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Author Guidelines

General
Manuscripts submitted in all fields of natural and applied sciences are considered for publication in the Journal of Science of the University of Kelaniya on the understanding that they have not been published, submitted or accepted for publication elsewhere. Three types of papers may be submitted.

1. Research Articles: These should describe new and carefully confirmed findings. Experimental procedures should be given in sufficient detail for others to verify the work. Authors are recommended to keep their papers short, preferably less than 20 manuscript pages. The paper should comprise the following sections.
   ABSTRACT of not more than 250 words
   (Summarize the research focus, methodology, results/findings of the research and the main conclusions and recommendations, if any.)
   Keywords should be given for indexing and information retrieval
   INTRODUCTION
   METHODOLOGY
   RESULTS
   DISCUSSION
   CONCLUSIONS
   ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS One paragraph is suggested, with acknowledgement of financial support listed at the end.
   REFERENCES
2. Short communications: A short communication should not exceed four printed pages in length including figures, tables, etc. and is suitable for recording the results of complete small investigations or giving details of new methods of techniques and apparatus. Progress reports are not acceptable.
3. Review papers: These should be submitted only after prior consultation with the editors.

Peer-Review Process
The manuscripts submitted to the JOSUK are peer reviewed by referees prior to publication. The final decision regarding the acceptance/rejection will be made by the Editorial Board based on the comments of the referees. No responsibility is assumed by the Faculty of Science of the University of Kelaniya for statements and opinions expressed by the contributors to this journal.

Preparation of Manuscripts
All manuscripts must be in English and typewritten on A4 size papers (297 mm × 210 mm) with font-12 Times New Roman and 2.0 line spacing. The left margin should be 3 cm and other margins should be 2.5 cm. The full paper should not exceed 20 pages. All the pages must be numbered consecutively.

TITLE OF THE PAPER (font-12, bold, UPPER CASE, left-justified)
(If the title is longer than 8 words, please also provide a running title for the header)

AUTHOR(S) NAME(S) (font-12, bold, UPPER CASE, left-justified)

Author(s) Affiliation(s) (font-12, bold, Title Case, left-justified)
Write the Names and Postal Addresses of All Institutions in Full. Include the Email address of the Corresponding author.

All the SECTION HEADINGS should be centered, and in bold UPPERCASE.

References
References in the text should be cited as the author’s name followed by the year of publication in brackets. e.g. Gunawardene & Fernando (1995) or where appropriate, (Gunawardene & Fernando 1995). At the end of the paper references should be listed alphabetically. Titles of Journals should be given in full. Add DOI number for each reference if it is available.

Examples are as follows:

Journal articles:
Priyadarshan, A.I.S., Senanayake, S.P., Jayatilleke, M.P. and Rajapakse,  S., (2015). Development of Suitable Propagation Systems for Tephrosia spp. in Sri Lanka. Journal of Science of the University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka. 9, pp.39–45.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/josuk.v9i0.6767

Books:
Barker, R., Kirk, J. and Munday, R.J., 1988. Narrative analysis. 3rd ed. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.

Articles in Edited volumes/books:
Samson, C., 1970. Problems of information studies in history. In: S. Stone, ed. 1980. Humanities information research. Sheffield: CRUS, pp.44-68.

Electronic documents: References to electronic documents should contain information for the particular document version that was viewed.

Examples are as follows:

Website:
Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority (2012), viewed 21 March 2012, http://www.energy.gov.lk

Sugathapala T (2011), Characteristics of Vehicle Fleet in Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority, viewed 21 March 2012, http://www.energy.gov.lk/pdf/Presentations/7_December/Characteristics.pdf

Online Journal:
Hewageegana, Prabath 2010, ‘Strong photoelectron emission from silver nanostructures’, Journal of Science of the University of Kelaniya vol. 5,  pp. 47-54, viewed 21 March 2012,  http://www.sljol.info/index.php/JOSUK/article/view/4090

Figures and Tables
All figures, and tables must be placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end. In the body of the paper all figures and tables must be cited consecutively in numerical order. Tables and Figures should be numbered with Arabic numerals (Figure 1, Table 1, etc.) Use (a), (b), (c), etc., to label the parts of figures (Figure 1(a), Figure 1(b), etc.).

Equations
Equations that are important, long, complex, or referenced later in the paper are set off from the text (displayed) and may be numbered consecutively with right-justified Arabic numbers within parentheses (1), (2), (3), etc.

Abbreviations and Units
Scientific names of microorganisms, plants and animals must be used in accordance with the international rules of nomenclature and given in full. SI units and symbols should be used for physical properties.

Submission of Manuscripts
Manuscripts should be submitted through the SLJOL online system. (http://josuk.sljol.info/)  Please register as an author in SLJOL online system to submit your manuscripts.

Authors are requested to submit their manuscripts as an Open Office or Microsoft Word file.

The final version of the manuscript if accepted for publication should be submitted in camera-ready format.

Proofs
Page proof must be corrected immediately on receipt and returned to the Editor-in-Chief.

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
2. The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
3. Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
4. The text is double-spaced; uses a 12-point Times New Roman; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
5. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
6. If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.

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• Copyright on any research article is transferred in full to University of Kelaniya upon publication in the Journal of Science of the University of Kelaniya. The copyright transfer includes the right to reproduce and distribute the article in any form of reproduction (printing, electronic media or any other form).
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