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Editor-in-Chief, Jebat: Journal of History, Politics and Strategy, School of History, Politics and Strategy (SOHPASS), Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia. Email: jebat@ukm.my Phone: +603 8921 5821/ 5588 / 5710 Fax: +60389213290 Contributors should submit their articles either in hard copy (one copy) to the address above, or in an electronic format as a Microsoft Word file (via email to jebat@ukm.my). All submissions should follow the journal`s guidelines below and should be accompanied a submission form (also available below). Language: The journal accepts manuscripts written in Malay/Bahasa Indonesia or in English. The author may use either English or American spelling preferences, provided that only one style is used (consistently) throughout the manuscript (exclusive of bibliography). Manuscript: Articles should be no less than 6,000 words and no more than 8,000. Review articles should fall between 6-7000 words. Book reviews should fall between 650-850 words. These figures include references, footnotes, and bibliography. To facilitate the review process, the author`s details are not to be included in the manuscript. Please attach a separate page which carries the following information: 1. Name of the author(s) 2. Title of the article 3. Abstract of the article (150 – 200 words max) 4. Institutional address 5. Author(s) email(s) 6. 5-6 relevant keywords 7. A short biographical note (50 words max) 8. The exact length of the article
Articles and book reviews should be typed in double spacing (including notes and references). Articles that are written in Malay/Bahasa Indonesia should include an abstract and title in English, as well as Malay/Bahasa Indonesia. Quotations: Quoted words, phrases and sentences should be enclosed in double quotation marks. Quotations within quotations should be enclosed in single quotation marks. Italicize non-English terms or phrases in manuscripts written in English, and italicize non-Malay terms or phrases in manuscripts written in Malay/Bahasa Indonesia. Quotations may be either run-in or, in the case of quotations which are four lines or longer, set off from the text as block quotations. Table, Diagrams, and Maps: To facilitate the typesetting process, tables should be uploaded as separate files. Any diagrams or maps should be in .TIF or .JPG formats and submitted in separate individual files. These should be prepared in black and white. Tints should be avoided; use patterns instead. References, Notes and Citations: Notes should be kept to a minimum. Use endnotes, not footnotes. All notes should be numbered in sequence 1, 2, 3…, and double spaced. In-text citation should be in the form of endnotes. It is the author`s responsibility to ensure the accuracy of the reference. For all articles, a list of references cited must be supplied at the end of the manuscript in the form of a bibliography. When the bibliography lists several works by the same author, his or her name should not be repeated. Please refer to examples below: Endnotes and Bibliography: Monographs: Hussin, N., 2007. Trade and Society in the Straits of Melaka: Dutch Melaka and English Penang 1780-1830, Copenhagen: NIAS Press. Kathirithamby-Wells, J., & Villiers, John (Eds.). 1990. The Southeast Asian Port and Polity Rise and Demise, Singapore: Singapore University Press. Article in a journal or book Hussin, N., 2008. “A Critical Review of The Early History Textbooks in Malaysian Secondary Schools”. Indonesia and the Malay World, 36 (106): 451-461. Arasaratnam, S., 1989. “European Port Settlements in the Coromandel Commercial System 1650-1740”. In Brides of the Sea, Port Cities of Asia From the 16th to 20th Centuries, ed., Frank Broeze, Kensington: New South Wales University Press. Citation from a multi-authored book Andaya, L.Y. 1984. “Historical Links Between Aquatic Populations and the Coastal Peoples of the Malay World and Celebes”. In Historia, edited by Muhamad Abu Bakar, Kuala Lumpur: The Malaysian Historical Society. If there is more than one work published by the same author, these works should be listed in chronological sequence. If there is more than one work published by the same author in the same year, these works should be distinguished by an `a`, `b`, `c`, etc. after the year (the order of the work). Copyright: Copyright of articles accepted for publication in the Journal of History, Politics and Strategy rests with the publisher. It is the author`s responsibility to ensure that where copyright materials are included within an article the permission of the copyright holder has been obtained beforehand. |
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