New Face of MJFAS

Abstract

The Malaysian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences (MJFAS), has come a long way since its beginnings in 2005 when six papers appeared in the first issue. As the Editor-in-Chief of the Malaysian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, I am writing to invite you to submit your most important research to the Journal. We envision the Journal as the best place to publish all of the levels of research in fundamental and applied sciences from all over the world, especially from researchers in Malaysia dan Indonesia. Working with our knowledgeable and international Editorial Board members and I can assure you of a rapid, robust and fair peer-review process.

As the Malaysian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences is now indexed by Thomson Reuters Web of Science, we are especially aiming to reduce time to decision. We also have begun to work towards raising the Journal’s impact factor. For the coming submissions, the Malaysian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences will start implementing the "Your Paper, Your Way" initiative. In this way, authors can focus on the scientific quality of the paper. Journal-specific formatting such as reference style is no longer needed. The Malaysian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences is now entering its twelfth year and it is now the official journal of the Indonesia-Malaysia Research Consortium (I'M Research Consortium). The consortium's aims are to foster the development of the field through a crossdisciplinary approach and to reach consensus in areas of common interest in fundamental and applied sciences field. By making the Malaysian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences the official journal of the I'M Research Consortium, we hope to provide a forum to bring together society members and to publish peer-reviewed consensus documents that emerge from the activities of the consortium. 

The year of 2016 marks the next in a series of regular changes to the Editorial Board. Several of the Editorial Board members have been with the journal for a large part of its development and have been responsible for its success through their contributions both as authors as well as reviewers and advisors. In the course of 2016, the Malaysian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences launched its Facebook page (see www.facebook.com/mjfas2016), providing its readers with information about events of general interest to researchers and scientists as well as details and links to papers and research featured in the Malaysian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences. Thank you in advance for your valuable contributions to the Malaysian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences.