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Information for Authors

The Editorial Board invites individuals and groups interested in contributing their research reports or commentaries for inclusion in the next issue of the UCSI Academic Journal. Please read the following instruction for contributors.


Types of Paper

UCSI Academic Journal publishes two types of papers: Research reports and Review papers. Research reports contain original research work carried out and are substantiated with detailed results and discussions. Review papers also contain significant academic value and discussion but do not necessarily contain an original research work or experiment.

Call for Papers
Next Issue: UCSI Academic Journal  Vol.1, No. 2 : Call for Papers.

Submission Deadline: 30 April 2009
Scope: Multi-disciplinary. E.g. medicine, pharmacy, nursing, applied science, biotech, food nutrition, engineering (communication, electronics, mechanical, electrical), biology, physics, chemistry, mathematics, music, arts, languages, social science, communication, computer science, programming, IT, business management, economics, accounting.

Articles

Articles are general content that provide information on events or certain topics. It is roughly half a page length. Articles can be submitted by individuals or organisations and may discuss their events or updates. It should not be overly focused on an organizations services or products that is based on profit (i.e: self-advertisement). Submission may include coloured images and should be in WORD file (.doc) without any particular format. CRE reserves the right to reject a submission based on our own discretion and the availability of space.


Submission Procedure

  1. Authors must download and complete the Paper Submission Form from the sidebar menu.
  2. A softcopy of the completed Form and the paper/commentary to be contributed must be emailed to the CRE at (cre@ucsi.edu.my) with the subject header "Research Paper for UCSI Academic Journal - 1st Author's Name"
  3. If you do not have an email facility, the soft copy of both files must be mailed to CRE by post in the form of a Floppy Disk or CD-ROM together with a printed version. (Mailing address found at the Contact Us page)
  4. All papers/commentaries submitted must adhere to the proper format to avoid rejection.

Paper Template & Full Instructions


Authors may download Submission Form, Template & Full instructions and License to Publish forms. The file also contains a full set of instructions. Please ensure you read the instructions carefully. Contributions that do not adhere to the required format will be rejected.

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