Manuscript Guideline
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AUTOMOTIVE AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (IJAME)
ISSN: 2229-8649 (Print); 2180-1606 (Online)
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
The Automotive Engineering Centre (AEC), Universiti Malaysia Pahang publishes an open access peer reviewed international journal named “International Journal of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering (IJAME) ISSN: 2229-8649 (Print); 2180-1606 (Online)" for the dissemination of original research in all fields of Automotive Technology and Mechanical Engineering. The journal aims to present the latest development and achievements in scientific research in Malaysia and overseas to the world’s community especially to simulate and promote academic exchange between the Malaysia and foreign scientists, engineers and researchers everywhere. Original, innovatives and novel contributions providing insight into the use of analytical, computational modeling as well as experimental research results are encouraged. The IJAME are edited by the international board of distinguished local and foreign scientists, researchers. The objective of publishing this journal in English is to strengthen international exchange in academic research.
SCOPE
The IJAME provides the forum for high quality research communications and addresses all aspects of original experimental information based on theory and their applications. This journal welcomes all contributions from those who wishes to report on new developments in automotive and mechanical engineering fields within the following scopes.
Engine/Emission Technology Automobile Body and Safety Vehicle Dynamics Automotive Electronics Alternative Energy Energy Conversion Fuels and Lubricants Combustion and Reacting Flows New and Renewable Energy Technologies Automotive Electrical Systems Automotive Materials Automotive Transmission Automotive Pollution and Control Vhicle Maintenance Intelligent Vehicle/Transportation Systems Fuel Cell, Hybrid, Electrical Vehicle and Other Fields of Automotive Engineering Engineering Management /TQM Heat and Mass Transfer |
Fluid and Thermal Engineering CAE/FEA/CAD/CFD Engineering Mechanics Modeling and Simulation Metallurgy/ Materials Engineering Applied Mechanics Thermodynamics Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Mechatronics Automatic Control Multidisciplinary design and optimization Fluid Mechanics and Dynamics Thermal-Fluids Machinery Experimental and Computational Mechanics Measurement and Instrumentation HVAC Manufacturing Systems Materials Processing Noise and Vibration |
Composite and Polymer Materials Biomechanical Engineering Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics Machine Components design Gas Turbine Power Plant Engineering Artificial Intelligent/Neural Network Robotic Systems Solar Energy Powder Metallurgy and Metal ceramics Discrete Systems Non-linear Analysis Structural Analysis Tribology Engineering Materials Mechanical Systems and Technology Pneumatic and Hydraulic Systems Failure Analysis Any other related topics |
Manuscript Preparation |
These instructions are written in a form that satisfies all of the formatting requirements for the author manuscript. Please use them as a template in preparing your manuscript. Authors must take special care to follow these instructions concerning margins. The basic instructions are simple:
Structure The manuscript should be organized in the following order: Title of the paper, Authors' names and affiliation, Abstract, Key Words, Introduction, Body of the paper (in sequential headings), Conclusion, Acknowledgements (where applicable), References, and Appendices (where applicable). A. The Title The title is centered on the page and is CAPITALIZED AND SET IN BOLDFACE (font size 12 pt). It should adequately describe the content of the paper. An abbreviated title of less than 60 characters (including spaces) should also be suggested. B. Author’s Name and Affiliation The author's name(s) follows the title and is also centered on the page (font size 12 pt). A blank line is required between the title and the author's name(s). Last names should be spelled out in full and succeeded by author's initials. The author's affiliation, complete mailing address, and e-mail address (all in font size 12 pt) are provided below. Phone and fax numbers do not appear. C. Abstract A nonmathematical abstract, not exceeding 200 words, is required for all papers. It should be an abbreviated, accurate presentation of the contents of the paper. It should contain sufficient information to enable readers to decide whether they should obtain and read the entire paper. Do not cite references in the abstract. D. Key Words The author should provide a list of three to five key words that clearly describe the subject matter of the paper. E. Text Layout The manuscript must be typed single spacing. Use extra line spacing between equations, illustrations, figures and tables. The body of the text should be prepared using Times New Roman. The font size used for preparation of the manuscript must be 12 points. The first paragraph following a heading should not be indented. The following paragraphs must be indented 10 mm. Note that there is no line spacing between paragraphs unless a subheading is used. Symbols for physical quantities in the text should be written in italics. F. Section Headings Section headings should be typed centered on the page and in capital letters only. The type, fonts and style above (Times New Roman 12 point bold) are an example of a section heading. Do not underline section headings. A bold font should be used for section headings. The headings should be numbered. G. Subheadings Subheadings should be positioned at the left margin, in a bold-faced font the same size as the main text (Times New Roman 12 point) with single line spacing above and below. The first letter of each word in the subheading should be capitalized. H. Sub-subheadings Sub-subheadings should be typed using italic font the same size as that used for the body of the text (Times New Roman 12 point italics). Only the first letter in the subheading should be capitalized. Note that a blank line precedes and follows the subheading. I. Equations and Mathematical Expressions Equation numbers should appear in parentheses and be numbered consecutively. All equation numbers must appear on the right-hand side of the equation and should be referred to within the text. Two different types of styles can be used for equations and mathematical expressions. They are:
In-line style In-line equations/expressions are embedded in paragraphs of the text. For example, E = mc2 . In-line equations should not be numbered. Display style Equations in display format are separated from the paragraphs of text. They should be flushed to the centered of the column. Fractional powers should be used instead of root signs. A slash (/) should be used instead of a horizontal line for fractions, whenever possible; for example, use 2/3 for two-thirds. Refer to equations in the text as " Eq.(1)" or, if at the beginning of a sentence, as " Equation (1)". Vectors should be typed boldface. Do not use arrows, wavy-line underscoring, etc.
Figures (diagrams and photographs) should be numbered consecutively using arabic numbers. They should be placed in the text soon after the point where they are referenced. Figures should be centered in a column and should have a figure caption placed underneath. Captions should be centered in the column, in the format “Figure 1” and are in upper and lower case letters. When referring to a figure in the body of the text, the abbreviation "Figure" is used Illustrations must be submitted in digital format, with a good resolution. Table captions appear centered above the table in upper and lower case letters. When referring to a table in the text, "Table" with the proper number is used. Captions should be centered in the column, in the format “Table 1” and are in upper and lower case letters. Tables are numbered consecutively and independently of any figures. All figures and tables must be incorporated into the text (in Portrait orientation). K. Units The use of SI units is strongly recommended and mixed units are to be avoided. L. Conclusion A conclusion section must be included and should indicate clearly the advantages, limitations and possible applications of the paper. Discuss about future work. M. Acknowledgements An acknowledgement section may be presented after the conclusion, if desired. Individuals or units other than authors who were of direct help in the work could be acknowledged by a brief statement following the text. N. References The APA format 6 edition referencing system is to be used. In the body of the text a paper is to be referred to by the author’s surname with the year of publication in parentheses. References should be listed together at the end of the paper in alphabetical order by author’s surname. List of references indents 10 mm from the second line of each reference. Personal communications and unpublished data are not acceptable references. Journal Papers Hamada, K. I., Rahman, M. M. & Aziz, A. R. A. (2012). Characteristics of the time-averaged overall heat transfer in a Direct Injection Hydrogen Fueled Engine. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 38(11), 4816-4830. Rahman, M. M. & Ariffin, A. K. (2006). Effects of surface finish and treatment on the fatigue behaviour of vibrating cylinder block using frequency response approach. Journal of Zhejiang University of Science A, 7(3), 352-360. Journal titles should not be abbreviated. Note that journal title is set in italics. Books Juvinall, R. C. & Marshek, K. M. (2000). Fundamentals of machine component design. New York: John Wiley and Sons. Stephens, R. I., Fatemi, A., Stephens, R. R. & Fuchs, H. O. (2000). Metal fatigue in engineering. New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc. Note that the title of the book is italicized and sentence case. Chapters in Books Barky, M. E. & Zhang, S. (2005). Fatigue spot welds. Fatigue testing and analysis. Lee et al. (Eds.). New York: Butterworth Heinrahmanemann, 285-311. Note that the title of the book is italicized and sentence case. Proceedings Papers Rahman, M. M., Bakar, R. A., Sani, M. S. M. & Noor, M. M. (2008). Investigation into surface treatment on fatigue life for cylinder block of linear engine using frequency response approach. 15th International Congress on Sound and Vibrations, 2119-2127. Web Pages Felippa, C. A. (2011). Advanced finite element methods. Retrieved from http://www.colorado.edu/courses.d /AFM.d/Home.html. Rockwell Automation. Arena. Retrieved from http://www.arenasimulation.com. |
IN-TEXT CITATION
Document your study throughout the text by citing the author (or brief title if there is no author) and year of the works you researched. The reader can then locate the complete source in the alphabetical reference list at the end of your work. The in text citation is highlighted in this example:
One author
Rahman (2010) claimed that … or The theory was first put forward in 1960 (Rahman, 2010).
Two authors
Always cite both authors.
Example: Rahman and Noor (2009) found … or The majority found … (Rahman & Noor, 2009).
Multiple authors for 3-5 authors
Cite all authors the first time.
Rahman, Kadirgama, Noor and Rosli (2008) found that … or (Rahman, Kadirgama, Noor & Rosli, 2009).
In subsequent citations include only the surname of the first author followed by et al. (not italicised and with
a full stop after “al”) and the year.
Example: Rahman et al. (2009) or (Rahman et al., 2009).
Multiple authors for 6 or more authors
With six or more authors, cite only the surname of the first author, followed by “et al.”.
Multiple works (when two or more references are cited to make the same point)
List two or more works by different authors who are cited within the same parentheses in alphabetical order by the first author’s surname. Separate the citations with semicolons.
Example: (Rahman, 2010; Rahman & Kadirgama, 2009; Rahman et al., 2011)
Multiple works by the same author
Arrange two or more works by the same author by year of publication. Give author’s surname once; for each subsequent work, give only the date.
Example: University research has indicated that… (Rahman, 2007, 2010).
Multiple works published in the same year by the same author
Use a,b etc. to differentiate between works in the same year.
In recent works … (Rahman, 2009a,b).
Submission Checklist |
It is hoped that this list will be useful during the final checking of an article prior to sending it to the Editor. Ensure that the following items are present: - One Author designated as corresponding Author: - E-mail address - Full postal address - Telephone and fax numbers - Keywords - All figure captions - All tables (including title, description, footnotes)
Further Considerations: - Manuscript has been "spellchecked" and "grammar-checked" - References are in the correct format for this journal - All references mentioned in the Reference list are cited in the text, and vice versa - Permission has been obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources |
Manuscript Submission
Authors are encouraged to submit their manuscript through online submission at http://ijame.ump.edu.my or send to iThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The electronic manuscript shall be prepared in accordance to the “Manuscript Preparation Guide”. All submissions will be subjected to a review process by the respective panel of experts. Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors and that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written consent of the copyright-holder.