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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 before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in .doc/.docx Microsoft Word document file format.
  • The manuscript is submitted anonymously, without the author's name or affiliation.
  • For electronic-only sources, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a Times New Roman 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining; and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines (in the "About" menu).

  • The journal’s template can be downloaded and referred to by authors here.

  • Please ensure that the similarity index is no more than 20%.
  • The author has proposed three experts (names, affiliations, and email addresses) as potential reviewers for the manuscript.

Author Guidelines

JUUM publishes articles, case commentary, legislative notes in English or Malay. Beginning 1st January 2024, the submission guide is as follows:

1. The length of manuscript should be manuscript should not exceed 20 pages. Case commentary, legislative notes, short notes should not exceed 10 pages.
2. The title of manuscript should not be more than fifteen words. Any manuscript in Malay should also contain an English title.
3. The title page should contain title of the manuscript, name of author(s), institutional affiliation and e-mail address. This information should be provided on a separate sheet and author(s) should not be identified anywhere else in the manuscript.
4. The author(s) must supply an abstract of 150-250 words, followed by a maximum of 5 keywords. Any manuscript in Malay should also contain an English abstract. No abstract is required for case commentary, legislative notes.
5. Headings must be short, with a clear indication of the distinction between the hierarchy of headings. The headings should be presented in bold.
6. References must be cited according to APA (7th Edition) referencing style.

Examples:

Book:

Jackson, L. M. (2019). The psychology of prejudice: From attitudes to social action (2nd ed.). American Psychological Association.

Whole Edited Book:

Hygum, E., & Pedersen, P. M. (Eds.). (2010). Early childhood education: Values and practices in Denmark. Hans Reitzels Forlag.

Journal:

Grady, J. S., Her, M., Moreno, G., Perez, C., & Yelinek, J. (2019). Emotions in storybooks: A comparison of storybooks that represent ethnic and racial groups in the United States. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 8(3), 207–217.

Proceedings:

Duckworth, A. L., Quirk, A., Gallop, R., Hoyle, R. H., Kelly, D. R., & Matthews, M. D. (2019). Cognitive and noncognitive predictors of success. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 116(47), 23499–23504.

Articles

Manuscripts are subjected to a double-blind peer review process. Reviewers evaluate manuscripts based on their appropriateness for the journal, significance of contribution to the discipline, cogency of analysis, conceptual breadth and clarity of presentation. Decisions regarding the publication of a manuscript are based on the reviewers’ recommendations. Manuscripts submitted by members of the editorial board are subjected to the same review process.

Book Review

Prospective authors are encouraged to discuss with the Chief Editor before writing a book review.

Case Commentary

Prospective authors are encouraged to discuss with the Chief Editor before writing case commentary.

Legislative Notes

Prospective authors are encouraged to discuss with the Chief Editor before writing legislative notes.

Copyright Notice

It is the author’s sole responsibility to ensure that all work submitted does not infringe on any existing copyright. Authors should obtain permission to reproduce or adapt copyrighted material and provide evidence of approval upon submitting the final version of the manuscript. Views expressed by authors are entirely their own. The Editorial Board shall not be responsible for views expressed and the language used in every article.

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