To strengthen the scientific writing and journal management capabilities of project implementers and technical staff from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Visayas Cluster, the DA-National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI) conducted a two-day online training held on December 2–3, 2025.

Dr. Mudjekeewis Santos, Scientist V and editor-in-chief of The Philippine Journal of Fisheries (TPJF), together with Cyrenes Moncawe, TPJF managing editor, served as the resource speakers.

In her welcome remarks, Dr. Naomi Cosette Luis, OIC and assistant regional director for technical operations of DOST Negros Island Region (NIR), highlighted the importance of publishing scientific papers as a way to showcase research outputs. She noted that the workshop aligns with DOST’s ongoing efforts to enhance the research communication skills of technical personnel across the region.

The training featured a mix of lectures and hands-on activities. The first day covered TPJF’s indexing journey, the role of a managing editor, structured report writing, and key processes in editing, proofreading, and manuscript submission. The second day delved into the essential components of scientific paper writing, including crafting research problems, writing introductions, designing methodologies, and developing results and discussion sections. Participants also learned how to write effective titles, abstracts, and keywords, and were briefed on identifying predatory journals to avoid unreliable publication outlets.

As a final output, participants presented outlines of scientific papers based on their ongoing projects, demonstrating their application of the concepts learned from the workshop.

The activity was organized by DOST NIR and attended by participants from DOST regions 6, 7, and 8.

TPJF is the official publication of DA-NFRDI. It is a semi-annual, open-access journal that accepts research article, short communication, review article, commentary, and policy brief on relevant topics covering all aspects of fisheries, both in basic and applied sciences.### (Cyrenes Moncawe)