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Author Guidelines

1. General Information

• The paper must be an Original Technical Paper based on research by the author(s) (intended for Section I) or an Original Article of Professional or Technical interest related to Engineering. (Section II)
• On matters regarding publications, decision of the Editor in consultation with the Editorial Board shall be final.
• It is necessary for the Author to have a membership in the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka. When papers are co-authored, at least one of the Authors should have a membership. Exceptional papers by non-members may be considered on the discretion of the Editorial Board.
• Manuscripts should not contain any derogatory remark/s whatsoever about any person or organization.
• Presentation of the paper should be in ‘Third Person’.
• A representative abstract of not more than 200 words should be provided as indicated above.
• It is expected that the International System of Units (SI) is used. If other units are used, relevant SI unit should be given within brackets or in a supplementary dual unit table.
• Name(s) and Address(es) of Author(s) should be provided in the required format (iesl/pub/offer) obtainable in hard/soft forms from IESL. The details include a brief outline of qualifications and professional affiliations (including the affiliation with the IESL) and current employment with position. (In this context, author(s) should also fill the text box placed at the right hand bottom corner of the first page of the paper).
• Correctly formatted papers received, (soft copy, MS-Word format & 2 hard copies) will be scrutinized for basic requirements and forwarded to two appropriate referees (on anonymity) for evaluation and comments. First author will be provided with comments of referees on the paper. Attended amendments/ corrections may be re-directed to the referees for concurrence. After amendments are completed in consultation with the editorial staff to the satisfaction of the referees, the final version of the Manuscript should be submitted to the Institution as a soft copy and a printed hard copy for record purposes. The soft copy may be e-mailed or submitted on a storage medium.

2. Format

The Journal is published in standard A4 size with a two-column layout for text. Diagrams and tables should be in portrait orientation with either one or two column width.

2.1 Size of the Paper
Size of the paper composed in the required format is limited to ten (10) pages. On special occasions this maximum may be waived on the discretion of the Editor.

2.2 Font and Margins
The Font for general text should be ‘Book Antiqua’ with 10-point size. Main headings shall be with the same font of 12-point size, bolded while sub headings shall be 10-point size, bolded. Main and sub headings should be numbered in the manner adopted in this paper. Margins shall be 20 mm all around and an additional binding gutter of 10 mm on the appropriate edge (Mirror Margins). Width of a text column shall be 75 mm with a space of 10 mm in between.

2.3 Headings and Order of Presentation
The author is free to name headings according to the context and content of the paper. However, it is preferable to have main headings in the following order for consistency.

Introduction

Literature Review

....

Conclusions

References

Acknowledgement (if any)

References (all cited in main text) and Acknowledgement should not be given a paragraph number.

2.4 Format Limitations
Due to the adopted format, authors are advised not to use ‘headers’, ‘footers’ or ‘foot notes’.

3. Presentation
For the message delivered by the article to be more effective, the text should be supplemented by ‘tables’, ‘figures’ ‘equations’ & ‘photographs’ as appropriate and references to other publications.

3.1 Tables
Tables should be either one or two column width in portrait orientation. Each table should be sequentially numbered and titled above its top. (e.g.: Table 1 – Material Properties.)

3.2 Figures and Photographs
Figures and photographs should be either one or two column width in portrait orientation. Photographs should be preferably scanned (at 100 dpi in .jpg or .tif format) and sized before placement in the manuscript. Each figure should be sequentially numbered and titled below. (e.g. Figure 1 – Stress/Strain Curve for High Tensile Steel.)

3.3 Equations (Mathematical Expressions)
Equations should be indented and separated from the text and identified by consecutive numbers placed at the far right side of the line within brackets.

{e.g.: F = 9C/5 + 32 ....(3) }

3.4 Citing References
References should be cited within square brackets in the main text. (e.g.: [1], Wu et al. [2]) Formats for listing references vary according to the type of publication. Authors should therefore adhere to following formats given in the reference list (in Book Antiqua 9 pt.), which should be listed and numbered sequentially; Books [1], Journals [2], Conferences [3], and Internet references [4].

4.  Conclusions
It is expected that by complying with the simple guidelines presented here, the authors would be able to present their research and professional articles in a logical and coherent manner so as to comply with internationally accepted standards.

References

1. Tomlinson, M. J., Boorman, R., Foundation Design, 5th ed., Longman, Singapore, 1986, 842 p.
2. Wu, B., Maekawa, K., & Okamura, H., “Contact Density Model for Stress Transfer Across Cracks in Concrete”, J. Faculty of Eng., The University of Tokyo, Vol. 11, No. 01, March, 1989, pp. 9-52.
3. Somes, N. F., "Hoop Reinforced Concrete”, Proc., ASCE, Vol. 96, ST7, July, 1970, pp. 1495-1509.
4. http://www.iesl.lk/, Visited, 14th June 2011.

Fees
Engineer does not charge for evaluation, review or publication of materials. The total cost of publication is borne by the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka.

Article submission and Processing Procedure

1. Go to IESL web-site and follow the link to Journal web-page – ENGINEER. Thoroughly peruse and familiarize with the content available (including web-links) for information on Scope, Level, Content, Editorial policies, Copyright conditions, Indexing, Archiving, etc.
2. Ascertain whether at least one of the authors of the prospective paper has a membership in any one of the categories in IESL. However, if you have a high impact finding related to engineering for reporting, you may submit a paper, though none of the authors have membership at IESL. It may be accepted for processing if the Editor and the Editorial Board are satisfied of its impact.
3. Download following documents on publication in ENGINEER namely; Overview on Publication (iesl/journal/overview), Offer to Submit (iesl/journal/offer) and Format & Layout (iesl/journal/format), from the website (www.iesl.lk) and compile the paper strictly adhering to the formats and guidelines therein.
4. Download from IESL website a form to be filled by the authors offering a paper for publication in the Journal (iesl_journal_offer.pdf). This form duly filled and signed should accompany the manuscript of the paper.
5. Submit hard copy of the duly filled offer form along with two hard copies of the manuscript of the paper to; Manager Publicity, Publications Division, The Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka 120/15, Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka. Electronic submission is possible through email to Manager Publications (dir.pub@iesl.lk). The Offer Form should be sent as a scanned document (in .jpg or .pdf form, scanned at 300 dpi). Manuscript shall be in MS Word format or .pdf format.
6. Publication Division will inform whether the paper has been preliminarily accepted for review/ modifications are needed/ or not accepted.
7. During review process cycles, Referees comments/suggestions/ modifications will be informed to the corresponding author from time-to-time for action. Corresponding author may query the progress of the review process from Manager Library & Publications or Assistant Manager (Publications) (AM[P]).
8. Corresponding Author will be informed of the final acceptance/rejection of the paper.

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 or Microsoft Word, format.
3. Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.

4. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal. Every effort has been made to ensure that author names are removed from the manuscript (following the instructions to ensure blind peer review).

Copyright Notice

Copyright on any research article published in the Engineer: Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka is retained by the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka. 

From May 2018, Articles in the Engineer: Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka  are Open Access articles published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. This license permits use, distribution and reproduction, commercial and non-commercial, provided that the original work is properly cited and is not changed anyway. 

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