Submission Guidelines

PUBLICATION CRITERIA, POLICIES AND RIGHTS OF PUBLISHERS

1. Quality of the research

2. Originality of the research or ideas
3. Significance of the research or ideas to our readership.
4. Peer reviewed by at least two anonymous reviewers
5. Final acceptance or rejection is by the Editorial Board
6. The Editor and the Publisher reserve the right to modify typescripts to improve
communication quality and to comply with the format of the journal.
7. The Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia reserve
the right to have papers and related materials presented in conferences they organized or in
other separate projects published in this journal.
8. The Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia reserve
the right, under certain circumstances, to withdraw any articles or materials published in this
journal.
9. This journal is published in good faith, that is, to facilitate knowledge sharing and possible
networking among scholars in the spirit of goodwill. As such the Publishers and the
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia reserve the right not to entertain any act by any individual or
party to engage them in any legal claims and undertakings regarding the journal.

MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION

1. A soft copy of the original manuscript file (Microsoft Word) should be submitted through
online system. Please visit: ejournals.ukm.my/gmjss/index

2. Authors are required to use the style template (Style Sheet Template). Format the
manuscript accordingly before submission.
3. Submissions should be double-spaced, with top, bottom and side margins at least 30 mm.
All pages should be numbered consecutively in the top right-hand corner, beginning with the
title page.
4. If authors use Word 2007, please use and save as compatible with 2003 doc. version.
5. EndNote reference styles can be searched for
here: http://www.endnote.com/support/enstyles.asp
Reference Manager reference styles can be searched for
here: http://www.refman.com/support/rmstyles.asp

COPYRIGHT

As and when the publisher decides to publish the hard copy version of this journal, authors
must enclose a signed cover letter declaring that the content has not been published or
submitted for publication elsewhere. If tables or figures have been reproduced from another
source, a letter from the copyright holder (usually the Publisher), stating authorization to
reproduce the material, must be attached to the cover letter. For the hard copy version,
articles may not be published until this signed cover letter has been received.

The Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia hold the
copy right for papers and related materials presented in conferences they organized and
which may be published in this journal.  

MANUSCRIPT STYLE

1. Spelling. The Journal uses British spelling and authors should therefore follow the latest
edition of the Concise Oxford Dictionary. Use `ize` and `z` (e.g. `industrialize`,
`globalization`).
2. Units. All measurements must be given in SI or SI-derived units. All currency must have
the US$ equivalent.
3. Abbreviations. Abbreviated terms are in order only when terms are used repeatedly.
Initially use the word in full, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses. Thereafter use the
abbreviation only.

MANUSCRIPT LENGTH & STYLE

1. The length of an article should not be less than 4000 words and not more than 6000 words
(including references, endnotes and tables).

2. Manuscripts should be presented in the following order: (i) title page, (ii) abstract and key
words, (iii) text, (iv) acknowledgments, (v) references, (vi) endnotes, (vii) figure legends,
(viii) tables (each table complete with title and footnotes) and (ix) figures. Footnotes to the
text are not allowed and any such material should be incorporated as endnotes.

3. Title page

The title page should be on a separate sheet and contain (i) the title of the paper, (ii) the full
names of the authors and (iii) the addresses of the institutions at which the work was carried
out together with (iv) the full postal and email address of the author to whom correspondence
about the manuscript should be sent. The present address of any author, if different from that
where  the work was carried out, should be supplied in a footnote. This title page will be
detached before the paper is sent to referees.

4. Abstract and keywords

Authors must provide an abstract that states in 250 words or fewer the major points made and
the principal conclusions reached. The abstract should not contain abbreviations or
references. Six keywords (for the purposes of indexing) should be supplied below the abstract
in alphabetical order. Papers in Malay must have an abstract and title in English with similar
abstract content.

5. Text
The text should be organised into an introductory section, conveying the background and
purpose of the report, and then into sections identified with subheadings.

6. Acknowledgments

Authors may wish to acknowledge the source of financial grants and other funding. The
contribution of colleagues or institutions, excluding reviewers, may also be acknowledged.

7. References

Authors are to use the APA (author, date) system of referencing (examples are given below).
Authors are responsible for the accuracy of the references.

Journal Article

Meltzer, L., & Chang, J.O. (2006). Export market influence on the development on the
pacific shrimp fishery of Sonora, Mexico. Ocean and Coastal Management 49, 222-235.

Newman, E. (2007). Criminal legacies of war economy. Journal of Development Vol. 3 (3),
49-62.

Book

Althusser, L., & Balibar, E. (1970). Reading capital. London, New Left Book.

Momsen, J. (2010). Gender and Development. (2nd ed.). London, England: Routledge.

Chapter in Book

Potter, L. (1995). The Eastern Sundaland Region of Southeast Asia. In Kasperson, J.X.,
Kasperson, R.E. & Turner, B.L. II (Eds.), Regions at risk (pp. 460-518). Hong Kong: United
Nation University Press.

Thesis

Bray, R.C.L. (1998). Place imagery in small towns: A cross-cultural study of Perth, Ontario
and Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire (PhD dissertation). Retrieved from Department of
Geography, University College London.

Internet Source

Utusan Online. (2010). Those who drag sultan into politics should apologise – Muhyidin.
Retrieved 11 from: http://www.utusan.com.

8. Endnotes

Brief endnotes should be listed at the end of the paper only.

9. Tables
Tables should be consecutively numbered in the text in Arabic numerals. Table sizeshould
not exceed full text width (122.7 mm) and height (205 mm).

10. Figures and legends

All illustrations (line drawings and photographs) are classified as figures. All figures must be
supplied in camera-ready format, sized no larger than the full text width (122.7 mm). Original
slides and un-mounted high-resolution photographs on glossy paper may be submitted if the
author does not have access to scanning facilities. Legends should be concise, comprehensive
and self-explanatory. Include definitions of any symbols used and define/explain all
abbreviations and units of measurement.

PROOFS

The PDF proof is a final check of the layout, and of tables and figures. Alterations other than
the essential correction of errors are unacceptable at PDF proof stage. After checking and
approved by authors the article should be emailed back to the Editor/Publisher on the
determined date. Otherwise, it may be signed off on by the Editor.

OFFPRINTS

Until further notice, all of the Geografia – MJSS PDF copies may be downloaded free of
charge. Advice on hardcopy offprints and journal will be issued in due course. The
corresponding author of each article will be sent an email notification upon the online
publication of his/her article.