About the Journal

The Asia Pacific Journal of Social Innovation (APJSI) builds on a long and evolving intellectual tradition, making it one of the enduring scholarly platforms in the Philippines and the broader Asia-Pacific region. The journal traces its origins to The Technician, with its first volume published in 1982, marking the beginning of what is now 44 years of continuous scholarly contribution. It was later renamed The Mindanao Forum, reflecting an expanded institutional and regional focus, before taking its current form as the Asia-Pacific Journal of Social Innovation.

These changes and the transition to its current title signals a stronger engagement with contemporary debates on social innovation and a broader regional outlook, while maintaining its commitment to grounded, locally informed scholarship. In this way, the journal’s evolution reflects its growth from a campus-based publication into a platform that bridges local knowledge with wider Asia-Pacific and global conversations.

Announcements

📢 Call for Proposals for our 48th Annual International Conference, with the theme “Katawhan, Kaugnayan, Kailian: Aghamtao ng mga Ugnayan | Anthropology of Relationalities.”

09-06-2026

UGAT is pleased to announce the opening of the Call for Proposals for our 48th Annual International Conference, with the theme “Katawhan, Kaugnayan, Kailian: Aghamtao ng mga Ugnayan | Anthropology of Relationalities.”

The conference will be held on November 18–21, 2026 at Mindanao State University–Iligan Institute of Technology in Iligan City, Lanao del Norte, Philippines. 

Publication prospects

Asia Pacific Journal of Social Innovation (APJSI) 

Published by MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology

Select papers will be invited to directly submit to our partner journal for possible publication

For details and submissions, please visit our official conference page: 

https://www.ugat-aghamtao.org/48th-conference-2026

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Poster credits: Kyle Pontillo, Ulma de la Peña, Vincent Balustre

 

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Current Issue

Vol. 38 No. 2 (2026): Asia Pacific Journal of Social Innovation
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ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF SOCIAL INNOVATION (formerly The Mindanao Forum) is a refereed, semi-annual journal devoted to a scholarly discussion of subjects in the arts, humanities, sciences, and technology. The views and opinions expressed in its pages are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of MSU-IIT or the Editorial Board. Materials published here may not be reproduced without the permission of the authors and the publisher.

 

Editor in Chief:

Jupert Jasser G. Abellana

 

Editorial Board Members:

Oona Thommes Paredes - University of California, Los Angeles

Primitivo III Cabanes Ragandang, Mindanao State University-Iligan

Ma Yuchen - Peking University

Clarence M. Batan - University of Santo Tomas

Marjorie Joy S. Almario-Magdadaro, Mindanao State University-Iligan

Sandeep Poddar- Lincoln University College-Malaysia

Janet Alexis De Los Santos - Visayas State University

Amabelle A. Embornas, Mindanao State University-Iligan

Vicente Villan - University of the Philippines Diliman

Retchell Morales - De La Salle University

Ringgold Atienza - De La Salle University

Chokchai Yuenyong - Khon Kaen University

Daisy R. Palompon - Cebu Normal University

Laurence Garcia - Cebu Normal University

Julienne Ivan Soberano - University of the Philippines Manila

Eko Yuliyanto - University of Muhammadiyah Semarang

 

Managing Editor:

Rholaisa B. Mamailao

 

Production/Circulation Manager:

Cherly S. Adlawan

 

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Published: 01-08-2026

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