Manuscript Preparation
- Before preparing a manuscript, all authors are advise to read Author Guidelines.
- For the preparation of the manuscript, authors are required to use the style template (Microsoft Word file format).
- Authors are required to follow the guideline in style template, and format the manuscript accordingly before submission.
- Please note that note that manuscripts not conforming to this template may be returned.
General Guidelines
- Manuscripts should be written in either English or Malay languages.
- Manuscripts should be around 4000 at minimum and 6000 at maximum.
- Manuscripts should comprise 3 main sections as follow:
- Front: Title, Author list, Affiliation, Correspondent Author’s e-mail, Abstract, Keywords
- Body: Introduction, Methods and Instruments, Results, Discussion and Conclusion
- Closing: Acknowledgement, Conflicts of Interest, References and Supplementary Materials.
- All these sections should appear in all manuscript types
- There is a specific Microsoft Word style template to follow when submitting your manuscript in Word
Microsoft Word Template guidelines
- Authors are advised to follow the style template to prepare the manuscripts.
- Authors are encouraged to follow exactly the styles and details prepared in the template, including:
- Paper Size and Margins: Manuscripts must be prepared in a size A4 (i.e. 210 x 297 mm) with 1cm margins on all four sides.
- Font Size and Type: 16-pt Times New Roman for the title, and 12-pt Times New Roman for author list, abstract, keywords, email, body and closing sections.
- Line Spacing: single spacing throughout the paper. Add space before new subtitle or section heading. No space between paragraphs
- Paragraph Indentation: the first paragraph after a subtitle or section heading is not indented. Every succeeding paragraph should be indented.
- Pagination: The page number appears on top right of the page. Do not change.
- Header and Footer: Do not change.