DR. FAIZAN QAMAR Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor)  Center for Cyber ​​Security (CYBER), Faculty of Information Science and Technology (FTSM), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM - The National University of Malaysia). 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia. Email: dr.faizanqamar@gmail.com ,  faizanqamar@ukm.edu.my PROFILE: DR. FAIZAN QAMAR is currently serving as Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in the Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) (The National University of Malaysia), Selangor, Malaysia. He has a Ph.D. degree in Wireless from the Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in December 2019. He had completed M.E. degree in Telecommunication from NED University, Karachi, Pakistan in 2013, and B.E. degree in Electronics from Hamdard University, Karachi, Pakistan, in 2010. He has more than Ten years of research and teaching experience. He has authored and co-authored more than 45 ISI & Scopus journals and IEEE conference papers. The publications include several high impact Q1/Q2 ranking journals such has Computer Networks, IEEE Access, Adhoc Network, etc. He is also serving as a reviewer and editorial board member in more than 30 high reputation journals with many well-known publishers such as IEEE, Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, Hindawi, etc. Research interests include Interference Management, Wireless Sensor Network, Internet of Things, Mobile Adhoc Networks, D2D communication, Millimeter-Wave Communication, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence approaches in 5G and Beyond Network Designs.

1. Publishing In High Impact
Factor Journals
Dr. Faizan Qamar
Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor)
Center for Cyber ​​Security (CYBER), Faculty of Information Science and Technology (FTSM),
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM - The National University of Malaysia). 43600 UKM Bangi,
Selangor, Malaysia.
Email: dr.faizanqamar@gmail.com , faizanqamar@ukm.edu.my
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2. DR. FAIZAN QAMAR
• FAIZAN QAMAR is currently serving as Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in the Faculty of Information
Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) (The National University of Malaysia),
Selangor, Malaysia.
• He has a Ph.D. degree in Wireless from the Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia in December 2019. He had completed M.E. degree in Telecommunication from NED University,
Karachi, Pakistan in 2013, and B.E. degree in Electronics from Hamdard University, Karachi, Pakistan, in
2010.
• He has more than Ten years of research and teaching experience.
• He has authored and co-authored more than 45 ISI & Scopus journals and IEEE conference papers. The
publications include several high impact Q1/Q2 ranking journals such has Computer Networks, IEEE
Access, Adhoc Network, etc.
• He is also serving as a reviewer and editorial board member in more than 30 high reputation journals
with many well-known publishers such as IEEE, Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, Hindawi, etc.
• Research interests include Interference Management, Wireless Sensor Network, Internet of Things, Mobile
Adhoc Networks, D2D communication, Millimeter-Wave Communication, Machine Learning and Artificial
Intelligence approaches in 5G and Beyond Network Designs.
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3. ● What is Publication?
○ It is an original research studies is to disseminate the results of experiments to
inform the audience about a new concept or about advances in a technology
or scientific field.
o Publication is Knowledge sharing. Research is worthless unless it is being
published.
o Value of article increases when its citation in another research article
increases.
Background
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4. Why Publish in High Impact Journals
Publish Or Perish

5. ● To build author’s record of research contribution in the form of papers.
● To guarantee intellectual property of scientific contributions in academia and industry.
● To encourage scientists to share knowledge that they might otherwise have kept secret.
● To create sense of competition among scientists.
● Top have other researchers do further research based on published papers.
Aims of Publication
Other Reasons?
Graduation Promotions

6. Types Of Research Papers
1. Original Papers (Technical)
2. Review or Survey papers
3. Conference Proceeding
4. Letters

7. • The original article is the valued
most scientific work that offers the
most valuable sources of academic
literature.
• Some mentors may refer to these as
scientific research papers or as
empirical research.
Original Papers

8. • Review articles provide critical and
constructive analysis of existing published
literature in a field.
• Often, they identify specific gaps or
problems and provide recommendations
for future research.
• There are three main types of review
article: Literature Review, Systematic
Review and Meta-Analysis.
Review or Surveys

9. • Conference papers are meant to get presented in front of a highly knowledgeable audience.
• Might be some conferences, seminars, symposiums etc.
• This audience is well aware of the subject, yet looks forward to gaining added information or an
innovative idea to enhance the current subject.
Conference Proceeding

10. • These papers communicate brief reports of
data from original research that editors
believe will be interesting to many
researchers, and that will likely stimulate
further research in the field.
• These papers are also sometimes called Brief
communications.
• They can be mini original research articles
that follow the traditional Introduction,
Methods, Results, and Conclusion format.
Short Reports Or Letters

11. Writing Quality Papers

12. Criteria Of Writing Scholarly Papers
Word Count, Figures, Tables, Equations, Referencing
The sequence of Introduction, Methods, Results, and
Discussion (sometimes abbreviated as IMRAD).
Reader should be aware of the author's statement
and his or her purpose
Overall sense of unity among your ideas
Making sure that the text is usable and accurate, and
that important information can be quickly found and
understood.
The Formatting
Structure
Clarity
Coherence
Completeness
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13. Criteria Of Writing Scholarly Papers
Signals who benefits from the research findings and
how.
The use of others' published and unpublished ideas or
words (or other intellectual property)
Originality → new data, new conclusion(s), new
understanding
Novelty → new methodology that achieve the
technical goals
Significance
Plagiarism
Originality and Novelty
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14. Guide To Write High Impact
Journals
• Title
• Abstract
• Introduction
• Literature Review
• Methodology
• Results and Discussion
• Conclusion

15. • A Good Title Is Defined As The Fewest Possible Words That Adequately Describe
The Contents Of The Paper
• The Title Is Extremely Important And Must Be Chosen With Great Care As It Will Be
Read By Thousands, Whereas Few Will Read The Entire Paper
• Indexing And Abstracting Of The Paper Depends On The Accuracy Of The Title
• An Improperly Titled Paper Will Get Lost And Will Never Be Read
Title
• Make a list of the most important keywords
• The title could state the conclusion of the paper
• Avoid using abbreviations, formulas, symbols
• Check similar most cited papers title
• Be very careful of the grammatical errors

16. Abstract
An abstract should be brief, concise, objective and balanced. It is a "just
the facts" presentation of the research with major emphasis on conveying
methods and main results so that readers are able to understand the basis
of the "take home" messages that are expressed in "conclusions".
• Reason for writing: What is the importance of the research? ...
• Problem: What problem does this work attempt to solve? ...
• Methodology: An abstract of a scientific work may include specific
models or approaches used in the larger study...
• Results: Outcome of the experiment…
• Implications: Application and implementation…

17. Example of Abstract
In Internet of Things (IoT) based sensors that are connected with industrial machines and tools
provides industries with greater system integration in terms of automation and optimization.
Therefore, the real-time sensor’s data transmission in a multi-signal transmission network has been a
serious concern. The low data rate and transmission delay are caused due to the interferences among
various sensor’s signals during data communication. The conventional interference mitigation schemes
mainly focus on a single interferer signal; however, this work focuses on eliminating multiple interferer
sensor’s signals. This work aims to improve interference mitigation technique for an effective IoT
multi-signal transmission; therefore, it is essential to identify the key factors with the impact and
shortcoming of successive interference mitigation algorithms based on state-of-the-art researches. The
idea is to develop a Successive Interference Cancellation (SIC) technique with an adaptive approach,
provided that the first useful signal is successfully detected from a specific sensor. The proposed
technique should focuses on a low complex mitigation approach based on higher interference and
noise based signals. SIC is a technique used by a receiver in a wireless data transmission that allows
decoding of two or more packets that arrived simultaneously. It is achieved by the receiver decoding
the stronger signal first, subtracting it from the combined signal and then decoding the difference as
the weaker signal. This would help to increase the Signal-to-Interference & Noise Ratio (SINR), higher
transmission data rate and minimum transmission delay to design an effective real-time IoT multi-
signal transmission sensor network. It can be implemented in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)
based network and can be substantial for Industry 4.0, which encompasses IIoT and smart
manufacturing, physical production and operations with smart digital technology, and big data to
create a more holistic and better-connected ecosystem for industries.
• Introduction
• Problem Statement
• Specific Problem
Justification
• Objectives
• Research Methodology
• Expected Output/Outcomes
• Significance of The Research

18. Introduction
• Use the present tense when referring to
work that has already been published, but
past tense when referring to your own
study.
• Use the active voice as much as possible.
• Avoid lengthy or unfocused reviews of
previous research
• Cite peer-reviewed scientific literature
• Avoid general reference works such as
textbooks, but might be used with
specified pages reflecting stated define any
specialized terms or abbreviations.
• Explain your main contribution.
• Better in points/bullets.
• Paper structure

19. Introduction
• Contribution and Structure
• Routing-based Interference Mitigation in SDN enabled Beyond 5G Communication Networks: A Comprehensive Survey
• Security Concepts in Emerging 6G Communication: Threats, Countermeasures, Authentication Techniques and Research Directions

20. • This is Optional and can be merge with Introduction.
• This is not a list, It is critique.
• The weaknesses of existing work related to the research question(s) addressed in the paper.
• It includes, but not limited to, an account on how others have addressed this or similar problem(s)
and which approach(es) were used.
• Reference the key authors, stick to examples from the best journals, use examples from your
target journal.
• Focus on new literature (last 3 to 5 years only).
• All References must be accessible.
Literature Review

21. Example of Literature Review
Routing-based Interference Mitigation in SDN enabled Beyond 5G Communication Networks: A Comprehensive Survey
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10012366

22. • The section should describe:
• which approach(s)/methodologies are adapted in this research.
• why these are selected over others.
• how these are applied in the research.
• This part of the manuscript must be clear, precise and concise so that it can be reproducible.
• If the research requires data collection, then this section should include:
• the source of data
• the data collection method
• the statistical methods to be used
• any limitations or difficulty that might be faced when collecting or testing the data
• If the method is new, all details must be provided, but if the method has been previously published in a
scientific journal, only the reference should be given with some short identification.
• Write equipment, experimental, simulation setup and environment details.
• Use Flow chart or Pseudo Code to explain the proposed algorithm
Methodology

23. Methodology
• Flow chart or Pseudo Code of the proposed algorithm

24. • Methods of presenting the data
• Directly in the text
• In a table
• In a figure
• All figures and tables must be accompanied by a textual presentation of the key findings.
• A lot of numbers? Make table
• Tables are appropriate for large or complicated data sets that would be difficult to explain clearly in
text.
• Figures are appropriate for data sets that exhibit trends, patterns, or relationships that are best
conveyed visually.
• Any table or figure must be sufficiently described by its title and caption or legend, to be
understandable without reading the main text of the results section.
• Do not include both a table and a figure showing the same information.
• Discussion required proper justification and reason of getting results, or if any sudden change in it.
• Inline the results, with problem statement and methodology.
Results and Discussion

25. Results and Discussion
• Graphical and Numerical results presentation

26. Paper Structure
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27. • The conclusion section presents the outcome of the work by interpreting the findings at a higher level
• Conclusion is not Abstract
• Mapping to your Problem Statement & Objective
• Should contain the following elements:
• Restatement of the aims (research)
• Summarizations of the main findings
• Limitation of the current study (if necessary)
• End with a short statement regarding the significance of your work
Conclusion

28. Don’t Do These
1. Do not make use of words like “in my opinion” or “I believe” or “I think”. Instead, use words like, “It is
recommended”.
2. Don’t use first person pronouns ("I", "we", "me", "us", "my", and "our").
3. Do not start sentences with “Well,…just don’t”
4. Do not make up stories and add unnecessary details just to increase the length of the paper or to justify any
point.
5. Do not make general statements. Present you findings without giving too many overview from different papers
and sources.
6. Do not exceed the mentioned word limit. Follow the guidelines specified.
7. Do not cite Wikipedia or blogs as a reference.
8. Do not forget to mention the references of the source for supporting material.
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29. • Microsoft Word produces good quality documents.
• However, Latex produces very high quality documents.
• Changing and article format is easier with Latex (in case
of changing Journal).
• The best tool is the one compatible with template of
the targeted journal.
Choosing the Proper Editing Tools

30. • Pixel-based graphs, such as JPG and PNG, are ok if they are kept with the original ratio.
• Victor-based graphs, such as EPS and EMF, provide very high quality.
• EPS (Encapsulated Post Script) usually used with Latex. (Not Supported
in MS Word).
• EMF (Enhanced Meta File) usually used with MS Word.
• Microsoft Visio is good tool that produces high quality diagrams.
• Libre draw is a free tool that produces high quality diagrams.
• There are many tools such as Draw.io Diagrams, Lucidchart and Cacoo Diagram Maker.
• Always choose the tool which you are comfortable, even if it is Word or Power point.
Choosing the Proper Drawing tools

31. • Citations Provide Hard Evidence of
Your Work
• Citations Give Credit to the Right
People
• Endnote is an excellent tool.
• Mendeley, Zotero, Qiqqa and Bibtex
are excellent and free tools.
• If you use Latex, you have to use
Bibtex.
Choosing the Proper Reference Management
tool

32. • This is very serious issue. Can cause blacklist
• To avoid plagiarism, produce the similarity report.
• There are many tools to check similarity.
• However, the Journals’ editors mostly use Turnitin or iThenticate.
• Don’t play with filter’s settings to reduce similarity.
• Paraphrase the similar parts and then re-check with Turnitin.
• Turnitin is preferred for student use, while iThenticate is preferred for editorial use.
Checking similarity to avoid Plagiarism

33. • The language used in Manuscript is up to the professional level.
• Structure of manuscript is proper and correct.
• Flow of idea is correct.
• Don’t go for proofreading in the first step.
• Check consistency of names (e.g. UDP, Udp and UDP are not considered the same thing).
• Check the abbreviations.
• Ask each Co-Authors to proofread.
Editing and Proofreading

34. Summary

35. Choosing the Appropriate
Journal

36. Important criteria for selection based on:
Disciplinary Indexing
● Multidisciplinary journals
● Interdisciplinary journals
● Specialized journals.
● Scopus journals
● ISI master journals
● ISI journals
Accessibility Review Speed
● Open access journals
● Subscription based journals
● Rapid publication journals
● Traditional journals

37. • Elsevier Journal Finder
• IEEE Publication Recommender
• Springer Journal Suggester
• Wiley Journal Finder
• Journal Guide (American Journal Experts)
• Search in your references. (Where have the similar
works been published?)
• Ask Seniors, Colleagues, research fellows, supervisors…
Journal Selection Tools

38. Use well known indexes:
• ISI – Web of Science
• ISI – Master Journals List
• Scopus
• Scimagojr
• Google Scholar
• Beall's List – of Potential Predatory
Journals and Publishers
Check the Validity of Candidate Journals

39. Go to the website of candidate journal:
• Read the scope of journal carefully.
• Download a set of papers related to your topic.
• Check the submission, revision and acceptance dates.
• If you decided to submit to the selected journal:
• Download the journal’s template.
• Re-format your manuscript based on the template.
Check Recent Papers Published in the Selected
Journal

40. Want to fast-track the process?
Look for a conference with
special issue attached.
Look for the special issue
(fast tracked reviews)
Specify preferred reviewers
(Sometimes an option)
Look for rapid
publication journal.

41. Submitting Your
Manuscript

42. • Editor’s name (when known)
• Name of the journal to which you are submitting
• Your manuscript’s title
• Article type (review, research, case study, etc.)
• Submission date
• Brief background of your study and the research question you sought to answer
• User letter head
• Brief overview of methodology used
• Principle findings and significance to scientific community (how your research advances our understanding of a
concept)
• Corresponding author contact information
• Statement that your paper has not been previously published and is not currently under consideration by
another journal and that all authors have approved of and have agreed to submit the manuscript to this journal
Cover Letter

43. Example of Cover Letter

44. Authors and Co-authors

45. Preparing List of Suggested Reviewers

46. Preparing List of Conflicted Reviewers (if Any)
Please apply the following guidelines, identifying a potential reviewer Bob
as conflicted if :
• Bob was your co-author or collaborator at some point within the last 2
years
• Bob is an advisor or advisee of yours
• Bob is a family member
• Bob has a non-trivial financial stake in your work (e.g., invested in your
startup company)
Also please identify institutions with which you are affiliated; all
employees or affiliates of these institutions will also be considered
conflicted.

47. Preparing Author Biography
It must include :
• The name.
• Membership (optional).
• Current academic position
• The academic qualifications with name
and universities.
• The important academic achievements.
• The research interest.
FAIZAN QAMAR is currently serving as Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in
the Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan
Malaysia (UKM) (The National University of Malaysia), Selangor, Malaysia. He
has a Ph.D. degree in Wireless from the Faculty of Engineering, University of
Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in December 2019. He had completed M.E.
degree in Telecommunication from NED University, Karachi, Pakistan in 2013,
and B.E. degree in Electronics from Hamdard University, Karachi, Pakistan, in
2010. He has more than Ten years of research and teaching experience. He is
an active member of IEEE(MY), PEC(PK) and BOT(MY), ISDS(JP). He has
authored and co-authored more than 40 ISI & Scopus journals and IEEE
conference papers. The publications include several high impact Q1/Q2
ranking journals such has Computer Networks, IEEE Access, Adhoc Network,
etc. He is also serving as a reviewer and editorial board member in more
than 30 high reputation journals with many well-known publishers such as
IEEE, Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, Hindawi, etc. His research interests include
Interference Management, Wireless Sensor Network, Internet of Things,
Mobile Adhoc Networks, D2D communication, Millimeter-Wave
Communication, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence approaches in
5G and Beyond Network Designs.

48. Creating Your Researcher Identity
Use one or more of the internationally recognized
platforms:
• ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID)
• Google Citations.
• Scopus Author.
• Researcher ID.

49. The General Review
Process

50. Review Lifecycle

51. • Out of Scope (before/after review).
• Reject (before/after review).
• Reject- Resubmission is not recommended.
• Reject – Resubmission after amendment is recommended.
• Minor Correction (Conditional acceptance)
• Major Correction (Conditional acceptance)
• Accept.
The Possible Verdicts
Be Careful! Both may lead to
rejection

52. • Make changes and
submit to a different
journal.
• Make no changes and
submit to another
journal.
• Appeal the rejection.
• Multi National Authors.
• High profile and famous
authors are helpful.
Paper was rejected – WHAT NEXT?

53. Reasons of Rejection your
Article

54. 1. It fails the technical screening.
• Plagiarized
• Incomplete
• Language,
• Figures.
• References
2. It does not fall within the Aims and Scope
• Area different.
• Focus different
3. It's incomplete.
• Not a full study.
• ignores other important work.
Eight Reasons EIC Rejected your Article
By Dr. Peter Thrower, The Editor-in-Chief of Carbon, the International Journal of American Carbon Society

55. 4. The procedures and/or analysis of the data is seen to be defective.
• lacked clear on comparison metrics.
• Not consider recognized procedures or methodology
• Analysis is not statistically valid.
5. The conclusions cannot be justified on the basis of the rest of the paper.
• The arguments are illogical
• The data does not support the conclusions.
• The conclusions ignore large portions of the literature.
6. It's is simply a small extension of a different paper, often from the same authors.
• Findings do not advance the field.
• The work is, chopped up to make more articles
Eight Reasons EIC Rejected your Article
By Dr. Peter Thrower, The Editor-in-Chief of Carbon, the International Journal of American Carbon Society

56. 7. It's incomprehensible.
• The language,
• Structure,
• Figures
• Offer language services.
8. It's boring.
• Marginal interest to the field
• The question behind the work is not of interest in the field.
• Not of interest to the readers of the specific journals.
Eight Reasons EIC Rejected your Article
By Dr. Peter Thrower, The Editor-in-Chief of Carbon, the International Journal of American Carbon Society

57. • Is the manuscript presented in an obvious fashion and written in standard English?
• Is the methodology correct?
• Is the manuscript technically sound, and do the data support the conclusion?
• Has the statistical analysis been performed appropriately and rigorously?
• Have the authors made all the data underlying the findings in their manuscript fully available?
• Is the work repeatable or reproduceable?
• Are the references up-to-date and sufficient?
• Are the metrics proper and sufficient?
Reviewer’s Perspective

58. Dealing with Reviewers’ Comments
• Respect the opinion of Reviewers, even if they are wrong, answer politely.
• Fulfil what have been requested by the reviewers, otherwise, you reply by a polite reasonable explanation.
• Some comments implicitly tells you that your writing is NOT CLEAR.
• Don’t mix up the comments (leave it based on the reviewer).
• Even if two reviewers gave you the same comment, you must answer them separately.
• Highlight your corrections in manuscript.
• Attach a report including a table of corrections with four columns (comment#, comment, your response,
position in manuscript)
• Don’t modify the comments.
• Don’t add any unrequested material, that may lead to another review round.

59. Do and Dont’s
Always study
Avoid fun and
activity
Compare
● Talk to people
● Take a break
● Talk to family
● Outing
● Hangout
● Exercise
● Reward yourself
● Leave work for somtime
● Discuss with people other
research area
Do’s
Dont´s

60. Dr. Faizan Qamar
Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor)
Center for Cyber ​​Security (CYBER), Faculty of Information Science and Technology (FTSM), Universiti Kebangsaan
Malaysia (UKM - The National University of Malaysia). 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
Email: dr.faizanqamar@gmail.com , faizanqamar@ukm.edu.my
H/P # +601128508925
Office Tel# +60389216084
Office Address: H-1-6 Blok H, Level 1, FTSM, UKM, Malaysia.
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