GUIDE TO AUTHORS
Author Guidelines
1 General
Manuscripts submitted to MATEMATIKA: MJIAM must be original work that has not been published or under consideration for publication elsewhere. The journal welcomes submissions written in English. Manuscripts should be no more than 20 pages in length inclusive of tables, figures and illustrations. Minimum of 20 references required. All submissions will be peer-reviewed.
Please use the MATEMATIKA: MJIAM TEMPLATE provided in this SUBMISSION PACKAGE. Kindly refer to Template Checklist for Guidance. Each submission must include :
i. Manuscript in Matematika Template.
ii. COPYRIGHT TRANSFER AGREEMENT (CTA) as a supplementary file.
In making sure your article will be accepted for publication, please refer to our Journal Policy. You can also refer to our guide on how to submit here.
2 Types of Paper
2.1 News and Updates
News and Updates articles are written to update the research community on an upcoming event or reports on a recent event of utmost importance. Items should be short and no longer than 200 words absent of any figures and tables with no more than 5 references. The full name for correspondence is included.
2.2 Letters
These items are short comments on current issues of interest that warrants immediate response from the scientific and engineering community. Items should be short and no longer than 500 words absent of any figures and tables with no more than 5 references. Authors are limited to two per letters as it is a concise and precise communication.
2.3 Research Articles
Research Articles presents original research that is expected to present a major advancement and contribution to the body of knowledge or the particular area. Research Articles follows the format provided in the guide to authors. The content includes an abstract, an introduction, materials and methods, results and discussion and conclusion. The supplementary materials that support the paper's conclusions are welcomed.
2.4 Reviews
Review articles summarise and describe new developments of interdisciplinary significance as well as proposing new future research directions based on their reviews. Reviews contain an abstract, an introduction that outlines the main theme, subheadings, and the future direction for resolving research questions.
2.5 Methods and Protocols
Methods and Protocols are the proposal of new or an overviews of recent technical and methodological developments. Articles should present a new experimental, engineering, scientific or computational method, test or procedure. The method described may either be completely new, or may offer a better version of an existing method. Methods must be proven by its validation, its application to an important research question and result illustrating its performance in comparison to existing approaches. Articles should possess thorough assessments of methodological performance and comprehensive technical descriptions that facilitate immediate application by researchers in the field.
2.6 Software, Database and Datasets
Software articles should describe a computational tool, novel software or new algorithm implementations, web servers, and web services that would be a useful addition that represents a significant advance over previously published software (usually demonstrated by direct comparison with available related software). Database articles should describe a novel database that is readily accessible and data within the database should be attributed to a valid source. The database articles must be available for testing by anonymous reviewers. Datasets are articles that assist researchers to archive, document, and distribute the datasets produced in their research to the entire academic community. Software or data must be freely available to non-commercial users and its availability and implementation must be clearly stated in the article.
3 Title
Manuscripts should be headed by a concise title. The title should not contain any mathematics formula. Please include the full name(s) of the author(s), complete mailing address, telephone and fax numbers as well as e-mail address. In the case of multiple authorship, please indicate the main author to whom all correspondence concerning the paper should be directed.
4 Abstract
All manuscripts should be accompanied by an abstract of not more than 200 words. The abstract should not only indicate the subject and scope of the paper but also summarize the author’s conclusion along with at least five (5) keywords that could be useful for information-retrieval purposes. The abstract should not contain citation and also should not contain any mathematical formula. A good abstract should consist of an introduction, problem statement, quantitative results & discussion and quantitative conclusion
5 Style
As far as possible, manuscripts should consist of the following sections: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion, and Conclusion. Each section and sub-section should be numbered using the Arabic numerals. Please use S1 Units for all scientific and laboratory data.
5.1 Tables
All tables should be kept simple and clear, and should be referred to in the text. They should be numbered, and titled in the order of which they are referred to in the text.
5.2 Illustrations
Illustrations including diagrams and graphs should be sharp, noise-free and of good contrast. They should accompany the manuscript on separate sheets and numbered consecutively in the same order as they are referred to in the text. Line drawings should be in black ink on a white background and lettering size must be large enough to permit legible reduction whenever necessary. All photographs submitted must be of good quality and printed on glossy paper. The author’s name, short title of the paper and figure number must be written on the reverse side of each illustration submitted.
5.3 Mathematical Notation and Equations
All equations must be clearly typed. Numbered equation should be the ones that to be referred in text, otherwise they should be numbered. The equations must be typed using Math Type.
6 Acknowledgments
A brief acknowledgment of not more than 50 words should be included at the end of the manuscripts, before the list of references. Acknowledgement could be made to funding body, institution/universities/organization or individual/person.
Example:
1. Acknowledgement to funding body (Grant number) : This work was supported by the Trust [grant numbers xxxx, yyyy]; the Natural Environment Research Council [grant number zzzz]; and the Economic and Social Research Council [grant number aaaa].
2. Acknowledgement to institution/universities/organization: We would like to thank XYZ University for their helpful feedback and support.
3. Acknowledgement to individual/person: We would like to express our sincere gratitude to our supervisor, Professor John Doe, for his valuable guidance and support throughout the research process. His expertise and insights were invaluable in shaping our research and helping us to overcome challenges.
7 References
References should appear in a separate Reference section at the end of the manuscripts, typed double-spaced in the order of item referred to in the next, using numerals in square brackets. Style for papers: [Reference number], Authors (last name, followed by first initial for main author, and first initial followed by the last name for other authors), year, title, periodical (in italics), volume (issue), inclusive page numbers. Style for books: [Reference number], Authors, title (in italics), year, location, publisher, chapter or page numbers. For example:
[1] Khalid, M., Omatu, S. and Yusof, R. Temperature Regulation with Neural Networks and Alternative Control Schemes. IEEE Trans on Neural Networks. 1995. 6(3): 572-582.
[2] Khalid, M., Omatu, S. and Yusof, R. Neuro-Control and Its Applications. London: Springer-Verlag. 1995.
We also need you to provide D.O.I. for each references listed in your article to increase citation.
8 Submission
Kindly submit your article through: https://matematika.utm.my/index.php/matematika/login
9 Referees
We welcome suggestions for referees (5 names) from the author AS EACH SUBMISSION SHOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY A COPYRIGHT TRANSFER AGREEMENT DOCUMENT WHERE NAMING THREE POTENTIAL REVIEWER (minimum Ph.D. level) WITH THEIR OFFICIAL ORGANISATION EMAIL IS A MUST. These recommendations may or may not be used.
10 Copyrights
Copyright of articles that appear in MATEMATIKA: MJIAM belongs exclusively to Penerbit Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. This copyright covers the rights to reproduce the article, including reprints, electronic reproductions or any other reproductions of similar nature.
