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The minimum word limit is determined by the faculty or based on the programme standards
according to their respective discipline (if any). The maximum length of words excludes
footnotes, references, appendices, tables, figures and prefaces.
Candidates who are unable to meet the word limit set by the University must seek approval
from the faculty at least one month before the submission of research report
/dissertation/thesis for examination.
3.12 Other Information
A candidate may not resubmit previous research work which he has submitted to this or any
other university for the award of a degree. The candidate may, however, incorporate any part
of such work, provided that there is a clear indication in the research report/dissertation/thesis
of its sources.
The candidate may also include any other printed or published work by an individual or a
working group to validate his findings. Where the contribution is from a working group, the
candidate is required to provide a statement indicating which part of the work was carried out
by the candidate. The statement should be signed by the rest of the group indicating their
consent (this may be included in the Appendix).
Approved research report/dissertations/theses or parts of their content are allowed for
publication if they are accompanied by a statement that the work was conducted towards the
fulfilment of a particular degree.
Candidates of Doctoral degree (all modes) and Master’s by research are required to publish
2
papers in Web of Science (WoS) or Scopus or Category A or B refereed journals or book or
3 book chapters publish by publishers listed in the WoS, Universiti Malaya Press, or Dewan
Bahasa dan Pustaka or any publishers recognized by the Faculty. Publications must be based
on the work during the course of study, and due reference must be made to the University in
all such papers.
2 Publications in Category A or B refereed journals or book or book chapters are only applicable to candidates pursuing
programmes in the field of Social Sciences.
3 Two (2) book chapters of different books are equivalent to one (1) publication.
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