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THE MALAYSIAN SURVEYOR | Vol.46 | No.1 | 2011
EDITORIAL
The Malaysian Surveyor 1963-2011
Continuity and Change
2011, is the year The Institution of
Surveyors, Malaysia celebrates its 50th Year
Anniversary. However, readers of this
journal will be aware that this is Volume
no. 46 and not Volume no. 50. The reasons
for the ‘missing’ volumes can be found by
examining the history of this publication
from the perspective of its birth and origin.
The late YBhg PP Dato’ Sr Paul Foo first
proposed to produce a journal during the
AGM in June 1963. However, the Council
did not agree with the proposal due to its
small membership and the high cost of
producing a small number of copies. The
Council however agreed to produce a
newsletter. Mr C. M. Campbell was elected
the first Editor of the newsletter. In 1964,
the Council received a briefing on the
format of the first newsletter. This was
ultimately changed to Surveyors’ Quarterly
Gazette and was to be financed by
advertisements. The first issue of the
Surveyors’ Quarterly Gazette was
dispatched to members on 23 January
1965. It contained 18 pages and one
article.
Due to various publication problems e.g.
lack of suitable articles and advertisements,
the journal stopped publications for two
years from 1977 to 1978.
This explained the discrepancy between
the 50th Anniversary of ISM and the
Volume number 46 of this issue (2011).
The number of issues published in each
volume remained as four for many years.
Behind the years and decades of personal
and institutional contributions by authors,
reviewers, book reviewers, illustrators,
publishers and printers as well as editors
lie hidden. While there are periods of
achievement, the editors have to face
periods of endurance and difficulty which
include circulation and financial reasons.
Past and present editors continue to
grapple with the problem of availability of
articles, circulation, printing costs and
financial sustainability of the journal. With
the progression of time, comes
technological transformation which
provides new solutions to the way journals
are published and how the articles are
submitted and edited.
The printing cost to produce this journal
has increased considerably over the years.
To better control the cost of publication,
the Council has decided to produce this
journal in the form of an electronic
softcopy beginning with this issue. While
there is continuity in this journal
publication, there is a change in the way
this journal is presented to members.
We use this Jubilee to celebrate the growth
and development of this journal and to
note the expediency of electronic journals.
We feel very much being part of the
professional journal publishing fraternity at
an exciting time of technological change,
emerging issues and developments in the
surveying disciplines.
We look forward to the start of The
Malaysian Surveyor’s second jubilee and
invite authors to submit their articles,
papers, conference reports, book reviews,
suggestions etc. for the journal’s future
development and continuity.
Associate Professor Sr Dr.
Ting Kien Hwa
Editor
Editorial Board
ANNOUNCEMENT
“PCVS Division”
CHANGE OF NAME TO
“PMVS Division”
Dear Members,
This is to inform you that the name change of PCVS has
been approved by the Registrar of Society on 10th
March 2011.
The PCVS Division should now read as:
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT,
VALUATION & ESTATE AGENCY
SURVEYING DIVISION
The acronym for the new name is PMVS.
THEMES FOR THE
COMING ISSUES OF
The Malaysian Surveyor
ISSUE 46.2
Construction/Environmental
ISSUE 46.3
Property Market Trends &
Development
ISSUE 46.4
Green Building & Performance
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