Journal of Engineering and Technology
THE TITLE SHOULD BE BOLD-CAPITALIZED AND SET IN TWO LINES
(LESS THAN 15 WORDS & NO ABBREVIATION)
F. A. Author1,2,*, S. B. Author2, T. C. Author3
1
Department, University, Completed Address, Country.
Department, University, Completed Address, Country.
2,3
ABSTRACT
These instructions give the author guidelines for preparing manuscript for Journal of
Engineering and Technology. Authors should use this document as a template. The
abstract must be accurate as a reflection of what is in your article. The abstract is a
summary of the objective, method, findings, and conclusion. The abstract should not
exceed 250 words (italic) and no abbreviation should appear. There should be no
citation of the references in abstract. There should be no abbreviations, footnotes, or
citation of references in the abstract. Leave one blank line after the abstract and write
the KEYWORDS. Do not cite references in the abstract.
KEYWORDS:The required keywords of the manuscripts are only up to a maximum of 6
words; the word in italic style; represents the major idea of research.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Please follow these special instructions carefully. Manuscript must be submitted via
link provided: http://journal.utem.edu.my/index.php/jet/user/register. Authors
should prepare the manuscript in Microsoft Word format.
1.0
MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION
Manuscript should content a title, list of authors, abstract, body, conclusions,
acknowledgement (if necessary) and references.
2.1
Format
Manuscript should have a title, list of authors, abstract, body, conclusions,
acknowledgement (if necessary) and references. The language of the journal is English.
The manuscript should be typewritten in single column, single space, and with 12pt
size Times New Roman font using Microsoft Word. The manuscript should be
prepared in A4-sized pages, left and right margins of 30 mm and top and bottom
margin of 25 mm. All pages should be numbered consecutively starting from the title
page. The total length of the manuscript should not be less than 3000 words or exceed
8000 words. Each subheading must be written with the format of capitalised each
word.
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Corresponding Email: jet@utem.edu.my
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2.1.1 Language
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 font. The text shall have both the left and right margins
justified.
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.
3.0
EQUATIONS AND SYMBOLS
All equations must be clearly typewritten and special symbols must be properly
identified. The equation should appear in left-parenthesis 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. Authors should use the following sequences of
parenthesis. Author should use Microsoft Equation (Insert | Object | Create New |
Microsoft Equation).
The equation must be separated by one blank line and as Equation (1) below.

Fxfl cos   Fyfl sin   Fxfr cos   Fyfr sin   Fxrl  Fxrr  m Vx  V y  Z s
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(1)
This text is separated from the equation by one line spacing.
4.0
UNIT
SI units must be used throughout the manuscript.
5.0
TABLES
Tables must be numbered consecutively along with a brief title. The number of the
table should be cited in the text before presenting the tables. Vertical rules should
not be used. The table title should be above the table. Table 1.1 shows the description of
the manuscript format.
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Table 1.1 Type the caption here
Type
size
(pts.)
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
6.0
Appearance
Bold
Regular
Italic
Manuscript title
Author’s name
Affiliations and Address
Abstract
Keywords
Acknowledgement
Headings
Subheadings
References
Table caption and content
Figure caption
ILLUSTRATIONS
Diagrams, pictures and charts are to be referred to as “Figure(s)” and should be
numbered before presenting the Figure 1.1 in the order in which they are referred.
600
Temperature (°C)
500
400
300
200
100
0
1
2
3
Pressure (kPa)
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Figure 1.1 Type the caption here
7.0
CONCLUSION
A conclusion indicates the advantages, limitations and possible applications of the
paper. Kindly discuss about future work.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Acknowledgement of no more than half a manuscript page may be included in a paper
and should be placed between the Conclusions section and References section.
REFERENCES
The APA format 6th 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. Personal communications and unpublished data are not
acceptable references.
Journal Papers
Heineman, P.H., Pathare, N.P. & Morrow, C.T. (1996). An automated inspection station
for machine-vision grading of potatoes. Machine Vision and Applications, 9:1419.
Zainudin, N. F., Lee, K. T., Kamaruddin, A. H., Subhash Bhatia, & Mohamed, A. R.
(2005). Study of adsorbent prepared from oil palm ash (OPA) for flue gas
desulfurization. Separation Science and Technology, 45: 50-60.
Zhang, H. F., Yang, X. H., Zhao, L. D., & Wang, Y. (2009). Ultrasonic-Assisted
Extraction of epimedin C from fresh leaves of Epimediumand extraction
mechanism. Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies, 10 (1): 54–
60.
Books
Stephens, R. I., Fatemi, A., Stephens, R. R. & Fuchs, H. O. (2000). Metal fatigue in
engineering. New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Reports
American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Practice guidelines for the treatment of
patients with eating disorders (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
Dissertation
Dissertation Abstract
Yoshida, Y. (2001). Essays in urban transportation. Dissertation Abstracts International,
62, 7741A.
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Dissertation, Published
Lastname, F. N. (Year). Title of dissertation (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from
Name of database. (Accession or Order Number)
Dissertation, Unpublished
Lastname, F. N. (Year). Title of dissertation (Unpublished doctoral dissertation).
Name of Institution, Location.
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.
IN-TEXT CITATION
The in text citation is highlighted in this example:
One author
Hanim (2010) claimed that … or The theory was first put forward in 1960 (Hanim,
2010).
Two authors
Always cite both authors.
Example: Hanim and Razak (2009) found or The majority found (Hanim & Razak,
2009).
Multiple authors for 3-5 authors
Cite all authors the first time.
Hanim, Razak, Abu and Ali (2008) found that … or (Hanim, Razak, Abu & Ali, 2009).
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In subsequent citations.
Example: Hanim et al. (2009) or (Hanim 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: (Hanim, 2010; Hanim & Razak, 2009; Abu 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… (Hanim, 2007, 2010).
SUBMISSION
Professor Dr. Md. Razali Ayob
Editor-in-Chief
Journal of Engineering and Technology (JET)
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka
Hang Tuah Jaya
76100 Durian Tunggal
Melaka, Malaysia
Email Editor-in-Chief: razali@utem.edu.my
Email: jet@utem.edu.my
Phone: +606-2346906; Fax: +606-2346884
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