The History and Development of Academic Publishing in Malaysia

HAMEDI M. ADNAN

Abstract


ABSTRACT: Academic books in Malaysia are mainly published by university presses and government’s research institutions. It is carried out as a social responsibility to disseminate knowledge from the researches done, mainly by government servants in the university or research institutions. As such, the number of academic books published in a year is relatively small with limited print-of-run. However, compared to her neighbouring countries, Malaysia has a good structure of governance in academic books publishing with the formation of Malaysian Scholarly Books Council or MAPIM which unify all university presses into a single body. This article discusses the history and development of academic publishing in Malaysia with a focus on the role of MAPIM.

Key words: academic publishing, university press, scholarly publishing, books, Southeast Asian publishing

 

ABSTRAK: Buku ilmiah di Malaysia diterbitkan terutamanya oleh penerbit universiti dan institusi penyelidikan kerajaan. Ianya dilakukan sebagai suatu tanggung jawab sosial untuk menerapkan pengetahuan hasil penyelidikan yang dilakukan terutamanya oleh pegawai kerajaan di universiti dan institusi penyelidikan. Oleh sebab itu jumlah buku akademik yang diterbitkan dalam satu tahun adalah agak kecil dengan naskhah yang diterbitkan adalah terhad. Namun begitu, sekiranya dibandingkan dengan negara-negara jiran, Malaysia mempunyai struktur governans penerbitan buku ilmiah yang baik dengan pembentukan MAPIM yang menyatukan semua penerbit universiti sebagai satu badan. Artikel ini membincangkan tentang sejarah dan perkembangan penerbitan ilmiah di Malaysia dengan focus terhadap peranan MAPIM.

Kata kunci: penerbitan akademik, penerbit universiti, penerbitan ilmiah, buku, penerbitan Asia Tenggara


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