FARU journal papers should be submitted using Sri Lanka Journals Online (sljol) portal using the link given below.
The full peer review process consists of three stages, through which manuscripts may progress:
1. Stage One – Initial Screening of New Submissions
Manuscripts are initially screened based on the following key factors:
The manuscripts that fails the stage 1 initiate screening will either be declined or returned to authors.
2. Stage Two – Peer Review
Manuscripts that pass the initial screening undergo blind peer review by two independent reviewers. The Editorial Board considers comments from the peer reviewers and makes decisions such as:
Authors are informed of the decision at this stage and are expected to submit a revised version addressing the reviewer comments.
Additionally, authors should submit a table outlining the responses to the reviewer comments.
The revised manuscript will be re-reviewed until all the reviewer comments are satisfactorily addressed by the authors and the paper gets accepted by the reviewers.
3. Stage Three – Plagarism Check
The accepted manuscripts will undergo a similarity check and necessary actions will be taken to ensure the plagirism policy is adhered before the paper is considered for the publication. Then, the manuscript will be promptly published on FARU Journal.
This information is visually represented on the website and can be accessed via the provided link.
This structured approach ensures transparency and fairness in the review process while maintaining the quality and integrity of FARU publications.
The editor in chief’s responsibility is to determine which submission to the journal will be published. The editor in chief must ensure that decisions are made on the basis of the manuscript’s merit and that the author’s race, gender, religious or political beliefs, ethnicity, or citizenship are not considered.
The editor in chief and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.
Reviewers will not use unpublished information disclosed in a submitted manuscript for their own research purpose without the author’s explicit written consent. Reviewers must recuse themselves from reviewing manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest.
Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the quality of the submission.
A potential reviewer should withdraw from the review process if unqualified to assess the contribution or cannot provide an assessment in a timely manner as defined by the editor.
Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. Information concerning the manuscripts should not be discussed with others without the approval of the editor.
Reviewers should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Reviewers’ comments should be clearly expressed and supported by data or arguments.
Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor in chief’s attention any substantial similarities or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.
Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Unpublished information disclosed in a submitted manuscript should not be used by the editorial committee members without the prior approval of the author’s explicit written consent. reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the manuscript.
Authors of original research reports should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.
Authors could be asked to provide the raw data of their study together with the paper for editorial review and should be prepared to make the data publicly available if practicable. In any event, authors should ensure accessibility of such data to other competent professionals for a reasonable time after publications (preferably via an institutional data repository or other data center).
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contribution should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspect of the research, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.
The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works and will appropriately cite or quote the work and/or words of others. Publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work should also be cited.
An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable. Manuscripts which have been published as copyrighted material elsewhere cannot be submitted. In addition, manuscripts under review by one journal should not be submitted to other publications while the manuscript is under review.
The authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed. Readers should be informed about who has funded research and on the role of the funders in the research.
When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher. If the editor or the publisher learns from a third party that a published work contains a significant error, it is the obligation of the author to promptly retract or correct the paper or to provide evidence to the editor of the correctness of the original paper.
FARU Publications allows authors to deposit Publisher's version/PDF in an institutional repository and non-commercial subject-based repositories or to publish it on Author's personal website (including social networking sites, such as ResearchGate, Academia.edu, etc.) and/or departmental website, at any time after publication. Full bibliographic information (authors, article title, journal title, volume, issue, pages) about the original publication must be provided and a link must be made to the article's DOI.
Authors retain copyright of the published papers and have the right to use the article in any subsequent book, article, or other scholarly work of which you are an author or an editor, provided that appropriate credit is given to FARU.
B.Sc. (QS)(Hons), PhD (UK)
Department of Building Economics,
Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Email: mthayaparan@uom.lk
B.Sc. (QS)(Hons), PhD (UK), SEDA (UK)
Dean, Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Email: ysandanayake@uom.lk
B. Arch (Hons), PhD (Arch) HKU, AIA (SL),
Department of Architecture,
Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Email: waji724@gmail.com
BSc TCP(Hons), MSc, PhD
Department of Town & Country Planning,
Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Email: priyanwada@uom.lk
Bachelor of Design (Hons), PhD, University of Limerick
Department of Integrated Design,
Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Email: dilinaj@uom.lk
B.Sc. (QS)(Hons), M.Sc.(Building) Singapore, PhD, F.A.I.Q.S SL, MCIOB
Department of Building Economics,
Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Email: suranga@uom.lk
B.Sc. (FM)(Hons), PhD (UK), MIFMSL
Department of Building Economics,
Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Email: psridarran@gmail.com
B.Des (Hons) (SL), MA Design (Singapore), Ph.D. (SL)
Department of Integrated Design,
Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.
Email: sumanthris@uom.lk
Dr. Chethika Abenayake
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Dr. Dilani Abenayake
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Assoc. Prof. Hajer AL-Dahash
University of Babylon, Iraq
Dr. Belqais Allali
University of Salford, UK
Dr. Ashan Asmone
University of Cambridge, UK
Assoc. Prof. Namrata Bhattacharya-Mis
University of Chester, UK
Dr. H Chandanie
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Prof. Tilanka Chandresekera
Oklahoma State University, USA
Dr. Shaleeni Coorey
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Assoc. Prof. Subrata Das
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh
Dr. Chameera De Silva
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Dr. Chathura De Silva
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Prof. Lalith De Silva
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Prof. Nayanthara De Silva
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Prof. Wasana De Silva
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Dr. Elham Delzendeh
Birmingham City University, UK
Dr. Kapila Devapriya
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Dr. Nuwan Dias
University of Manchester, UK
Dr. Biyanka Ekanayake
University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Prof. Rohinton Emmanuel
Glasgow Caledonian University, UK
Assoc. Prof. Nirodha Fernanado
Edinburgh Napier University, UK
Dr. Wajishani Gamage
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Dr. Pavithra Ganesu
University of Salford, UK
Dr. Devindi Geekiyanage
University of Salford, UK
Dr. Kanchana Ginige
Northumbria University, UK
Prof. Zhonghua Gou
Wuhan University, China
Dr. Sachie Gunatilake
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Dr. Wathsala Gunawardena
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Dr. Mayank Gupta
Pandit Deendayal Energy University, India
Dr. Kaushalya Herath
University of Dundee, UK
Dr. Malani Herath
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Dr. Anishka Hettiarachchi
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Dr. Chamali Hewawasam
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Prof. Bingunath Ingirige
University of Salford, UK
Dr. Suranga Jayasena
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Dr. Amila Jayasinghe
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Dr. Pavitra Jayasinghe
University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
Dr. Nadeeka Jayaweera
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Prof. Yamuna Kaluarachchi
Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Prof. Kaushal Keraminiyage
University of Salford, UK
Prof. Udayangani Kulatunga
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Dr. Xiaoxi Li
National Environment Agency, Singapore
Dr. Nandun Madhusanka
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Prof. Samitha Madnawadu
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Dr. Chamindi Malalgoda
University of Huddersfield, UK
Dr. Harshini Mallawarachchi
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Dr. Anupa Manned
Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Dr. Anushika Mudiyanselage
Birmingham City University, UK
Prof. Harsha Munasinghe
George Brown College, Canada
Prof. Jagath Munasinghe
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Prof. Alex Opoku
University of Sharjah, UAE
Dr. Kelum Palipane
Melbourn school of Design, Australia
Dr. Roshani Palliyaguru
Oxford Brooks University, UK
Prof. Chaminda Pathirage
University of Wolverhampton, UK
Dr. Milinda Pathiraja
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Prof. Kanchana Perera
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Prof. Narein Perera
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Dr. Amanda Rajapakse
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Prof. Indrika Rajapaksha
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Prof. Upendra Rajapaksha
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Prof. Thanuja Ramachandra
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Dr. Tharusha Ranadewa
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Dr. Gayani Ranasinghe
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Dr. Akila Rathnasinghe
Northumbria University, UK
Dr. Rohana Rathnayake
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Dr. Uthpala Rathnayake
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Dr. Giridaran Renganathan
University of Kent, United Kingdom
Dr. NM Rizvi
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Dr. Navodana Rodrigo
The University of Adelaide, Australia
Assoc. Prof. Julie Rudner
La Trobe University, Australia
Dr. Inoka Samarasekara
University of New South Wales, Australia
Dr. Aparna Samaraweera
University of South Australia, Australia
Dr. Sumanthri Samarawickrama
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Prof. Yasangika Sandanayake
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Dr. Laura Santamaria
Royal College of Art, UK
Mrs. Ruwandika Senanayake
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Dr. Krisanthi Seneviratne
Western Sydney University, Australia
Dr. Priyanwada Singhapathirana
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Dr. Mohan Siriwardena
Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Dr. Dumindu Soorige
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Dr. Pournima Sridarran
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Dr. Cristiano Storni
University of Limerick, Ireland
Prof. Noralfishah Sulaiman
University Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Malaysia
Dr. AL Susantha
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Dr. Menaha Thayaparan
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Prof. Anuradha Waidyasekara
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Dr. Emeshi Warusawitharana
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Dr. Kamal Wasala
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Dr. Nilmini Weerasinghe
RMIT University, Australia
Prof. Janaka Wijesundara
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Prof. Suzzanne Wilkinson
Auckland University, New Zealand
Prof. Horoshi Yoshino
Tohoku University, Japan