In a quest to enhance the publishing culture among academic staff members at MUST, the editorial board for the Advances in Sciences and Arts (ASA) at MUST is conducting a two-day training in Mulanje.

The training aims to discuss ways of improving the visibility of the journal to its audience and on the website.

Speaking during the opening of the workshop on July 2, 2025,, Professor Alfred Maluwa, Director of Research and Outreach for MUST and team leader for ASA, expressed satisfaction with the performance of the board, noting that the journal has now gained international recognition.

Professor Maluwa attributed the development to the commitment and dedication of its members in uplifting the operations of the journal. 

He encouraged them to continue wirh the good practice.

“It is high time we make this journal an instrument that can help to leverage the five strategic pillars of excellence as stipulated in the MUST 2030 blueprint,” he said.

Among other things, the workshop seeks to improve the visualization of the website, streamline data management, enhance the process of sending papers to possible reviewers and providing possible release dates, improve data tracking, facilitate communication and organization, and conduct benchmarking.

Meanwhile, the board is calling for abstracts to be incorporated in Volume 2, Issue No. 2, to be released in December 2025.

Advances in Sciences and Arts is a multidisciplinary, open-access, and peer-reviewed journal that focuses on outstanding research in the areas of science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics, and science-related disciplines and is published by MUST.