GEMA Online™ Journal of Language Studies

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GEMA Online™ Journal of Language Studies provides a venue for language researchers and practitioners to share theories, views, research results and classroom practices. ISSN: 1675-8021 (ONLINE) Journal metadata

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• Aims and scope
• Profile
• Editors
• Guide to authors
• Contact

• Indexing

• Aims and scope

  GEMA Online™ Journal of Language Studies is an internationally refereed scholarly online journal published by UKM Press. The aim of this journal is to provide a venue for language researchers and practitioners to share theories, views, research results and classroom practices.
  
  
  The journal invites articles between 3,500 to 5,000 words in length excluding acknowledgement, references, and appendix. Papers on theories and practices including those on discussions of and reflections on methods, techniques and ideas useful in the classroom are also welcomed. The articles can be from any of the following areas:
  
  
  - Linguistics; cross-cultural linguistic research and theory, and applied linguistics. All branches of linguistics
  study on languages and cultures of Asia and the Pacific Rim area.
  
  
  - Teaching of English as Second/Foreign Language.
  
  
  - Literature; postcolonial literature from or on Asia and the Pacific Rim, Asian literature in English.
  
  
  - Teaching of other Languages, particularly the teaching of languages from the Southeast Asia region.
  
  
  - Language Learning and Technology.
  
  
  - Research Methods in Language Studies

• Profile

  GEMA is mainly published in English and Malay. Papers in Malay should have abstracts and keywords in English. Writers are asked to submit their papers in Microsoft Word document with Tables and Figures embedded in the text itself. Authors are encouraged to download recent papers to have a feel of what is expected.
  
  
  Papers submitted for consideration of publication in GEMA must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere either in electronic or printed form. These papers should also have not been published previously. The corresponding author should declare regarding this issue when submitting the paper to the Chief Editor.
  
  
  Submissions are accepted electronically only.

• Indexing

  GEMA Online™ Journal of Language Studies is indexed and abstracted in the following databases: 
  
  
  SCOPUS, Linguistics Abstracts Online (Wiley-Blackwell), Communication & Mass Media Complete (EBSCO), Linguist List, Open J-Gate, Ulrichs Web Global Serials Directory, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Malaysian Indexing and Abstracting System (MyAIS) and Sirimalaysia.com.

• Editors

  Editorial Board (2009-2012)
  
  
  Assoc. Prof. Dr. Saadiyah Darus (Chief Editor)
  Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rosniah Mustaffa
  Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tan Kim Hua
  Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fazal Mohamed bin Mohamed Sultan
  Dr. Noorizah Mohd Noor
  Dr. Raihanah Mohd Mydin
  Dr. Kemboja Ismail
  Dr. Hjh Zaini Amir (webmaster)
  
  
  GEMA Advisory Board 2009-2014
   

  Prof. Dr. Ambigapathy Pandian, Universiti Sains Malaysia

  Prof. Dr. Andrew Lian, University of Western-Illinois, U.S.A.

  Prof. Dr. Hilary Nesi, University of Coventry, U.K.

  Prof. Dr. Ing. Gilles-Maurice de Schryver, University of the Western Cape, Republic of South Africa

  Prof. Dr. Lily Rose Rosa-Tope, University of Philippines

  Prof. Dr. Mao Sihui, Macao Polytechnic Institute, Macao

  Prof. Dr. Roland D. Sussex, University of Queensland, Australia

  Prof. Dr. Zaharani Ahmad, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

• Guide to authors

  Submissions should include the following information:
  
  
  Author: In form: Full name of author(s) with email address and institution.
  Title: Title case only.
  Abstract: Up to 250 words. Provision of abstract is essential. Papers in Malay should also have an abstract in English
  Keywords : Maximum of five keywords. Papers in Malay should have keywords too.
  Biodata: Approximately 50 words in length.
  References: In APA except for Malay/Chinese/Indian names
  
  
  Guidelines For Authors
  
  
  In Microsoft Word, choose Page setup

  Margins

  Top 25.4 mm, Bottom 25.4 mm

  Left 31.7 mm, Right 31.7 mm

  Gutter 0, Gutter Position left 

  Orientation Portrait

  
  

  Paper

  Letter

  Width 215.9 mm

  Height 279.4 mm

  
  

  Layout

  Header 12.7 mm

  Footer 12.7 mm

  
  

  Page 

  Vertical alignment: Top

  
  

  ***If you are using Microsoft Word 2007, to change from inches to mm, go to ‘Word Options’, then ‘Advanced’, then ‘Display’. Change ‘Show measurements in units of’ from inches to millimeters.

  
  

  TEXT

  
  

  Text – all in Times New Roman, Font 12 unless stated otherwise (see below).

  Line spacing 1.0. Justified.

  
  

  Title of paper              

  Title Case, Bold

  Example of title case: An Assessment Of ESL Learners Proficiency: A Case Study

  Times New Roman Font 14

  
  

  Name of author(s)     

  Centre

  Name (italics)- Maslida Yusof

  E-mail address (italics) (Type the e-mail address and press ‘enter’. A blue line should appear). 

  Institution (italics)

  Times New Roman Font 11

  *Note: The first author is usually the corresponding author. 

  
  

  Abstrak

  Times New Roman Font 12, bold

  For papers in Malay – abstrak in Malay should come first, then abstract in English

  
  

  Katakunci 

  (in Malay for papers in Malay) – five katakunci.

  
  

  Abstract

  For papers in English

  Times New Roman Font 12, bold.

  
  

  Keywords 

  (in English for papers in English) – five keywords

  
  

  Heading of paper   (equivalent to 1.0)                 

  Times New Roman Font 12, Drop caps, bold 

  
  

  Sub-heading of paper (equivalent to 1.1)           

  Times New Roman Font 12, Sentence Case, bold 

  Example of sentence case – Conclusion and implication 

  
  

  Sub-sub-heading of paper (equivalent to 1.1.1)    

  Times New Roman Font 12, Sentence Case, do not bold 

  
  

  References

  
  

  The first reference

  First row, No indent

  Second row, Hanging indent – Press on the ‘space bar’ 12 times.

  
  

  The second reference (just follow like the first reference).

  
  

  List of references

  
  

  A book 

  Bennet, C. D. (1975). Spatial and temporal uses of English prepositions: An essay in stratificational semantics.  London: Longman Group Ltd.

  (There is one space between initials of author).

  
  

  A book (Malay writer)

  Asmah Haji Omar (2004). Penyelidikan, pengajaran dan pemupukan bahasa. Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.

  (Full names of Malay, Chinese and Indian authors should be used).

  
  

  Thesis

  Byong-Seon Yang. (1994). Morphosyntactic phenomena of Korean in role and reference grammar: Psych-verb constructions, inflectional verb morphemes, complex sentences, and relative clauses. Unpublished Ph.D thesis. New York: State University of New York at Buffalo. 

  (Note the first capital letter after the colon in the title).

  
  

  
  

  Chapter in a book (in Malay)

  Maslida Yusof  (2007). Struktur semantik Preposisi ‘Bertujuan’: Satu analisis berdasarkan korpus. In Nor Hashimah Jalaluddin, Imran Ho Abdullah & Idris Aman (Eds.), Linguistik: Teori dan aplikasi (pp. 152-166). Bangi: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

  
  

  Chapter in a book (in English)

  Grossman, P., Wilson, S., & Shulman, L. (1989). Teachers of substance: The subject matter knowledge of teachers. In M. Reynolds (Ed.), The Knowledge Base for Beginning Teachers (pp. 23-36). New York: Pergamon.

  (Note In M. Reynolds, and not In Reynolds, M.)

  
  

  Journal paper

  Celce-Murcia, M., Dornyei Z., & Thurrell, S. (1997). Direct approaches in L2 instruction: A turning point in communicative language teaching? TESOL Quarterly, 31(1), 141-152.

  (Note that the volume of the journal is in italics. The issue number is in brackets).

  
  

  Online papers/ information

  Jabatan Hal Ehwal Orang Asli. (2009). Orang Bateq. (Online) Retrieved 14 July 2009, from http://www.jheoa.gov.my.

  (Note the word Online in brackets).

  
  

  
  

  Proceedings

  
  

  Cynx, J., Williams, H., & Nottebohm, F. (1992). Hemispheric differencesin avian song discrimination. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 89, 1372-1375.

  (Note the Proceedings is in italics and Volume number is in italics too).

  Website

  
  

  World Atlas. 

  Retrieved 7 October 2008,  from http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/asia/mylarge.htm

  
  

  Tables

  The title of the table is centred - above the table

  e.g. Table 1: Assessment of ……………………. (for papers in English)

  Jadual 1: Penempatan pelajar………………. (for papers in Malay)

  
  

  Figures

  The title is centred - below the figure.

  e.g. Figure 1: Students’ participation……………. (for papers in English)

  Rajah 1: Gender pelajar ……………………. (for papers in Malay)

  
  

  About the authors (for papers in English)

  Insert a short biodata of authors in English according to names that appear accordingly after the title of paper (a maximum of 50 words only for each author).

  e.g. Mansor Ahmad (Ph.D) is …….

  
  

  Penulis (for papers in Malay)

  Insert a short biodata of authors in Malay according to names that appear accordingly after the title of paper (a maximum of 50 words only for each author)

  e.g. Zaidah Ali (Ph.D) adalah …….
  
  

• Contact

  The Chief Editor
  
  
  GEMA Online™ Journal of Language Studies
  School of Language Studies and Linguistics
  Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
  Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 
  43600 UKM Bangi
  Selangor, Malaysia
  
  
  Please submit your articles to
  jgema@ukm.my