INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS
Manuscripts submitted to ELEKTRIKA must be original work that has not been published or under consideration for publication elsewhere. All submissions must be written in English. Manuscripts should be typed double space on A4 size paper using font size 12 and preferably not more than 30 pages in length inclusive of tables, figures and illustrations. All manuscript, preferably converted to pdf, can be submitted to elektrika@fke.utm.my All submissions will be peer reviewed.
This is a brief description of what is expected to contain within a manuscript:
Title Manuscripts should be headed by a concise title. Please include the full name(s) of the author(s), complete mailing address, telephone and fax numbers and e-mail address. In case of multiple authorships, please indicate the main author to whom all correspondence concerning the paper should be directed.
Abstract All manuscripts should be accompanied by self-contained abstracts, of not more than 200 words. The abstract should cover the aims, scope and conclusion of the paper. After the abstract, provide a maximum of five (5) keywords for information retrieval purposes.
Contents Normally, manuscripts should consist of the following sections: Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion, and Conclusion. Each section and sub-section should be numbered using the Arabic numerals. Please use SI Units for all scientific and laboratory data.
Table All tables should be kept simple and clear, and should be referred to in the text. They should be numbered, titled, and typed using double spacing on separate pages in the order of which they are referred to in the text.
Illustrations Illustrations should only be included if they are informative and add to the understanding of the reader. Illustrations including diagrams and graphs should be sharp, noise free and of good contrast. Line drawings should be in black ink on a white background and lettering size must be large enough to permit legible reduction whenever necessary.
Equations All equations must be clearly typed, tripled-spaced and should be identified or numbered accordingly.
Acknowledgements A brief acknowledgment of not more than 50 words can be included at the end of the manuscript, before the list of references.
References References should appear in a separate Reference section at the end of the manuscript, typed double-spaced in the order of item referred to the next, using numerals in square brackets. Style for books: [1] W. K. Chen, Linear Networks and Systems. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 1993.
Style for periodical journal publications: [2] S. Chen, B. Mulgrew and P. M. Grant, A clustering technique for digital communications channel equalization using radial basis function networks, IEEE Transactions Neural Networks, vol. 4, pp. 570-578, July 1993.
Style for conference publications: [3] S. P. Bingulac, On the compatibility of adaptive controllers, Proc. 4th Annu. Allerton Conf. Circuits and Systems Theory, New York, 1994, pp. 8-16.
After a manuscript has been reviewed, the correspondence author will be informed of the result. If it is fit for publication, then he/she should respond to the comments from the reviewers by making necessary corrections to the initial manuscript submitted. The corrected version of the manuscript with the required format should be sent back to the editor within a specified time frame. If necessary the reviewer will be consulted to decide whether the corrections have been made. The manuscript will then be ready for publication. All authors must sign the Transfer of Copyright agreement before the article can be published. Copyright of articles that appear in ELEKTRIKA belongs exclusively to the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. This copyright covers the exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute the article, including reprints, electronic reproductions or any other reproductions of similar nature.
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