Publication Requirements and Language Editing Services

  • Ph.D. by Research
  • Master by Research
Registration Year Description
Registered Before 1 January 2012
Every Ph.D. candidate must have submitted at least one manuscript to international journals and/or top conference proceedings arising from the research work carried out during his candidature before submission of his thesis for examination.
Registered After 1 January 2012
Every Ph.D. candidate must have at least one accepted or published manuscript in international journals (Tier 3 and above or equivalent creative output) or conference proceedings (rated as A* and A) or as deemed equivalent by the Senate, arising from the research work carried out during his candidature before submission of his thesis for examination.
Registered after 1 January 2016
Every Ph.D. candidate must have at least one accepted or published manuscript in international journal (Quartile 1 – Quartile 3 based on Web of Science (WoS) or Scopus databases or equivalent creative output) or as deemed equivalent by the Senate, arising from the research work carried out during his candidature before submission of his thesis for examination.
Registered after 22 April 2021
i. At least two (2) articles that are accepted or published in journals indexed by WoS (Quartile 1 – Quartile 4) / SCOPUS (Quartile 1 – Quartile 4) or ERA or conference proceedings (rated as CORE A* or A)2,7 or equivalent creative output3 before graduation OR

ii. At least one (1) article that is accepted or published in journals indexed by WoS5 / SCOPUS6 / ERA or conference proceeding (rated as CORE A* and A)2 or equivalent creative output3, and at least two (2) articles that are accepted or published in any categories listed below before graduation:

a. Journals listed in MyCite1 (Malaysian Citation Centre), or

b. Book chapters published by publishers listed in the WoS Master Book List or SCOPUS Book Title List. Two (2) book chapters in different books are equivalent to one (1) publication, or

c. Malayan Law Journal (MLJ) or Current Law Journal (CLJ)4.
Registration Year Description
Registered Before 1 January 2012
Master’s candidates are encouraged to publish.
Registered After 1 January 2012
Master’s candidates are required to submit at least one manuscript to journal of Tier 3 and above or equivalent creative output or presentation of full paper in the Scopus/ISI-indexed international conference before graduation.
Registered after 1 January 2016
Master’s candidates are required to submit at least one manuscript to journal of Q3 and above or equivalent creative output or presentation of full paper in the Scopus/ISI-indexed international conference before graduation.
Registered after 22 April 2021
At least one (1) article that is accepted or published in any categories listed below before graduation:
a. Journals indexed by WoS/SCOPUS/ERA, or

b. Journals listed in MyCite1 (Malaysian Citation Centre), or

c. Conference proceedings indexed by WoS5/SCOPUS6, or

d. Book chapters published by publishers listed in the WoS Master Book List or SCOPUS Book Title List. Two (2) book chapters in different books are equivalent to one (1) publication, or

e. Conference proceedings (rated as CORE A* or A)2,7, or

f. Equivalent creative output3, or

g. Malayan Law Journal (MLJ) or Current Law Journal (CLJ)4.

Notes:

  • Publications accepted should be co-authored with supervisor(s).
  • If there are two or more students listed as co-authors of an article, only the first student author is allowed to use the article to fulfill his publication requirement.
  • Publications accepted must be within the candidature period of the candidate.
  • Publications accepted must be derived from the research output of the candidate and conform to the candidate’s thesis/dissertation.
  • Publications accepted must carry the affiliation of the department/faculty/institution where the candidate is registered.
  • It is the accountability of the candidate and supervisor(s) to ensure that the contents of the published work are allowed by the publisher to be used in the candidate’s thesis/dissertation for academic purpose.
  • Blacklisted journals by MOE are NOT accepted.

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1        If a journal is listed both in the MyCite and WoS/SCOPUS, thus the publication is considered indexed by WoS/SCOPUS.

2        Conference proceedings that are listed in the CORE Conference (A* or A) Ranking List (applicable to IT domain). A* and A are equivalent to SCOPUS Q1 and Q2, respectively.

3        Equivalent creative outputs that are listed in Appendix 1 which are recommended by the Faculty R&I Committee (applicable for creative domain).

4        Malayan Law Journal (MLJ) and Current Law Journal (CLJ) are accepted as other publications (applicable to law domain).

Web of Science (WoS) was originally produced and managed by the Institute of Scientific Information (ISI) but now it is managed by the Clarivate Analytics.

5          Web of Science Master Book List – http://wokinfo.com/mbl/publishers/

6          SCOPUS Book Title List – https://www.scopus.com/home.uri

7          CORE Conference Ranking List https://www.core.edu.au/

 

MMU financial sponsorship for language editing services for publication of SCOPUS/WoS/MyCite indexed journals.

For more information, refer: http://research.mmu.edu.my/index.php?req=176&act=a6

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