Manuscript Guidelines for Townplan Journal 2013

MALAYSIAN TOWNPLAN JOURNAL 2013

GUIDELINES FOR MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION

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INTRODUCTION

The Malaysian Townplan Journal is a partial academic journal published by the Federal Department of Town and Country Planning, Peninsular Malaysia (FDTCP) yearly since 2003.

It covers news, feature articles, peer reviewed articles (including book reviews) related to the results of experiment and research on urban planning and development in Malaysia and other countries. The objective of the journal is to promote urban and rural planning activities through exchange of views and sharing of information and latest knowledge. 

JOURNAL’S THEME

‘Planning for Future City’ was selected as theme for Malaysian Townplan 2013 issue. It is a continuation from Planning in Red (2009), Planning in Green (2010), Planning in Blue (2011) and Planning in Multicolour (2012) . The idea behind this theme is to explore and highlight the fundamental, concept and initiatives related to future city. In detail, this theme shall cover various scopes, such as future city framework and initiatives, compact and livable city, smart city, smart township, green neighbourhood, urban sustainable development, mixed-use and transit-oriented development, low carbon city, sustainable solid waste management, green development, green technology, safe city, etc. 

SUBMISSION OF DRAFT OF ABSTRACT

The researcher / author who are interested to contribute any article is required to submit the draft abstract, consisting of the proposed title and summary of manuscript in about 150 words, by email, to the journal’s coordinator not later than 30 April 2013. The acceptance of the proposed article will be informed to the author on 10 May 2013 after it is verified by the Editorial Board.

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SUBMISSION AND ACCEPTANCE OF MANUSCRIPTS

Articles should ideally be in the range of 5,000 to 8,000 words. Each manuscript should have a title page and an abstract of about 150 words. The title page should contain the title, full name(s), designation(s), organisational affiliation(s), a contact address, and an email address. All articles received is on the understanding that they are not under concurrent consideration at any other journal and is an original work by the author(s). The authenticity of the articles submitted will be reviewed by the Editorial Board before it is selected for publication.

Author(s) of accepted articles will be requested to provide a digital copy of the manuscript, preferably in Microsoft Word to the FDTCP (the Publisher) via email at alias@townplan.gov.my or anwar.ramli@townplan.gov.my not later than 30 July 2013. The manuscripts should be attached with the following items: i) ii) iii)

Latest colour photo of author(s) – passport size; Brief personal resume of author(s) – full name, designation, work place address and working experience; and Email address or webpage.

Summary of important dates are as follows: i) ii) iii) iv) v) 

Submission of abstract / proposed article – 30 April 2013; Notification of the acceptance of article to author – 10 May 2013; Submission of final article by author – 30 July 2013; Editing, artwork and text setting and printing – 1 August – 30 October 2013; and Launching at World Town Planning Day Celebration – 8 November 2013

MANUSCRIPTS LAYOUT

Articles should be typed in single spacing (including footnotes, endnotes and references) on one side of the paper only (preferably A4) with the following margins: i) ii) iii)

Right and left – 2.5 cm, top - 2.5 cm and bottom – 2.5 cm in 12 point Times New Roman font; Footnotes should be numbered consecutively and placed at the end of the manuscripts; and Tables and diagrams should be provided either in the text or on separate sheets at the end of the manuscript.

The author is advised to visit website www.mytownnet.blogspot .com (journal’s column) to check and perusal the concept and format of previous articles. 

REFERENCE FORMAT

References should be placed in alphabetical order at the end of the text and should cited in the text by the name(s) of the author(s), followed by the year of publication. When an author has more than one publication, arrange the references by placing the most recent one first.

For books, be certain to include the place of publication of all publishers; for a journal include volume, month and pages. Do not abbreviate titles or citations. They shall appear in the following format:

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Journals:

Lee Lik Meng and Alias Abdullah. (1996). Concepts and Ideas for An Information System for Land and Development (ISLAND). Journal of Planning Malaysia, 3, 24-34.

Books:

Steiner, Frederick. (1999). The Living Landscape: An Ecological Approach To Landscape Planning. New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc.

Book Chapters:

Miller D. J., and Sias J. (2000). Deciphering Large Landslides: Linking Hydrological, Groundwater and Slope Stability Models Through GIS. In Hydrological Applications of GIS, Guernell A. M. and Montgomery D. R., eds. New York: John Wiley and Sons. 103-121

Thesis and Unpublished Materials:

Alias Rameli. (2009). The Effectiveness of Land Use Planning System in Managing Housing Supply. Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis. Johor Bahru, Malaysia: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.

Proceedings:

Rainis, R., Jaafar, N., and Mohd Zain, S. (2002). GIS-Based Decision Support System (DSS) for Monitoring and Simulating River Water Quality. Proceedings of the National Conference on Rivers '99,14-17 October 1999, Penang. 263-269.

Reference:

Harris, Robert. "Evaluating Internet Research Sources."

VirtualSalt. 15 June 2008. Web. 20 Apr. 2009. <http://www.virtualsalt.com/evalu8it.htm>

USE OF FORMULA, FIGURES AND TABLES

Formula (mathematical formula) should be used only when necessary and the conclusions derived must be explained and made intelligible to a non-mathematical reader. Wherever possible, authors are encouraged to place the mathematical parts of the article in an appendix. All illustrations, photos, figures and/or tables in the manuscript must be captioned in coloured form (especially for illustrations and photos) or clear black and white (greyscale) and ready for reproduction. 

EDITORIAL POLICY

The content of the journal’s manuscripts do not necessarily reflect the views of the FDTCP nor are they official records. Manuscripts or articles submitted which do not conform to the conventions of the journal may be returned to the authors for revision. The Editorial Board will not take any responsibility for any information published in this journal for their authenticity. 

COPYRIGHT

Once published in the JOURNAL OF MALAYSIAN TOWNPLAN, the copyright of the article is automatically vested with the FDTCP (the Publisher). The copyright covers the exclusive use of rights to reproduce and distribute the article, including reprints, photographic reproductions, microfilm or any reproduction of a similar nature and translations.

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THE JOURNAL COMMITTEE Advisor

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Dato’ Mohd. Fadzil Bin Hj. Mohd. Khir

Chief Editor

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Dr. Dahlia Bte. Rosly

Editorial Board :

Muhammad Ridzuan Arshad Shamsaini Shamsuddin Dr. Zainah Ibrahim Hasnan Ibrahim Dr. Alias Rameli – Coordinator Nor Zaliza Mohd. Puji Dr. Chua Rhan See Dr. Azmizam Abdul Rashid Muhammad Anwar Ramli

Editorial Staff

Mohd. Safie Mostapa Mohd. Parhan Md. Subri Chiam Heng Jee

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CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS Research and Development Division, Federal Department of Town and Country Planning, Peninsular Malaysia, Unit 50-12-2B & Unit 50-13-1, Wisma UOA Damansara, 50 Jalan Dungun, Damansara Heights, 50490 Kuala Lumpur.

Tel : (6)03 – 2081 6000 / 6101 / 6111 / 6120 Fax : (6)03 – 2094 1170 / 2094 1180 E-mail

: alias@townplan.gov.my / anwar.ramli@townplan.gov.my

Website : www.townplan.gov.my Blogspot : www.mytownnet.blogspot.com

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