Submissions

1.0  General

Manuscripts submitted to  Journal of Energy and Safety Technology (JEST) must be original work that has not been published or under consideration for publication elsewhere. The journal welcomes submissions written in either English or Bahasa Melayu. Manuscripts should be no more than 10 pages in length inclusive of tables, figures and illustrations. Minimum of 20 references required. All submissions will be peer reviewed.

Please use the JOURNAL OF ENERGY AND SAFETY TECHNOLOGY TEMPLATE provided in this SUBMISSION PACKAGE. Kindly refer to Template Checklist for Guidance. Each submission must include :

    i. Manuscript in Journal of Energy and Safety Technology (JEST) Template.

    ii. COPYRIGHT TRANSFER AGREEMENT (CTA) document as supplementary file.

In making sure your article will be accepted for publication, please refer to our Journal Policy. You can also refer to our guide on how to submit here.

2.0 Types of Paper

2.1 Short Communications

These items are short communications on current issues of interest that warrants immediate response from the scientific and engineering community. Items should be short and no longer than 1000 words.

2.2 Regular Articles

Regular Articles presents original research that is expected to present a major advancement and contribution to the body of knowledge or the particular area. Research Articles follows the format provided in the guide to authors. The content includes an abstract, an introduction, materials and methods, results and discussion and conclusion. The supplementary materials that support the paper's conclusions are welcomed. The articles should be written within 3000 to 4000 words.

2.3 Reviews

Review articles summarise and describe new developments of interdisciplinary significance as well as proposing new future research directions based on their reviews. Reviews contain an abstract, an introduction that outlines the main theme, subheadings, and the future direction for resolving research questions. The reviews should be written within 5000 to 6000 words.

3.0 Title

Manuscripts should be headed by a concise title. Please include the full name(s) of the author(s), complete mailing address, telephone and fax numbers as well as e-mail address. In case of multiple authorship, please indicate the main author to whom all correspondence concerning the paper should be directed.

4.0 Abstract

All manuscripts should be accompanied by two abstracts, of not more than 250 words each, written in English. The abstract should not only indicate the subject and scope of the paper but also summarize the authors conclusion along with at least five (5) keywords that could be useful for information-retrieval purposes. A good abstract should consist of introduction, problem statement, quantitative results & discussion and quantitative conclusion.

5.0 Style

Manuscripts should consist of the following sections: 1.0 INTRODUCTION, 2.0 METHODOLOGY, 3.0 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION, 4.0 CONCLUSION. Each section and sub-section should be numbered using the Arabic numerals. Please use S1 Units for all scientific and laboratory data.

5.1 Tables

All tables should be kept simple and clear, and should be referred to in the text. They should be numbered, and titled in the order of which they are referred to in the text.

5.2 Illustrations

Illustrations including diagrams and graphs should be sharp, noise free and of good contrast. They should accompany the manuscript and numbered consecutively in the same order as they are referred to in the text. Line drawings should be in black ink on a white background and lettering size must be large enough to permit legible reduction whenever necessary. All photographs submitted must be of good quality and printed on glossy paper. The author’s name, short title of the paper and figure number must be written on the reverse side of each illustration submitted.

5.3 Mathematical Notation and Equations

All equations must be clearly typed, tripled-space and should be identified or numbered accordingly.

6.0 Acknowledgements (Compulsory)

A brief acknowledgment of not more than 50 words should be included at the end of the manuscripts, before the list of references. Acknowledgement could be made to funding body, institution/universities/organization or individual/person.

Example:

1. Acknowledgement to funding body (Grant number) : This work was supported by the Trust [grant numbers xxxx, yyyy]; the Natural Environment Research Council [grant number zzzz]; and the Economic and Social Research Council [grant number aaaa].

2. Acknowledgement to institution/universities/organization: We would like to thank XYZ University for their helpful feedback and support.

3. Acknowledgement to individual/person: We would like to express our sincere gratitude to our supervisor, Professor John Doe, for his valuable guidance and support throughout the research process. His expertise and insights were invaluable in shaping our research and helping us to overcome challenges.

7.0 References

References should appear in a separate Reference section at the end of the manuscripts, typed double-spaced in the order of item referred to in the next, using numerals in square brackets. Style for papers: [Reference number], Authors (last name, followed by first initial for main author, and first initial followed by last name for other authors), year, title, periodical (in italics), volume (issue), inclusive page numbers. Style for books/book chapter: [Reference number], Authors, year, title (in italics), location, publisher, chapter or page numbers. For example:

[1] Al-shanini, A., A. Ahmad, and F. Khan. 2014. Accident Modelling and Analysis in Process Industries. Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries. 32: 319-334.

[2]  Rosmin, N., M. S. Abdul Manaf, M. Y. Hassan, M. A. B. Sidik. 2014.  Feasibility Study of Tidal Energy Potential through Double – Emptying Scheme in Malaysia in Ocean Renewable Energy: The New Frontier in Malaysia. Penerbit UTM Press.

8.0 Submission

Kindly submit your article through: www.jest.utm.my

9.0 Referees

We welcome suggestions for referees (3 names) from the author AS EACH SUBMISSION SHOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY A COPYRIGHT TRANSFER AGREEMENT DOCUMENT WHERE NAMING THREE POTENTIAL REVIEWER (minimum pHD level) WITH THEIR OFFICIAL ORGANISATION EMAIL IS A MUST. These recommendations may or may not be used.

10.0 Copyrights

Copyright of articles that appear in Journal of Energy and Safety Technology (JEST) belongs exclusively to Penerbit Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. This copyright covers the rights to reproduce the article, including reprints, electronic reproductions or any other reproductions of similar nature.

PUBLICATION FEES

Publishing an article in Journal of Energy and Safety Technology (JEST) is FREE OF CHARGE.

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

1. 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).
2. The submission file is in Microsoft Word 2007-2009 (*.docx) or higher document file format. This will be used as the main submission file.
3. Where available, URLs for the references have been provided. DOI for the references must be given if applicable.
4. The text is single-spaced; uses a 9-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end. All manuscripts must be in a A4 paper size.
5. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
6. If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.
7. A short cover letter regarding the submission is attached, together with a suggestion of three (3) potential reviewers. This will be uploaded as supplementary file.