IIUM Press

IIUM Journal Publication is the publishing arm of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). IIUM promotes research and education by efficiently coordinating the publication of research projects; maintaining strategic alliances with distributors and other publishers; and regularly participating in book exhibitions and sales.

To this date, IIUM Journal Publication has published more than 550 issues of various journals.  As of August 2020, there are 31 scholarly peer reviewed journals.  Some of them are ISI indexed, Scopus indexed, MyCite indexed, Arab indexed and other various indexed. IIUM Journal is a member of Crossref and implemented DOI to some journals. 

     

The book's editor, in collaboration with the author, spends months helping guide the content flow of the book and the language of the text, whipping the manuscript into readable and publishable shape. At the same time, the editor is also working with his or her colleagues (as well as the author) to come up with a brilliant title and subtitle that will entice readers to the book. The book editorial process itself has several stages and the different members of the editorial team perform different functions.

PROCESS SUMMARY

The book's editor, in collaboration with the author, spends months helping guide the content flow of the book and the language of the text, whipping the manuscript into readable and publishable shape. At the same time, the editor is also working with his or her colleagues (as well as the author) to come up with a brilliant title and subtitle that will entice readers to the book. The book editorial process itself has several stages and the different members of the editorial team perform different functions.

After the manuscript leaves editorial, it goes into the hands of production. The steps of production from edited manuscript to finished book involve a host of hands copy editing the text, designing, and laying out the pages of the book, determining its size and page count, working to get the cover of the book designed, and seeing the book through printing and binding or e-book creation.

Arabic Book

In this section, some of the Arabic manuscripts was received from the local and international publishers.  The edited manuscripts will be turned into a book or a textbook. There is also a mutual agreement (MOU /MOA) established between IIUM Press with Arabic publishers in publishing the manuscript into book or textbook.  

IIUM Press of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) is one of the leading university presses in Malaysia. The IIUM Press is a global ambassador for IIUM, distributing our books and journals worldwide each year. Malaysia, as part of the Malay World has a long tradition of learning and intellectual debate in Islamic Studies.

We coordinating the administration functions in accordance to University policy and procedure and within all guidelines. We provide office and administrative support, managing the administrative, office operation in term of resource, publishing development and expenditures.  We also developing staff, training and assisting to convey the clients / stakeholders with regard to the IIUM Press publishing information.

Finance is focused on the performance of the day-to-day financial activities that keeps IIUM Press operation running efficiently and effectively.

This role is vital for the smooth-running university’s press in preparing the annual budget, managing the publishing operational fund expenditure i.e. Operation fund, IIUM Press Trust Fund and MAPIM Trust Fund. The responsibility also includes coordinating, managing the office purchasing of stationeries, furniture’s, and IT equipment’s, receiving, directing visitors, processing the payment and claim process. 

Book Marketing & Publicity

While the book is being edited, designed and produced, the marketing unit working to prepare for launching the book into the marketplace. The marketing unit works with the editorial unit to develop tools (like seasonal book catalogues) and marketing strategies and plans to help get the books in front of the account book buyers. A book's online marketing and social media also usually falls under the marketing unit. 

Book Shop

The book shop "sell in" IIUM Press publications to the many and varied places who carry books—from small independent bookstores to wholesalers and book vendors who supply other types of retailers, like gift stores.

All of these processes work toward the "launch" of the book into the marketplace, and many (sales, publicity, marketing) continue afterward as well to help "sell-through" the book—that is, get it out of the bookseller's hands and into the hands of the consumer.

Responsible for monitoring the workflow of the editorial and production for publishing translation book.

Establish networking with other publishers to negotiate terms, such as publishing rights, advances, royalties, project deadline and other legal issues before signing the publication agreement.