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POINTER accepts the contribution of journal articles, book reviews and viewpoints by all regular/NS officers and warrant officers. POINTER also publishes contributions from students and faculty members of local academic institutions, members of other Singapore Government Ministries and Statutory Boards, as well as eminent foreign experts.
Contributors should take note of pertinent information found in the Author's Guide when preparing and submitting contributions.
Topics
POINTER accepts contributions on the following topics:
- Military strategy and tactics
- SAF doctrinal development and concepts
- Professionalism, values and leadership in the military
- Military Campaigns or history and their relevance to the SAF
- Personal experiences or lessons in combat operations, peacekeeping operations or overseas training
- Defence management, administration and organisational change
- Regional geopolitics and strategic issues
- Defence technology
Book Reviews
POINTER accepts reviews of books under the SAF Professional Reading Programme and other suitable publications. Contributors may review up to 4 books in one submission. Each review should have 1,500 - 2,000 words.
Viewpoints
Viewpoints discussing articles and those commenting on the journal itself are welcome. POINTER reserves the right for contents of the viewpoints to be published in part or in full.
Author Biography
Manuscripts must be accompanied by a bio-data or CV of the author detailing his/her rank, name, vocation, current unit & appointment, educational qualifications, significant courses attended and past appointments in MINDEF/SAF.
Upon selection for publication, a copy of the "Copyright Warranty & License Form" must be completed, and a photograph of the author (in uniform No. 5J for uniformed officers and collar shirt for others) must be provided.
Submission of Manuscript
The manuscript should be submitted electronically, in softcopy to pointer@starnet.gov.sg.
Essay Word Length
Each article should contain 2,000 to 4,000 words.
Honorarium
Honorariums may be awarded for the contribution of an article that has been selected for publication as a token of appreciation and to recognise the effort of the writer(s). At the discretion of the Editorial Board, a published article may be awarded up to $400, a published book review up to $150 (for one book) and $250 (for more than one book), whilst a published viewpoint may be awarded up to $80.
Endnotes
As with all serious professional publications, sources used and borrowed ideas in POINTER journal articles must be acknowledged to avoid plagiarism.
All articles in POINTER use endnotes. Each endnote must be complete the first time it is cited. Subsequent references to the same source may be abbreviated using, as appropriate, ibid., op.cit. or loc.cit. The formats of endnotes are as follows:
Books
Citations should give the author, title of the book (italicised), the editor(s) or translator(s) (if applicable), city, publisher, date of publication, and the appropriate page number(s), or volume and page number(s) (if applicable). For example:
Tim Huxley, Defending the Lion City: The Armed Forces of Singapore (St Leonard, Australia: Allen & Unwin, 2000), p4.
Ibid., p25.
Deci, E.L., & Ryan, R.M., (Eds.), Handbook of self-determination theory research (Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press, 2002), pp10-15.
Articles in Periodicals
Citations should include the author's name, title of the article (in quotations), the title of periodical (italicised), issue information (volume, issue number, date), and the relevant page number(s). For example:
Chan, K.Y., & Lew, P., "The challenge of systematic leadership development in the SAF", POINTER Vol.30 No.4 (2005), pp39-50.
Newspapers
Citations should include the author's name, title of the article (in quotations), the title of the newspaper (italicised), date of publication, and the appropriate page number(s). For example:
David Boey, "Old soldiers still have something to teach", The Straits Times, 28 September 2004, p12.
For monographs and supplements, either footnotes or endnotes may be used but the use of either must be internally consistent.
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Last updated on 12 Nov 2007
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