal of the Center for Creative Writing and Literary Studies of the University of Santo Tomas, the oldest university in Asia.

4. Ateneo De Manila Universities

Hosted Journals

• Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture is an international and peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal of philosophy that seeks to encourage creative and critical contemporary interpretations and appropriations of the history of ideas as well as theoretical constructions addressing contemporary culture and society.

• Journal of Management for Global Sustainability is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal devoted exclusively to the publication of original research in the field of management and global sustainability. 

• Kritika Kultura is an open-access semi-annual peer-reviewed international electronic journal of literary, language, and cultural studies of the Department of English of the Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines.

• Perspectives in the Arts and Humanities Asia is an international peer-reviewed journal that is multi-disciplinary in scope and features articles in literature, philosophy, theology, performance arts, visual arts, forms of media, and other related areas.

• Social Transformations: Journal of the Global South is an outlet for critical but engaged knowledge about social justice, collective well-being, and sustainable development within and across the Global South.

• “Landas: Journal of Loyola School of Theology” is the Filipino word for “way,” a Biblical term of venerable standing.  This is not the first time that a theological journal has chosen to call itself by this name.  

5. De La Salle University

Hosted Journals

• The Journal of Computational Innovations and Engineering Applications (JCIEA) aims to promote the development of new and creative ideas on the use of technology in solving different problems in different fields of our daily lives. 

• The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher (TAPER) is an international refereed journal of original and innovative research in education.  It provides a venue for the publication of empirical and theoretical studies in education, with emphasis on the experiences of successful educational systems in the Asia-Pacific Region.

• The Asia-Pacific Social Science Review (APSSR) aims to be a leading venue for authors seeking to share their data and perspectives on compelling and emerging topics in the social sciences with and to create an impact on, the region’s communities of academics, researchers, students, civil society, policymakers, development specialists, among others. 

• Ideya: Journal of Humanities is a refereed journal publishing both scholarly articles on different fields in the humanities and creative works (poetry, fiction, drama, and nonfiction).

• The Journal of Computational Innovations and Engineering Applications (JCIEA) aims to promote the development of new and creative ideas on the use of technology in solving different problems in different fields of our daily lives. 

• Malay Research Journal is a multi/interdisciplinary journal in the Filipino Studies of De La Salle University that is internationally refereed and abstracted, it is published twice a year under the management of De La Salle University Publishing House for De La Salle University.

NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

1. ADB

Hosted Journals

• Constructing Purchasing Power Parities Using a Reduced Information Approach: A Research Study – This publication presents a cost-effective “reduced information” approach for estimating purchasing power parities (PPPs).

• Reaping the Benefits of Industry 4.0 through Skills Development in the Philippines – This report explores the implications of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) on the future of the job market in the Philippines, with a focus on information technology-business process outsourcing and electronics manufacturing.

• Reaping the Benefits of Industry 4.0 through Skills Development in High-Growth Industries in Southeast Asia: Insights from Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Viet Nam – This publication explores the implications of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) on the future of jobs, skills, and training in Southeast Asia, particularly for high growth industries in Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Viet Nam.

• ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility 2019–2020: Accelerating Green Finance in Southeast Asia – This document presents the progress made and early achievements as of December 2020 from the pilot phase of the ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility (ACGF) (2019-2021).

• Mapping Property Tax Reform in Southeast Asia – This report presents an analysis and recommendations to improve the efficiency of tax systems in developing Asia in mobilizing domestic resources to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

• The Wellness Economy: A Comprehensive System of National Accounts Approach – This working paper explains how to derive indicators for a country’s wellness sector using the system of national accounts framework. It also provides estimates of these indicators for 10 countries in developing Asia across 2 time periods.

• Applying Artificial Intelligence on Satellite Imagery to Compile Granular Poverty Statistics – This study outlines a computational framework to enhance the spatial granularity of government-published poverty estimates, citing data from the Philippines and Thailand.

• Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership: Overview and Economic Impact – This brief explains the key features of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations with Australia, Japan, the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the Republic of Korea, and New Zealand.

• Economic Indicators for Southeast Asia and the Pacific: Input-Output Tables – This report contains the latest estimates of input-output tables for Southeast Asia and the Pacific and a more comprehensive range of statistics relevant to analyzing production, trade, and interrelations between firms, industries, and economic sectors in the region.

• Cost–Benefit Analysis of Face-to-Face Closure of Schools to Control COVID-19 in the Philippines – This brief model the effectiveness of closing face-to-face schooling to help contain COVID-19 in the Philippines. It finds much higher health and economic costs than benefits from untargeted closures, and recommends alternatives.

2. IBON

Hosted Journals

• Renegotiation of CA not enough without renouncing privatization –WPN – The Water for the People Network (WPN) said that government should renounce water privatization and assert water as a human right whose provision should be under effective public control.

• Govt methodology underestimates number of poor Filipinos—IBON – Research group IBON said that the government methodology to count the poor grossly underestimates Philippine poverty. 

• Most new jobs temporary, poor quality — IBON – Research group IBON said the recently reported large increase in employment and a slight decrease in unemployment bring much-needed relief to millions of Filipinos who have been suffering worsening unemployment since the Duterte administration began. 

• Economic cha-cha is no vaccine for recovery or development – IBON Foundation opposes the proposed amendments to the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution. The economic charter change will have zero efficacy for recovery while having huge adverse side effects.

 

• Cash subsidies for poorest households urgent as inflation reaches 21-month high – Research group IBON said that the higher December 2020 inflation figures underscore the urgency of giving poor and low-income families additional emergency cash subsidies. 

• IBON debunks economic Cha-cha movers’ claims on FDI – The research group said that the economy’s development lies in using the protections in the Constitution to gain from foreign investment, not in taking away the protections and giving self-interested foreign investment free rein over the domestic economy. 

3. UNICEF

Hosted Journals

• The Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on Households in the National Capital Region of the Philippines – This report document is a summary of the immediate impact of COVID-19 on a range of outcomes at the household level.

• Making the 4Ps inclusive for all children of currently enrolled households – This report is a social policy brief on improving the impact of the Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program (4Ps)

• Providing youth a second chance to complete their education amid COVID-19 – A case study on education in emergencies in the Philippines. In the context of COVID-19, UNICEF is supporting learning continuity for the non-formal Alternative Learning System (ALS) program of the Department of Education.

• Situation Analysis of Children in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao – This FINAL DRAFT REPORT presents a comprehensive assessment and analysis of the situation of children in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), highlighting significant gaps in the respect, protection, and fulfillment of children’s rights in the region.

• Children in Armed Conflict: Philippines – This report documents the processes and lessons learned from the successful implementation of the UN-Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Action Plan to address the recruitment and use of children in armed conflict. 

• UNICEF: Seven Decades of Upholding the Rights of Filipino Children – The publication traces UNICEF’s work in the Philippines from its establishment in 1948 up to 2018, in commemoration of the organization’s 70th year of operations in the country.

• Situation Analysis of Children in the Philippines – This report recommends measures to address the barriers and causes that prevent Filipino children from accessing their rights.

• The Ascent of Local Governments in Nutrition in the Philippines – This report documents the best practices, lessons learned, and experience of 11 local government units with different profiles. 

You can also check PHILIPPINE E-JOURNALS, where most of the journals are indexed.

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