Author Guidelines

Manuscript Submission Guidelines

Submission of articles on subjects of relevance to the journal is welcomed at any time. Authors interested in submitting a paper should send the manuscript using an online submission (Open Journal Systems). The submission should adhere to our guidelines and format. 

The manuscripts are preferably written in English, but when written in another language (Eg: Malay), provision of English title, abstract, and keywords is compulsory. Kindly place all submissions into JML's Open Journal System at https://journal.umt.edu.my/index.php/jml/about/submissions

The authors are obligated to ensure that the manuscript has been submitted solely to this journal and not submitted or published elsewhere. All submissions will be peer-reviewed. The Chief Editor has the final decision on publication. Accepted articles become the copyright of the journal. The journal published all articles with an eISSN number.

The similarity of Turnitin must not exceed 35%.

Preparation of Manuscripts

JML accepts research/original article, short communication, letter to the editor, monograph, and review article. All papers should adhere to the scope and policy of JML and should relate to Maritime and Logistics. Manuscripts should be typed (with a wide margin and double-spaced, Times New Roman (Font 12) on one side of A4 (30 x 21 cm) paper. Prepare your manuscript in a SINGLE file following the arrangement of the sections: Title Page Information; Manuscript (Text); Figures and/or Tables. Journal of Maritime Logistics only accepts Microsoft Word (MS Word) file format. Refrain from submitting your manuscript as a PDF file.

A full-length research paper is between 8,000 to 15,000 words, a review paper may range between 8,000 to 20,000 words, a short communication, monograph or commentary is about 2,000 to 3,000 words, letter to editor is less than 2,000 words, and a book review is about 500 to 1,000 words. In the text, scientific names should be italicised; do not underline any words. Avoid excessive use of italics to emphasize text. In general, manuscripts should be organised in the following order:

Title – Should be clear, descriptive, and concise. It must reflect the whole content of the manuscripts.

Name of Author - All authors’ names must be listed in the order: First name, followed by last name. The corresponding author must be clearly indicated with an asterisk (*) at the back of the author’s name.

Affiliations - The complete address of the institution or organisation the author is associated with. This includes the department/faculty name (if any), institution name, street address, postal code, city/district, state, and country.

Corresponding Author Email – Provide only the email address of the corresponding author.

Abstract – A concise, factual, and structured abstract is required with a maximum length of 250 words. The abstract should state briefly the introduction, method, results, and discussion. Abbreviations when first appear should be mentioned in full.

Keywords – Carefully provide a maximum of 5 keywords in lower case letters. Each keyword is separated by a comma. These keywords will be used for indexing purposes.

Introduction – Introduction should contain the background information, research problem, research objectives/questions/hypotheses. Abbreviations should be defined and spelled out when first mentioned.

Methods – Clearly details the procedures and materials used in a study, enabling others to understand how the research was conducted and potentially replicate it.

Results and Discussion - The results must clearly communicate key findings with no or minimal interpretive comment. It shall provide sufficient detail to justify any conclusions you draw later. Results can be grouped into a few categories. Report the most significant or general results first, then work toward more specific data. Include only those data that are relevant to the discussion that follows; raw data can be placed in an appendix.

Conclusions – The conclusion connects the findings to a larger context, such as the wider conversation about an issue and the journal theme. It suggests the implications of your findings or the importance of the topic. Asking questions or suggesting ideas for further research and revisiting your main idea or research question with new insight.

Acknowledgements – In a single paragraph, include any source of funding, including information on grants received or other contributors to the work. This section is mandatory.

Conflict of Interest Statement – The authors declare that this research was conducted in the absence of any self-benefits, commercial or financial conflicts, and declare the absence of conflicting interests with the funders. This section is mandatory.

Author Contributions Statement – All authors who are listed on the manuscript must have contributed to the paper. Each author’s contribution must be stated clearly, reflecting each contribution to the body of the work and manuscript.

References – This journal uses the APA Style (7th Edition) referencing style.

*Tables – Every table should have a caption, which placed above the tables. Only horizontal lines should be used within a table to distinguish the column headings from the body of the table, and immediately above and below the table. Tables must be embedded into the text and not supplied separately.

*Figures – Every figure should have a caption, which placed below the figures. All photographs, schemas, graphs, and diagrams are to be referred to as figures. Figures must be embedded into the text and not supplied separately. Preferred format of figures is PNG and JPEG, with high-quality version.

All figures and tables must be cited in the body text as Figure 1 or Table 1 (Figures 1 to 3 or Tables 1 to 3 if multiple figures or tables are mentioned in the text). Place your figure or table immediately at the end of the respective paragraph.

Language (usage and editing services)
Please write your text in good English (American or British usage is accepted, but not a mixture of these). Authors who feel their English language manuscript may require editing to eliminate possible grammatical or spelling errors and to conform to correct scientific English may wish to use the English Language Editing service. The manuscript written in a good Malay version is acceptable. Authors may download the manuscript template for the Malay version here. Title, abstract and keywords should be written in bilingual.