Authors Guideline

Submission

MJRS&GIS considers all manuscripts on the strict condition that they have been submitted only to this journal, and that they have not been published already nor are they under consideration for publication or in press elsewhere. Contributions to MJRS&GIS must report original research and will be subjected to review by referees at the discretion of the Editorial Office. The impact of all scientific papers and the effectiveness of the search-and-retrieval capabilities offered by their electronic publication will depend upon the care used by authors in preparing their manuscripts. It is essential that authors prepare manuscripts according to MJRS&GIS's established format as detailed below. Failure to follow these specifications may result in the publication of the manuscript being delayed.

Authors are required to submit their manuscripts to;
The Chief Editor,
Assoc. Prof. Sr. Dr. Abdul Rashid Mohamed Shariff
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Publication

The editors’ decision with regard to publication of any item is final. A paper is accepted on the understanding that it is an original piece of work which has not been accepted for publication elsewhere. Contributors will receive two complimentary copies of the issue in which their work appears.

Presentation of Manuscript

The format of the manuscript is as follows:
a) Papers are accepted in English; either British or American English spelling and punctuation may be used.
b) Page size A4
c) MS Word format
d) Single space
e) Justified
f) In Times New Roman, 11-point font
g) Should not exceed 20 pages, including references
h) Texts in charts and tables should be in 10-point font.

The template of the manuscript can be download here: pdf or word

Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement

Publication Decisions
The editor of the journal is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The editor may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editor may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.

Fair Play
An editor will at any time evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

Confidentiality
The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers and other editors, as appropriate.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.

Duties of Reviewers

(i) Contribution to Editorial Decisions
Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the paper.

(ii) Promptness
Any selected reviewer who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will not be possible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process.

(iii) Confidentiality
Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorised by the editor.

(iv) Standards of Objectivity
Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

(v) Acknowledgement of Sources
Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

(vi) Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies or institutions connected to the papers.

Duties of Authors

(i) Reporting Standards
Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behaviour and are unacceptable.

(ii) Originality and Plagiarism
The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.

(iii) Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication
An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable.

(iv) Acknowledgement of Sources
Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.

(v) Authorship of the Paper
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.

(vi) Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

(vii) Fundamental Errors in Published Works
When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.