The ASIAN JOURNAL OF RESILIENCE is a peer-reviewed, open-access international journal of Palawan State University. AJR is a multidisciplinary publication that aims to publish original research articles and policy briefs on the environment, human resilience, and well-being, along the dimensions of the individual, society, and human-environment interaction, in the Asian context. Its multidisciplinary nature accommodates different fields of study. 

AJR strives to follow publication ethics and standards by ensuring the accuracy of all the information included in the publications. However, AJR does not claim absolute accuracy and completeness of all published content. The authors solely own the opinions expressed in the publications. AJR only serves as a platform to express those scholarly views.

AIMS AND SCOPE. The Asian Journal of Resilience aims to:

Provide a multidisciplinary forum for research that enriches scholarly dialogue on resilience, adaptation, and well-being in the Asian context.

Support the development of conceptual frameworks, evidence-based policies, community programs, and practical interventions that respond to social, environmental, economic, and health-related challenges in Asia.

Share empirical and theoretical work that explores human experience, social structures, environmental systems, and institutional responses to change and adversity.

AJR’s scope encompasses research that:

Investigates human resilience and well-being directly, including psychological coping strategies, community disaster preparedness, and health behaviors during crises.

Examines social, cultural, economic, and policy issues that influence or reflect capacities for adaptation, sustainability, and human-environment interaction — even when resilience is not the central term of study. For example, studies on livelihood transitions, market behavior, local governance responses, and social experiences all provide insight into how individuals and communities navigate change and pursue stability, opportunity, or well-being.

Contribute interdisciplinary insights from fields such as anthropology, public health, education, environmental science, governance, and economics that relate to human and social development in Asian settings.

While many published articles frame their contributions explicitly in terms of resilience or well-being, others address issues such as nutrition and community health during quarantine, livelihood and cultural change, and institutional responses to social problems — all of which resonate with the journal’s overarching interest in how people and systems adapt, cope, and function in the face of change and challenge.

AJR encourages high-quality research that bridges disciplines and perspectives, fosters innovative thinking, and contributes meaningfully to understanding and improving human and environmental well-being in the Asian region.

PEER REVIEW PROCESS. Peer review is double-blind, with at least two reviewers.  

PUBLICATION FEE. AJR does not charge any publication or article processing fee.

PUBLICATION ETHICS. AJR is committed to sustaining the integrity of scholarly publications. We require our authors to adhere to international publication standards and ethics. For reference regarding these requirements, authors may read COPE’s ethical guidelines regarding plagiarism, duplicate or multiple submissions or publications, copyright infringement, conflict of interest, data fabrication, the ethicality of research methods, and other author misconduct in publication. If the article is accepted for publication, we require the authors to fill out a publishing agreement form that the journal will provide.

       Ethical Guide for Authors

1. The authors should ensure that the manuscript contains their original work, has not been previously published, and is not simultaneously being considered for publication elsewhere.
2. All authors should be included in the list and informed regarding the submission. Those who do not qualify as authors but assisted, such as colleagues consulted and institutions that provided technical, professional, and other material support, may be included in the acknowledgment section.
3. The manuscript should use bias-free language and be free from plagiarism, falsification, fabrication, and copyright infringement. The authors should secure permission if using copyrighted materials.
4. Funding support from funding entities should be declared.
5. Authors should disclose any conflict of interest.
6. AJR follows a double-blind review process. Authors should never insist on obtaining the reviewers' details.
7. To avoid confusion, all correspondence related to the manuscript from submission to publication should be with the corresponding author alone. If there is a change in correspondence details, the editor should be properly informed.
8. The author should strictly comply with the standards of publication ethics. Any violation of the ethical standards, along with the corresponding corrective actions, should be reported to the handling editor.
9. The authors should comply with the submission requirements and author guidelines.

         Ethical Guide for Reviewers

1. Reviewers should accept to review only those manuscripts within their level and area of expertise.
2. Reviewers should declare any conflict of interest and decline to review to retain an unbiased and credible review process.
3. Reviewers should provide an unbiased, objective, constructive, respectful, non-discriminatory, clear, and specific review on time. This ensures that a good-quality review will substantially improve the manuscript for publication.
4. AJR follows a double-blind review process. Reviewers should never insist on obtaining the authors' details. Reviewers, however, may disclose their details to the authors if they opt to do so.
5. Reviewers should never use the manuscript's data outside the review process unless consented to by the authors. All the information should be treated with respect and confidentiality.

       Ethical Guide for Editors

1. Editors should handle all submissions with respect and confidentiality. Without the authors' consent, unpublished materials should not be used outside the editorial and review process.
2. Editors should be clear with their publication guidelines. They should properly guide the authors and reviewers in the submission, review, and publication process.
3. Any violations of guidelines and publication ethical standards should be promptly addressed and resolved.
4. Editors should accommodate all submissions that comply with the journal requirements and are within the journal's scope, regardless of the gender, race, religion, age, ethnicity, affiliations, or political standing of the authors.
5. Editors should be responsible for maintaining the quality of the journal's articles and ensuring compliance with the highest ethical standards in research and publication.

INDEXING. Articles published in AJR are indexed in the following:

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