The Asian Journal of Quality of Life (AjQoL), a reputable international journal with a growing audience, is a multidisciplinary Open Access Journal which adheres to the BOAI definition of open access: that users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles.

Published since mid-2016, the AjQoL is one of the peer-reviewed open access journals of the Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers (AMER), in collaboration with the Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians (ABRA), and the Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies (cE-Bs), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

The AjQoL publishes double-blind peer-reviewed, original research articles focusing on Quality of Life issues affecting Asian communities.

Beginning in 2019 the Journal is published THREE times a year (Jan/Apr, May/Aug, Sep/Dec).

eISSN:2398-4279
Publisher:
e-International Publishing House, U.K.

Indexing Body
This journal is currently indexed in the ScienceOPEN

Submission
Articles should be about 4,500 words (excluding References) to be submitted online as per the Journal Template, together with the Pub Agreement  and non-refundable Article Processing & Publication Fees @ USD300.00 (double-blind peer review included) per article.

Peer Review Process
Papers are double-blind peer-reviewed within 3 weeks by the International Editorial Board Members represented from 16 countries. Papers are assessed based on seven criteria as follows:-
1) Topic
Relevancy; Research background; Clarity of Aim and Objectives.
2) Literature Review
Relation of research to previous studies; Issues derived from literature; Updated references (less than 5 years).
3) Methodology
Detailed clear description; Procedures justified; Limitations acknowledged.
4) Findings
Clearly described; Relevant findings highlighted.
5) Analysis & Discussion
Relevant findings discussed theories /issues/objectives/ literature; Considerations of implications beyond the confines of the research.
6) Conclusions & Recommendations
Retrospective evaluation of research & Contributions; Recommendations for improving the situation;  Identification of new directions for further research.
7) Overall
Standard of English Language (Grammarly Score 90%) and Similarity Index (Plagiarism) to be less than 15% based on Grammarly; Clarity of illustrations; APA style of referencing.

Publication Frequency
Commencing 2019, this journal is published three times annually.

Open Access Policy
This journal is an international multidisciplinary Open Access Journal which adheres to the BOAI definition of open access: that users have the right to ‘read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles.

Copyright & Creative Commons Licence
eISSN: 2398-4279 © 2023. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license.
The authors hold the copyright without restrictions and also retain publishing rights without restrictions.

Privacy Statement
The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal. They will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.

Responsibility of Peer Review
The double-blind peer-review process is under the responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. The Board Members (Advisory & Reviews) are represented from 16 countries.

Archiving
This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. It is also achieved in the British Library, UK.

Sponsors
This journal is sponsored by
Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers (AMER).

Journal History
The maiden issue 1(1) was published in May/June 2016.