GUIDE TO CONTRIBUTORS

SCOPE

Akademika is a referred journal committed to the advancement of scholarly knowledge by encouraging discussion of the several branches of the social sciences and humanities. The journal publishes articles, book reviews, and research notes whose content and approach are of interest to a wide range of scholars.

Akademika is published by an autonomous Editorial Board drawn from the faculty of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (National University of Malaysia). In additioan, distinguished scholars from local and foreign universities have been appointed to serve on the Advisory Board of the journal.

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE

The journal publishes manuscripts written in the Malay language, while submissions in English are also accepted.

Manuscripts submitted to the journal for publication should be original contributions and must not have been previously published or be under consi-deration by any other publication.

Two copies of the manuscript, typed with double spacing on A4 paper, should be submitted to the Editor-in-Chief, Akademika, Faculty of the Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia. The manuscript should be accompanied by a short biographical note about the author(s).

An author(s) whose manuscript has been accepted for publication will be required to send a hard copy as well as an electronic file copy (on a 3.5" diskette) of the final, edited version of the manuscript. While a manuscript is under consideration, be sure to inform the editor of any change in address.

FORMAT AND STYLE

The tittle of a manuscript should be concise, descriptive and preferably not exceeding 15 words. The manuscript must include an abstract, describing its main points, in English and Malay of within 150-200 words. For authors who are unable to provide the Malay version of the abstract, the editor will provide assistance. The abstract should be followed by 5 keywords (separated by commas) identifying the manuscript's content for retrieval systems.

All illustrations, including figures, charts and graphs, must be labelled and supplied on pages separate from the text. The desired placement in the text should be clearly indicated. These illustrations should be referred to and numbered serially as figures. All illustrations should be clearly drawn in permanent ink or photographed in sharp black and white or colour and reproduced in the form of high-contrast glossy prints or digital images and provided in camera-ready form.

References in the text shoould be denoted by giving the name(s) ofthe author(s) with the year of publication in parenthesis. All alphabetically ordered references list should be included at the end of the manuscripts. All references cited in the text must appear in the reference list. Authors are responsible for the accuracy and completeness of all information in the reference. Manuscripts must conform to the references guidelines in Penulisan Rencana Ilmiah Penerbit , Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia or The Chicago Manual of Style (University of Chicago Press). The references style adopted should be consistent throughout the manuscript. Footnoted information and appendices should only be used if they are absolutely necessary. The footnote should be type written on the bottom margin of the page and appropriately marked in the text.

COPYRIGHT

It is the author's responsibility to ensure that his or her submitted work does not infringe any existing copyright. Furthermore, the author indemnifies the editors and publisher against any breach of such a warranty. Authors should obtain permission to reproduce or adapt copyrighted material and provide evidence of approval upon submitting the final version of a manuscript.

REVIEW PROCESS

Manuscripts will be reviewed by the Editorial Board and at least one independent referee. Decisions regarding the publication of a manuscript will be based on the Board's recommendations. The manuscript will be evaluate based on its appropriateness for Akademika, contribution to the discipline, cogency of analysis, conceptual breadth, clarity of presentation, and technical adequacy. To ensure that manuscripts are evaluated solely on their merit, the author's identity is concealed from referees during the review process. The full names and affiliations af all authors should appear on a separate cover page of the manuscript. Manuscripts submitted by members of a journal's Editorial Board are subjected to the same review procedure.

PROOFS, OFF-PRINTS AND ADDRESS

One set of proofs will be sent to the authors(s) to be checked for printer's errors and it is the responsibility of the author(s) to submit corrections to the Editorial Board. Each author will be provided with 20 off-prints of the manuscript after publication and one complimentary copy of the journal in which the manuscript appears. Pleasa indicate the address of the author(s) (including phone numbers, fax numbers and/ or e-mail addresses) to whom correspondence may be sent.