About the Journal

Divine Word International Journal of Management and Humanities is owned and managed by Divine Word College of Laoag.  The journal focuses on business management, education management, psychology, ethics, applied theology, Philosophy, and anthropology.

It is an open-access journal that focuses on current discussions in business management, education, psychology, ethics, theology, sociology, philosophy, and anthropology. It provides a platform for faculty and professors in business management, education, business ethics, psychology, anthropology, philosophy, and theology to publish and distribute their research findings in these areas.

DWIJMH accepts only original research from faculty or professors and graduate students. It does not accept research papers from undergraduate students and accepts only field research papers as the output of field investigations. It can accommodate book and literature reviews if the chief editor and managing editor find it necessary.

Open access policy. 

All articles published by DWIJMH are available to all readers at no charge and follow an open access license policy. All readers have free, unlimited access to content published in DWIJMH. Everyone can adopt the concepts provided that the original author/s or copyright holders are recognized through citation, so special permission is not required. The authors are granted the most extensive rights under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.   

Based on the definition of open access in the scientific literature (Budapest, Berlin, and Bethesda declarations), the DWIJMH  defines open access as characterized by the following conditions: first, peer-reviewed literature is immediately available online upon publication (No embargo period) and without any cost. It does not require users to register to read the content. Second, it allows unrestricted use, meaning users can read, download, and reuse the content without permission, as long as they do not use it for commercial purposes. 

Suppose the users/readers remix, transform, or build upon the material and distribute their contributions under the same license as the original. In that case, thus, there must be no legal restrictions or technological measures that restrict others from doing anything the license permits. 

Journal audiences 

The Divine Word International Journal of Management and Humanities' target audiences are academic communities, researchers, administrators/ management, teachers, and business practitioners. 

Review Procedures

The editor-in-chief will examine all paper/s to determine if they fulfill the required research methodology and if the content contributes to new knowledge. If the paper/s fulfil the requirements of the journal, they will be immediately submitted to a plagiarism test. If the result of the plagiarism and AI test is below 10% and the paper/s fulfills the standards of DWIJMH in terms of quality, methodology, and the paper format, then the paper/s will be submitted to two peer reviewers. Reviewers are advised to read and follow the review guidelines attached to the review request. DWIJMH uses a blind peer review system in which authors are not known to reviewers, and the two assigned reviewers do not know each other. If the two reviewers' results conflict, the paper will be submitted to a third reviewer. The authors will be informed of the review results through their online account or email.  

The duration of the review is three weeks to a month or more, depending on the time and availability of the reviewers, but not more than 40 days. In case the paper is rejected or accepted, the author will be informed.  The DWIJMH is published quarterly, and the papers are published on the 25^th of the third month (March, June, September, and December). 

Vision

It envisions itself as a center of excellence in research guided by Catholic ideals and values, committed to uplifting the quality of life not only of the Divine Word College community and the Ilocos Norte Community, but also the international community.

Mission

To gain competence and become proactive contributors to research and development locally and globally;

To collaborate with industries, higher education institutions, and government and non-government organizations through development-oriented, innovative, and multidisciplinary research;

To adopt research-based institutional and community development initiatives.

The Aim and the Scope of the Journal

DWIJMH aims to publish original articles from faculty and graduate students and to disseminate them globally. It also intends to present the latest developments in Business management, education, and humanities. It also welcomes research articles coming from different individuals around the globe related to management and the humanities. The journal's scope includes all areas of business management, education management, theology, psychology, sociology, philosophy, and anthropology.

Copyright  and licensing

Authors retain full copyright and publishing rights without restrictions. Authors grant DWIJMH a non-exclusive right of first publication to publish, distribute and archive the article. 

 All articles published in DWIJMH are licensed under an open-access Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0). Under this licence, third parties are free to:  

share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format — and adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material under the following terms: Attribution, a proper credit is given to the author (s) and the DWIJMH as the original place of publication, with a link to the licence and indication if changes were made. 

The material may not be used for commercial purposes. If you remix, transform or built upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original.

Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., institutional repositories, academic social networks or on personal websites) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.  

Ethics

The DWIJMH follows the Committee on Publication Ethics COPE guidelines. [https://publicationethics.org/].  For all research that involves human subjects, human material, human tissues, or human data, authors must declare that the investigations were carried out following the rules of the Declaration of Helsinki of 1975 (https://www.wma.net/what-we-do/medical-ethics/declaration-of-helsinki/).  According to point 23 of this declaration, researchers must obtain approval from the local institutional review board (IRB) or other appropriate ethics committee before conducting research to confirm that the study meets national and international guidelines. As a minimum, a statement including the project identification code, date of approval, and name of the ethics committee or institutional review board must be stated in the ‘Institutional Review Board Statement’ of the article. 

Ethical responsibilities of researchers. 

In research papers that are submitted to the Divine Word International Journal of Management and Humanities, authors must pay attention to the following:

1. The study must be original. 

2. Authors who do not contribute to the different stages of the study: conceptualization, research methodology, data analysis, and editing should not be considered as authors. 

3. Conflicts of interest must be clearly stated. 

4. Ensure that, before conducting the study, the participants' consent is secured. (This is in case the study involves minors who cannot make their own decision).  

5. Authors must inform the editor-in-chief or the publisher if there are errors at the early stage of the study before it goes online. 

6. The authors should not publish the same paper in other journals before its submission to the DWIJMH. 

7. The names of authors that appear in the paper should not be changed during and after the review.  

Ethical responsibilities of the editor-in-chief 

1. Ensures that the paper contributes to new knowledge

2. Maintains consistency of practices and the growth of the journal.

3. Establishes the procedures that support the quality of the studies published in the journal.

4. Supports intellectual freedom and academic integrity.

5. Holds integrity to the highest standard, not making concessions on intellectual property rights. 

6. Be transparent on issues that require corrections and explanations. 

Confidentiality

The editor-in-chief, managing editor, and the staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher.

Correction and retraction policy

Publications undergo processes such as submission, review, copyediting, and production. However, this does not guarantee that they are 100% free of errors. Unintentional errors cannot be avoided. Thus, correction is allowed. We expect the authors to inform the editor-in-chief so that corrections can be made, but the decision is at the journal's discretion. We accept only major corrections, but we reject corrections that do not affect the concept or the paper's findings. Allowed corrections depend on the publication stage. 

We will retract the article if we find evidence of unreliable data, duplicate publication, unethical procedures, or fabricated data.  

Malpractice policy.

Malpractice refers to any improper conduct that undermines research integrity, including fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, and other actions that undermine the credibility of the findings.  The DWIJMH protects its integrity as a quality scientific research journal. Thus, maintaining a reputation for scientific research requires researchers to avoid malpractice. Thus, research must be conducted rigorously, following the research methodology and procedures required by the journal.   

Conflict of interest policy

A conflict of interest exists when individuals have multiple interests; serving one interest may conflict with another. Therefore, authors must include a conflict of interest statement in the last part of the paper.  

Plagiarism and AI content 

All research papers are submitted to a plagiarism and AI content test before being sent for review. The Journal utilizes Grammarly Pro to detect plagiarism and AI-generated content. The maximum plagiarism level is 10%, and the maximum AI content level is 10%.  

Repository policy of the DWIJMH 

Authors may submit their papers to any institutional repositories operated by foreign and domestic universities and non-profit institutions, but only the publisher's final version, after peer review, may be used. The final version of the author's paper, which has not gone through peer review and editing, is not permitted.   

Disclaimer

The paper and the data in the paper belong to the author/s. They hold accountability for the accuracy of the data submitted to the journal. Neither the journal nor the editors nor the publisher assumes liability or responsibility. 

Opinions expressed in the Divine Word International Journal of Management and Humanities are those of authors and contributors and do not reflect those of the editors, editorial board members, peer reviewers, or the publisher. 

Editorial Boards

Damianus Abun, PhD
Editor-in-Chief
WoS Research ID: AAW-4628-2020
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-9693-1541
SCOPUS ID: 57226142008
Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2FJUVG4AAAAJ&hl=en)
Scope Database Author ID: 000000135305

Libertine Gertrude Ruadap-Macaspac, PhD.
Managing Editor
Associate: Research, Accreditation, and Quality Assurance.
Professor, Graduate School of Education, Divine Word College of Laoag, Philippines

Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=NQH40LsAAAAJ&hl=en

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7239-2453

Reena M. Ramelb
Layout Editor

Rumah898

Editorial Board

Dr. Neeraja Vijay
Deputy Head - Academics
Deputy-Dean - Entrepreneurship Cell, New Gen, IEDC, Incubation Cell
FoMS,
DR.MGR Educational and Research Institute,
Dr.MGR University,
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7263-7244
Scopus Author ID: 36712232400
Researcher ID: U-6790-2018
Web of Science Researcher ID: H-2282-2018
https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/profile/221135
Country: India

Daniel Dei, PhD
Professional Rank: Senior Lecturer
Specialization: Ethics, Theology, & Counseling
Affiliation: Valley View University
Experience: 09 Years
Country: Ghana
Papers Published: 32

Dr. CIUREA Maria
Associate Professor
Department of Economic Sciences
Faculty of Sciences, University of Petrosani
România
mariamacris2011@yahoo.com

DR. SHAHID AMIN BHAT
Associate Professor in Management, ITM University
Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India (474001) ||
|| Author || Columnist || Youth Ambassador-International Youth Society ||
dr.shahidamin15@gmail.com
drshahid786.weebly.com

Dr. Luisa María Arvide Cambra
Professor with Chair/ Arabic and Islamic Studies// Humanities
Dept. of Philology, University of Almeria. LA Cañada S/N. 04120-Almeria, Spain
Research Area: Medieval Arabic Science. Humanities. Arabic Philology
lmarvide@ual.es

Dr. Dinh Tran Ngoc Huy
Professor, Banking and Finance, DVA Renewable Energy JSC, Dist 7, HCMC, Vietnam
Area of Interest: Social Sciences, Business
dtnhuy2010@gmail.com

Assistant Prof. Dr. Osama M. Abu-Baha
Ph.D. English Language Studies- IIUM- Malaysia
MA. Applied Linguistics and TESOL- Newcastle University.
Assistant Prof. of English- UCES, Birzeit, and QOU Universities
Education Officer- UNRWA- Palestine- West Bank
Interests: Literature, Linguistics, Leadership & Management.
Email: uabubaha@yahoo.com

Susan Smith Nash, PhD
USA
Director of Innovation and Emerging Science and Technology; Director of Education & Prof Dev: AAPG / Nov 2008 – Present
Director: Victoria Resources.
Adjunct Professor / 1998 – present: University of Oklahoma
Associate Dean / Graduate Program / Liberal Arts: Excelsior College / 2003 – 2007
Online Curriculum Development Dir / Humanities / Human Relations.
Adj Professor, Director of Engineering & Geosciences Continuing Education: The University of Oklahoma, 1997 – 2004
Interests: Energy exploration and development, economic development, new technologies, creativity & innovation, leadership, apocalyptic narratives (and their use/misuse), innovative literature, Spanish/Russian literature(s), art & humanities, history, and philosophy of science.

Dr. YU LU
Assistant Professor, Lecturer, Accounting Department, Business School
Beijing Technology and Business University, China
luyu@btbu.edu.cn

Dr. Agnieszka Iłendo-Milewska
PhD in humanities in the field of psychology
Head of the Faculty of Psychology, Private University of Pedagogy. Bialystok, Poland
Research Area: social psychology, self-regulation, dysfunctional behavior, and social relations
ilendoa@icloud.com

Dr. Silvio Tamaso D'Onofrio
Independent Researcher
PhD in Social History from the University of São Paulo; works in the areas of Intellectual History, Literature, and Digital Humanities.
Internationally, has organized books, has published articles and chapters, serves on editorial committees, and acts as an 'ad hoc' reviewer.
Founder and leader of the Regional Multidisciplinary Studies (REGIONEM) research group, accredited by CNPq-Brazil.
ORCID: 0000-0002-6266-9354