For Authors

Interested in submitting to this journal? We recommend that you review the About the Journal page for the journal's section policies, as well as the Author Guidelines. Authors need to register with the journal prior to submitting or, if already registered, can simply log in and begin the five-step process.

 

General information

Submission process 

* Manuscripts must be submitted by one of the manuscript's authors and should not be submitted by anyone on their behalf based on the journal template. The submitting author takes responsibility for the article during submission and peer review.

* The submitting author is required to complete, sign and upload the Ethical Agreement form.

*The manuscript must be created and presented such that the title of the paper should concisely and accurately convey the research goals, methodology or model used, and the objective, without the use of acronyms or abbreviations.
The Abstract should consist of a range of 230 to 250 words. There is no citation required in the Abstract. The Abstract should summarise the main goal, research plan, approach, key findings, and final conclusions in a concise manner.

*Authors are advised to organize their articles according to at least five main section structures as follows: Introduction, Related work, Method, Results and Discussion, and Conclusion.
Ensure that your research includes at least 10 references, with the majority (at least 80%) being journal papers published within the most recent four years.
To address any issues, please contact the following email address: ijpcc@iium.edu.my

*The submission is original and has not been published elsewhere, nor is it currently under review by another journal (unless an explanation has been provided in the Comments to the Editor section).

*The submission process is exclusively conducted online via the following link:

https://journals.iium.edu.my/kict/index.php/IJPCC/about/submissions

 

 

Author Guidelines

The IJPCC 

Submission Guidelines

The IJPCC) is a refereed journal and publishes original and well researched articles in the fields of computer science  and represent the views of the authors concerned and not necessarily those of the editorial board and the Faculty of Computer Science.

The IJPCC accepts English, article. Manuscript submitted for consideration of publication in the IJPCC must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere either in electronic or printed form. The manuscript also does not published previously. The corresponding author should declare about this when submitting the manuscript to the journal.

Manuscripts should be submitted through the online submission system of OJS. New author will be required to register as a new user before proceeding to the submission stage. Most processes and procedures are self-explanatory, but in case assistance needed please e-mail the Managing Editor.

Manuscript

Manuscript should be prepared in accordance with the IEEE style guide by using the Candara. Abstract and title in English should be attached. Keyword consists of three (3) to five (5) words should also be provided in the manuscript. Font size should be 10 . The length of the article should be not more than 25 pages including references. Kindly use the IJPCC Template .

Abstract

Each manuscript should include an abstract length about 250-350 words. and  be accompanied with the manuscript. Keywords consist of three (3) to five (5) words.

Authorship

All authors that are named on the manuscript must have made contribution to the paper, whether in the design and/or analysis and interpretation of the data/or drafting of the paper. All authors must have critically reviewed and approved the contents of the final version of the manuscript submitted for publication.

Conflict of Interest

Avoid any possible conflict of interest, or appearance of conflict of interest during the submission process.

Since the Journal practices peer-reviewing, authors are to be reminded not to nominate reviewers that are of the same institution and the authors of the manuscript. Authors should not nominate any individuals whom they know have already read and provided comments on the manuscript or a previous version of the manuscript since such knowledge would automatically violate the reviewing process. Suggested peer-reviewers will be considered in the reviewing process by the Journal. If there is no response from the suggested peer-reviewers, the Journal has the rights to nominate reviewers of the Journal.

Acknowledgement

Authors are required to disclose the source of funding of their research at the acknowledgment according to the following format;

The research work was funded by Grant’s name (Grant No.).

Contributors to the article other than the authors listed should be included under the Acknowledgment with specific necessary details.

Timeliness

Authors are advised to be prompt with their manuscript revisions. IJPCC  practises completion of article revision within two weeks. If in any complications that renders the Authors to delay their manuscript revision, the Authors are responsible to inform the Editorial Office to request for an extension. Manuscript with no returned revised submission will be withdrawn from IJPCC in effect after the expiration date given.

In any case that the author wishes to withdraw a manuscript that has been submitted for intended publication in IJPCC, the author must inform the Editorial Office of their withdrawal with appropriate reasons.

Copyright Assignment and Permissions

For all articles published in IJPCC , copyright is retained by the authors. Articles are licensed under an open access Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license, meaning that anyone may download and read the paper for free. In addition, the article may be reused and quoted provided that the original published version is cited. These conditions allow for maximum use and exposure of the work, while ensuring that the authors receive proper credit.

In exceptional circumstances articles may be licensed differently. If you have specific condition (such as one linked to funding) that does not allow this license, please mention this to the IJPCC  Managing Editorial. Exceptions will be granted at the discretion of the publisher.

Reproducing Published Material from other Publishers

It is absolutely essential that authors obtain permission to reproduce any published material (figures, schemes, tables or any extract of a text) which does not fall into the public domain, or for which they do not hold the copyright. Permission should be requested by the authors from the copyright holder (usually the Publisher, please refer to the imprint of the individual publications to identify the copyright holder).

Permission is required for:

1. Your own works published by other Publishers and for which you did not retain copyright.
2. Substantial extracts from anyone's works or a series of works.
3. Use of Tables, Graphs, Charts, Schemes and Artworks if they are unaltered or slightly modified.
4. Photographs for which you do not hold copyright.

Permission is not required for:

1. Reconstruction of your own table with data already published elsewhere. Please notice that in this case you must cite the source of the data in the form of either "Data from..." or "Adapted from...".
2. Reasonably short quotes are considered fair use and therefore do not require permission.
3. Graphs, Charts, Schemes and Artworks that are completely redrawn by the authors and significantly changed beyond recognition do not require permission.

Obtaining Permission

In order to avoid unnecessary delays in the publication process, you should start obtaining permissions as early as possible. If in any doubt about the copyright, apply for permission. MJSL cannot publish material from other publications without permission.

The copyright holder may give you instructions on the form of acknowledgement to be followed; otherwise follow the style: "Reproduced with permission from [author], [book/journal title]; published by [publisher], [year].' at the end of the caption of the Table, Figure or Scheme.

Any other materials on this website (including without limitation the text, computer code, artwork, photographs, images, music, audio material, video material and audio-visual material on this website is owned by Malaysian Journal of Syariah and Law, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia and its licensors.

Manuscript Format and Structure (Use IJPCC Template)

Manuscript Submission Checklist

Please use the following list to perform the last checking of the manuscript prior sending it to the IJPCC for review.

• 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).
• The text is submitted as blind document (without author's name and affiliation).
• Abstract in English is compulsory, consisting problem statement, objectives, methodology, findings, brief discussion, significance of research, contribution to the specific field (worldwide), and suggestion for future research.
• Plagiasrism (Turnit-in) report has been provided (must be below than 20% similarities index)
• Title and author's name with affiliation have been written in a separate document. Please upload a separate document for this purpose.
• The submission file is in, Microsoft Word document file format.
• The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the article template.
• This submission may be accepted/rejected prior to initial review upon compliance to the above requirements.