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Author Guidelines

Authors are invited to make a submission to this journal. All submissions will be assessed by an editor to determine whether they meet the aims and scope of this journal. Those considered to be a good fit will be sent for peer review before determining whether they will be accepted or rejected.

Key Points
  • Articles will be accepted in English or Malay.
  • Page numbers are limited (see APC below)
  • Papers must contain at least 4500 words, including the references.
  • Use APA 7th citation style.
  • Articles which do not comply with the Author Guidelines will be summarily declined. PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THOSE GUIDELINES BEFORE PREPARING AND SENDING YOUR ARTICLE.
  • Manuscript Template (English): Download Here
  • Title Page Template (English): Download Here
  • Templat Manuskrip (Bahasa Melayu): Muat Turun di Sini
  • Templat Title Page (Bahasa Melayu): Muat Turun di Sini
  • An article can have 1 corresponding author (primary contact) who
    • handles all editorial communication
    • will receive the invoice
    • will receive the page proof and will be responsible for its approval
    • is responsible for correct metadata in the system
  • Use your institutional email address in the journal metadata and the article itself and check spam on a regular basis
What should you submit?

Submitted contributions undergo a double-blind review. In order to make this possible, please:

  1. Manuscript File (for Review):

    • Submit an anonymized version of your manuscript without any author names, affiliations, acknowledgements, or identifying information.

    • Ensure that all metadata (e.g., document properties) are also free of author information.

  2. Title Page (Mandatory):

    • Submit a separate Title Page as a separate file.

    • This file must include:

      • Full title of the manuscript

      • Full names of all authors

      • Institutional affiliations

      • Email addresses of all authors

      • ORCID iD(s) (if available)

      • Indication of the corresponding author and their contact information

Procedure
  1. Article submission
  2. Decision about acceptance for review (around 2 weeks)
  3. Peer Review (around 6 weeks)
  4. If accepted, notification is sent to corresponding author, upload of final version will be required
  5. When final version have been received, the paper will be scheduled – provisionally – for an issue
  6. Later: the page proof is announced
  7. The page proof will be sent (make sure you reply)
  8. Your paper will be published

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • This submission meets the requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • This submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
  • All references have been checked for accuracy and completeness.
  • All tables and figures have been numbered and labeled.
  • Permission has been obtained to publish all photos, datasets and other material provided with this submission.

Articles

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Copyright Notice

The submitting author warrants that the submission is original and that she/he is the author of the submission together with the named co-authors; to the extend the submission incorporates text passages, figures, data or other material from the work of others, the submitting author has obtained any necessary permission.
Articles in this journal are published under the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (CC-BY What does this mean?). This is to get more legal certainty about what readers can do with published articles, and thus a wider dissemination and archiving, which in turn makes publishing with this journal more valuable for you, the authors.
By submitting an article the author grants to this journal the non-exclusive right to publish it. The author retains the copyright and the publishing rights for his article without any restrictions.

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