YMS - THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS, SRI LANKA
Publications – Format & Layout
T. M. Pallewatta
Abstract: This guideline on Format and Layout describes the requirements to be fulfilled by
authors for preliminary consideration in publishing their articles with The Institution of Engineers, Sri
Lanka. A soft copy of this document could be obtained from the Institution website <www.iesl.lk> or
by e-mailing a request to [email protected] or [email protected], to be used as a basic template in
structuring the prospective articles.
Keywords: Format, Engineers, Template
1. Introduction relevant SI unit should be given within
This paper is intended to serve the dual brackets.
purpose of providing instructions to
prospective authors and acting as a template for • Name(s) and Address(es) of Author(s)
structuring the intended papers in the required should be provided in the required format
format. Strict adherence to this format is a pre (iesl/journal/offer) obtainable in hard/soft
requisite for a paper to be considered. forms from IESL. The details include a brief
outline of qualifications and professional
affiliations (including the affiliation with the
2. General Rules IESL) and current employment with
Rule for publication are as follows; position. (In this context, author(s) should
• The paper must be an Original Technical also fill the text box placed at the right hand
Paper based on research by the author(s) bottom corner of the first page of the Paper).
(intended for Section I) or an Original
Article of Professional or Technical interest • It is mandatory for the corresponding
related to Engineering. (Section II) author to have a valid email address which
should be included in the author
• On matters regarding publications, decision information text box.
of the Editor in consultation with the
Editorial Board shall be final. • Correctly formatted papers received, (soft
copy, MS-Word format & 2 hard copies) will
• It is necessary for the Author to have a be scrutinized for basic requirements and
membership in the Institution of Engineers, forwarded to two appropriate referees in
Sri Lanka. When papers are co-authored, at anonymity (double-blind-refereeing), for
least one of the Authors should have a evaluation and comments. First author will
membership. Exceptional papers by non- be provided with comments of referees on
members may be considered on the the paper. Attended amendments/
discretion of the Editorial Board. corrections may be re-directed to the
referees for concurrence. After amendments
• Manuscripts should not contain any are completed in consultation with the
derogatory remark/s whatsoever about any editorial staff to the satisfaction of the
person or organization. referees, the final version of the Manuscript
should be submitted to the Institution as a
soft copy and a printed hard copy for record
• Presentation of the paper should be in
‘Third Person’. purposes. The soft copy may be e-mailed.
• A representative abstract of not more than
Eng. (Prof.) T. M. Pallewatta, Int. PEng.(SL), C. Eng.,
200 words should be provided as indicated FIE(SL), FIAE(SL), B.Sc. Eng. (Hons) (Moratuwa), M.Eng.
above. (AIT), D. Eng. (Tokyo), Senior Professor in Civil
Engineering, The Open University of Sri Lanka,
• It is expected that the International System Editor ENGINEER.
Email:
[email protected] of Units (SI) is used. If other units are used, ORCID ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6403-2560
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3. Format be sequentially numbered and titled above its
The Journal is published in standard A4 size top. (e.g.: Table 1 – Material Properties.)
(297x210) with a two-column layout for text.
Diagrams and tables should be in portrait 4.2 Figures and Photographs
orientation with one or two column width. Figures and photographs should be either one
or two column width in portrait orientation.
3.1 Size of the Paper Photographs should be preferably scanned (at
Size of the paper composed in this required 100 dpi in .jpg or .tif format) and sized before
format is limited to ten (10) pages. On special placement in the manuscript. Each figure
occasions this maximum limit may be waived should be sequentially numbered and titled
on the discretion of the Editor. below. (e.g.: Figure 1 – Stress/Strain Curve for
High Tensile Steel.)
3.2 Font and Margins
The Font for general text should be ‘Book 4.3 Equations (Mathematical Expressions)
Antiqua’ with 10-point size. Main headings Equations should be indented and separated
shall be with the same font of 12-point size from the text and identified by consecutive
bolded, while sub headings shall be 10-point numbers placed at the far right side of the line.
size, bolded. Main and sub headings shall be e.g.: F = 9C/5 + 32 .... (3)
numbered in the manner adopted in this paper.
4.4 Citing References
Margins shall be 20 mm all around and an References should be cited within square
additional binding gutter of 10 mm on the brackets in the main text. (e.g.: [1], Wu et al. [2])
appropriate edge (Mirror Margins). Width of a Formats for listing references vary according to
text column shall be 75 mm with a space of 10 the type of publication. Authors are therefore
mm in between. advised to adhere to following formats given in
the reference list (in Book Antiqua 9 pt.), which
3.3 Headings and Order of Presentation should be listed and numbered sequentially;
The author is free to name headings according Books [1], Journals [2], Conferences [3], and
to the context and content of the paper. Internet references [4].
However, it is preferable to have main headings
in the following order for consistency.
5. Conclusions
Introduction It is expected that by complying with the
Literature Review simple guidelines presented in this paper, the
.... authors would be able to present their research
.... and professional articles in a logical and
Conclusions coherent manner so as to comply with
References internationally accepted standards.
Acknowledgement (if any)
References (all cited in main text) and Acknowledgement
Acknowledgement should not be given a
Author wishes to acknowledge the assistance
paragraph number.
given by the IESL in preparation of this guide.
3.4 Format Limitations
Due to the adopted format, authors are advised
not to use ‘headers’, ‘footers’ or ‘foot notes’.
References
1. Tomlinson, M. J., Boorman, R., Foundation Design,
5th ed., Longman, Singapore, 1986, 842 p.
4. Presentation
For the message delivered by the article to be 2. Wu, B., Maekawa, K., & Okamura, H., “Contact
more effective, the text should be supplemented Density Model for Stress Transfer Across Cracks
by ‘tables’, ‘figures’ ‘equations’ & ‘photographs’ in Concrete”, J. Faculty of Eng., The University of
as appropriate and references to publications. Tokyo, Vol. 11, No. 01, March, 1989, pp. 9-52.
3. Somes, N. F., "Hoop Reinforced Concrete”, Proc.,
4.1 Tables
ASCE, Vol. 96, ST7, July, 1970, pp. 1495-1509.
Tables should be either one or two column
width in portrait orientation. Each table should 4. http://www.iesl.lk/, Visited, 2018/05/12.
