Online Submissions
Already have a Username/Password for UTHM Conference Portal?
Go to Login
Need a Username/Password?
Go to Registration
Registration and login are required to submit items online and to check the status of current submissions.
Author Guidelines
Description:
Full Paper Format |
| • | software | : | Microsoft Word |
| • | font type | : | Times New Roman |
| • | font size | : | tittle | : | 14 (BOLD, CAPITAL LETTERS) |
| | | | full paper | : | 12 |
| • | distance between rows | : | single spacing including references and any indented quotations |
| • | paragraphs | : | indented 5 spaces from left margin and leave a blank line between paragraphs except for reference list |
| • | paper size | : | A4 with margin |
| | | | | 1.5 inch (left) | 1.5 inch (right) |
| | | | | 1 inch (top) | 1 inch (bottom) |
| • | maximum length of full paper | : | in the range of 5,000 words (including notes and references) |
| • | maximum length of pages | : | 15 pages including figures, tables, appendices, and references |
| • | headings | : | | 1st level | BOLD, CAPITAL LETTERS AND LEFT JUSTIFIED |
| | | | | 2nd level | Bold, Capitalized, and Left Justified |
| | | | | 3rd level | Bold Italics, Capitalized and Left Justified |
| • | abbreviations | : | spell them out in full on their first use (except for universally known ones such as UK, USA etc.) |
| • | quotations | : | quotations in the text of more than 40 words should be pulled out of the text and indented |
| • | references | : | use the APA system of referencing |
| | | | | references in the text | should be made in the following ways:
As Tan (2006) points out …. However, this might not be so (Mohd Ali, 2001; Sivamani, 2000; Wong, Ho & Mak, 2005).
You must make sure that all references which appear in the text are given in full in the references section |
| | | | | reference section | should be listed in alphabetical order at the end of paper. Where an entry has no author, it is cited by its title, and ordered in the reference list by the first significant word of the title |
| • | number pages consecutively, with page numbers centred at the bottom of each page |
| • | appendixes should follow immediately after the main text to be followed by acknowledgements, notes and references |
| • | camera ready diagrams and line drawings must be clearly drawn in black ink. |
| • | figures and tables should be numbered in single sequence in the order in which they are referred to in the paper. All figures and tables should have brief descriptive captions |
Submission Preparation Checklist
- The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another conference for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Director).
- The submission file is in Microsoft Word document file format.
Copyright Notice
Authors who submit to this conference agree to the following terms:
a) Authors retain copyright over their work, while allowing the conference to place this unpublished work under a Creative Commons Attribution License, which allows others to freely access, use, and share the work, with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and its initial presentation at this conference.
b) Authors are able to waive the terms of the CC license and enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution and subsequent publication of this work (e.g., publish a revised version in a journal, post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial presentation at this conference.
c) In addition, authors are encouraged to post and share their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) at any point before and after the conference.
Privacy Statement
The names and email addresses entered in this conference site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this conference and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.