Journal of University Administration

About

Journal of University Administration is a peer reviewed biannual journal, published by the University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka.

The processes and functions of the contemporary higher education institutes, particularly universities are critically important in order to provide with the human resources required for better society.

JUA provides scholars and researchers with free online publication with prompt and rigorous peer review.

Scope

The Journal of University Administration (JUA) is an international peer-reviewed journal open for studies & reviews on University Administration and published by the University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka. The journal aims to provide a platform to the administrative officers, academics and managers in the Universities and associated bodies to publish their works related to university administration, aiming to influence educational policy and practice in the higher education system.

The journal:
Supports administrative staff members, academic staff members, higher education leaders, and managers by disseminating university administration and educational policy setting knowledge. Analyses and report on professional experiences relevant to University administration. Caters to University administrators and relevant decision-makers in the policy-making institutes. Examines the present and emerging administrative policies and directions to shape and influence the higher education sector.
All articles in this journal will be subjected to initial screening by the sectional editor and then to a rigorous double-blind peer review by at least two experts in the relevant field.

Types of articles
Journal publishes research papers, short communications, case studies, and review articles by researchers and experts.

Open Access Policy
The Journal of University Administration (JUA) is an open-access journal that follows the ‘Budapest Open Access Initiative-2002’; hence, the entire content of papers published in this journal is freely available to any user without charge. They are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, or link to full-text articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or author; however, kindly requested to acknowledge wherever relevantly.

Peer Review and Ethics
The University of Ruhuna is committed to peer-review integrity and upholding the highest standards of review. Once your paper has been assessed for suitability by the editor, it will then be double-blind peer-reviewed by independent, anonymous expert referees. The cases of plagiarism, data falsification, inappropriate authorship credit, and the like do arise. Journal takes such publishing ethics issues very seriously and our editors are advised to proceed in such cases with a zero-tolerance policy. Authors must adhere to all forms of ethical aspects of publishing research. Any violation of ethics will cause automatic rejection of the paper.

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Editorial Board

Editor in Chief:
Senior Professor Sujeewa Amarasena
Vice Chancellor
University of Ruhuna

Members of the Editorial Board
• Prof. E.P.S.Chandana (Deputy Vice Chancellor, University of Ruhuna)
• Senior Professor L.P. Jayathissa
• Prof. P.A.P. Samantha Kumara
• Prof. P.M.C.S. De Silva
• Prof. Mahinda Athapaththu
• Prof. Manjula Hettiarachchi
• Mrs. Senani Kalugama (Registrar)
• Mrs. Manjula Yapa (Deputy Registrar/Academic Establishments)
• Mrs. Kumudinee Mudalige (Deputy Registrar/Corporate Management Division)

Editorial Assistant
• Mr. W.A.H.M Karunarathne (Lecturer/Dept. of Biosystems Technology)
• Mr.Chathura Chinthana Jayamuni (System analyst)

Manuscript Submission Guidelines

Submissions that arrive do not adhere to the guidelines will not be peer reviewed. Authors are required to read all submission guides before submission.

Manuscripts should be original contributions and should not be under consideration for any other conference or publication at the same time. Each submission must accompany a statement of originality in the covering letter addressed to the Editor in Chief of the JUA. In the case of multiple authors, the corresponding author can submit the Statement of Originality. Manuscripts must be prepared according to the guidelines specified in the Author Guide.

Manuscripts must contain the title of the paper, name(s) and affiliation(s) of the author(s), abstract (200-250 words), and keywords (5-6 keywords organized alphabetically).

Empirical paper - The main text of the manuscript must state the introduction, research problem, review of the relevant literature, methods, data analysis, discussion and conclusion. Manuscripts must be of 5000-7000 words (including references and appendices) in length (Click here to download MS Word Manuscript Template).

Literature review
Short Communications
Case studies
Book Review

All manuscripts must be in MS Word file format and submitted electronically to the Editor in Chief (jua@editorial.ruh.ac.lk).

( Download the JUA Scope and Instructions to authors.)

Reviewing, Acceptance, and Publication

Each submission will first be reviewed by the JUA Editorial Board and if the paper passes the editorial screening it will then be reviewed by two anonymous reviewers with sufficientexpertise in the field. Their comments and suggestions, together with editorial comments, willbe sent to the authors, and major/minor revisions may be requested before the paper is accepted; orthe paper may be rejected based on reviewer comments.

Authors are required to sign a copyright agreement if the article is accepted. Authorsare fully responsible for obtaining permission and clearing any copyright issues related tothe content of their submissions. Each author will receive a supplementary copy of the paper.