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University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Faculty of Science,

VINGNANAM - Journal of Science

Guidelines for Authors

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  • Vingnanam- Journal of Science publishes original research papers and short communications.
  • Original papers should not exceed 10 printed pages including tables and figures.
  • Short communications should not exceed 3 printed pages including tables and figures. Manuscripts must be accompanied by a letter signed by all the authors.
  • Submission of a paper to the journal means that it has not previously been published (except in an abstract form), and that it is not being considered for publication elsewhere.
  • Responsibility for the accuracy of the content of the manuscript, including references, lies entirely with the authors.

 

Submission

Three hard copies of the manuscripts should be submitted to the editors in addition to a soft copy that must be submitted electronically to vingnanam@jfn.ac.lk along with the contact detail of three potential referees in the filed of the manuscript belongs to.

 

Preparation of Manuscript

(i)                 Original papers should be organized as follows:

Abstract

Key words

Introduction

Materials and Methods

Results

Discussion

Acknowledgements

References

 

(ii)               Manuscripts should be typewritten with double spacing, using Times New Roman 12 font size. The metric system is to be used throughout.

(iii)             The title page should include: title, the names, affiliations and complete postal addresses of all authors. Corresponding author's telephone number and e-mail address should be mentioned.

(iv)             An abstract should not exceed more than 10 % of the length of the article.

(v)               Keywords, 3-6 items, should be provided.

(vi)             References should be prepared as guided by the References below:



References

 

1.                  F. Padinger, R.S. Rittberger, N.S. Sariciftci, Adv. Funct. Mater. 13, 85-88 (2003).

2.                  T. J. Savenije, J. M. Warman, and A. Goossens, Chem. Phys. Lett. 287, 148 (1998).

3.                  P. Ravirajan, S. A. Haque, D. Poplavskyy, J. R. Durrant, D. D. C. Bradley, and J. Nelson, Proc. SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng. 5215, 226 (2004).

4.                  A. C. Arango, L. R. Johnson, V. N. Bliznyuk, Z. Sclesinger, S. A. Carter and H. H. Horhold, Adv. Mater. 12, 1689 (2000).

5.                  A. C. Arango, S. A. Carter, and P. J. Brock, Appl. Phys. Lett. 74, 1698 (1999).

6.                  A. J. Breeze, Z. Schlesinger, and S. A. Carter, Phys. Rev. B 64, 125205 (2001).

7.                  P. Ravirajan, S. A. Haque, D. Poplavskyy, J. R. Durrant, D. D. C. Bradley, and J. Nelson, Thin Solid Films, 451-452, 624 (2004).

8.                  P. Ravirajan, S. A. Haque, D. Poplavskyy, J. R. Durrant, D. D. C. Bradley, and J. Nelson, J. Appl. Phys, 93(3), 1473-1480 ( 2004).

 

The Editors

Vingnanam - Journal of Science

Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna,

Jaffna, Sri Lanka

07 April 2010