1.1. Submitting deadlines

Kjms website always notify the submission deadlines for the manuscripts prior to each journal issue. KJMS accepts manuscripts for the issue 1 of the journal probably from Jan to April and for the  Issue 2- from June to September  each year. The deadlines for submissions are displayed in the KJMS website link under call for papers: https://kdu.ac.lk/kjms/downloads/call-for-papers 

1.2. Author Declaration

Authors have to send the duly filled Electronic Author Declaration (EAD) template posted online in the KJMS website with the manuscript.  

1.3. Excess manuscripts

Any manuscript submitted to KJMS, if do not get the opportunity to publish in the first issue will be kept in the pool and will be considered for the upcoming journal publications with prior notification to the authors. 

1.4. Notification to authors

Once the authors submit the manuscripts online, they are notified officially about the similarity Index and the results of the screening test of the manuscript prior to send the manuscript to the reviewers. If there is any deficiency, responsibility lies with the author to make the required improvements and resend the manuscript for consideration. 
 

The type of articles considered 

2.1. It seeks to publish original research articles and innovative research with novel analysis on various application models relating to multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research. The journal aims to bring together quality research and to compile articles in diverse disciplines providing a platform for cross boundaries. 

2.2. KJMS expects that a submitted manuscript is not already published or submitted elsewhere. A prospective author shall not submit their manuscript to KJMS when submitted elsewhere and under consideration. 

2.3. Each copyrighted item in a manuscript must have authorization granted by the owner(s). 

2.4. Cite all of the sources correctly in the manuscript with references.  

2.5. Even after a manuscript has been accepted, the KJMS Editorial Board reserves the authority to reject it if any significant problems with its substance or violates the KJMS editorial policies. 
 

3.1. Read the guidelines below in preparing the manuscript in the live template given in the Journal's website. Download the live electronic template from the website to prepare the manuscript which has already specified different components of the manuscript [title, text, heads, etc.]. Do not change the characters, fonts, symbols etc in the given live format when preparing the manuscript. 
3.2. Detailed submission guidelines can be found on the KJMS website and authors are responsible for understanding these guidelines before submitting their manuscripts. For further information please refer to https://kdu.ac.lk/kjms/pdf/AUTHOR-guidelines.pdf.  
3.3. All manuscripts must be in English. The preferred spelling of the manuscript is British English. Additional information on formatting and style issues can be obtained from the KJMS style guide, posted online at: https://kdu.ac.lk/kjms/template.php.
3.4. All papers in KJMS are edited electronically. 
 

The following points have to be followed by the authors in preparing the manuscript for submission: 

4.1. Link your research to relevant works published by the other researchers. 

4.2. Use recent references instead of many outdated references. 

4.3. Critically evaluate the literature published internationally in reputed journals which publish relevant studies from which you can find a gap. 

4.4. Mention the research gap and its significance to local and international researchers. 

4.5. The paper must make it clear about the theory it is addressing. It may be to test theories, generate theories, or apply theories. Mention the Theory-related factors in your paper. 

4.6. In the discussion and conclusion, you must 'write back to the literature review from which you have derived a research question. It would be best if you showed how you answered that research question to extend the current understanding of relevant issues focused. 

4.7. Write the conclusions and recommendations of your research. 

Abstract

Abstract should consist of concise information of the content of the article and shall be informative, accessible and state the main results obtained. o It shall be a summary of the research findings with objectives, a brief methodology, major findings and conclusions and shall not contain table numbers, figure numbers, references or equations and shall not exceed 300 words. 

Keywords

Keywords should appear immediately after the abstract, and provide a maximum of 6 separated by a comma.

Introduction

Introduction shall be concise describing the nature of the research problem concerned with its background. All relevant references shall be cited and all the highly specialized terms should be expanded indicating all abbreviations used in the article. o Methodology 
The methods used in the research shall be described in terms of qualitative , quantitative or mixed techniques or otherwise. 

The methodology has to be described clearly providing sufficient details of the research design, conceptual design (optional) simulation techniques, statistical tests or analyses carried out to generate the results so as to allow the methodology to be repeated by other researchers. o Results 
Describe the details of the major findings and the outcomes of the study in the results section. Use tables to improve clarity and express results using graphs, statistical diagrams wherever relevant. 

Tables

Submit the tables of the publication as editable text and not as images. Incorporate the tables in the relevant places of the body text. Table shall be numbered consecutively in accordance with their appearance. The table title shall appear on the top of the table with any explanatory captions below the title. Ensure that the data presented in tables do not duplicate results described in the body text. o Figures 
Figure title has to appear at the bottom of the figure. All Figures including maps, photographs and plates shall be numbered in the relevant sequence and their title has to appear at the bottom. Figures, graphics, plates, photographs and maps shall have approximately 300dpi with embedded fonts and have to be inserted in the relevant place of the text.

Discussion

This section shall include the discussion of the significance of results and compare the findings with the findings of the  previous researchers using relevant references. o Conclusion 
Conclusions drawn from the research should be summarized with recommendations for future research.

Appendices

If it is needed, the appendices shall appear before the Acknowledgements. If there are multiple Appendices they have to be labeled as Appendix A, B, C and D etc. o Acknowledgements 
The author/s have to incorporate the financial assistance received for the research, and also any intellectual support received during the work etc. under this section. o References 
Ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list. If these references are included in the reference list,they should follow the latest edition of Harvard referencing style which is the standard reference style of the journal. Citation of a reference as 'in press' implies that the item has been accepted for publication. Use of the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) is encouraged and that can be used to cite and link to electronic articles. 

Word Count

The word count of the abstract shall be maximum of 300 words and the total word count of the manuscript excluding references shall be 4000 to 5000 words. 
 

6.1. The submission has not been previously published, in part or in whole, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor). 

6.2. All third-party-owned materials used have been identified with appropriate credit lines, and permission has been obtained from the copyright holder for all formats of the journal. Authors acknowledge their responsibility to gain all permissions prior to submission. 

6.3. All authors qualify as authors and have given permission to be listed on the submitted paper. 

6.4. Tables should be included as editable text and not as images. Tables are all cited in the main text and are included within the text document. 

6.5. Figures are all cited in the main text and are inserted in the relevant place in the text. Figures/images have a resolution of at least 300dpi. The files are in one of the following formats: JPG, TIFF, GIF, PNG, EPS (to maximize quality, the original source file is preferred). 

6.6. The corresponding author is submitting an ORCID identifier in their author data and co-authors have been recommended to also to provide an ORCID. 

6.7. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines. Every effort has been made to ensure that the submission is ready for peer review according to the journal's review policy. If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the submitted files (including file properties) have been anonymized. 

The KDU Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies (KJMS) is published under the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 International license. Authors of the publications in KJMS retain the copyright of their articles. They are free to reproduce and disseminate their work. The source (KJMS) should be cited when articles published in the KJMS are reproduced or stored in a repository. Authors can archive and distribute their articles after publication in KJMS, which is not responsible for subsequent uses of the work. 
 

The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party. The full privacy policy can be viewed here. 

This journal does not charge publication fees.

• E-ISSN: 2579-2229
• Print ISSN: 2579-2245 

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