ICMS article collection

Teaching, Learning and Assessment in Transition

Insights, Concepts and Applications

International Center for Multidisciplinary Studies (ICMS)
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka

Introduction

The International Center for Multidisciplinary Studies (ICMS) of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences intends to publish a special collection of short articles on Teaching, Learning and Assessment in higher education. This collection welcomes research reports, replication studies, reflections and critical essays on different empirical phenomena related to teaching, learning and assessment in higher education.

Author Guidelines

Article Length: Maximum 3000 words, including references
Abstract: Provide an abstract of not more than 150 words
Keywords: Please provide 4 key words, italicized, in alphabetical order
Headings: Please use the decimal system of headings with no more than three levels
Abbreviations: Abbreviations should be defined at first mention and used consistently thereafter.

Formatting:

Font throughout: Times New Roman
Title: Font size 14, double-spaced
Author affiliations (Name, Faculty, Department, email): Font size 10, single-spaced, in the order of 1st author, 2nd author etc.
Abstract: Font size 11, single-spaced,
Body: Font size 12, double-spaced.
Main Headings:

    1. Introduction (may also include background to study and justification)
    2. Literature Review (brief)
    3. Methodology: Data and Data analysis
    4. Results and discussion
    5. Conclusion

Methodology, results and discussion sections should cover more than 2/3 of the full content of the article. However, this format may vary depending on the type of the article that you choose to write.

In-text Citations: All publications must conform to the 7th manual of the American Psychological Association (APA).

References: References should be limited to work that has been cited in the text, and it should conform to the 7th manual of the American Psychological Association  (APA).

Submission: An electronic copy should be submitted to mdrcfhss@sjp.ac.lk

Deadline: February 28th, 2021

For any clarifications, contact:

Dr. Sujeewa Hettiarachchi  (sujeewah@sjp.ac.lk)

Dr. Lalith Ananda  (mlalithananda@sjp.ac.lk)