Bolgoda Plains

Bolgoda Plains is to give a voice to the University of Moratuwa Researcher. Our eco-system spans 6 faculties with 35 departments and 9 centers. University of Moratuwa serve research facilities at 155 laboratories under supervision of 396 academic staff. Post Graduate research students’ community has just exceeded 500. University of Moratuwa at present has a physical footprint of 25 Acres on the Bolgoda Plains! Communicating and dissemination are key ingredients of any research endeavor. The goal the magazine would pursue is in realizing the impact the society expects.

Types of Articles

Research Feature

Feature articles present information about ongoing work in a research domain. This can include state-of-the-art reviews of the knowledge in that area, or preferably, the work of UOM researchers in that direction. The article can include details on the importance of the problem under investigation, the current status of knowledge, the ongoing work, key findings, the next steps. and the impact on the society.

The images provides with the articles need to be relevant to the article topic. Images representing ongoing research activities at UOM and/or research outcomes are especially welcome.

Option 01:
It is a 4-page article with 3-4 images maximum, quotations Number of words: 1200 words including the reference (Article:1000 words, References:200 words or less, 4-5 it may include)

Option 02:
It is a 3-page article with 2-3 images maximum, quotation Number of words 900 words including the reference (Article: 800 words, References:100 words or less, 4-5 it may include)

Research News

Research news writeups should focus on recent events, such as noteworthy collaborations and partnerships, significant awards and achievements, and other special occasions.

• It is a 1-page article with 1 image maximum
• Number of words: 300 words No reference
• (Article: 400 words, Image May have a larger description)

Research Brief

Research briefs are intended to provide information on ongoing research activities at UOM in concise form. These should ideally be based on a recently published research article or an experimental procedure. The topic should be capable of eliciting interest about research among general public, and this type of article is intended to convey complex research work in easily comprehensible laymen terms. If the article is based on a research paper, a full citation and a link to the article should be provided at the end.

• It is a 2-page article with 3-4 images maximum
• Number of words: 500 words including the reference
• (Article: 400 words, References:100 words or less, 3-4 it may include)

Young Researcher

Young Researchers are intended to provide information on highlighted research activities at UOM at the undergraduate level. The topic should be capable of catching interest general public. If the article is based on a research paper, a full citation and a link to the article should be provided at the end.

• It is a maximum 2-page article with 1-2 images maximum
• Number of words: 500 words including the reference

Picture Article

Picture Article present information about ongoing work in a research domain with a picture story and less words to narrate the project details. The article can include details on the importance of the problem under investigation, the ongoing work.

The images provides with the articles need to be relevant to the article topic. Images representing ongoing research activities at UOM and/or research outcomes are especially welcome.

• It is a 5-page article with 6-10 images and quotation
• Number of words: 500 words including the reference

Research Highlights

Research highlights should focus on special finding of research in brief.

• It is a 2-page article with 2 image maximum
• Number of words: 400 words No reference

Bolgoda Chat

Interview of a past academic on their achievement, significant junctures on the journey at UoM, and their inputs to the university as well as to the society. 4-5 page story-type article with significant pictures that highlight the history of their limestones.

Call for Articles

Most recent issue

Highlighting Papers

The Power of Systematic Reviews

A literature review is where a solid research begins. However, it is likely that two researchers conducting a literature review independently on the same domain may conduct the review differently with varying results.

Towards a Sustainable Agri-Food Supply Chain

The agri-food industry is one of the largest manufacturing sectors in many developed and developing countries. This industry requires large volumes of natural resources.

Flood Disaster Education for Children and Youth

Disasters, whether natural or man-made, pose a serious threat to the security and well-being of people everywhere. One in every 100 years floods directly damage 23 percent of the world’s population, or 1.81 billion people. Out of that 1.24 billion people live in South and East Asia, which 16% - 23% of them are Sri Lankans.

Sustainable Material Selection for High rise buildings

The construction industry, as a resource-intensive sector, significantly impacts the environment by consuming vast quantities of raw materials, energy, and water, while emitting substantial greenhouse gases and generating landfill waste.

Future of Mobility

Urban mobility is evolving with the arrival of autonomous vehicles which contributes for a unique fundamental change. The environmental and social concerns have brought the quest to redesign urban mobility sustainably.

The other Side

Building occupants are either used or compelled to live in overheated indoors in buildings, particularly in urban environments in the tropics. It doesn’t mean that they are acclimatized to overheated indoors. This scenario has become a normalcy in the current building design and operational practice.

General Instructions

Bolgoda Plains aims to be a high-quality research magazine showcasing the work of the University of Moratuwa staff and students.

Therefore, in order to uphold the quality of the magazine and streamline the articles, the following guidelines are proposed for the revised version.

All articles are expected to be co-authored by a UoM academic staff member
Bolgoda Plains welcomes a lighter version of your-own journal article, as long as it generates readers’ interest. The author(s) however should comply with the journal’s copyright policy. Please make sure that no copyrights violations happen. It is suggested to run a Turnitin check before submitting the revised version.
Picture captions and table headings should not be embedded in pictures. Table/figure captions should be separately added at the end of the article as text.
In research feature articles and research briefs, it is suggested to limit the number of images to a maximum of three per article (you can select the most suitable pictures)
Provide picture files separately in high Quality (1024 x 768 or above) in JPEG/PNG format.
Please submit any related audio/video content to support your research article, so that it can be shared on the Bolgoda Plains social media suite.
Please provide the online link to the relevant journal articles arising from the showcased research if you wish it to be included in the magazine.
Authors are encouraged to write in the active voice.
Follow the IEEE referencing style.
Submit a soft copy of the article (along with picture attachments) by email to: bolgodaplains@uom.lk.