Author Guidelines
SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
The Journal publishes manuscripts written in the Malay or English languages. Any submission for publication implies that it is an original contribution and must not have been previously published or is currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. All submitted manuscripts are subjected to similarity tests using the Turnitin software.
Starting 1st March 2019, all submissions must be made through this Online Submission System.
FORMAT AND STYLE
The manuscript must be submitted in Microsoft Word format with A4 setting. It should be typed with font size 12, in single spacing, single column with wide margins. The full research or systematic review manuscripts should not exceed 8,000 words, with not more than 6 figures and 6 tables.
The necessary sections in the manuscript comprise of Introduction, Methodology, Results and Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgement and References. The abstract should include with 3 to 5 keywords.
TITLE PAGE
A separate title page should consist of the title, author(s) names, affiliations, full institution addresses and emails of corresponding authors.
The title of the manuscript should be concise, descriptive and preferably not exceeding 15 words.
ABSTRACT
The manuscript must be presented with an abstract that describes its main points within 150 to 250 words.
For Malay language manuscripts, titles, abstracts and keywords in English should be provided.
For the manuscript template, please click on the link provided below:
http://ejournals.ukm.my/malim
FIGURES, TABLES AND ILLUSTRATIONS
Illustrations including figures, charts and graphs must be labelled and supplied on separated pages from the text. The desired placement in the text should be clearly indicated. These illustrations should be referred to and numbered in serial, as do the figures. All illustrations should be provided in a camera ready form.
Lengthy but essential information such as questionnaires is to be presented in an appendix. Should there be more than one appendix, label each one alphabetically: APPENDIX A, APPENDIX B, etc. In the text, refer to appendixes by their labels (e.g. Appendix A). Provide each appendix with a title.
IN-TEXT CITATION
All entries in the reference list must be cited in the text. Cited references in the text should use the author-date method [e.g. Ahmad (1998)]. If a work has up to three authors, always cite their names every time the work is referred to in the text. If a work has more than three authors, include only the name of the first author followed by “et al.” and the year whenever the work is published. Page numbers should be provided when specific arguments or findings of authors are paraphrased, summarised, or directly quoted.
For parenthetical citations of two or more works, use alphabetical ordering. Separate each cited work by semicolons.
REFERENCE STYLE
An alphabetically ordered reference list is to be included at the end of the manuscript. All cited references in the text must appear in the list. The accuracy and completeness of information in the references are the responsibility of the authors. The reference should follow the Chicago 15B Manual of Style (https://web.library.uq.edu.au/files/26556/chicago15B-style-guide.pdf). The reference style adopted should be consistent throughout the manuscript.
Footnotes are not recommended. Endnotes on the other hand should only be used if it is absolutely necessary and must be numbered consecutively throughout the manuscript with superscript Arabic numerals.
Examples:
Journal
Amin, L., Azad, M.A.K., Ahmad Azlan, N.A. and Zulkifli, F. 2014. Factors Influencing Stakeholders’ Attitude toward Cross-kingdom Gene Transfer in Rice. New Genetics and Society 33(4): 370-399.
Electronic Reference
Desk Study Report-Malaysia. 2016. http://bch.cbd.int/mainstreaming/malaysia%20-%20desk%20study.pdf (Accessed 12 June 2017)
Book
Green, J. and Thorogood, N. 2018. Qualitative Methods for Health Research. London: SAGE Publications.
Book Chapter
Covello, V.T. 1992. Risk Communication: An Emerging Area of Health Communication Research. In Communication Yearbook 15.ed Deetz, 359-373. Newbury Park and London: Sage Publications.
Conference Proceeding and Conference Paper
Kadir Arifin, Jamaluddin Md. Jahi, Abu Bakar Che Man, Ismail Bahari & Abd Rahim Md Nor. 2003. Perlaksanaan sistem pengurusan keselamatan dan kesihatan pekerjaan (OHSAS 18001:1999) di Malaysia: isu dan cabaran. Prosiding Pengurusan Persekitaran 2003, hlm. 107-115.
Rahmat, R.A., Jumari, K., Hassan, A. & Basri, H. 2002. Intelligent traffic control with image processing sensor. Proceedings of the 2nd World Engineering Congress, hlm. 339 – 344.
PUBLICATION FREQUENCY
MALIM Southeast Asian Journal of General Studies currently publishes once a year in November but will increase the numbers when there are sufficient submissions.
SUBMISSION METHOD
All manuscripts should be submitted online at the journal’s website or emailed to the Chief in Editor (jmalim@ukm.edu.my)
REVIEW PROCESS
Manuscripts will be reviewed double blind by independent referees. The evaluation will be based on its appropriateness for the MALIM and contribution to the discipline, cogency of analysis, conceptual breadth, clarity of presentation and technical adequacy.
PROOFS
One set of proofs will be sent to the author(s) to be checked for printer's errors and it is the responsibility of the author(s) to submit corrections to the Editorial Board.
OPEN ACCESS
The journal is open access and is freely available online to support a greater global access to knowledge. Currently, there is no publication fee.
SPECIAL ISSUES
Special issues on related topics are welcome. Please contact the Editor-in-Chief.
INDEXING
The journal is indexed in Malaysian Citation Index (MyCite), DOAJ and Google Scholar and is undergoing the process of applying for inclusion in other international indexing databases.
