Special Issue Guideline

SPECIAL ISSUE GUIDELINE

1)    The publishing of SARJANA special issues is available for any international conferences. Selected papers must include both local and foreign authorship. Upon applying, the organizer should email SARJANA  the conference brochure with sufficient details; for editorial board evaluation. The papers will be selected based on the scope of the journal and the merit of the papers. 
2)    All special issues must receive initial approval from SARJANA  Editorial Board; where a publication agreement has to be signed between SARJANA and the organizer requesting the special issue.
3)    Selected articles should be at least 70% from international authors.
4)    The review process and editorial procedure: Special issue articles should fulfill all the normal requirements of SARJANA guidelines. The special issues editors from the conference organizer will select the articles and if the articles meet the appropriate standard, scope, quality, originality, and significance. Authors need to submit their papers via SARJANA  online submission system.
5)    Submitted manuscripts must be in English or Malay languages. Editors should make it clear to authors that upon submitting, the acceptance for publication is subject to SARJANA  editorial decision. A special category dedicated to the conference will be created in the 'Section' and authors will submit their papers under that conference name.  From there, the submission will be processed accordingly.
6)    The appointed Special Issue editor by SARJANA is expected to oversee the peer review process prior to its acceptance to be published. Guest editors are also expected to apply the same editorial rigor as SARJANA editors. Nevertheless, the guest editor's name will be included in the front cover whereas details about the conference will be included on the second page of the special issue publication.
7)    Length:  A full Special Issue should comprise of approximately 8 -10 articles or 100 pages only. The number of papers to be published will depend on the outcome of the review process. Should the full publication exceed the 100 pages limit, the extra papers will be published under the regular issue in addition to the special issue.
8)    Special issues will be in addition to the two (2) regular issues per year. 
9)    Cost: Publication cost: All costs to be covered by the party requesting a special issue is USD500.00* (*Payment to be made shall follow the current exchange rate).