GENERAL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR JOURNAL MANUSCRIPT
- Manuscripts should not be less than 5000 words and not more than 7000 words (excluding abstract, references, author/s biodata and appendix). Manuscripts that do not adhere to this will not be considered for review. Each manuscript must have an abstract (between 200-250 words) and 5 key words. Manuscripts in Malay must have an abstract and title in English with similar abstract content.
- Authors are required to send their manuscript in word (.docx) AND portable document (.pdf) formats.
- To facilitate the blind review process, please ensure that the authors’ names do not appear anywhere in the manuscript or in the filename. Authors’ names, designations and institutional addresses should be in a separate file. Please indicate the corresponding author of the manuscript : Nor Fariza Mohd Nor a* Afendi Hamat b
- Authors are to check manuscripts for accuracy of language before submitting to the journal. The Editorial Board will not edit submitted manuscripts for style or language.
- Submissions with more than 5 authors per manuscript will not be processed.
- Manuscripts submitted to GEMA Online® Journal of Language Studies must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere, either in electronic or printed form. The corresponding author should declare this when submitting the manuscripts to the Chief Editor.
- Upon the submission of a manuscript, the author/authors are to provide the editorial board with names of four reviewers. Please provide their names (in full, with the correct titles), affiliations, designations, email addresses, and their respective areas of expertise. The experts should be: 1) experts in the area; 2) experts who have not worked with any of the authors as their co-author(s) or as co-researcher(s), and; 3) experts who are not from the same institution as the authors.
- Please list the relevant information on the reviewers in a new file, and submit the file as a supplementary file under the same submission ID. Authors must not contact the potential reviewers to ask for their availability to review the submission.
- We do not allow multiple submissions. An author may publish ONLY in alternate issues of GEMA Online® Journal of Language Studies. The rule remains in case of co-authorship.
- The Editorial Board reserves the right to make editorial changes to any manuscript accepted for publication to enhance clarity and style.
- Manuscripts that do not adhere to any of the SUBMISSION GUIDELINES will not be considered for review.
- The editorial board has the final decision to accept or decline manuscripts.
- Authors who are found to have plagiarised may be banned from publishing in this journal for a period to be decided by the Editorial Board. If payment has been made, the fee will not be refunded.
- Manuscripts that are accepted for publication in GEMA Online®️ Journal of Language Studies will be published subject to the following Article Processing Charges (APC)- (English & Malay manuscript).
1. Manuscript by authors from Malaysia - MYR1000.00
2. Manuscript by authors from countries other than Malaysia - USD 500