MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH CENTRAL MINDANAO COLLEGES SIGNED!

𝐊𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐏𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐍 𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐘 | 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐨𝐫𝐚 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠

A new chapter in research collaboration begins!

𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐬 (𝐂𝐌𝐂) 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐨𝐫𝐚 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 (𝐍𝐈𝐑𝐃) formalized a strategic partnership through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on October 20, 2026 during 𝐓𝐀𝐌𝐁𝐀𝐘𝐀𝐘𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, an online partnership ceremony. This collaboration marks a significant step toward establishing an international research journal for CMC, supported by Nexora’s expertise in scholarly publishing, journal management, and research development.

𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
The ceremony brought together academic leaders, research advocates, and publishing professionals committed to advancing scholarly communication and international research engagement.

Representing CMC, 𝑫𝒓. 𝑪𝒚𝒏𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒂 𝑺. 𝑨𝒔𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒐𝒏, School President, joined the partnership signing, while 𝑫𝒓. 𝑫𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛 𝑵. 𝑶𝒃𝒆𝒏𝒛𝒂, Senior Managing Editor of NIRD, represented Nexora’s publishing team.

The program opened with remarks from 𝑫𝒓. 𝑳𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝑮𝒂𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒍 𝑭. 𝑶𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒐, Director of CMC’s Institute for Research, Publication, Creative Works and Community Extension. 𝑴𝒔. 𝑫𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒆 𝑫. 𝑮𝒂𝒚𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒂, Coordinator of CMC’s Center for International Affairs and Linkages, presented the rationale for the partnership. 𝑫𝒓. 𝑩𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒐𝒏 𝑵. 𝑶𝒃𝒆𝒏𝒛𝒂, Nexora Senior Managing Officer, presented the organization’s services and partnership opportunities, while 𝑫𝒓. 𝑮𝒆𝒎𝒎𝒂 𝑵. 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒓, Dean of the CMC Graduate School, delivered the closing remarks.

The occasion was also witnessed by Nexora delegates and academic collaborators from the Philippines and abroad, including:

🔹 𝑫𝒓. 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒂 𝑷. 𝑷𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔 — Full Professor VI and Director of the Center for Lifelong Learning at MSU–General Santos, and Editor-in-Chief of the Review of Economics, Accounting, Business, and Management Studies.

🔹 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒇. 𝑬𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒅𝒂 𝑨𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒈-𝑨𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏, 𝑴.𝑬𝒅., 𝑺𝑪𝑳 — Associate Professor V at MSU–General Santos, Shari’ah Lawyer, and Legal Consultant of Nexora. Associate Editor of Review of Studies on Criminology, Sociology, and Law

🔹 𝑫𝒓. 𝑱𝒐𝒉𝒏 𝑪𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒅 𝑴. 𝑨𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒐 — Program Coordinator of the Doctor of Education and Master of Arts in Education programs and Senior Research Faculty at the San Pablo Colleges Graduate School. Associate Editor of Sapientia Filipina: Review of Education and Multidisciplinary Studies

🔹 𝑫𝒓. 𝑮𝒆𝒍𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒕 𝑨. 𝑳𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒐, 𝑹𝑪𝒓𝒊𝒎, 𝑪𝑪𝑺 — Associate Professor II in the Criminology Department of Laguna State Polytechnic University–San Pablo City Campus. Associate Editor of Review of Studies on Criminology, Sociology, and Law

🔹 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒇. 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒂 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒑 𝑵𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒍 — Nexora Deputy Director for Internationalization Operations in Thailand.
Their participation underscores the value of institutional partnerships in building stronger research communities and expanding opportunities for academic collaboration across disciplines and borders.

📚 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠
Establishing and sustaining a scholarly journal requires more than a website. It takes a reliable editorial system, transparent peer-review processes, technical infrastructure, publishing expertise, and a long-term commitment to quality.

Through this partnership, 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐨𝐫𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐂𝐌𝐂 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥, providing assistance in the following areas:

✅ 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 — Setup and management of an online journal platform.
✅ 𝐏𝐞𝐞𝐫-𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 — Implementation of a double-blind peer-review workflow.
✅ 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 — Secure hosting, backups, and uptime monitoring.
✅ 𝐃𝐎𝐈 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 — Support for Digital Object Identifier registration through Crossref.
✅ 𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐍 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 — Assistance with ISSN applications and relevant publishing requirements.
✅ 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 — Typesetting, formatting, and preparation of journal issues.
✅ 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 — Guidance in preparing the journal for appropriate indexing and accreditation opportunities.
✅ 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 — Initiatives to connect the journal with researchers, authors, and readers worldwide.

The partnership is designed to help CMC strengthen its research identity while enabling its editorial team to focus on scholarly quality, academic integrity, and meaningful research contributions.

🌐 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬: 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦
Beyond institutional journal development, Nexora supports researchers, educators, and academic institutions throughout the research and publication process.

Nexora publishes three peer-reviewed, open-access journals:
📖 Review of Studies on Criminology, Sociology, and Law
📖 Sapientia Filipina: Review of Education and Multidisciplinary Studies
📖 Review of Economics, Accounting, Business, and Management Studies

Its broader research support services include manuscript editing, journal readiness assessment, reference formatting, and similarity screening. Nexora also provides consultancy in research design, instrument development, and statistical analysis across quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods approaches.

Through professional training and capacity-building initiatives, Nexora further supports the academic community in applied statistics, academic writing, publication ethics, and scholarly journal management.

𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬. 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡. 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡.
The MOU between CMC and Nexora represents more than the establishment of a journal. It reflects a shared commitment to strengthening institutional research capacity, promoting responsible scholarly publishing, and creating opportunities for wider academic engagement.

𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐂𝐌𝐂 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐨𝐫𝐚 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲.

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