Eastern Journal of Library and Information Science (EJLIS)

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Manuscripts

Preparation of Manuscripts

EJLIS welcome previously unpublished manuscripts in the category of research articles, review papers and short communication. 

Authors required to strictly adhere to the following guidelines when preparing the manuscript.

1. Manuscript Categories

1.1 Research Articles

The manuscripts must be unpublished and not under review elsewhere and should present novel, rigorously validated findings. 

Authors should adhere to a word limit of 4,000–6,000 words and include the following sections:

  • Title: Concise and accurately represent the research.
  • Author(s) Name(s) and Affiliations: Include author name(s), affiliation(s), and e-mail address(es). It should also include the corresponding author’s ORCID number. If there are multiple authors, the corresponding author should be indicated with an asterisk (*).
  • Abstract: Limited to 250 words, summarizing the research aim, methodology, key findings, conclusions, and recommendations (if applicable).
  • Keywords: Provide up to 5 keywords for indexing and retrieval.
  • Introduction: Covers background, literature review, research problem, objectives, and/or research questions.
  • Methodology: Details research strategy, sampling methods, population, sample size, and analytical techniques.
  • Results, Analysis, and Findings
  • Discussion, Conclusions, and Recommendations
  • Future Research Implications
  • Acknowledgments: Brief paragraph mentioning financial or institutional support (if any).
  • References: Follow APA 7th edition format.

1.2 Review Papers

Review papers should critically analyze established literature in a focused LIS-related area. They must include a clear and concise title, abstract, introduction, main body, conclusion, and references. The length of the manuscript should be within 10 pages. 

1.3 Short Communications

Short communications (up to 2000-2,500 words, including figures and tables) should report smaller studies, new methods, or emerging techniques in LIS. Progress reports are not accepted. 

 

 

2. Technical Aspects of Manuscripts

  • Paper size: A4 paper.
  • Margin: one inch each side
  • Line spacing: 1.5-line space for content pages, 1 line space for abstract, acknowledgement, tables, and figure captions, references and appendix.
  • Font type: 12pt, Times New Roman for all the contents. For first level headings 14 pt upper case, bold, for second level heading 13 pt, sentence case, bold.
  • Page numbering: Consecutively numbered by Indo Arabic numbers at the middle bottom.
  • Graphs and tables should be self-explanatory for readers, and these should be referred to within text.
  • Horizontal lines should be avoided in the table.
  • Caption should be at top of the table, and at bottom of figure (including graph). Whenever the figure or table is borrowed from other sources, it should be indicated with captions.
  • References: References should be in American Psychological Association (APA) 7th edition format.
  • Medium of Publication: English 

 

3.  Ethical Considerations

  • Authorship and Contributions: All listed authors must have made significant contributions.
  • Plagiarism Policy: The journal follows a strict anti-plagiarism policy.
  • Conflict of Interest: Authors must disclose any conflicts of interest.

 

Submission of manuscript

All manuscripts should be submitted to the Editor  by email in word processing format as an email attachment.

We do not accept hardcopies of manuscript submission.

All correspondences related to the manuscript before/after submission should be sent to the Editor by email.

Email: editorejlis@esn.ac.lk

A plagiarism check will be conducted, and submissions with more than 15% similarity may be rejected.