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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US" xml:lang="en-US"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> <title> Authors Guidelines | Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine </title> <link rel="icon" href="http://mjphm.org/public/journals/1/favicon_en_US.png"> <meta name="generator" content="Open Journal Systems 3.3.0.15"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://mjphm.org/index.php/mjphm/$$$call$$$/page/page/css?name=stylesheet" type="text/css" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="http://mjphm.org/index.php/mjphm/$$$call$$$/page/page/css?name=font" type="text/css" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="http://mjphm.org/lib/pkp/styles/fontawesome/fontawesome.css?v=3.3.0.15" type="text/css" /> </head> <body class="pkp_page_AutGuide2 pkp_op_index" dir="ltr"> <div class="pkp_structure_page"> <header class="pkp_structure_head" id="headerNavigationContainer" role="banner"> <nav class="cmp_skip_to_content" aria-label="Jump to content links"> <a href="#pkp_content_main">Skip to main content</a> <a href="#siteNav">Skip to main navigation menu</a> <a href="#pkp_content_footer">Skip to site footer</a> </nav> <div class="pkp_head_wrapper"> <div class="pkp_site_name_wrapper"> <button class="pkp_site_nav_toggle"> <span>Open Menu</span> </button> <div class="pkp_site_name"> <a href=" http://mjphm.org/index.php/mjphm/index " class="is_text">Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine</a> </div> </div> <nav class="pkp_site_nav_menu" aria-label="Site Navigation"> <a id="siteNav"></a> <div class="pkp_navigation_primary_row"> <div class="pkp_navigation_primary_wrapper"> <ul id="navigationPrimary" class="pkp_navigation_primary pkp_nav_list"> <li class=""> <a href="http://mjphm.org/index.php/mjphm/issue/current"> Current </a> </li> <li class=""> <a href="http://mjphm.org/index.php/mjphm/issue/archive"> Archives </a> </li> <li class=""> <a href="http://mjphm.org/index.php/mjphm/about"> About </a> <ul> <li class=""> <a href="http://mjphm.org/index.php/mjphm/CEMs"> Chief Editor’s Message </a> </li> <li class=""> <a href="http://mjphm.org/index.php/mjphm/about/editorialTeam"> Editorial Team </a> </li> <li class=""> <a href="http://mjphm.org/index.php/mjphm/internationalEBmember"> International Editorial Board Members </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class=""> <a href="http://mjphm.org/index.php/mjphm/AutGuide2"> Authors Guidelines </a> </li> <li class=""> <a href="http://mjphm.org/Ethics%20Statement%20MJPHM.pdf"> Ethics Statement </a> </li> <li class=""> <a href="http://mjphm.org/index.php/mjphm/about/contact"> Contact </a> </li> </ul> <div class="pkp_navigation_search_wrapper"> <a href="http://mjphm.org/index.php/mjphm/search" class="pkp_search pkp_search_desktop"> <span class="fa fa-search" aria-hidden="true"></span> Search </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pkp_navigation_user_wrapper" id="navigationUserWrapper"> <ul id="navigationUser" class="pkp_navigation_user pkp_nav_list"> <li class="profile"> <a href="http://mjphm.org/index.php/mjphm/user/register"> Register </a> </li> <li class="profile"> <a href="http://mjphm.org/index.php/mjphm/login"> Login </a> </li> </ul> </div> </nav> </div> </header> <div class="pkp_structure_content has_sidebar"> <div class="pkp_structure_main" role="main"> <a id="pkp_content_main"></a> <nav class="cmp_breadcrumbs" role="navigation" aria-label="You are here:"> <ol> <li> <a href="http://mjphm.org/index.php/mjphm/index"> Home </a> <span class="separator">/</span> </li> <li class="current"> <span aria-current="page"> Authors Guidelines </span> </li> </ol> </nav> <div class="page"> <h1 class="page_title">Authors Guidelines</h1> <p>The Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine (MJPHM) welcomes articles of interest on all aspects of public health medicine in the form of original papers, research communications, quality improvement reports and epidemic reports. Articles are accepted for publication on condition that they are contributed solely to the MJPHM. Neither the Editorial Board nor the Publishers accept responsibility for the views and statements of authors expressed in their contributions.</p> <p><strong>Article Processing Fee for MJPHM</strong><br><br>All articles in this Journal are Open Access and freely available on-line upon publications. In order to cover the cost of maintaining this Journal, the Malaysian Public Health Specialists’ Association has decided that an Article Processing Fee will be charged for all articles published after 1st January 2018. The Fee will be charged to the authors after the peer-reviewed process and the article is accepted for publication in MJPHM.<br><br>The Article Processing Fee is RM 500 for local (Malaysia) articles and USD 300 for articles from other countries. Instructions on the methods of payment and details of the bank account to transfer the fee will be given to the authors.</p> <p><strong>Manuscript format</strong></p> <p>Title page<br>Manuscript Format<br>Style<br>Images & Figures/Illustrations<br>Tables<br>References<br><br>All material submitted is assumed to be submitted exclusively to the Malaysian journal of Public Health Medicine (MJPHM) unless the contrary is stated. Upon submission, all manuscripts are screened by the editorial assistant to ensure the document has all required elements and appropriately follows formatting guidelines, including word count limits. Manuscripts will be returned to the author if the instructions provided in this manual have not been properly followed.</p> <p><strong>Title page</strong></p> <p>The title page <strong>must</strong> contain the following information:</p> <ol> <li class="show">Title of the article (UPPERCASE).</li> <li class="show">Full names, departments, institutions, city, post code and country of all co- authors.</li> <li class="show">Full name, postal address and e-mail of the corresponding author.</li> </ol> <p>Please check the manuscript carefully and make any changes before submitting the final version of your Word document.</p> <p><strong>Manuscript format</strong></p> <p>Please note, this instruction is for submission only.</p> <ul> <li class="show">For original papers, the ABSTRACT, INTRODUCTION, METHODS, RESULTS and DISCUSSION (IMRAD) should follow.</li> <li class="show">Papers may be submitted in Bahasa Malaysia but must be accompanied by an abstract in English.</li> <li class="show">The manuscript must be submitted in Word format.</li> <li class="show">PDF format is not accepted.</li> <li class="show">Words should not be more than 3000 words without abstract and references.</li> <li class="show">Text must be in one column.</li> <li class="show">The font: Trebuchet MS.</li> <li class="show">The font size: 10 for the whole text except the title (14).</li> <li class="show">Space: single (before: 0 & after: 0).</li> </ul> <p>The manuscript must be presented in the following order:</p> <ol> <li class="show"><strong>Title page.</strong></li> <li class="show"><strong>Abstract</strong>(or summary for case reports):</li> </ol> <ul> <li class="show">Should be <strong>unstructured</strong> abstract (no headings such as: Background, Methods, Results, Conclusion).</li> <li class="show">References not allowed in abstracts.</li> <li class="show">Below the abstract, provide 3 to 10 key words that will assist indexers in cross-indexing the article.</li> <li class="show">Words should not be more than 250 words.</li> </ul> <ol start="3"> <li class="show"><strong>Main text</strong></li> </ol> <p>Provide appropriate headings and subheadings as in the journal. We use the  following hierarchy: <strong>BOLD CAPS</strong>, <strong>bold lower case</strong>, Plain text, <em>Italics</em>).</p> <p><strong>3.1</strong> <strong>INTRODUCTION:</strong> State the purpose of the article, the rationale for  the study or observation and the general objectives.  Do not review the  subject extensively.</p> <p><strong>3.2 METHODOLOGY:</strong> Describe your selection of the observational or  experimental subjects.  Identify the methods, tools and apparatus  (manufacturer’s name and address) and procedures in sufficient detail to  allow other researchers to repeat the study. Identify all drugs and chemicals  used including generic name(s), dosage(s) and route(s) of administration.  Statistical tests used should be given in sufficient detail and the use of any  computer software should also be mentioned. For studies with ethical  consideration such as clinical trials, studies done among minorities etc. the  statement of approval from relevant ethical committee has to be mentioned  as set out by the Helsinki Declaration.</p> <p><strong>3.3 RESULTS:</strong> Present your results in logical sequence.  If necessary, use  appropriate tables or illustrations.  Check the readability and accuracy of  the statistical tests calculation.</p> <p><strong>3.4 DISCUSSION:</strong> Emphasise new and important aspects of the study.   Discuss the implications of the findings, their limitations and relate the  observations to other relevant studies.</p> <p><strong>3.5 CONCLUSIONS:</strong> Relate the conclusions with the objectives of the  study but avoid conclusions not supported by the data.</p> <p><strong>3.6 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:</strong> Acknowledge grant awarded in aid of  the study (state the number of the grant, name and location of the  institution or organisation), as well as persons who have contributed  significantly to the study.</p> <p><strong>3.7 REFERENCES:</strong> Use the form of reference adopted by the US  National Library of Medicine and used in the Index Medicus. Authors are  responsible for the accuracy of cited references: these should be checked  against the original documents before the paper is submitted.</p> <ol start="4"> <li class="show"><strong>Tables</strong>should be in table format in word file</li> <li class="show"><strong>Acknowledgments, Competing Interests, Funding</strong>.</li> <li class="show"><strong>Reference List s</strong>hould follow our style and format</li> </ol> <p><strong>Style</strong></p> <p>Abbreviations and symbols must be standard and SI units used throughout except for blood pressure values which are reported in mm Hg.</p> <p><strong>Images</strong> & <strong>Figures/illustrations</strong></p> <ul> <li class="show">It should be uploaded in manuscript file at the end after references and tables if any</li> <li class="show">All images must be cited within the main text in numerical order.</li> <li class="show">Do not use the automatic formatting features of your word processor such as endnotes, footnotes, headers, footers, boxes etc.</li> <li class="show">Please remove any hidden text.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Tables</strong></p> <p>Tables Should be:</p> <ul> <li class="show">In the same format as your article (ie Word) and not another format embedded into the document such as: photo.</li> <li class="show">Should be placed where the table is cited and they must be cited in the main text in numerical order.</li> <li class="show">Not more than 5 tables.</li> <li class="show">If you have figures, so both tables & figures should not be more than 6 as a total for both.</li> <li class="show">We cannot accept tables as Excel files within the manuscript.</li> </ul> <p><strong>References</strong></p> <p>Authors are responsible for the accuracy of cited references: these should be checked against the original documents before the paper is submitted.</p> <p><strong>Citing in the text</strong></p> <ul> <li class="show">References must be numbered sequentially as they appear in the text with a superscript Arabic numeral before the punctuation, e.g., Superscript numbers in the text inform the reader of when to reference a footnote<sup>1</sup>. If subsequent reference is made to a citation, the original reference number should be used again.</li> <li class="show">All reference numbers must be before the punctuation.</li> <li class="show">References cited in figures or tables (or in their legends and footnotes) should be numbered according to the place in the text where that table or figure is first cited.</li> <li class="show">Reference numbers in the text must be inserted immediately after the word (with no word spacing)—for example: word<sup>2</sup>.</li> <li class="show">If there is more than one reference is cited, separate by a comma, for example: word<sup>1, 4, 39</sup>. For sequences of consecutive numbers, give the first and last number of the sequence separated by a hyphen, for example: word<sup>22-25</sup>.</li> <li class="show">Please note, if your references are not cited in order your article will be returned to you before acceptance for correct ordering.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Preparing the reference list</strong></p> <ul> <li class="show">References must be single spaced (numbered consecutively in the order in which they are mentioned in the text) in the (slightly modified) Vancouver style (see example below).</li> <li class="show">Only papers published or in press should be included in the reference list.</li> </ul> <p><strong>References must follow the [slightly modified] Vancouver style:</strong></p> <ol> <li class="show">   Surname AB, Surname CD. Article title.<em>Journal name or   abbreviation</em>Year <strong>Vol</strong>(issue): Start page–End page.</li> </ol> <ul> <li class="show">The journal title should be in <em>italic</em> and abbreviated according to the style of Medline. If the journal is not listed in Medline then it should be written out in full.</li> <li class="show">Check journal abbreviations using PubMed.</li> <li class="show">List the names and initials of all authors if there are 3 or fewer; otherwise list the first 3 and add et al.</li> </ul> <p>Example references:</p> <p><strong>Journal article</strong></p> <ol> <li class="show">Koziol-Mclain J, Brand D, Morgan D, et al. Measuring injury risk factors: question reliability in a statewide sample. <em>Inj Prev</em> 2000; <strong>6</strong>:148–50.</li> <li class="show">Vega KJ, Pina I, Krevsky B. Heart transplantation is associated with an increased risk for pancreatobiliary disease. <em>Ann Intern Med</em> 1996;  <strong>124</strong>(11):980-3.</li> </ol> <p><strong>Chapter in book</strong></p> <ol> <li class="show">Nagin D. General deterrence: a review of the empirical evidence. In: Blumstein A, Cohen J, Nagin D, eds. Deterrence and Incapacitation:  Estimating the Effects of Criminal Sanctions on Crime Rates. Washington,  DC: National Academy of Sciences 1978:95–139.</li> </ol> <p><strong>Book</strong></p> <ol> <li class="show">Howland J. Preventing Automobile Injury: New Findings From Evaluative Research. Dover, MA: Auburn House Publishing Company  1988:163–96.</li> </ol> <p><strong>Abstract/supplement</strong></p> <ol> <li class="show">Roxburgh J, Cooke RA, Deverall P, et al. Haemodynamic function of the carbomedics bileaflet prosthesis [abstract]. <em>Br Heart J</em> 1995; <strong>73</strong>(Suppl  2):P37.</li> </ol> <p><strong>Electronic journal articles</strong></p> <ol> <li class="show">Morse SS. Factors in the emergency of infectious diseases. Emerg Infect Dis 1995 Jan-Mar;1(1). www.cdc.gov/nciod/EID/vol1no1/morse.htm  (accessed 5 Jun 1998).</li> </ol> <p><strong>Note:</strong></p> <p><strong>Any inquiry regarding the submission (before & after), please email us through our official email only (</strong><strong><a href="mailto:editor@mjphm.org">editor@mjphm.org</a> </strong><strong>)</strong></p> <h4><strong>COPYRIGHT STATEMENT</strong></h4> <ul> <li class="show"><strong>By publishing in this Journal, the Authors and Co-Authors agree to transfer all the Copyright of the article to Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine (MJPHM)</strong></li> <li class="show"><strong>The Copyright of all articles published in this Journal is retained by Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine (MJPHM).</strong></li> <li class="show"><strong>Authors and Co-Authors grant MJPHM a license to publish the article and identify itself as the original publisher.</strong></li> <li class="show"><strong>Authors and Co-Authors also grant any third party the right to use the article freely as long as its integrity is maintained and its original authors, citation details and publisher are identified.</strong></li> <li class="show"><strong>The Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 formalizes these and other terms and conditions of publishing articles in MJPHM</strong></li> </ul> <p> </p> </div> </div> <div class="pkp_structure_sidebar left" role="complementary" aria-label="Sidebar"> <div class="pkp_block block_make_submission"> <h2 class="pkp_screen_reader"> Make a Submission </h2> <div class="content"> <a class="block_make_submission_link" href="http://mjphm.org/index.php/mjphm/about/submissions"> Make a Submission </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pkp_structure_footer_wrapper" role="contentinfo"> <a id="pkp_content_footer"></a> <div class="pkp_structure_footer"> <div class="pkp_brand_footer" role="complementary"> <a href="http://mjphm.org/index.php/mjphm/about/aboutThisPublishingSystem"> <img alt="More information about the publishing system, Platform and Workflow by OJS/PKP." src="http://mjphm.org/templates/images/ojs_brand.png"> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <script src="http://mjphm.org/lib/pkp/lib/vendor/components/jquery/jquery.min.js?v=3.3.0.15" type="text/javascript"></script><script src="http://mjphm.org/lib/pkp/lib/vendor/components/jqueryui/jquery-ui.min.js?v=3.3.0.15" type="text/javascript"></script><script src="http://mjphm.org/plugins/themes/default/js/lib/popper/popper.js?v=3.3.0.15" type="text/javascript"></script><script src="http://mjphm.org/plugins/themes/default/js/lib/bootstrap/util.js?v=3.3.0.15" type="text/javascript"></script><script src="http://mjphm.org/plugins/themes/default/js/lib/bootstrap/dropdown.js?v=3.3.0.15" type="text/javascript"></script><script src="http://mjphm.org/plugins/themes/default/js/main.js?v=3.3.0.15" type="text/javascript"></script> </body> </html>