For Authors

Scholarnex journals welcomes original research papers, review articles, and scholarly contributions aligned with the aims and scope of our journals. Authors are required to follow these guidelines strictly to ensure smooth editorial processing and peer review.

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Initial Assessment
Authors may optionally submit manuscripts for an initial assessment using our initial-submission link. This process helps identify scope, relevance and basic compliance before full and final submission to the Journal System (you need to Sign In / Sign up to make FINAL submission of your paper).

Submission File Requirements

• Manuscripts must be in MS Word format and follow our official template.
• An authorship statement (PDF format) signed by all authors must be uploaded as a supplementary file.

Peer Review & Editorial Decision
Scholarnex journals uses a double-blind peer review process to maintain objectivity. Submissions are screened by the editorial team and may be desk-rejected if out of scope or improperly formatted.

• Review period: typically, 1 to 2 weeks. (it may be earlier depending on the reviewers availability)
• Editorial decisions: Accept, Minor Revision, Major Revision, Not Accepted
• Revised manuscripts may undergo additional rounds of review
• All revisions must highlight changes in yellow

Publication Charges
Please see the journal's Fees and Charges section for details about Article Processing Charges (APC).

Copyright & Licensing
Authors retain the copyright of their work. Upon acceptance, authors grant Scholarnex the right of first publication under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This allows unrestricted use with proper attribution.

Types of Articles
We accept original research articles, theoretical reviews, case studies, and scholarly essays. Manuscripts must be unpublished and not under review elsewhere. Reused content must have clear permissions and be declared.

General Formatting Guidelines

• Use the provided Scholarnex journal template
• Word count: 4,000–8,000 words (unless otherwise stated)
• Font: Cambria, 10pt, single-spacing
• Abstract: 200 – 250 words
• Keywords: 4 – 6
• References: APA 7^th edition format
• All tables and figures must be numbered and captioned

Structure of Manuscript

• Title Page (with author details)
• Abstract
• Keywords
• Introduction
• Literature Review
• Methodology
• Results & Discussion
• Conclusion
• Acknowledgments (if applicable)
• Conflict of Interest
• Funding Statement
• References

Tables & Figures

• Place each table/figure near the relevant text
• Numbered sequentially
• Provide clear captions; use Cambria, 10pt in figures
• Ensure figures are in high resolution (300–600 dpi)
• All tables must be placed in appropriate place in manuscript.
• All tables must be given serial number e.g. Table 1, Table 2 … and so on.
• Text size in table text may be reduced in order to make them appear reasonably good. The size can be reduced to 8 with 1’ line spacing. A table text font must be ‘Cambria.
• Table heading must be as per APA 7^th edition format.

Equations
Use Equation Editor. Font size should be consistent with main text (10pt); subscripts/sub-indexes 7pt or smaller.

Authorship & Contributions
List all authors and their contributions. The corresponding author must include an email and full mailing address.

Conflict of Interest
Disclose any financial, institutional, or personal interests related to the manuscript.

Funding Disclosure
List all funding sources:

• Example: "This research was supported by Malaysia Board of Technologists under Grant No. BP/GR/2025/029."

References
Use APA 7^th edition style. All in-text citations must match the reference list.

Examples:

Book

• Montgomery, D. C. (2012). Introduction to statistical quality control (7th ed.). Wiley.

Journal Article

• Al-Junaibi, N. S. N., Shehu, A., Rawahi, A. Y. A., & Al-Toubi, M. H. S. (2022). Technology Readiness among Consumers in Oman: The Case of Adopting E-Services. International Journal of Business and Management, 17(5), 42. https://doi.org/10.5539/ijbm.v17n5p42

Website

• Online, S. (2025, May 30). AI being used to churn out deluge of dodgy scientific research. The Star. https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2025/06/01/ai-being-used-to-churn-out-deluge-of-dodgy-scientific-research
• Slack, B. (2007). The terminalisation of seaports. In J. Wang, D. Olivier, T. Notteboom, & B. Slack (Eds.), Ports, cities, and global supply chains (pp. 41–50). Ashgate.

Thesis or Dissertation

• Suwetwattanakul, C. (2010). Developing a knowledge sharing model for the implementation of the learning organization in Thailand (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia.
• Kabir, J. M. (2016). Factors influencing customer satisfaction at a fast food hamburger chain: The relationship between customer satisfaction and customer loyalty (Publication No. 10169573) [Doctoral dissertation, Wilmington University]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global.

Conference Proceedings

• Saraiji, R., Harb, A., & Hamdan, M. O. (2011). Performance of LED streetlights in hot environments. In K. Domke & C. A. Brebbia (Eds.), Light in engineering, architecture and environment (pp. 147–158). WIT Press. https://doi.org/10.2495/LIGHT110131
• Brown, S., & Caste, V. (2004, May). Integrated obstacle detection framework. Paper presented at the IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, Detroit, MI.

Internet Document

• Bown, J. (2019, December 17). How charity apps may be making us more generous. BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50572939

Non-Book / Other Format

• Sidra Intersections. (2008). User guide—Introduction. Akcelik & Associates Pty Ltd.