The Archive Journal

• An electronic copy of the manuscript must be submitted in either .docx or .pdf format.
• All citations and formatting must follow APA Style (7^th Ed.).
• The language examples used in the manuscript must be numbered, labeled, and parsed.
• Transcriptions of language data in the International Phonetic Alphabet must be in the Doulos SIL typeface.
• Language names and abbreviations must follow the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 639 Code Tables.
• For the glossing of data, The Leipzig Glossing Rules will serve as the standard.
• It is highly recommended that the author includes a summary of abbreviations and acronyms used in the article, either at the beginning of the paper or as an appendix.

Full-length articles 

• Must be based on original research dealing primarily with Philippine languages or dialects.
• Typological and comparative studies that include languages and dialects outside the Philippines will also be considered.
• The article must be between 5,000 to 10,000 words, including the title, abstract, and references.
• An abstract consisting of 150-300 words with at least five (5) keywords must be included.

Squibs 

• Brief research notes that forward observations or initial conclusions regarding a specific linguistic problem or aspect of linguistic structure of Philippine languages or dialects.
• Must be between 1,000 and 3,000 words. Abstract and keywords, while recommended, are not required. 

Linguistic data sets 

• May consist of phonological and morphosyntactic (e.g., pronominal and case-marking systems) data from Philippine languages, dialects, or language groups.
• Material such as wordlists and sentence lists which may serve as supplements to existing elicitation materials will also be considered.
• Priority will be given to those Philippine languages or language groups with relatively little or no published descriptions.

Field reports or linguistic ethnographies 

• Reports from areas and ethnolinguistic groups in the Philippines with relatively little or no published descriptions and research will be prioritized.
• The field report or linguistic ethnography must be between 3,000 and 5,000 words.
• Images may be included as long as they are appropriately labeled and of a high quality (700×400 pixel display)
• Explanatory text or captions must not exceed 200 words per image.

Interviews 

• Interviews of scholars, field workers, cultural workers, and educators who work on Philippine languages, dialects, and ethnolinguistic groups will be considered.
• Authors must secure written consent from the interviewee before the interview is published in The Archive.

Review articles or commentaries 

• Must be on books, documentaries, films, or television programs tackling linguistics and Philippine language issues.
• Commentaries and replies to published research will also be considered.
• Reviews or commentaries must be between 1,000 and 5,000 words.

Submissions, with the exception of interviews, review articles, and commentaries, are subject to double-blind peer review by at least two reviewers.