About the Journal
AUTHOR'S GUIDELINES
- Please prepare your manuscript according to the template
- Submit manuscript via login online submission
ISSN: 2636-9133
PUBLISHER: Malaysian Society for Computed Tomography & Imaging Technology (MyCT)
COPYRIGHT POLICY
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'Journal Publishing Agreement'. Subscribers may reproduce tables of contents or prepare lists of articles including abstracts for internal circulation within their institutions. Permission of the Publisher is required for resale or distribution outside the institution and for all other derivative works, including compilations and translations. If excerpts from other copyrighted works are included, the author(s) must obtain written permission from the copyright owners and credit the source(s) in the article. Publisher Office has preprinted forms for use by authors in these cases.
For open access articles: Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete an 'Exclusive License Agreement'.
PRIVACY STATEMENT
The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.
REQUIREMENTS OF A SUBMISSION PAPER
Authors are encouraged to submit novel material which could include results of research or experimental work, may deal with practical developments related to plant or process, discuss new developments in sensors and instrumentation, or relate to systems evaluation and modelling.
The types of paper that TSSA accepts are original research papers, reviews, letters, letters to the editor, news items, calendar inserts and short communications which should be no more than 3 published pages including figures and references.
Ensure that the following items are present:
One author has been designated as the corresponding author with contact details:
• E-mail address
• Full postal address
All necessary files have been uploaded:
Manuscript:
• Include keywords
• All figures (include relevant captions)
• All tables (including titles, description, footnotes)
• Ensure all figure and table citations in the text match the files provided
• Indicate clearly if color should be used for any figures in print
Graphical Abstracts / Highlights files (where applicable)
Supplemental files (where applicable)
Further considerations
•Manuscript has been 'spell checked','grammar checked' and follow the template given in the Author's Guidelines.
• All references mentioned in the Reference List are cited in the text, and vice versa
• Permission has been obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources (including the Internet)
• Relevant declarations of interest have been made
• Journal policies detailed in this guide have been reviewed
• Referee suggestions and contact details provided, based on journal requirements
NEW SUBMISSIONS
Submission to this journal proceeds totally online and you will be guided stepwise through the creation and uploading of your files. The system automatically converts your files to a single PDF file, which is used in the peer-review process.
As part of the Your Paper Your Way service, you may choose to submit your manuscript as a single file to be used in the refereeing process. This can be a PDF file or a Word document, in any format or lay-out that can be used by referees to evaluate your manuscript. It should contain high enough quality figures for refereeing. If you prefer to do so, you may still provide all or some of the source files at the initial submission. Please note that individual figure files larger than 10 MB must be uploaded separately.
PEER REVIEW
This journal operates a dual review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor's decision is final.
