Manuscript Guideline

Submission of a manuscript implies: that the work described has not been published before; that it is not under consideration for publication anywhere else; that its publication has been approved by all co-authors, if any, as well as by the responsible authorities – tacitly or explicitly – at the institute where the work has been carried out. The publisher will not be held legally responsible should there be any claims for compensation.

Only papers with less than 25% similarity rate will be processed by the Editors.

Author's Guideline

1. The article must have never been published in any other publication;
2. The article that has been published should be improved at least 60% of the original text that was published;
3. The article must contain original research and of high quality;
4. The article can be written in Malay and English only;
5. The title of the article is advised not to exceed 40 words;
6. The length of the article must be between 5,000 to 8,000 words;
7. The article should include the name(s) of the author(s); the affiliation(s) of the author(s) and a clear indication and active email address(es) of the corresponding author(s);
8. The article should include an abstract. For articles written in Malay, the abstract must be translated into English;
9. The abstract’s length must be between 100-150 words, including keywords that can be used for indexing purposes. The abstract should also contain the following aspects:
10. Research Problems;
11. Objectives;
12. Research Methodology;
13. Research Findings;
14. The article’s referencing system should use the footnote citation system with
    1. APA Referencing Style (please refer to
    2. (https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/);
15. The bibliography should be placed at the end of the article and arranged alphabetically;
16. Article writing should be typed using size 12 Times New Roman font;
17. The article should be typed with 2.0 double spacing and 1-inch (2.5cm) margin in each corner;
18. The author should fill in the Declaration Form and submit together with the article using Microsoft Word (*.docx) to the email   address: fekim@unissa.edu.bn;
19. All articles will undergo the following evaluation process:
    1. Content and writing techniques;
    2. Double-blind review; and
    3. Approval and recommendation of the Editorial Board Committee.
20. The author is required to make amendments or improvements based on the assessor’s comments; and
21. For the purpose of publication, the author is required to send the paper in cameraready form in Microsoft Word (*.docx) and (*.pdf) format to the email address: ieco.fekim@unissa.edu.bn.