Faculty of Architecture Research Unit (FARU)

Full Paper Submission

The full paper submission format for the FARU Journal and the FARU Annual Conference is the same. The paper should be prepared according to the FARU full paper template. Authors have 3 publishing opportunities:

FARU Journal (Issue 01)

Opens from January – March via an open call. It is published in June each year. Papers should be submitted using Sri Lanka Journals Online (sljol) platform, https://faruj.sljol.info/ ‎
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FARU Journal (Issue 02)

Open from April – June via the FARU Annual Conference. It is published in December. Only the highly ranked accepted papers of the annual conference get selected for this publication. Papers should be submitted by email to faru@uom.lk with subject ‘Full paper submission’.

Conference Proceedings

Open from April – June via the FARU Annual Conference. It is published in December. Papers should be submitted by email to faru@uom.lk with subject ‘Full paper submission’.


FARU Author Guidelines

    The full paper should contain completed research, the description of your study and should be structured in different sections such as: Abstract, Introduction, Methodology, Results, Conclusions, Acknowledgements (if applicable) and References. The paper should be prepared according to the FARU full paper template and limited to 10-12 pages including figures, tables and references (papers exceeding this page number will be rejected). If the paper is selected after the review process, the author is expected to revise the paper according to comments by the reviewers and submit the print-ready paper. The initial review process takes nearly two months and the authors are notified of the final comment together with reviewer comments. The details of the FARU Review process is found here. Authors submitting full papers to the FARU Annual conference is eligible to apply for the FARU Awards by submitting the FARU Awards Submission form before the deadline.

How to Submit Full Paper

Read the ‘Author Guidelines’, ‘FARU Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement’ , and follow the below steps on How to Submit full paper for FARU Publications:

Presentation Guide

The time duration and the options of presentation is as follows:
In-person for 10 minutes with 5 minutes of question time Or Virtually via Zoom for 10 minutes with 5 minutes of question time Or Submit pre-recorded presentations for 10 minutes with 5 minutes of question time.

All selected authors will be notified via email on how to prepare for presentation. If an author requires FARU PowerPoint Template and the Speaker guide on recording presentation Speaker guide on recording presentation can be accessed here.

FARU Awards

Authors submitting full papers to the FARU Annual conference are eligible to apply for the FARU Awards. To proceed, the author must fill the FARU Awards Submission Form and email to faru@uom.lk with the subject ‘FARU Awards Submission Form’. All winners will be awarded with a certificate at the award ceremony of the FARU Annual Conference. Submission forms must reach before the stated deadline (important dates).

Deadlines & important dates

Submission of Full Paper - Journal (Issue 01)

30th March, 2024

Notification of Reviewer Results

30th September, 2023

Print Ready Paper - Conference

15th October, 2023

Registration Deadline (Early Bird)

15th October, 2023

Registration deadline

01st, November 2023

Presentations Deck / PPT Submission

20th Nov, 2023

Conference Date

1-2 December, 2023