Author Guidelines - MJoST - Edited

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Malaysian Journal of Science and Technology(MJoST)

Author Guidelines

GENERAL

The Malaysian Journal of Science and Technology (MJoST) aims primarily to publish

articles resulting from original research – pure or applied – in the various aspects of

academic endeavour broadly classied as science and technology. The primary

criteria will be that these papers contribute to the advancement of nowledge in the

respective elds.

MJoST also publishes technical notes and reviews. Technical notes give opportunity

to present preliminary but meaningful results or purely practical papers on how

certain problems are solved. !eviews give opportunity to e"perts to provide readers

with a thorough review and analysis of issues in a sub#ect area of relevance.

MANUSCR!T !RE!ARAT"N AN# SU$MSS"N

!re%aration

Manuscripts should generally be arranged in the following order$ title page%

abstract% introduction% materials and methods (or Methodology or &rocedure)%

results% discussion (or results and discussions)% conclusion (or conclusion and

recommendations) acnowledgements% and references. 'owever% papers in the

humanities and the technological elds may follow rules diering from the above

but must remain logical.

Su&'ission

Manuscripts% preferably in nglish% should be submitted via the online system of

MJoST. Manuscripts must be typed double*spaced on +, si-e paper with at least cm

margins on either side of the paper/ double spacing applies to te"t only and 01T to

tables% references and gure legends. 2t is recommended that prospective authors

use numbered pages. &apers that fail to meet the MJoST style and form will be

re#ected outright.

!eturning revised manuscripts should also be via the online system of MJoST. Scripts

should be typeset in MS 3ord format. Submission of papers to MJoST is understoodto mean that the author(s) agree to transfer copyright of the article solely to the

publisher to facilitate the widest possible dissemination.

Title %age

The rst page of any manuscript shall include the title% name(s) of authors% their

institutional a4liations and addresses% city and country (-ip codes% if applicable).

The title of the article is typed in bold capitals using font si-e 5, Times 0ew !oman/



abbreviations are not allowed. Title must be within one hundred characters

(including spaces) and descriptive of the contents of the manuscripts. +uthors

should be listed with surnames rst followed by their initials in font si-e 56 Times

0ew !oman. +ddresses (including emails) should be listed under the names of

authors. 3here authors wor at dierent addresses% they should be identied by

numbered superscripts against their names. !eferences to professional7ualications8titles are not re7uired. The rst author will be assumed to be the

contact person unless otherwise stated. The title page should also have a running

heading of 9: characters or less% including spaces placed at the top of the page.

A&stract

The abstract heading should be typed in font si-e 56 Times 0ew !oman in bold

;&&!<+S. The te"t of the abstract should be typed in font si-e 56 Times 0ew

!oman and in italics. The abstract is a concise abbreviated version of the paper

which tells the reader whether the paper is worth reading at all/ it must therefore be

informative with respect to aim% methods% procedures% results% discussion% and

conclusion. +n abstract should not e"ceed :: words.

eyords

'eading should be 56 points Times 0ew !oman bold. + ma"imum of ve eywords

(separated by comma) that best describe the material being presented must follow

the abstract.

ntroduction

The heading should be typed in font si-e 56 Times 0ew !oman in bold ;&&!<+S.

The introduction should follow the ey words and should be as brief as possible/ it

should concern itself with a clear #ustication for the wor undertaen and theunderlying theory and hypothesis/ a short review of literature in the eld of study is

obligatory although any e"haustive review properly belongs to the =iscussion

section. The introduction is limited to not more than two pages double spaced.

Materials and Methods

The heading should be typed with font si-e56 Times 0ew !oman and in bold;&&!<+S. This section describes concisely the methodology8proceduresemployed so that anyone wishing to replicate the trial can do so and obtaincomparable results. &rovide su4cient detail so as to remove any possibleambiguities with respect to design% treatments% measurements% analysis% etc.

3here methods employed are commonly nown in a given eld details should beomitted and the reference given instead. Modications to nown methodologymust however be clearly described and e"plained.

Results and #iscussion

This section describes clearly the observations made and their conciseinterpretation/ the discussion is probably the single most important section.3hile the two sections (!esults and =iscussion) may be separated% it is generallyadvisable to combine them to facilitate easy discussion of the results without



having to repeat the results. !esults should be presented in tables and8or gureswhenever possible% but should be clearly e"plained in the te"t taing care toavoid unnecessary repetition of tabular data. 2nformation presented in tablesshould not be repeated in gures% or vice versa. Standard deviations8errors helpthe reader to follow the trend of results and should be supplied wheneverappropriate. The discussion should interpret observations – i.e. e"plain the

causes of events – and not simply state the obvious. The discussion shouldinclude references to earlier or contemporary literature relevant to the topicstudied/ this way% a reviewer can decide on the merits of the manuscript.

Ta&les

Tables are to be numbered according to their se7uence in the te"t and shouldalso be referred to in the te"t before they are placed. The Tables should beinserted at the e"act positions where they belong in the body of the paper. Si-eand layout limitations of MJoST do not allow for large tables. +ll Tables must haveshort but self*e"planatory titles. Table numbers and titles should be placed at thetop left of the Tables. +rabic numerals are to be used. Tables should have onlythree hori-ontal lines/ however in certain circumstances an additional hori-ontalline may be applicable. Tables should be numbered from Table 5 and continuedserially to 6% % etc. +s much as possible avoid numbering unrelated tables as(a)% (b)% e.g. Table (a)% Table (b).

*igures

>igures should be inserted at the e"act positions where they belong in the bodyof the paper and should also be referred to in the te"t before they are placed.

They should be clearly captioned and numbered in se7uence below each gure.?ine drawings must be done in blac in. &hotocopies8scanned copies are notacceptable. &hotographs (good% glossy blac and white) and line drawings shouldnot be mounted. <olour illustrations may be reproduced at the author@s e"pense.

>igures may not be used to duplicate data already presented in tables or te"t orvice versa. &hotographs and illustrations other than tables are considered asgures and should be referred to as such. >igures should be numbered from 5and continued serially to 6% % etc. +s much as possible avoid numberingunrelated gures as (a)% (b)% e.g. >ig. (a)% >ig. (b).

*ootnotes

>ootnotes to tables should be superscript numbers (5) while superscript letters(a) should be reserved for statistical analysis/ asteriss (A) are reserved forprobability values. >ootnotes to the title page (including title% authors% addresses%etc.) are numbered se7uentially from the beginning. >ootnotes should be usedsparingly and only if absolutely re7uired% otherwise the information should be

embodied in the te"t of the paper.

References

!eferences to literature in the body of the manuscript are cited by author(s)%followed by year. +uthors are cited by their surnames only% e.g.% Jalani (6:56) or(Jalani% 6:56) depending on sentence structure.

Jalani (6:56) stated that the impact of oil palm industry in many countries%especially Malaysia and 2ndonesia% is tremendous.



The impact of oil palm industry in many countries% especially Malaysia and2ndonesia% is tremendous (Jalani% 6:56).

=istinguish between dierent papers by the same author(s) in the same year bypostscript letters – e.g. +-wani% 6:59a% 6:59b and 6:59c). 2n the body of thepaper% where a paper has more than two authors% give only the name of the rst

author followed by et al. (e.g. 0orita et al.% 6:59% see full reference below) or0orita et al. (6:59). ;npublished papers must also be listed in the !eferencessection% while personal communications must be referred to only in the te"t (M.

T. Bacho% personal communication).

+ll literature mentioned in the te"t should be listed in alphabetical andchronological (if same authors have more than one paper cited) order at the endof the paper under !eferences. The year of publication (in bracets) must followthe names of authors who should be listed surname rst followed by initials. Theuse of et al. in the references section is not allowed. &rovide the full title of thepaper in the original language or in an nglish translation.

>or Journals% use the proper #ournal abbreviations/ if in doubt% 7uote the fullname of the #ournal. The name of the #ournal% volume and pages should be typedin italics. >ollow the title with the volume number in +rabic numerals and therst and last pages of the article. 2ssue numbers are not necessary e"cept for

#ournals where continuous pagination is not used. 1nly proper nouns in titles of papers and boos need to be capitali-ed/ for e"ample$

+hmed% '. 1.% Caiton% '.% Mohd 0a-mi% +.M.% (6:59). ect of SlaughteringMethods on Meat Duality 2ndicators% <hemical <hanges and MicrobiologicalDuality of Broiler <hicen Meat =uring !efrigerated Storage. 21S! Journal of +griculture and Eeterinary Science F (G)$ 56 – 5H.

>or boos% the full citation should also include the title% edition number (if more

than one)% name of publishers% city of publication and country (if city cannot beeasily identied by readers)$

?i% <. <. (5GH9). &ath +nalysis – + &rimer. The Bo"wood &ress% &acic Irove%<alifornia.

3here the boo is edited% a reference to part of it must be given the normalliterature citation but the title of the article is followed by the word 2n$ and thenthe name of editor% boo title% publishers% city of publication

+ri4n =arus (6::5). <hapter 59$ Ma#or =ieses of 1il &alm. 2n usof Basiron% B . S. Jalani and K. 3. <han (ditors) +dvances in 1il &alm !esearch Eolume 5.Malaysian &alm 1il Board% Malaysia.

>or references to conference and seminar papers% the citation should include thetitle of the paper% the theme of the conference8seminar% editors% place where it

was held and date (days and month% e.g.% H – G July).

Latin +ords and !hrases

?atin words used to identify biological structures or entities are always italicised/similarly phrases lie et al.% in situ% in vivo% versus% per se. 1n the other hand%



commonly used abbreviations such as etc.% vi-. and e.g. do not re7uireitalicisation.

Nu'&ers

+s a rule% numerals are not used to start sentences/ words are preferred. 2naddition% words should be used for all numbers less than 5: and numerals forthose greater than 5:. 2n the situation where a se7uence of numbers is givenwith some less and others more than 5: (e.g. 59:% G:% ,9% 5H% G% )% the use of numerals for all is advised. 2f a number is followed immediately by a unit of measurement% use the numeral% e.g.% 6g/ cm.

Units of Measure'ent

The metric system (S2) of measure is obligatory.

!eer Re,ie

+ll manuscripts are sub#ect to review by at least two referees nowledgeable inthe author@s eld of study. These reviewers ensure the accuracy% currency andrelevance of papers and their comments aid the ditor*in*<hief in deciding onthe acceptability or otherwise of submitted manuscripts. Based on theircomments% authors may be re7uired to mae alterations to their papers beforenal acceptance. The ditor*in*<hief and the ditorial Board mae the naldecision on any paper% irrespective of comments of reviewers.

!roofs

Ialley proofs of all accepted manuscripts are sent to the senior author (or asindicated in the original manuscript) who should chec for typographical errorsand answer 7ueries raised by the ditor*in*<hief. The checed proofs should be

returned to the ditor*in*<hief via the #ournal online system of J;ST. "tensivealterations to the galley proof beyond those demanded by the ditor*in*<hief may re7uire further review and will attract a surcharge.

Co%y of the !u&lished !a%er

+uthors whose papers are accepted for publication will be sent one copy of thevolume of the MJoST in which their papers appeared. +dditional copies will besent only upon receipt of the payment of the appropriate fees. +uthors will alsoreceive a pdf version of their published paper via email.

"riginality of Manuscri%ts

The ditorial Board of MJoST assumes no responsibility for statements made or

opinions e"pressed by authors who should ensure that all submitted manuscriptshave resulted from their own original wor.

Manuscri%t Length

!esearch papers submitted for publication should be between 5%9:: and L%:::words (or between L and 66 pages long when typed in double spacing)% includingtables and gures. Technical notes submitted for publication should be up to ama"imum of %:::/ while !eviews submitted for publication should be between



%::: and L%:::. +ll articles should remain within these limits to be accepted forpublication

Ethics in !u&lishing

+uthors M;ST follow ethical means of undertaing the research% ac7uiring thedata% and presenting information especially% on personal issue and peopleNspicture. 2n such cases% +uthors must state categorically how they have followedethically accepted means of reporting the information.

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