Malaysian Multidisciplinary Journal

Criteria for Publication

Outlined below are the mandatory criteria for any article to be considered for publication in the Journal of Science and Technology. Failure to adhere to these criteria will result in rejection of the article by the editorial team.

  • Article adheres to the manuscript preparation guidelines explained below

  • Article should be in Microsoft Word format only

  • Articles should be written in single column format, using Times New Roman font, 11 point font size. Keep the layout of the text as simple as possible.

  • Equations and formula should be readable, preferably written using equation editing software's (E.g. Math Type). Alternately, authors have to provide the fonts used for creating the equations/formulae.

  • All figures provided are of high resolution, preferably 300dpi

  • References should be in Times New Roman


Manuscript File Format

Language : Language of the articles should be only in English. [If few line of words or quotes are in any other languages, then mention its English translation in bracket (...) just beside / after ]

File Type : Authors should submit the articles only in MS-Word format doc. / docx.

Page Format : Single Column Only - Single spaced type A4 pages, line spacing - 1.0, Moderate Margin.

Font Type : TIMES NEW ROMAN

Theory and Content Font Size : TITLE - 16 points & Bold ; SUBTITLE - 12 points & Bold ; CONTENT & THEORY - 11 points.

Figures / Tables / Charts : ( with numbering Eg. 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2 ) at proper place and in center.

Size of the Submission : Article file should be approximately 4 to 8 pages.


Manuscript Preparation Guidelines

Articles submitted to Malaysian Multidisciplinary Journal should conform to the guidelines indicated below. Before you submit, please study the author checklist provided at the end of this document. Following is the chronological order of topics to be included in the article:

  1. Title

  2. Abstract

  3. Keywords

  4. Introduction

  5. Concept headings (include statistical methodology, if any)

  6. Discussion

  7. Conclusion

  8. Acknowledgements (If any)

  9. References


Electronic Formats

Authors are requested to send their articles in MS Word (.doc) format. Submit the article electronically as attachments or Send on E-mail to the editor (editoratmmdj@gmail.com) as per all the instructions following as under


Article Title

The title should be concise and specific to the topic of the article Avoid using abbreviations in the title. Titles should be presented in title case, meaning that all words except for prepositions, articles, and conjunctions should be capitalized. All botanical names should be in italics.

E.g. An Experimental Study of Classification Algorithms for Crime Prediction


Author names & Affiliations

Provide first names or initials (if used), middle names or initials (if used), and surnames for all authors. Affiliation details should include—department, university or organization, city, state and country for all authors. One of the authors should be designated as the corresponding author with asterisk (*) against his/her name. Only the corresponding author's email address should be provided in the article. It is the corresponding author's responsibility to ensure that the author list and the summary of the author contributions to the study are accurate and complete.


Abstract & Keywords

The abstract introduces the article and should not exceed 300 words. It should mention the techniques used without going into methodological detail and should summarize the most important results. Please do not include any citations in the abstract and avoid using abbreviations if possible. Authors should provide 4-6 keywords for indexing purposes. Keywords should be written in title case and separated by comma. Avoid general and plural terms and multiple concepts (avoid, for example, 'and', 'of').


Headings

The headings and subheadings, starting with "1. Introduction", appear in upper and lower case letters and should be set in bold and aligned flush left. All headings from the Introduction to Acknowledgements are numbered sequentially using 1, 2, 3, etc. Subheadings are numbered 1.1, 1.2, etc. If a subsection must be further divided, the numbers 1.1.1, 1.1.2, etc.

The font size for heading is 11 points bold face and subsections with 10 points and not bold. Do not underline any of the headings, or add dashes, colons, etc. (10)


Abbreviations

All abbreviations should be defined on first use in the text along with the abbreviation in parenthesis. E.g. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)


Units and Symbols

Symbols should be used while referring to alpha, beta, mu, etc (Ex: α, β, µ, etc). All units to follow the International System of Units (SI units).


Figures: General guidelines

Figures Format & Resolution: Authors are requested to supply high-resolution versions of the figures in TIFF, JPEG or EPS format. We require that figures be created at a minimum resolution of 300 ppi.

File naming: : Naming of figure files should be simple indicating the serial number and last name of author. E.g. if author's name is Bob Marley, Figure 1 should be named as "Figure 1. Marley".

Citation: All figures must be cited in the text and authors should indicate where they are to be inserted in the text. E.g. .

Figure captions: These have to be included in the text and provided sequentially at the end of the article. The captions should be short having 10-15 words in sentence case style. E.g. Figure 1. Percentage of detection rate vs. number of nodes.

Permissions: Authors should obtain permission from authors for copyright figures and tables before submitting to Malaysian Multidisciplinary Journal

All figures will be published under a Creative Commons Attribution License, which allows them to be freely used, distributed, and built upon as long as proper attribution is given. Please do not submit any figures that have been previously copyrighted unless you have express written permission from the copyright holder to publish under the CCAL license.


Tables: General guidelines

Tables should be included in the text file at the end of the article.

All tables should have a concise title and written as Table 1 with a period (.).

E.g. Table 1. Stimulation settings

Footnotes can be used to explain abbreviations.


Acknowledgments

People who contributed to the work but do not fit the criteria for authors should be listed in the Acknowledgments, along with their contributions. Authors are requested to ensure that anyone named in the Acknowledgments agrees to being so named.


References

Only published or accepted manuscripts should be included in the reference list. Meetings, abstracts, conference talks, or papers that have been submitted but not yet accepted should not be cited.

In text citations: References cited in text should be in Times New Roman

Reference List: This should only contain references to those works which you have cited in your text. It should appear at the end of your text. It should be arranged numerically by citation number.


Pattern

1.Author'snName(year);"Paper/Article title", Journal title/Publication Name, volume, Issue, Page Number. [If any Available Link(DOI/DOIs/EOI)]

Examples

1.Amie U.(1999):Cleavage of structural proteins during the assembly of the head of bacteriophage T4,Nature,227,Pp.680-685.


Books

1.S.Gupta.(2006):Introduction to Operations Research,3rd. Ed. McGraw Hill Inc,34-96. .Book chapter: Botkin, J,(2006):What do you meant by Ecosystem in: Environmental Science of Living Plater, 3rd edition,Pp.14-48, E-age Publishing, New York. .


Conferences/Proceeding paper:

1.Tony S,(2001): "Geospatial technology for disaster management" , International Conference on disaster Mitigation and Management, PSNA college of Engineering and Technology, Dindigul, Pp. 234-238.


Web References:


Overview of the Production Process

Upon acceptance of the paper, authors will be contacted by the production team of MMDJ. The manuscript will be processed through editing and scrutinized for any missing elements or disparities. Authors will be contacted by the production team and asked to supply the missing information in their paper. This will be the final stage for authors to send amendments to the manuscript. Upon finalization of the edited files, the files will be processed through typesetting to generate first proofs. Authors will receive the first proofs of their article to resolve any pending queries. Authors are advised not to send any corrections at the proofs stage and are requested to co-operate with the production team to ensure smooth workflow and timely publication of the journal issue.

Copyright

Journal allows the author to hold the copyright and retain publishing rights without restrictions.


Plagiarism

There is a zero-tolerance policy towards plagiarism in our journal. Article are screened for plagiarism before, during, and after publication, and if found they will be rejected at any stage of processing.

Open Access

Open Access means that everyone around the world can read and download your article for free.