About the Journal

Submission Preparation Checklist:

 

Publication and Research Ethics

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items:

All submissions must be original and should not have been previously accepted for publication in a journal, conference proceedings or be under review at another conference or publications.

  • Submission should be accompanied by Turnitin report of less than 20 percent (%) similarity index/score, and should adhere to the manuscript format in author guidelines that can be found in our official website.
  • INSIGHT Journal affirms that ethical publication practices and maintaining journal reputation are critical to ensure the success of development knowledge. Therefore, only high-quality paper/manuscript will be considered and accepted for publication.
  • Every manuscript accepted will be considered and get final approval for publication by the editorial team.

 

Policy on generative AI and AI-assisted technologies utilisation in the manuscripts for INSIGHT Journal editorial process and publication

  • The implementation of this policy has been prompted by the increasing prevalence of generative AI (Artificial Intelligent) and AI-assisted technologies. Its objective is to offer enhanced transparency and assistance to writers, editors, and reviewers. Starting in 2024, INSIGHT Journal will actively monitor current developments in this field and make any adjustments or refinements to the policy.
    INSIGHT Journal will only consider manuscripts that contain zero (or as minimum as possible – authors must provide justifications). Author(s) is/are required to submit an AI Detection Report together with the manuscript.
  • When using generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in writing, authors should only improve readability and language. AI can produce authoritative-sounding output that is wrong, partial, or biased, therefore authors should carefully review and revise the results. Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies should not be noted as authors or co-authors. IJ's AI policy for authors states that authors must do human activities (i.e., writing, drawing, etc in the manuscript entirely).
  • Follow the following steps to disclose generative AI and AI-assisted technology use in writing. The work will include a statement. Please note that author(s) are entirely responsible for his/her/their manuscript.

 

Disclosure guidelines
The core manuscript file must include a statement at the end of the paper before the References list disclosing the usage of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies. A new section called ‘Declaration of Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process’ should contain the statement:

“This work was prepared using [Name Tool / Service] for [Reason]. This tool/service allowed the author(s) to examine and edit the content and accept full responsibility for the publication.”

 

Preparation and Submission of Manuscripts

  • The maximum number of authors allowed for a paper is limited to five.

  • The author must use the correct manuscript template and submit two versions: a full paper and a blinded version (without author information).

  • Follow the prescribed format. Refer to the downloadable template of a manuscript.
  • The submission file is in Microsoft Word
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • Please ensure range of 150-250 words of abstract summarizing its content.
  • Length of paper 5000 - 8000 words including references.
  • It is every author's responsibility to check the accuracy of all data, statements and references.
  • References of citation should be in APA 7th format.

 

Author Guidelines:

Download Template of a Manuscript (MS Word format)

Peer-review and decisions
The journal uses double-blind peer review (neither the authors nor the reviewers know the identity of each other) to avoid bias. See the journal peer review policy.
After submission all articles are evaluated by the editorial office and may be immediately rejected if they are considered to be out of the journal's scope or otherwise unfit for consideration. Articles which passed initial evaluation will be sent out for external review. Reviewer reports with a decision from the editor will be returned to the authors as soon as possible, but please be patient as reviewing can take up to 60 days.

After review, the editor will make a decision of: reject, accept, or revise. Revisions may be major or minor. If a decision of revision is made, authors are asked to make their revisions as quickly as possible – if there are extensive delays in revising an article then it may be considered a new submission. Revised articles may be sent out for review again, depending on the level of revision requested. 

 

Article types
The journal welcomes all original submissions of articles and reviews that comply with the aim and scope of the journal.
All submissions must be original papers, and not be under consideration by a journal elsewhere.
If the paper contains anything that has already been published (e.g. figures) then this must be declared and authors are responsible for obtaining relevant permissions to republish. Evidence of permission granted must be available if requested.

 

General guidelines
The jounal accept English, Arabic & Malay language articles. Authors are responsible for the language quality in their article, and is strongly recommended to have your manuscript checked by any language specialist before submission, in order to ensure that the language is acceptable.
For all manuscripts non-discriminatory language is mandatory. Sexist or racist terms must not be used.
Authors should provide the following information:

  • Full name
  • Affiliation (where the author was positioned when the research was undertaken – if authors change affiliation before publishing this should be given as a footnote)
  • Address
  • Email address
  • ORCiD, this is not mandatory, but highly recommended for the benefit of authors
  • Clear identification of the corresponding author (who will be responsible for ensuring that the correct version is submitted and that all authors agree to publication and approve any corrections during peer review and after acceptance).

Each article must comprise:

  • An informative title: ensure that it clearly explains what the article is about (not exceed 20 words)
  • An abstract of approximately 150 to 250 words: this should summarise the article, not simply introduce the topic
  • maximum of five subject keywords, in alphabetical order, each keyword should not contain more than two compound words
  • The main body of text should not exceed 5000 – 8000 words and should comprise:
    • An introduction to the topic, describing the research question being addressed
    • Methodology and/or theoretical framework
    • Results of the research
    • Discussion and interpretation of results obtained
    • Conclusions
    • Acknowledgements, funding, declarations of conflict of interest, authors' contribution, etc.
    • References

 

Submission

  • Beginning January 2020, authors are required to use Malaysian Journal Management System (MyJMS) to submit their manuscripts for consideration and publication with IJ. However due to termination of MyJMS at the mid-2024, IJ has migrated to Open Journal Systems (OJS) developed by Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). All submissions will be reviewed and pocessed via OJS.
  • All submission should be made online via: CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT MANUSCRIPT
  • New users will need to create an account. Once logged on to the site authors may make a submission or check the status of the manuscript.
  • Submit a new paper/manuscript
  • Track the current status of submitted paper/manuscript
  • Access paper/manuscript assigned to you as a reviewer and submit your paper/manuscript review report

 

AUTHOR(S) CERTIFICATION:

  • In submitting a research article to INSIGHT Journal, authors are requested to certify that:

  • The article is original, has not been formally published/ accepted for publication in any other peer-reviewed journal, and does not infringe any existing copyright or any other third party rights;

  • The article contains nothing that is unlawful, or which would, if published, constitute a breach of contract or of confidence or of commitment given to secrecy;

  • They are the sole author(s) of the article and have full authority to enter into this agreement and in granting rights to INSIGHT Journal. If the law requires that the article be published in the public domain, they will notify INSIGHT Journal at the time of submission;

  • They have taken due care to ensure the integrity of the article and also agree to follow ethical principles and procedures of scientific publishing.

  • The Author declares that any person named as co-author of the article  is aware of the fact and has agreed to being so named.

  • Author will indemnify the Publisher for, and hold the Publisher harmless from any loss, expense or damage occasioned by, any claim or suit by a third party for copyright infringement or arising out of any breach of the foregoing warranties as a result of publication of the article.

  • Author(s) had obtained the necessary and required permission from the concerned sources for the material used in preparation of the article and the content of the article is completely free from copyright violation.

 

REPRINTS AND PERMISSIONS:

  • All research articles published through INSIGHT Journal are made available and publicly accessible via the Internet without any restrictions or payment to be made by the user.

 

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE:

  • Copyright of any article(s) published by INSIGHT Journal are owned and retained by the concerned author(s). Authors grant the publisher a license to publish the article and identify INSIGHT Journal Publishing Team as the original publisher. Authors also grant any third party, the right to use their article freely as long as its integrity is maintained and its original authors, citation details and original publisher are identified.

 

PROCEDURES:

  • All articles submitted will be initially subjected to editorial procedures.
  • If the manuscript is found suitable for publishing it will be sent to reviewers for peer review.

 

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