Research Support Unit (RSU)

Research Support Unit (RSU)

Research Support Unit previously known as Scholarly Publication Support Unit (SchoPuS) was established on 4th February 2009 under the portfolio of the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research & Innovation), the University of Malaya. This establishment was intended to reinforce the academic credibility of the University of Malaya by a higher number of international publications. Objectives   - To increase the number of submissions by academic staff and graduate students of the University of Malaya to ISI/WoS-listed journals   - To increase the chances of acceptance of articles submitted to ISI/WoS-listed journals by the academic staff and graduate students of the University of Malaya   - To increase the chances of journals produced by the UM academic community to be placed in the internationally indexed databases Office Hours Monday - Friday: 8.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m Closed on Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays Activities by the Unit   Three-pronged approaches : Educating Conducting intensive courses on writing and publishing Organizing group sessions on writing and producing articles for ISI/WoS-listed journals One-to-one tutorials with authors to help them improve/align their drafts to meet the publication requirements of ISI/WoS-listed journals Editing Editing the final draft of articles Statistical Services & Training Section (in pipeline) - Activities in 2009 - Activities in 2010 - Activities in 2011 - Activities in 2012 - Brochure RSU - Flowchart for Editing Articles   Unit's Bulletin   Volume 1, No. 1, October 2009   Volume 2, No. 1, April 2010   Volume 2, No. 2, October 2010   Volume 3, No. 1, April 2011   Volume 4, No. 2, October 2011   Volume 4, No. 1, April 2012   Volume 4, No. 2, October 2012   Head of the Unit     Professor Dr. Low Wah Yun @ Sarinah Low Abdullah Deputy Director Tel: +603-7967 7812 Email: ketua_uspi@um.edu.my     Contact Information Research Support Unit Centre of Research Services Level 2, Research Mangement and Innovation Complex University of Malaya 50603 Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA Tel: +603-7967 7812/7355 Fax: +603-7967 7354 Email: uspi@um.edu.my   Farhana Zaulkifli Assistant Administrative Officer Tel: +603-7967 7812 Email: farhanazaulkifli@ um.edu.my

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