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Malaysian Journal of Animal Science (MJAS)


About MJAS

MJAS is an international peer-reviewed journal devoted to the publication of original papers based on research undertakings with the objectives to improve the quality of animal production, especially in the tropical environment, and ensure the sustainability of natural resources directly and indirectly affecting the livelihood and health of producers and consumers. MJAS also serves as a forum in exploring the viable options in addressing the issues of the animal industries.

MJAS is published in English and is open to global contributors in the areas of animal genetics, molecular genetics, animal breeding, reproductive and environmental physiology, growth and development, animal nutrition, feed resources, meat science, management, economics, biotechnology and environmental management. Currently two issues are published annually, in June and December. All manuscripts intended for publication in MJAS should be submitted via our online submission system.

The Editorial Board of MJAS aspires to raise the standards of scientific writings within the region through MJAS to be on par with other world renown and established journals in similar fields of study, especially in tropical livestock science and production. Contributions from researchers from Malaysia and other countries are therefore most welcomed.

MJAS is the official journal of the Malaysian Society of Animal Production (MSAP) which is an association of stakeholders much involved in the conduct of research and development, extension, promotion, conservation and education in the fields of animal production.

Publication Charge Policy

Effective 1st January 2024: For every accepted manuscript, the authors will have to pay a publication fee of RM50.00 (Local Papers) or USD 25 (International Papers) for article processing and publication. Upon acceptance of the article, authors will be issued an invoice along with a publication agreement. Payment is to be made via bank transfer. It is crucial to note that any accepted manuscript will not undergo editing or publication procedures until the stipulated fee has been settled. 

Copyright and Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. MJAS allow all readers to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of its articles and allow readers to use them for any other lawful purpose, as long as the author and journal are properly credited, which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of MJAS publications. As for reprinting of MJAS content for commercial purposes (such as academic collections), MJAS have no objection on that particular matter and will readily grant permission, in line with our Open Access policy and Creative Commons – CC BY-NC license.

Average time of publication

MJAS know the importance of your research being published as quickly and efficiently as possible. With online submission system, we can guarantee a streamlined production process to ensure that your paper can reach the academic community promptly and with maximum impact. The elapsed time from submission to publication for the articles averages 5-6 months. A decision of acceptance of a manuscript is reached in 2 to 4 months (average 14 weeks).

Peer Review Process

Editor in Chief and Associate Editors will evaluate the submitted papers for its suitability before sending the manuscript for further review process. The submitted manuscripts will generally be reviewed by two or more experts who will be asked to evaluate whether the manuscript is scientifically sound and coherent, whether it duplicates already published work, and whether or not the manuscript is sufficiently clear for publication. The peer reviewers is given 3 to 4 weeks to complete the review process. The Editors will reach a decision based on these reports and, where necessary, they will consult with members of the Editorial Board. The peer review process will aim to ensure that all published manuscripts are scientifically sound and provide new scientific knowledge.

Manuscripts will be rejected if the editorial office considers that the research has not been carried out within an ethical framework, and if the authors do not revise the manuscripts according to reviewers and editorial board comment and suggestion.

Ethics Policy

MJAS has to ensure that all published works within the journal follow ethical principles on academic publishing. Maintaining research integrity is shared responsibilities among readers, researchers, authors, peer reviewers and editors. MJAS take great care to make sure that research article has maintained such integrity. It is therefore important to set an ethical standard for all to create a conducive environment and to avoid problems that may arise due to a certain conflict of interest if any. This document presents the policy of MJAS on the respective publication ethics and malpractice statement as guidance for all stakeholders of the journal. However, if any misconduct in our published article been suspected by the readers, kindly please report to us. MJAS reserve the right to investigate misconduct in any suspected article submitted or published an article in MJAS.

Animal ethics issues

Authors should certify that studies involving animals are performed according to animal ethics and welfare. All experimental animals should be cared for and used in accordance with international, national or local regulations. The authors should state clearly in a statement/letter including the name of ethics authority and the approval number, that experiments were approved by an authority concerning the compliance with animal ethics and welfare.

MJAS is indexed or abstracted in Malaysian Citation Index (MyCite) and CABI.

The abbreviation for Malaysian Journal of Animal Science is Mal. J. Anim. Sci.

ISSN 1394-3227

eISSN 2550-2123

KDN PP9366/4/97

Malaysian Society of Animal Production©

Business address of the office of the Malaysian Journal of Animal Science:

Editor in Chief
Malaysian Journal of Animal Science
Malaysian Society of Animal Production
c/o Department of Animal Sciences
Faculty of Agriculture
Universiti Putra Malaysia
43400 Serdang, Selangor
Malaysia

Website of the Malaysian Journal of Animal Science: https://www.mjas.my

E-mail address:

Editor-in Chief     i) mjas.my.journal@gmail.com

 

Link to all papers archive: Here

Editorial Board


Editor-in-Chief

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Halimatun Yaakub
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture
Universiti Putra Malaysia 43400 Serdang Selangor Malaysia

Associate Editor

Prof. Dr. M. Ariff Omar
Department of Preclinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Universiti Putra Malaysia 43400 Serdang Selangor

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Anjas Asmara Samsudin
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture
Universiti Putra Malaysia 43400 Serdang Selangor Malaysia

Editorial panel of MJAS 2019 - 2022



Breeding and Genetics

Mamat Hamidi Kamalludin (Dr.)
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture
Universiti Putra Malaysia 43400 Serdang Selangor Malaysia

Hafiz A. Wahab (Mr.)
Livestock Research Centre, MARDI Muadzam Shah Pahang Malaysia

Environmental Management

Azizi A. Azmin (Mr.)
Livestock Research Centre, MARDI Serdang Selangor Malaysia

Tee Tuan Poy (Dr.)
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture
Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang Selangor Malaysia

Livestock Economics, Extension, Education

Norhariani Mohd Nor (Dr.)
Department of Preclinical Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang Selangor

Norsida Man (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)
Department of Agriculture Technology, Faculty of Agriculture
Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang Selangor Malaysia

Meat Science

Awis Qurni Sazili (Assoc. Prof, Dr.)
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture
Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang Selangor

Nutrition

Abdul Razak Alimon (Prof. Dr.)
Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia

Anjas Asmara Samsudin (Assoc. Prof, Dr.)
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture
Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang Selangor Malaysia

Anuraga Jayanegara (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)
Department of Nutrition and Feed Technology, Faculty of Animal Science
Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor, West Java, Indonesia

Hasliza Abu Hashim (Dr.)
Department of Preclinical Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang Selangor Malaysia

Pasture Science

Shokri Jusoh (Dr.)
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture
Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang Selangor Malaysia

Frisco Nobily (Dr.)
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture
Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang Selangor Malaysia

Physiology

Halimatun Yaakub (Assoc. Prof, Dr.)
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture
Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang Selangor Malaysia

Azizah Amri (Dr.)
Livestock Research Centre, MARDI Serdang Selangor Malaysia

Nurhusin Yamir (Assoc. Prof, Dr.)
Department of Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang Selangor Malaysia

Poultry Science

Loh Teck Chwen (Prof, Dr.)
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture
Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang Selangor Malaysia

Eric Lim Teik Chung (Dr.)
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture
Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang Selangor Malaysia

Asad Sultan (Dr.)
Department of Poultry Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan

Henny Akit (Dr.)
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture
Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang Selangor Malaysia

Noraini Samat (Dr.)
Animal Science Research Centre, MARDI Serdang Selangor Malaysia

Computing and Animal Modelling

Tee Tuan Poy (Dr.)
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture
Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang Selangor Malaysia

Abdul Rafiez Abdul Raziff (Dr.)
School of Digital Transformation
Veritas University College, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Malaysian Journal of Animal Science (MJAS)


INSTRUCTION TO AUTHORS


General

The Journal accepts concise papers reporting original experimental data or experimental methods or new analyses of already existing data, in any aspect of animal science. The Journal publishes short reviews that are written normally at the expressed invitation of the Editors. Review articles should be original and innovative in nature, not mere surveys of the literature and normally should not exceed 25 printed pages in length. Authors are encouraged to elucidate the implications of their research for agriculture. Submission of a paper is taken with the understanding that the results reported have not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere. Extended abstracts of conferences would not normally be regarded as publication. The Journal assumes that all authors of a multi authors’ paper agree to its submission. All papers are refereed.

Manuscript

Three clearly legible copies must be submitted for postal route. They must be typed with double spacing throughout and with a margin of at least 3cm on the left hand side on good quality paper. All pages of the manuscript must be numbered consecutively, including those carrying references, tables and captions to illustrations, all of which are to be placed after the text. Illustrations, both line drawings and photographs, are to be numbered as figures in a common sequence and each must be referred to in the text. A type list of captions is required. Lettered and mounted photographs that are of the same quality as those to be reproduced in the printed paper and clearly lettered copies of the original line drawings must form an integral part of each submitted copy of the manuscript. Original illustrations will be returned that if this is requested at the time they are submitted to the Journal. Where facilities allow, authors will be requested to submit the revised or a final copy in IBM compatible disc format in addition to a typed copy. This may be in any of the widely used word-processing format or DCA-RFT or ASCI format. Manuscripts and all correspondence could also be submitted by e-mail at mo_ariff@upm.edu.my, mariffomar@gmail.com or Editor-in-Chief Malaysian Journal of Animal Science Malaysian Society of Animal Production c/o: Department of Animal Science Faculty of Agriculture Universiti Putra Malaysia 43400 Serdang, Selangor Malaysia.

Title

Title must be specific and suitable for indexing by the automatic methods. Male authors should give surnames and full initials, female authors should give one forename. The full name and address of the institution where the research was done should be stated. A short title not exceeding 50 characters should be provided for running headlines.

Headings

Main headings are typed in bold small letters and sub-headings are in italic small letters with the first letter in capital. All should be left aligned. The main headings are Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgement and References.

Abstract

An abstract, placed at the beginning of the text, should briefly indicate the experiments, describe the main results and state important conclusion.

Text

The Editors do not insist on a rigid format, but it is usually convenient to divide the paper into sections such as Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgment and References. Avoid excess headings and subheadings. The work should be presented concisely and clearly in English. Introductory material, including a review of literature, should be brief to indicate the reason for the work and the essential background. Sufficient experimental detail should be given to enable the work to be repeated. Discussion should focus on the significance of the results. Manuscripts that do not conform to the general format would be returned for re-typing.

Tables

Tables must be self-explanatory, typed on separate sheets, numbered consecutively and carry an appropriate title. Numerical results should be displayed as means with their relevant standard errors. Normally, a mean should be rounded to one tenth of its standard error and the standard error given to one place of decimals more than the mean.

Figures

Figures should be restricted to display the results when a large number of values can be easily comprehended. Tables and Figures should not reproduce the same data. Line drawings should be 25cm wide and drawn in black waterproof ink on stout white paper, tracing paper or faint-blue graph paper with lettering and legends in pencil only. A copy of the original diagram with lettering should be provided for editing purposes. Graphs generated by computer packages are acceptable when the above conditions are met. Computer graph is unacceptable when the lines are too thin for reduction and that includes permanent lettering.

Plates

Plates (Photographs) are discouraged, but only if they make a definite contribution to the value of the paper. They should be of good quality, unmounted, glossy prints and lightly numbered in pencil on the reverse side. If several plates or coloured photographs are submitted the author may be asked to contribute to the cost of reproducing them.

References

Responsibility for correct and complete citation of references lies with the author(s). In the text, a reference should be quoted by the author’s name and date. Where there are three or more authors, the first name followed by et al. should be used, unless there is ambiguity, in which all names should be given at each occurrence.

One author:

Two authors:

Jones (1966) or (Jones, 1966)

King and Jones (1966) or (King and Jones, 1966)

More than two authors:

Multiple papers:

Jones et al. (1977) or (Jones et al., 1977;..)

Smith (1975a)

Multiple references:

(Smith 1988, 1990)


All references cited in the text should be listed alphabetically by the author’s surname in the list of references using the following style:

Journals/Periodicals:

Hacker, J.B. and Minson, D.J. 1972. Varietal differences in vitro dry matter digestibility in Setaria and the effects of site, age and season. Aust. J. Agric. Res. 23: 959-967.

Books:

Leeson, S. and Summers, J.D. 1997. Commercial Poultry Nutrition. 2nd Edition. University Books, Guelph, Canada.

Multi-author books:

Challis, J. and Oslan, D. 1988. Parturition. In: E. Knobil and J. Niell (eds). The Physiology of Reproduction, pp. 2177- 2216. Raven Press, New York, USA.

Thesis:

Wong, C.C. 1993. Growth and persistence of two Paspalum species to defoliation in shade. PhD. Thesis, Department of Agriculture, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.

Edited Symposia:

Post, T.B. 1980. Postpartum anoestrus in different cattle genotypes. In: B.D. Siebert (ed) Industry Problems in Relation to Research. Proceedings of a symposium held at the Tropical Animal Research Centre, Rockhampton, Qld. 1980 pp. 29-32.

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