Submissions

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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it under consideration for publication by other journals.
  • The submission file is in Microsoft Word file format. A4 page layout is used. Do not upload a pdf file. (see the link Template for Preparing Manuscript)
  • Where available, the most current URLs for the references have been provided (see the link Formatting of References)
  • The text is single-spaced; in one column; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • Metadata must be fully completed by the corresponding authors to include all details of co-authors during submission. This includes affliliation's email address, corresponding addresses, etc. All names should be in "capitalise each word" format. The order of names must be similar to the one in the supplemantary document. Titles of the authors (such as Dr., Associate Professor etc) should not be included. Metadata must be updated during the Copyedit process. 

Author Guidelines

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE

The journal publishes articles in both Malay and English. Articles submitted to the journal for publication should be original contributions and must not have been previously published or under consideration by any other publications. It must be in Microsoft Word file and submitted through the online system. The full names, affiliations, phone numbers, current e-mail addresses and a short biographical note of all authors should appear on a separate cover page and submitted as a supplementary file. The corresponding author is the submitter of the article. All co-authors must register with the online system and the submitter needs to fill in the metadata of each co-authors. While an article is under consideration, it is the responsibility of the corresponding author to inform the editor of any change of address. The article ID with a hash, e.g. #12345 should be stated in all correspondence with the editor. User guides for authors (as well as reviewers) are available at the homepage for download.  

FORMAT AND STYLE

The length of an article should be between 5,000 and 7,000 words excluding references and abstracts and written in one column format. The title should be concise, descriptive and not exceeding 15 words. All articles must have a title and abstract in English and Malay (alternatively in the author's national language, or example Tagalog). Articles written in English must have been proofread and have a satisfactory command of academic English. An abstract should describe its main points within 200-250 words. The abstract should be followed by 5 keywords (separated by semi-colon) that identify the article's content for retrieval systems. All illustrations, including figures, charts and graphs, must be labeled and placed within the text at appropriate points, rather than at the end. The desired placement in the text should be clearly indicated. All illustrations should be referred to, numbered systematically, and are camera ready. Akademika uses the author-date system. References in the text should be denoted by giving the name(s) of the author(s) with the year of publication. All cited references must appear and ordered alphabetically in the list of references at the end of the manuscripts. A minimum number of 15 and a maximum number of 30 significant references should be cited. About 50% of the references should be reputable academic journals. At least 50% of the references must be within the last 5 years of the paper submission.  References must conform to UKM Press House Style (See the link for Formatting of References) or APA latest edition. If you are using EndNote or other referencing software, the field codes for the references must be removed before submitting the article. Footnoted information and appendices should only be used if they are absolutely necessary. The footnote should be appropriately marked in the text and placed after acknowledgement (if there is any) and before the list of references.

REVIEW PROCESS

Articles will be peer-reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers (double blind). Decisions regarding the publication of an article will be based on the Editorial Board’s recommendations. The article will be evaluated based on its appropriateness for Akademika, contribution to the discipline, cogency of analysis, conceptual breadth, clarity of presentation, and technical adequacy.  Akademika also accepts innovative approaches and methodologies. To ensure that articles are evaluated solely on their merit, the author(s)’ identity is concealed from reviewers during the review process. Articles submitted by members of the journal’s Editorial Board are subjected to the same review process.  All authors are expected to revise their articles promptly after receiving reports from the reviewers.

COPYRIGHT

It is the author’s responsibility to ensure that his or her submitted work does not infringe any existing copyright. The author will be required to compensate the editors and publisher should he/she infringe any copyrights. Authors should obtain permission to reproduce or adapt copyrighted material and provide evidence of approval when submitting a manuscript. 

This journal does not allow the author(s) to hold the copyright without restrictions or retain publishing rights without restrictions. 

Copyright Notice

It is the author's responsibility to ensure that his or her submitted work does not infringe any existing copyright. Furthermore, the author indemnifies the editors and publisher against any breach of such a warranty. Authors should obtain permission to reproduce or adapt copyrighted material and provide evidence of approval upon submitting the final version of a manuscript. This journal does not allow the author(s) to hold the copyright without restrictions or retain publishing rights without restrictions. 

Privacy Statement

The names and e-mail addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.

All articles published in this journal are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license, unless otherwise stated. 

This journal is hosted by UKM Press, National University of Malaysia (UKM).