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Types of Papers
Original Articles and Book Reviews will be considered for publication in SLIIT Business Review.
Author Guidelines
Article should be typed double-spaced in Times new Roman with 4cm wide margins on sides and 5cm wide margins on top and bottom on A4-size paper using MSWord® Software. The Articles should not normally exceed 5000 words (including references and abstract no more than 250 words). Submission of an article will be held to imply that it contains original unpublished work and is not being submitted for publication elsewhere at the same time. Submitted material will not be returned to the author, unless specifically requested.
| Title page | Title page should be separate from the rest of the paper for the smooth functioning of anonymous referee process. The title page should include the title of the paper, name(s), affiliation(s) and full addresses, including email, of the author(s). |
| Tables | Tables should be typed on separate sheets without vertical rules. The approximate position of the table in the text should be flushed to the left indent. |
| Headings | A maximum of three levels may be used. First level of headings should be bold capitol, second level of headings should be Italic bold capital and third level of titles should be italic only. |
| Illustrations | Printed version of the illustration should be submitted along with the JPEG format. Charts and graphs should include necessary data sources. |
References
The Harvard system must be used for giving references. References are listed alphabetically at the end of the paper in the following forms:
| Books | McCarthy, E. J, William, D. P & Pascale, G.Q (1997), Basic marketing, Irwin, Sydney. |
| Journal article | Jayathilaka, R., Rathnayaka, K. and Samarakoon, N. (2020) Impact of Macroeconomic Variables on Colombo Stock Exchange: A Sri Lankan Experience, Sri Lanka Economic Journal, 16 (1), pp.21-35. |
| Electronic journal article | Jayathilaka R, Joachim S, Mallikarachchi V, Perera N, Ranawaka D (2020) Do chronic illnesses and poverty go hand in hand?”, PLoS ONE, 15(10), pp. 1-19, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241232 |
| Chapter of book | Dissanayake, L. D. A. D. (2021) "The Impact of Cultural Orientation on the Societal Motivations of Luxury Good Consumption of IT Professionals in Sri Lanka" Editors: Ramona Ortean, Claudia Ogrean, Silvia Cristina Mrginean, Organizations and Performance in a Complex World, Springer Nature Switzerland, pp.51-66, |
| Conference papers | Samarasinghe H. M. U. S. R. (2018) Impact Of Hotel Service Attributes On Customer Retention : Moderating Effect Of Customers Nationality Case Of Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Sri Lanka in 3rd International Research Conference on Economics, Business and Social Sciences (3rd IRC 2018-MY Chapter), Azman Hashim Building, Faculty of Business and Accountancy, University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, November 2018. |
| Case study (online) | Tejenda, A. (2011) The National Strategies: Power of Reading - raising achievement in literacy through enjoyment and creativity (case study) [online] London: Department for Education and Skills Available at: [Accessed: 2011 May 26] |
| Web pages | Weida, S & Stolley, K (2013), Developing strong thesis statements. Available from: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/588/1/ [13 October 2015]. |
| Websites | University Library (2016), University Library Home Page, 26 February 2016, The University of Western Australia. Available from: http://www.library.uwa.edu.au/ [31 March 2016]. |
| Theses | Hos, J. P (2005), Mechanochemically synthesized nanomaterials for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cell membranes, Ph.D. thesis, University of Western Australia. |
Publishing Ethics
Submission of an article will be held to imply that it contains original unpublished work and is not being submitted for publication elsewhere at the same time. Submitted material will not be returned to the author, unless specifically requested. The editor should be consulted for further details.
Paper submission
Articles can be submitted to editor.sbr@sliit.lk