General

Manuscripts submitted in all fields of natural and applied sciences are considered for publication in the Journal of Science, 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. Full-length papers – These should describe new and carefully confirmed findings and 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.

a. Abstract of not more than 250 words.
b. Keywords should be given for indexing and information retrieval
c. Introduction
d. Materials and Methods/Experimental
e. Results
f. Discussion
g. Conclusions
h. Acknowledgements
i. References

2. Short communications - A short communication should not exceed four printed pages in length 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.

Preparation of Manuscripts

Three copies of each manuscript must be submitted to the Editor in Chief. All manuscripts must be in English and typed double spaced on one side of A4 paper with ample margins on all sides. All the pages must be numbered consecutively. The first page should always be the title page with the name(s) of the author(s), Institution(s) and address(es).

References

References in the text should be cited as the author’s name followed by the year of publication in brackets. Eg: 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.

References to books or chapters should include names and initials of editors, page numbers, place of publication and name of publisher.

Examples are as follows:

Journal articles:
Ali A.B. 1990. Some ecological aspects of fish populations in tropical rice fields. Hydrobiolgia 190: 215-222.

Books:
Ellis M.B. & J.P. Ellis 1985. Microfungi on Land Plants, Croom Helm Ltd., Kent, U.K.

Articles in Edited volumes/books:
Fernando, C.H. 1990. Reservoirs and lakes in southeast Asia. In: Lake and Reservoir Ecosystems (F.B. Taub ed.) pp 411-446. Elsevier, Amsterdam.

Illustrations

Submit each table, diagram, graph, map or photograph in one original and two copies. All illustrations must bear author’s name. Tables and legends of illustrations should be written on separate sheets in numerical order and their approximate position in the text should be indicated by a marginal note.

Magnifications should be indicated on scale lines. Photographs should be preferably black and white. Colour plates may be included at the author’s expense.

Abbreviations and Units

Binomial Latin 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.

The final version of the manuscript if accepted for publication should be submitted in a diskette in word.

Proofs

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

Offprints

Fifteen off prints of each paper will be supplied free of charge. Authors will have the option of buying further off prints at reasonable prices.

Manuscript should be submitted to

The Editor-in-Chief, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya.