Sunway Academic Journal: Information for Authors

Information for Authors

Format

Manuscripts of papers should not exceed 15 pages inclusive of tables, charts, diagrams and references, and should be printed single-spaced in Times New Roman on A4 paper. The text area should be B5 (JIS) size (7.17 × 10.12 inches), with 1-inch top and bottom margins, and 0.75-inch left and right margins. Microsoft Word format is preferred. Please refer to the American Psychological Association (APA) publication manual for instructions on manuscript preparation. The decision of the Editorial Board is final.

Title

The title should be brief and typed in capital letters, bold, font size 14, and centered. If more than one line is required, single-spacing should be used. Leave two blank lines (font size 11) after the title, then type the name(s) of the author(s) in capital letters using font size 12. Immediately below, the affiliated institution(s) and address(es) should be given, single-spaced, font size 11, capitalizing the first letter of all main words. An address of correspondence with telephone, fax numbers and e-mail address should be given.

Abstract and key words

Leave two blank lines (font size 11) after the address(es). Then type the word ABSTRACT capitalised, font size 9, centered and bold. The abstract (font size 9, non-bold, fully justified) should be factual and contain the main results and conclusions of the paper. It should not exceed about 150 words. Up to six key words (font size 9) may be included in a separate line below the abstract.

Text

The text follows the abstract and key words. Leave two spaces (font size 11) between the key words and the first heading. Text should be clear and concise. Use font size 11 throughout for text and blank lines. Section headings (left-aligned, bold, font size 11) have two spaces above and one space below. Main section headings are all capitals; for secondary section headings, the first letter of each major word is capitalised. The first sentence of the first paragraph should start at the margin. First sentences of subsequent paragraphs should start at 0.25 inch from the margin. Tables, figures and footnotes should be cited in an orderly sequence.

Tables and figures

Tables should carry an Arabic numeral followed by a period (full stop). Each major word in the table heading (font size 11) should be capitalised; the heading is placed above the table. Tables, when they are part of the text, should have two spaces above and below the table. Tables should be self-explanatory and footnotes (font size 9) may be added using symbols. Please distinguish minus signs (accessed from the Symbol font) from hyphens. Figures should carry an Arabic numeral followed by a period; the caption (font size 11) is placed below the figure. Figures and graphs should be self-explanatory.

References

References should be listed at the end of the text and arranged in alphabetical order by the surnames of the authors. Only references cited in the text should be listed. Use font size 10. Please distinguish the hyphen from the en dash (accessed using ALT-0150 on the numeric keypad), which is used for a range of numbers as in 1995-2002. Examples of APA format for references:

Fiedler, F. E. (1967). A theory of leadership effectiveness. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Porter, M. E., & Scott, S. (2001). Innovation: Location matters. Review of Management, 42(4), 28–36.

Manuscripts should be sent in the form of two hard copies and a diskette, or by electronic mail to:

The Editor-In-Chief
Sunway Academic Journal
Sunway University
No. 5, Jalan Universiti, Bandar Sunway
46150 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Malaysia .

Tel: +6 03 7491 8622
Fax: +6 03 5635 8633
E-mail: journal@sunway.edu.my