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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 OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; 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.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Authors Guidelines, which is found below.
  • If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.

Author Guidelines

The paper sent to LJMS will be considered for publication if meeting the following criteria:

  1. The length of an article should be between 5,000 and 10,000 words including text, tables, figures and references;
  2. The title should be concise, descriptive and not exceeding 15 words;
  3. All articles must have a title and abstract in English and Malay. Articles written in English must have been proofread and have a satisfactory command of academic English;
  4. An abstract should describe its main points within 200-250 words. The main points include "purpose", "design/methodology/approach", "findings", "research implications", "limitations" and "originality";
  5. The abstract should be followed by 5 keywords (both English and Malay, separated by semi-colon) that identify the article's content for retrieval systems;
  6. The author does not need to include an academic title;
  7. The manuscript should be typed in MS document format with Times New Roman, size 12 pts, one and a half-space, A4 paper roughly 15 to 25 pages (SUBMISSION TEMPLATE AS OF 24.2.2024);
  8. The article will be reviewed first by the Editor-in-Chief for its appropriateness and merit. The article is then submitted for double peer review;
  9. Once the report is received, the Editor-in-Chief will make a decision based on four categories namely Accept as is, Accept with revision (minor/major) and Reject; and
  10. Responsibility for opinions and accuracy of information in articles published rests solely with the respective authors.

Copyright Notice

A copyright transfer agreement must be signed and returned to the Editor-in-Chief of LJMS by the author of accepted manuscripts before the online publication (Transfer of Copyright Agreement).

 

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