Submission Guidelines

 

Submission Guidelines

Authors are encouraged to submit their manuscripts through the "Submit a Manuscript" link available on the homepage of the Journal of Computing Innovations and Applications (CIA). Manuscripts must be in Word format, and first-time users are required to create an account.

Submission Requirements

Manuscripts must be accompanied by the following documents:

  • The main manuscript body.
  • A title page with author details.
  • A Turnitin similarity report.
  • A Turnitin AI writing report.

Submissions failing to meet these criteria will be automatically rejected:

  • Turnitin similarity rate exceeding 20%.
  • Turnitin AI writing rate exceeding 10%.

Contact Information

Address: Suria KLCC, Kuala Lumpur City Centre
50088 Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Email: editor@journalcia.com

Manuscript Preparation

Language

Manuscripts should be written in English. Authors may use either British or American English but must ensure consistency throughout the document.

Word Count

Research articles should be between 6,000 and 9,000 words, including footnotes and bibliography. Book reviews should not exceed 2,500 words.

Formatting

  • Use A4 paper size with 2 cm margins on all sides.
  • Font: Times New Roman, 12 pt, with 1.5 line spacing.
  • Text alignment: Justified on both left and right.
  • Automatic hyphenation should be turned off in MS Word.
  • Pages should be numbered consecutively.

Blinded Manuscript

Authors must prepare their manuscript to ensure anonymity. The title page with author details and the main manuscript file should be submitted as separate documents.

Citations

  • Complete sentences should be enclosed in "double quotation marks."
  • Partial quotations should use 'single quotation marks.'
  • Block quotations exceeding one line should be indented and formatted as a separate text block.
  • Omissions in quotations should be indicated using ellipses (...).
  • Additions or clarifications in quotations should be placed within square brackets [...].

Authors are responsible for obtaining permissions for copyrighted material used in their manuscripts.

Notes and References

  • Use the MS Word footnote function for notes at the end of each page.
  • Footnotes should be double-spaced and use 12 pt font size.
  • References and bibliographies should follow the APA format (6th edition) and be alphabetically arranged by author.

Tables and Figures

Tables

  • Use tabs for formatting tables; avoid spaces.
  • Upload tables as separate Word files, clearly numbered (e.g., Table 1).

Figures

  • Figures should have a minimum resolution of 300 DPI and be uploaded as separate files (JPEG, PNG, GIF, etc.).
  • Indicate figure placement in the manuscript using square brackets (e.g., [Figure 1]).