Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all Authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written consent of the PenerbitUniversitiSains Malaysia (PUSM).
Upon acceptance of an article, Authors will be asked to transfer copyright. This transfer will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information. A letter will be sent to the corresponding Author confirming receipt of the manuscript. A form facilitating transfer of copyright will be provided.
If excerpts from other copyrighted works are included, the Author(s) must obtain written permission from the copyright owners and credit the source(s) in the article.
Please read and follow the instructions carefully. PUSM reserves the right to return manuscripts that are not prepared in accordance with these instructions.
Aims and Scope
The Asia Pacific Journal of Educators and Education is published annually by Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia. It aims to cater for the professional needs and interests of educators in Malaysia and other countries. It also aims to promote the exchange of ideas and experience amongst them as well as their institutions. It is hoped that this will enhance the standard of education in Malaysia.
Copyright Policy
Upon acceptance of an article, Authors will be asked to transfer copyright. This transfer will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information. A notification will be sent to the corresponding Author confirming receipt of the manuscript.
If excerpts from other copyrighted works are included, the Author(s) must obtain written permission from the copyright owners and credit the source(s) in the article.
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Article Submission
Manuscripts should be submitted through the online submission and refereeing system, ScholarOne Manuscripts™ (formerly known as Manuscript Central). Authors must first register at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/apjee. This online submission system will facilitate the submission of manuscripts and also accelerate the peer review process because reviewers and editors can review the files online wherever they are in the world.
Language Policy
Manuscript written in Bahasa Malaysia must also submit title, abstract, keywords and reference in English.
Manuscripts with author(s) from Malaysia are required to also provide the abstract in Bahasa Malaysia.
Manuscript Preparation
Manuscript should be written in English (UK) or Bahasa Malaysia and should not be more than 5000 words in length (including appendices and references). Using Microsoft word (*.doc) format and Times News Roman 12 font, the manuscript should be typewritten on one side of A4 paper only, double-spaced, leaving top and left hand margin at least 2.5 cm or one inch wide.
Journal Style
The style guidelines of the most recent edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (http://apastyle.apa.org/) should be followed, especially for in-text citations and references entries.
Manuscripts should be organized in the following order:
- Title
- Name of author and affiliation (the corresponding author should be indicated together
with the appropriate fax, telephone and e-mail numbers)
Title, Authorship and Affiliation (single page)
Please give first, middle and last name but omit titles. Give the affiliation of each author and complete mailing address of the institution where the work was conducted. If current address of an author is different, include it in the footnote on the title page. Please denote the corresponding author with an asterisk and provide the email address of the corresponding author.
Abstract
- The abstract should be no longer than 300 words.
- The abstract must written in both language, English and Bahasa Malaysia.
- The abstract should be a concise and factual description of the contents and conclusions as well as an indication of any new findings
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Five Keywords for indexing
- Keywords are to facilitate the retrieval of articles by search engines and will be used for indexing purposes, therefore do not use general terms. Provide a maximum of 5 keywords. Be sparing with abbreviations: only abbreviations firmly established in the field may be eligible.
- Keywords must be written in both language, English and Bahasa Malaysia
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Body Text
Text may include all of this following:
- Introduction
- Literature review
- Methodology
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusion
Heading
Levels of headings are formatted as follows:
FIRST LEVEL HEADING
(uppercase, bold, flush left)
Second Level Heading
(upper lowercase, bold, flush left)
Third Level Heading
(italicized, upper lowercase, bold, flush left)
Fourth level heading
(sentence case, italic, flush left)
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Acknowledgements
Collate acknowledgements in a separate section at the end of the article before the references and do not, therefore, include them on the title page, as a footnote to the title or otherwise. List here those individuals who provided help during the research (e.g., providing language help, writing assistance or proof reading the article, etc.).
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Appendices
If there is more than one appendix, please label each one with a capital letter (eg. Appendix A, Appendix B). Each appendix must have title.
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References
- Text citation -Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa). Any references cited in the abstract must be given in full. If these references are included in the reference list they should follow the standard American Psychological Association (APA) reference style. For example:
Single author
(Zuckerman, 2000)
Single author with page number
(Zuckerman & Kieffer, 2000, p. 322)
Two authors
(Zuckerman & Kieffer, 2000)
Three to five authors
First time the reference occur:
(Haque, Wadud, John & Rahman, 1988)
Subsequent citation:
(Haque et al., 1988)
More than five authors
(Bruton et al., 2005)
- All references made to publications in the text should be presented in a list of reference following the text of the manuscript. The manuscript should be carefully checked to ensure that the information given in the text is exactly the same as that given in the reference list.
- Note that in the reference list, the names of authors and co-authors should be given in full.
- References should be arranged in alphabetical order.
- References should be arranged first alphabetically and then further sorted chronologically if necessary. More than one reference from the same author(s) in the same year must be identified by the letters "a", "b", "c", etc., placed after the year of publication
- Citations in the text and references list should follow the referencing style used by the American Psychological Association. You are referred to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition, ISBN 978-1-4338-0561-5.
List of references:
a) Book
Scott, P. (1984). The crisis of the university. London: Croom Helm.
b) Article in journal
Charge, N. J. and Giblin, K. (1988). Learning English in a video studio. English Language Teaching Journal, 42(4), 282–287.
c) Chapter in books
Anand, P. B. (1999). Issues of inequality in managing water supply in Asian Cities. In M. Matteingly, J. Davila, A. Atkinson, & E. Fernandes (Eds.), The challenge of an environmental management in urban areas. London:Ashgate.
d) PhD/Masters Dissertation
Kline, M. W. The relationship between motivational variables, anxiety, exposure to English, and language learning strategies among adult ESL learners. PhD dissertation, University of Southern California.
e) Article in press
Zuckerman, M., & Kieffer, S. C. (in press). Race differences in face-ism: Does facial prominence imply dominance? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
f) Forthcoming issue
Zuckerman, M., & Kieffer, S. C. (in press). Race differences in face-ism: Does facial prominence imply dominance? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
g) Special Issue (for entire issue)
Ramli Mohamed, & Adnan Hussein. (Eds.). (2006). Media in Malaysia: Aspirations, Choices and Realities [Special issue]. Kajian Malaysia, XXIV (1&2).
h) Special Issue (for article in issue)
Ahmad Murad Merican (2006). Telling tales, print and the extension of media: Malay media studies beginning with Abdullah Munsyi through Syed Shaykh Al-Hady and Mahathir Mohamad. In Ramli Mohamed & Adnan Hussein (Eds). Media in Malaysia: Aspiration, Choices and Realities [Special Issue], Kajian Malaysia, XXIV (1&2), 151–170.
i) Conference/proceeding
Chow, W. L., & Susela Devi, S. (2001, October). Accounting Disclosure Practices and Firm Characteristics: Evidence From Malaysia Based On Segment Information Disclosure. Paper presented at the 13th Asia Pacific Conference on International Accounting Issues, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
j) Unpublished dissertation
Wilfley, D. E. (1989). Interpersonal analyses of bulimia: Normal weight and obese. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Missouri, Colombia.
k) Technical and research report
Mazzeo, J., Druesne, B., Raffeld, P.C., Checketts, K.T., & Muhlstein, A. (1991). Comparability of computer and paper-and-pencil scores for two CELP general examinations (College Board Rep. No. 91–95). Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service.
Electronic resources:
a) Books
VandenBos, G., Knapp, S., & Doe, J. (2001).Role of reference elements in the selection of resources by psychology undergraduates [Electronic version]. Journal of Bibliographic Research, 5, 117–123.
b) Journals
Delbert, C., Montada, L., & Schmitt, M. (1987). General belief in just world scale. Journal of Management, 10 (2), 1–3. Retrieved 12 December 2001 from http://erzwiss.unihalle.de/gliederung/paed/psych/segbjw.pdf
c) Article in an internet-only journal
Fredrickson, B. L. (2000, March 7). Cultivating positive emotions to optimize health and well-being. Prevention & Treatment, 3, Article 001a. Retrieved November 20, 2000, from http://journals.apa.org/prevention/volume3/pre0030001a.html
d) Multipage document created by private organization, no date
Greater New Milford Area Healthy Community 2000. Task Force on Teen and Adolescent Issues. (n.d.). Who has time for a family meal? You do! Retrieved 5 October 2000 from http://www.familymealtime.org
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Tables
Number tables consecutively in accordance with their appearance in the text. Place footnotes to table below the table body and indicate them with superscript lowercase letters. Avoid vertical rules. Be sparing in the use of tables and ensure that the data presented in tables do not duplicate described elsewhere in the article. Please provide source (author name and date) if the table was cited from other publication. Please use the table in word document, avoid using the embedded table.
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Figures
- Each figure should be on a separate sheet and clearly labeled.
- All illustrations must be of high quality to agree to immediate reproduction.
- Ensure that lettering and lines are dark enough, and thick enough, to reproduce clearly, especially if reduction is necessary. Remember that fine lines tend to disappear upon reduction.
- Please make sure that artwork files are in acceptable format (TIFF, JPG or MS Office files) and with the correct resolution.
- Indicate its preferred position in the text.
- Contributions, which are otherwise acceptable, may be rejected on the grounds that illustrations are of unsatisfactory quality.
Accepted Manuscript
If a manuscript is accepted for publication, a copy of the journal and digital copy consisting of publisher ready copy of the article will be sent to the corresponding author free of charge. Additional copies can be purchased from the publisher.
Refereeing Procedure
Each manuscript is pre-screened by the editorial board members. If found to be of a suitable quality it will then be sent to at least two expert referees. The reviewing process takes up to 4 months from the date of receipt of the article. Where manuscript revision is required, authors are urged to double check that the necessary corrections are made and ensure that books and articles cited in “References” actually appear in the text and vice versa.
Contact Details
Editor-in-Chief
Asia Pacific Journal of Educators and Educations
School of Educational Studies
Universiti Sains Malaysia
11800 Penang
Malaysia
E-mail: apjee.ses@usm.my
Tel: 04-6533888 ext. 4421/4425
Fax: 04-6575714
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