Submissions

Author Guidelines

1.0 General

Manuscripts submitted to Journal of STI Policy must be original work that has not been published or under consideration for publication elsewhere. The journal welcomes submissions written in English. Manuscripts should be no more than 20 pages in length inclusive of tables, figures and illustrations. All submissions will be peer reviewed. Please refer and use this template. Each submission must also include the article and the Copyright Transfer Agreement document. Please upload the CTA document as a supplementary file. Download the template and CTA document here.

2.0 Types of Paper 

2.1 Regular articles

These should describe new and carefully confirmed findings, and experimental procedures should be given in sufficient detail for others to verify the work. The length of a full paper should be the minimum required to describe and interpret the work clearly. It can be between 8 to 12 pages.

2.2 Short Communications

This is suitable for recording the results of complete small investigations or giving details of new models or hypotheses, innovative methods, techniques or apparatus. The style of main sections need not conform to that of full-length paper. Short communications are about 6 to 8 pages in length.

2.3 Reviews

Submissions of reviews and perspectives covering topics of current interest are welcome and encouraged. Reviews should be concise and no longer than 15 pages. Reviews manuscripts are also peer-reviewed.

3.0 Manuscript Style

Manuscripts should be headed by a concise title. Please include the full name(s) of the author(s), complete mailing address, telephone and fax numbers as well as e-mail address. In case of multiple authorship, please indicate the main author to whom all correspondence concerning the paper should be directed.

3.1 Abstract

All manuscripts should be accompanied by an abstract, of not more than 200 words each, written in English. The abstract should not only indicate the subject and scope of the paper but also summarize the author’s conclusion along with at least five (5) keywords that could be useful for information-retrieval purposes.

3.2 Style

As far as possible, manuscripts should consist of the following sections: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion, and Conclusion. Each section and sub-section should be numbered using the Arabic numerals. Please use S1 Units for all scientific and laboratory data.

3.3 Tables

All tables should be kept simple and clear, and should be referred to in the text. They should be numbered, titled, and typed using double spacing on separate pages in the order of which they are referred to in the text.

3.4 Illustrations

Illustrations including diagrams and graphs should be sharp, noise free and of good contrast. They should accompany the manuscript on separate sheets and numbered consecutively in the same order as they are referred to in the text. Line drawings should be in black ink on a white background and lettering size must be large enough to permit legible reduction whenever necessary. All photographs submitted must be of good quality and printed on glossy paper. The author’s name, short title of the paper and figure number must be written on the reverse side of each illustration submitted.

3.5 Mathematical Notation and Equations

All equations must be clearly typed, tripled-space and should be identified or numbered accordingly.

3.6 Acknowledgements

A brief acknowledgment of not more than 50 words should be included at the end of the manuscripts, before the list of references.

3.7 References

Style for Journal of STI Policy

References should appear in a separate Reference section at the end of the manuscripts, typed double-spaced in alphabetical order. 

The journal follows the APA 7th reference style. View the APA 7th guidelines to ensure your manuscript conforms.

Every in-text citation must have a corresponding citation in the reference list and vice versa. If you use EndNote to manage references, you can download the Endnote APA 7th.

Style for papers: Authors (last name, followed by first initial for main author, and first initial followed by surname for other authors), year, title, periodical (in italics), volume (number): inclusive page numbes. Style for books: Authors, year, title (in italics), location: publisher, chapter or page number. For example:

Bell, C., and D. Harris. 1990. Evaluating and Assessing for Learning. London: Kogan Page.

Kotha, S., and A. Nair, 1995. Strategy and Environment as Determinants of Performance: Evidence for the Japanese Machine Tool Industry. Strategic Management Journal. 16(4): 497-518

4.0 Submission

Kindly submit your article through: www.jostip.utm.my

5.0 Referees

We welcome suggestions for referees (3 names) from the author though these recommendations may or may not be used.

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
2. The submission file is in Microsoft Word 97-2003 (*.doc) or higher document file format. This will be used as the main submission file.
3. Where available, URLs for the references have been provided. DOI for the references must be given if applicable.
4. The text is single-spaced; uses a 9.5-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end. All manuscripts must be in a A4 paper size.
5. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
6. If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.
7. A short cover letter regarding the submission is attached, together with a suggestion of three (3) potential reviewers. This will be uploaded as supplementary file.