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(iii) at least two (2) publications in Category A or B refereed journals,
or book chapters as follows:

 Articles in Category A journals:
Journals indexed in the Scopus citation database; or the ERA
Journal List (Australian Research Council).

 Articles in Category B journals:
Journals published by University or scholarly publishers or
listed in MyJurnal (Malaysian Journal Management System).
(List of Category B journals must be recognized by the
Faculty).

 Book chapters in different books:
Book chapters published by publishers listed in the Thomson
Reuters Web of Science (WoS) Master Book List, or by
University of Malaya Press or Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka or
any publishers recognized by the Faculty. Two (2) book
chapters in different books are equivalent to one (1)
publication.

Publication Guidelines

Publication(s) produced by postgraduate research candidate in fulfilment of

graduation requirements must comply with the following criteria:

Aspect Remark
(1) Type of Publications accepted must be:

Publications  full length articles in journals with impact factor,
which are listed in:

(a) Thomson Reuters Web of Science (WoS)
databases (Science Citation Index Expanded™,
Social Sciences Citation Index® and Arts &

Humanities Citation Index®) or;
(b) Category A* or Category B* recognized by the
faculty; or;

 books* or book chapters* published by publishers
listed in the ISI Web of Science (WoS) Master Book
List, Thomson Reuters or by University of Malaya

Press or Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka or any
publishers recognized by the Faculty. One (1) book
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