Science Foundation Publication Incentives New Guidelines and Year-End Cut-off
As part of our institutional effort to raise research standards, we will be implementing a revised, rank-specific scale for SFI publication incentives. The scale in the table below will be applied to all publications with an initial submission date of January 1, 2026 or later.
| Category | Amount | Eligible Ranks |
| 99th percentile | 200,000 | All FT, PT, and ASF ranks |
| 90th percentile | 100,000 | All FT, PT, and ASF ranks |
| Q1 and Q1-equivalent CS conference proceedings | 75,000 | All FT, PT, and ASF ranks |
| Q2 | 50,000 | Up to AssocP and equivalent PT rank, all ASF ranks |
| Q3 | 25,000 | Up to AP and equivalent PT rank; up to ASF-II |
| Maiden incentive for Q1 | 100,000 | Up to AssocP and equivalent PT rank, all ASF ranks |
| Maiden incentive | 50,000 | Up to AP and equivalent PT rank; up to ASF-II |
| Book | 150,000 | All FT, PT, and ASF ranks |
| Book chapter | 25,000 | Up to AssocP and equivalent PT rank, all ASF ranks |
| *Short opinion pieces (e.g., letters, correspondences, editorials) are not eligible for any incentives. | ||
In general, the amount due to each recipient of the incentive is the listed value divided by the number of coauthors. The following additional provisions will also apply:
- DLSU students who are not DLSU faculty members can be excluded from the author headcount used as the divisor; however, these students will not be allowed to avail of their share of the incentive if they eventually become DLSU faculty members.
- For papers in the first three categories (Q1 or higher), coauthors based in foreign institutions can be excluded from the author headcount used as the divisor, provided that the first or corresponding author is from DLSU.
- Faculty members are eligible to receive a P50,000 incentive for their first Scopus-indexed publication under DLSU affiliation, or their first after a lull of 10 years or more, regardless of quartile. This incentive is over and above the regular incentive that may also be due.
- Faculty members are also eligible to receive a P100,000 incentive for their first publication in a journal rated as Q1 or above (or in Q1-equivalent computer science conference proceedings). This incentive is over and above all other incentives that may also be due.
- A faculty member must list his/her affiliation as DLSU to be eligible for any of these incentives. In case the applicant lists multiple local HEIs as his/her affiliation, the incentive due will be divided by the number of such institutional affiliations
Please also take note of the following cut-offs:
NOVEMBER 14, FRIDAY — Publication Incentives | Book Publication Incentives | Maiden Publication Incentives. Submit your files to [email protected]
DECEMBER 05, FRIDAY — Publication Development Grants
Submit your files to [email protected]
Submissions beyond these dates will be processed next term.
Please refer to our Google Folder (FAQs, Forms, and Guidelines) HERE before submitting to ensure smooth processing of application/s.
