5th Symposium on Plantation Crop Research

Calling papers                                                       Mid September to mid October, 2013

Dead line of acceptance                                        31st March 2014

Completion of reviewing                                        31st May 2014

Completion of editing                                             30th June 2014

Submission for printing                                          Within September 2014 

 

 

 

 

GUIDELINES FOR PREPARING MANUSCRIPTS

The manuscript should be written in English and typed in MS Word using Times New Roman font size 12, on one side of A4 paper with double spacing. A margin of 4cm should be left on all sides of the page.

 

The format of articles based on original research shall be divided into sub sections:

 

Title page:  Shall contain the full title, brief but appropriate and informative; a short running title, not exceeding 45 characters; Name(s) of author(s) with surnames underlined; Affiliation and address(s) of author(s); the name and the email address of the principal author or the author to whom correspondence shall be made.

 

Abstract:  this should be concise the scope of the work and principal findings, and should be suitable for direct use by the abstracting journals and shall not exceed 250 words.

 

Keywords:  A list of keywords not exceeding nine words chosen from the title, abstract or the body of the paper should be provided. They should be in alphabetical order and separated with comas.

 

Introduction: Shall include the clear statement of the scope indicating the essential background.

 

Materials and methods:  Shall contain sufficient details of the materials used and techniques followed.

 

Results and discussion: Shall include all the results, highlighting the significance of theoretical explanations for the major observations may also be provided. The last paragraph shall contain major conclusions and recommendations, if any.

 

Acknowledgements: Shall be brief.

 

References:  All references in the text must be listed at the end of the article, alphabetical order according to the author’s last name. The information should be complete for the reader to trace the original document for further reading. The following style should be used

 

Example:

Sirisena, D.N., K.G.W. Abethunge, and M.S.K. Perera. 2002. Effect of chemical fertilizer on the yield of potato (Solonum tuberosum L.) in the upcountry wet zone of Sri Lanka. J.Soil Sci.Soc.Sri Lanka. 14 :1-6

 

Steel, R.G.D., and J.H. Torrrie. 1980. Principles and procedures of statistics:  A biometrical approach 2nd ed. McGraw-Hill, New York.

 

Kumaragamage, D., H.B. Nayakakorale, and L.P Vidana Arachchi. 1999. Risk and limitations of the wet zone soils. P. 139-159. In R.B. Mapa et al. (ed.) Soils of the wet zone of Sri Lanka. Morphology, characterization and classification. Spec. Publ. No. 1. Soil Science Society of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

 

Kendaragama, K.M.A., 2001. Rice based cropping system in Sri Lanka: Potentials and limitations of land resources. P. 105-114. Proc. SAARC Workshop on Soil Fertility Management in Rice Based Cropping System. 25-27 Jan. 2001. Dambulla, Sri Lanka

 

Hansen, J., S. Makiko,  R. Reto,  L. Andrew,  and O. Valdar  (2000). Global warming in the twenty-first century: An alternative scenario [on line]. [Accessed on 25.11.2010]. Available at http://www.pnas.org/content/97/18/9875.long

 

Unpublished personnel communication should be incorporated in the text.

 

Tables:  Tables should be self explanatory. Tables should not duplicate data shown in figures.

 

Figures: figures and illustrations should be numbered in the order in they appear in the text.  Each figure must carry a caption.

 

Units and Symbols: The recommended SI (System International) units and symbols should be used as far as possible