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Writing & Get Published in High Impact Journal

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Post date June 28, 2024
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By, Assoc. Prof Dr. Fatimah Khalid

Identifying Suitable Journal and Understanding Quartiles Ranking

ERA (Excellence in Research for Australia)

Overview:
ERA is an Australian research evaluation framework that assesses research quality within Australia’s higher education institutions. It was developed by the Australian Research Council (ARC).

Key Points:

Purpose: To evaluate the quality of research conducted at Australian universities and other research institutions.
Method: ERA collects data on research outputs, such as publications, from universities. These outputs are then reviewed by committees of experts.
Use: The results are used to inform government funding decisions and provide a benchmark for research performance.

ESCI (Emerging Sources Citation Index)

Overview:
ESCI is part of the Web of Science Core Collection, managed by Clarivate Analytics. It includes high-quality, peer-reviewed publications of regional importance and in emerging scientific fields.

Key Points:

Purpose: To extend the coverage of Web of Science by including journals that are not yet indexed in the more selective databases such as SCI, SSCI, or AHCI.
Criteria: Journals must be peer-reviewed, follow ethical publishing practices, and have a significant contribution to their field.
Benefits: Inclusion in ESCI provides increased visibility and accessibility for journals, often serving as a stepping stone to being indexed in more selective databases.

JCR (Journal Citation Reports)

Overview:
JCR, also managed by Clarivate Analytics, provides an annual update of the impact factors for scientific journals. It is one of the most widely recognized tools for assessing the relative importance of journals within their field.

Key Points:

Impact Factor: JCR calculates the impact factor of journals, which is a measure of the average number of citations received in a particular year by papers published in the journal during the two preceding years.
Categories: Journals are categorized by subject area, allowing for comparisons within specific fields.
Use: Researchers, institutions, and librarians use JCR to evaluate and compare journals, often influencing decisions on where to publish research.

Each of these indexing systems serves different purposes and audiences, contributing to the overall landscape of academic research evaluation and dissemination.

Journal Citation Reports (JCR) categorizes journals into quartiles based on their impact factor within specific subject categories. These quartiles provide a comparative ranking system, allowing researchers to assess the relative standing of a journal in its field. The quartiles are divided as follows:

Quartile Rankings

Q1 (First Quartile):
Represents the top 25% of journals in a specific subject category.
Journals in this quartile have the highest impact factors within their field.
Often considered the most prestigious and influential journals.
Q2 (Second Quartile):
Represents the 25% to 50% range of journals in a specific subject category.
Journals in this quartile have above-average impact factors but are not as highly ranked as Q1 journals.
Still considered reputable and well-regarded.
Q3 (Third Quartile):
Represents the 50% to 75% range of journals in a specific subject category.
Journals in this quartile have below-average impact factors.
They are considered less influential compared to Q1 and Q2 journals but still contribute valuable research.
Q4 (Fourth Quartile):
Represents the bottom 25% of journals in a specific subject category.
Journals in this quartile have the lowest impact factors within their field.
They are considered the least influential but still serve a purpose in disseminating research.

Importance of Quartiles

Reputation and Prestige: Journals in higher quartiles (Q1 and Q2) are generally perceived as more prestigious, and publishing in these journals can enhance the reputation of researchers and institutions.
Research Impact: Higher quartile journals tend to have a broader readership and higher citation rates, potentially increasing the visibility and impact of published research.
Funding and Career Advancement: Publishing in higher quartile journals can positively influence grant applications, tenure decisions, and career advancements for researchers.

Determining Quartiles

Impact Factor Calculation: The impact factor is calculated by dividing the number of citations in a given year to articles published in the journal during the two preceding years by the total number of articles published in the journal during those two years.
Subject Categories: Journals are categorized into specific subject areas, and quartiles are determined within these categories to ensure a fair comparison among journals with similar research focuses.

By understanding quartile rankings, researchers can make informed decisions about where to publish their work and how to evaluate the impact of journals within their field.

Scopus Indexing

Overview:

Scopus indexes peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings, trade publications, and book series across various disciplines, including science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities.
It aims to provide a comprehensive view of the world’s research output, including both high-impact and regionally significant journals.

Inclusion Criteria:

Peer Review: The journal must have a robust peer review process to ensure the quality and reliability of published research.
Regular Publication: The journal should be published regularly and follow ethical publishing practices.
International Diversity: The editorial board and authors should represent a diverse, international community.
Content Quality: The journal’s content should be relevant, original, and contribute significantly to its field.

JCR versus Scopus

JCR: Provides a highly selective view of journal impact with detailed citation metrics, focusing on high-impact journals primarily in sciences and social sciences.

Scopus: Offers a broader view of academic research across disciplines, including a wide variety of publication types and extensive citation data.

Determining the Suitable Journal

Make your own journal target and identify the publication charge, publisher and time taken to publish.

Key Step & Best Practices

Highlighted 14 key steps and best practices in writing a high impact journal (will be updated once received the slide materials)

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Are you studying to just pass exams or to learn and to understand?

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Post date June 7, 2024
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Just a quick glance at some vivid memories from my undergraduate studies. There was a time when I did all the wrong things—yup! I was that student before.

The student who begins studying the day before Test 2 is busy with assignments from week 10 until week 14.

The student who is too “shy” to ask lecturer questions because she feels too scared to look dumb.

The one that sits in the library studying but spends most of the time on their phone… Let the time fly and regret later.

The one who passes the course but forgets everything they learned a week later.

The one that says, “This semester will be different,” but nothing changes.

It took me a while to figure out how to be a good student. But once I did, my grades and life improved. One of the main reasons for my improvement was a change in my study habits. Instead of simply passing tests, I studied to learn and understand.

Because if you understand something, you’ll remember it.

Here I share the strategies that will help you understand and remember what you study:

1.Ask What, Why, and How? Question everything: question your lecturer in class, question the material you read, and question yourself. By asking questions, your curiosity will force you to think deeply about a concept and analyse it. Then, it will lead and stimulate your brain to search for the answer. Currently, all information is just at the tips of your fingers. You can dig deeper and not only rely on the given material in your lecture. Be proactive!

2.Recall, recall, recall—there is no shortcut to digesting the information well. Constantly test yourself by doing practice questions and recalling answers. Repetition of this technique will help embed concepts and information in your mind. In this case, a night before the exam might not be enough for you to digest all the information. You need to strategize, chunk up your materials well, and be disciplined.

3.Take notes in your own words. Chat-GPT is currently the most popular application for students. However, did you realise that when you try to answer an exam question, you are stuck building your own words? You are blank? This is because you did not practice writing your own notes. Writing from your own understanding will force you to think about what you study in more depth. To write something complex in your own words requires a higher level of understanding.

4.Use mind-mapping– Using the bird-eye POV, draw a big picture of what you have learned. This technique helps you visually connect the main concepts of each topic and the entire subject as a whole.
Learn from the first principles and build from there; each subject will have its own fundamental principles. Once you understand those core principles, you can relate new material to them, making it much easier to understand.

If you realign your purpose of studies, then you will feel how hungry your brain will be seeking more information and knowledge. All of the above strategies require a full swing of discipline and willpower. Study to understand, and you won’t forget what you study. It’s not too late to restart and recharge, even though this is your final year.

Try the best and do the best. Always remember to keep on practicing, practicing, and practicing. Practice NOT makes perfect. Nothing will be perfect. Yet, Practice makes improvement.

Sincerely from your cute lecturer ~Adios!

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Unlocking the World of Cybersecurity

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Post date August 4, 2023
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Yesterday, August 2, 2023, I was able to attend the Growth From Knowledge (GFK) X Girl In Tech (GIT) meetup in Kuala Lumpur as a member of the GIT Chapter Kuala Lumpur. Sharing of Sasha Druzhinin’s “Unlocking the World of Cybersecurity” session live from GFK London via Zoom.
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Besides networking, the session ends with an interactive crisis simulation. It challenge our problem solving skill set in real-time cybersecurity scenario via Immersive Lab ( Make me search and look into it, interesting tools for interactive teaching materials 😊)

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Achieving Visibility

Achieving visibility through media writing and expertise sharing. Hopefully, this small achievement will inspire me to write more. Thank you PSPK UPM for the opportunity.

Kosmo, 2 August 2023

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Multimedia Week Semester 1 2022/2023

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Post date February 24, 2023
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MM Week plays such an important role to supplement the curriculum, so much so, that even during the pandemic, it was still conducted. For the past 2 years, it was conducted fully online. Even though we could not meet face to face, the online MM Week managed to gather students and professionals together remotely. Alhamdulillah, the feedback that we received from the students and industry panels has always been encouraging, be it online or face-to- face. Year after year, I am a proud witness the growth and maturity of our students’ work, which was further validated by the industry panels and juries through their feedback to us.

For Multimedia Week 2023, we will see some showcases from a few of the selected courses that we offer this semester, namely

SKM3001 Multimedia Technology
SKM4200 Computer Animation
SKM4215 Creative Design Elements
SKM3203 Computer Game Analysis and Design
SKM4313 Virtual Reality Application, and
SKM4400 Multimedia Project Management

The showcase sessions are open to all, so please, gather your friends, and family around to see the fruits of your hard work and perseverance throughout the semester.

For this Multimedia Week 2023 also, we are proud to have our alumni, for the first time ever, to join us and share their working experiences with us in a forum session entitled “A Degree in Computer Science (Multimedia): The Next Destination?”

The title was specially curated for our Multimedia students, as many of you are wondering career-wise what the job spec includes. We will hear from the alumni, their journey to become who they are today.

Another exciting event that we have planned for this year’s MM Week is the “Virtual Reality Game Competition”. Under the sub-committee lead by AP Dr. Puteri, we will have several rooms set up with Oculus Quest 2 headset,

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PPRN2.0 Zon Tengah

Public-Private Research Network 2.0 merupakan program yang memberi hubungan jaringan industri para akademia. Taklimat yang diberikan dalam program ini sedikit sebanyak memberikan pendedahan umum kepada para penyelidik akademia tentang ruang dan peluang yang ada untuk memberi impak dalam penyelidikan dengan melihat masalah yang ada dalam industri. Berikut saya kongsikan sama input yang sempat saya garap sepanjang taklimat yang berlangsung.

Sesi 1: Taklimat PPRN 2.0

by: Dr Wan Nor Aishah Wan Omar

“Sharing knowledge, innovate solution” for Malaysia, by Malaysian In Malaysia

Tema menjana semula ekonomi dalam RMK 12. Mempercepat penerimaan teknologi dan inovasi.

Memerlukan kolaborasi akademia dan industri dengan melihat masalah inovasi yang bermula dengan industri.

Objektif:

memperkasa hubungan jaringan awam dan swasta melalui penyelesaian industri
Tingkat produktiviti melalui inovasi teknologi
Penyelidik menyediakan penyelesaian masalah dalam industri

Jenis Inovasi:

Produk (hasil kajian)& Proses (cth: manual kepada automasi/digital)

Syarikat berpotensi/berdaya saing.

Jualan rm100k/year
Laporan akaun beraudit
Kanvas model perniagaan
Memiliki premis perniagaan
Ada fasiliti untuk pengeluaran produk

Berdaya saing bermaksud selepas tamat grant projek tersebut, syarikat masih mampu bergerak sendiri dan menunjukan impak hasil selepas projek secara berterusan dan stabil.

kriteria pembangun projek

Borang lengkaptak lebih 12 bulanjelas berasaskan sains Dan teknologi

Tiada Dan lain, projek yang lain, dibanhunkan di Malaysia Dan tiada konflik interest. Jika ada jawatankuasa etika perlu sertakan.

Kos Pembangunan Projek adalah antara KPT dan syarikat juga. Boleh rujuk dokumen tambahan nanti. Pembelanjaan perlu mengikut kos yg ditetapkan.

Aware tatacara permohonan PPRN (rujuk laman sesawang: https://pprn.mohe.gov.my)

Sesi 2: Benefits of Collaborations In R, D, C&I:
Best Practices

Innovation/renovation framework perlu jelas. Lagi bagus ada pliminary study
milestone perlu buat preparation teliti.
Time-Kos-Kualiti

Sesi 3: Tajuk Forum: Kolaborasi Strategik Akademia –
Industri Ke Arah Menjayakan Lonjakan Ekosistem
Pengkomersialan Inovasi

Masa yang singkat-perlu ada impak.

Cth: Arfa batik
Masalah : Tiada skill worker Dan tak ramai anak muda berminat dgn tulisan tangan
Solusi : Ink batik yang ada, nano science kan. Digitalkan lukisan batik.
Impak : Berjaya gunakan ink untuk printer batik. Juga dijual. Modified ink sedia ada, ink dah ada dalam market sedia lama. Senang untuk bekerjasama.
Transfer knowledge dan impak kepada seluruh industri batik

Cth: Fawster motorsports
Masalah: suspension kereta
Solusi: Software bantu pekerja check suspension dgn lebih teliti.
Impak : Sudah established network lebih awal dengan industri. Digital twin, real world data. Fawster sebagai satu ekosysystem dalam industri automotif.

Sesi 4: Tips on How Academia Can Solve Industry
Problems through Innovations

Solution provider: new innovation
Beyond problem solver. Potensi boleh lihat pada contoh ekosistem MOHE

Fundamental research that are impactful to society and sustainability

Research paper is output – outcome need to proof by impact

Cth: Smart Solid Waste Management System nama: Jejak

integrated
Cloud Based
Real-time
AI driven
After PPRN tak stop sini, so approach other company and comercialize other

Long term partnership

Sesi 5: Taklimat Tatakelola Sistem PPRN (UTM)

Disarankan penyelidik sudah dapat persefahaman dengan syarikat sebelum membuat pendaftaran. Masuk ke sistem: https://epprn.mohe.gov.my/

Perlu daftar akaun.
Syarikat dan industri perlu isi profile syarikat untuk disahkan supaya penyelidik dapat sahkan draft proposal
Tab menu syarikat- jika syarikat tidak lengkapkan profil, ia tiada dalam menu pilihan untuk penyelidik pilih. Jika sudah isi- boleh pilih dan pastikan status added dan invite syarikat- syarikat akan terima jemputan untuk accept- kemudian nnt status akan tukar kepada status syarikat bertukar kepada invited.
Selepas selesai draft proposal- peringkat deklarasi – endorsement dari syarikat. Syarikat perlu disemak bersama oleh syarikat. akan ke peringkat internal evaluation (saringan pertama)
Saringan pertama: Evaluater cadangan evaluater
Penialain pra saraingan- semak lampiran dokumen yg dah attach – akan ada sanringan semula –
Penilaian pembentangan- proposal dinilai secara keseluruhan.
Selepas berjaya saringan- proses penganugerahan geran
Sistem akan generate surat tawaran
Fasa pemantauan- report akan disediakan olehpenyelidik dan disahkan oleh syarikat -perubahan team dan extension projek boleh dibuat pada proses ini (akan diluluskan oleh pihak PPRN)

Sesi 6:Perkongsian Syarikat PPRN 2.0Malaysia)

Perkongsian: EBN -Bio Peptide Suppliments (Nanyang Dreams Sdn Bhd & UiTM)

Total : 103k – 70% PPRN, 30% Nanyang

Duration: 28 Okt- 28 Jan 2023 -Extended 3 mnth

Mula dengan traditional bird nest product

Cabaran: Perlu sediakan secara traditional, masak dan bersihkan

Nanyang: sudah botolkan, tapi teknologi elemen kurang walau sudah dimasak. Tiada team research dan dana

Solusi – menggunakan stabilized Electrolux water untuk hasilkan birdnest yang berkualiti

Small scale freezed dried product- dapat sambutan

Patent Search – PENCIPTA-Video Shooting for thr product-HQ grand opening’s MOA – Training

One of the big Achievement : Research Assistat under PPRN projek ini diserap jadi executive RND

Demand of health product (non alcohol) high demand

Sesi 7: Pengalaman Kejayaan Akademia-Industri,
Putra Science Park, UPM

Pioneer commercialization in UPM

Komuniti-end user- industri who will be the one give solution to komuniti

need the engagement between industri and researher

Manage IP- Commercialize the IP- Promote the IP

PSP Channelkan IP yang berpotensi untuk komersil kepada potential Industries – Engagement Proses

Innohub Program – Start Up Company

Trained researcher to be CEO of company
To bring forward the product
Bukan buka company sahaja – have to know the market
Mentorship by captain of the industries

Sesi 8: Pengurangan Cukai: Kaedah Memohon
Insentif

Syarikat industri yang berkenaan boleh mohon inititive DTD

Kriteria Double Tax Dedection Initiative

Research activities funding
Direct benefits to core business
Science & Technology

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WebSchool

On 22 November and 23 November I am handling a WordPress Website development workshop. It was a request from SMK King George V, Seremban. Then, the participant is a primary school students and they are in Form 2 (Year 2). Their aim is to prepare the website for F1 in Schools competition. The website will be a platform to attract any of investor to invest, sponsors or collaborate with their team.

The two days session compacted in 3 Module ;starting with the basic setup of website and WordPress then they hands-on in designing the website step by step. This is my first experience conducting the website workshop face to face and using a free plugin in the design.

I am ambitious to re module this workshop and open the participation to public as well.

You may review their work through the following links:

HOME PAGE

The student website (Click to visit)

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FOCUS with TOMATO?

Time management is a crucial as a student to master it. The time goes by as a blink of eyes, the assignment, project and exercises keep in coming in the to do list- where none of it being strike off yet. The due date make you more pressure. Besides, you also have to jingling the studies with the curricular activities where also will affect the portion of your time. Things become worst when you intend to procrastinate or distract with social media or games while handling a lot of things in your plate. In the end, you became less focus.

A strory to share, when I was pursuing my doctorate studies a few years ago, I struggled with time management issues. It’s difficult to balance work and study. It’s different from my life on campus as a student; even though I’m involved in many programs as a top committee member, I can still manage my time well. When I reflect, it is because during my studies on campus, we did not get too distracted by gadgets and social media. During my bachelor when it is early year 2000, the social media not yet hype as now. The most distract is a computer game and Movie marathon CD’s.

I confess, the social media did effect my productivity and focus. They unintentionally stole my time. Trying to help myself, I start to searching for the solution in how to become more productive and manage my 24 hours a day effectively and keep the motivation and focus. Surprisingly, the solution to my procrastination problem and completing my work on time and happily involves a tomato and taking more.

Start your task, and then set the timer for 25 minutes. I use my phone instead of a tomato timer. breaks. In an effort to control my distractions and prevent both procrastination with a goldfish attention span and all-night study burnout, I discovered The Pomodoro Technique. This time management method, created in the 1980s by Francesco Cirillo, takes its name from the typical tomato-shaped kitchen timer.

The theory behind the system is that by breaking up your work and breaks into regular, brief intervals, you can prevent feeling overburdened by an impending task and also prevent burnout. Basics are as follows:

Start your task, and then set the timer for 25 minutes. I use my phone instead of a tomato timer.
If a diversion occurs, note it down on paper before getting back to your task.
Put a check mark on your paper when the buzzer goes off. You have finished one increment (also known as a pomodoro).
Allow yourself a five-minute break. You can check your thoughts for distractions, stretch, grab a cup of tea, and so on.
Take a thirty-minute break after four pomodoros.
Repeat!

Try it if you want to learn more about time management and how long a task will take to complete, as well as breaking down your workday into manageable tomato-sized bites. All the best!

I inspired by this sharing. In pandemic Covid, I usually search for “study with me” in Youtube. From the searching, I found this sharing. Have a look! ^^

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what is POMI?

When I brief my colleagues on POMI in a simple word, most of them will take it as a very “common” approach. Some of them claimed, “Yeah, we implement it in our class.”

“Stop a while and asking and answering question, we did it in our class”

“Ahaaa.. we did it, but we did not ‘brand it’ as like this approach “

I just smiled and nodded. Okay, it’s good because it is not something new, and hopefully we keep it that way so that our students do not “sleep,” burn out, or feel bored through our lectures.

What the difference my POMI with the common approach that they are mentioned?

It is well planned and structured for each lecture week
No lengthy-lectures – It is packed and solid deliverable

Creative Class Activities

Student are encourage to answer questions (I am using the Wheel of Names website to pick specific student)

A LOTs of questions and exercises

Before we go any further, let us have a brief introduction to POMI.

POM + I = = Pomodoro + Interactive

As I mentioned in my previous posting, POMI is inspired by a task management. The Pomodoro Technique chunks the time into 25 minutes of doing a task and a 5-minute break. Therefore, I am implementing this approach in my teaching and planning my lecture.

As students, we used to experience a lengthy, nonstop lecture for two hours. There is a time break; however, non-participating students make the class too boring, and the lack of class activity makes us feel like it is too much to absorb. Furthermore, particularly when the lecture notes are uninteresting and the lecturer simply reads the slides until the end of the class. Some lectures have a class activity, but only in the early weeks; from the middle of lecture week until the end, most of the class starts getting bored.

When I am a lecturer, I am experiencing the moment of the lecture where I intend to rush-finish the slides and skip activities and questions because they will consume time. When we conduct a lecture, we call out students to volunteer to answer questions, but there is no response. At the end, we give the answer. The interaction totally failed because we ran out of time to finish the slides for the week.

Reflecting from both points of view, I believe that a well structured teaching approach is needed. The learning outcomes have to be achieved through the topic outcomes, not just by finishing the slides. Besides, a lot of exercises and discussion through the answer help a lot with student understanding.

The e-learning tools help much in designing a fun learning class activity, and they are freely accessible in our LMS (Learning Management System), Putra Blast. A creative class activity makes the POMI learning environment more fun and interactive. Students are more engaged and actively participate, sharing their thoughts.

Therefore, POMI is not as simple as taking a break and lecturing. It is a well-structured framework, a well-planned activity and a well-designed teaching approach that can be customized to any learning outcome and course.

The following is a short presentation details out POMI approach:


  
  

Copy of POMI: A Time blocking & Interactive teaching approach by Nuur Alifah Roslan