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There has been some discussions on certain book publications that are quite plausible to be carried out in the next few months or so. Given below are a fee of the initiatives that have found ground and need space in the time to come. * The State of the Climate   - This will be an annual publication and combine in depth analysis of the work for the past two years of the organization, the discussions on latest issues as well as statistical inputs. * Maldives Climate and Water Conference - This has been captures well in print and images of the meet held in the Maldives and this captures expertise lectures on the Maldives perspectives on water related perspectives.  * History of Technology - Journey through the Sri Lankan arts and crafts related to the field of technology from the days of antiquity, this proposed book is an informative as well as a guided text book for all students of technology. * Essays on the University of Peradeniya  This proposal...

PUBLISHING YOUR WORK IN A JOURNAL: UNDERSTANDING THE PEER REVIEW PROCESS Michael L. Voight and Barbara J. Hoogenboom discuses the process of peer reviewing journal articles. Key areas are objectives, guidelines, process, examples.... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3474310/

PUBLICATION CHALLENGES As in matter of work or achievement we face challenges in publication matters as well. What could some of these be? These could be expanded or contracted as according to the nature and nurture of the organization. 1. Monetary and Marketing Challenges Publishing non fiction let us say is a tiresome task. You need to raise or budget money for it and you have to make sure that its in the correct channels for distribution and then also you need to follow up on both. The objectives of the organization together with the human factor should see through these attempts. 2. The Process This is a real pain in publishing. The draft must be read, reread, reviewed and the list goes on. And when you are finally there you see some more changes and amendments. Sometimes being too perfect can also be a challenge and the optimum is the best that must be look forward too. 3. Inspiration Inspiration is a  motivational factor that on one hand is very usable ...

President’s Awards for Scientific Publication under President’s patronage President’s Awards for Scientific Publication were started in 2001 to recognize Sri Lankan scientists with a Sri Lankan institutional affiliation whose work reached international standards, and to provide an incentive to increase national scientific productivity. This Awards ceremony was organized by the National Research Council................................................................... Presidents-awards-scientific-publication

11 Sep 2017 - Review Meeting - Publication related info * Jonathan Frank presented about the organization’s public relations, communication strategies and the publications, where he pointed out the contributions and various tasks carried out through the communication and publications entity of our institution * The Publications -The publications required also need to be decided on the publication priorities – this too should be decided on – in next weeks. * Follow up needed  Publications – Priority List has to be prepared 27 Nov 2017 - Review Meeting - Publication related info Org Themes Staff Contributors Organizational Chart Strategic Plan Monitoring Knowledge Mgmt IT JV , TH, PL, AhN, NN Developed Needs Prioritization Trello – to be activated Blog, SOP Admin TH, RZ , AA, FS Developed Not Formalized Trello – to be activated Filing, PC, Blog HR (under Admin) AA, RZ, TH, FS, AN, RA Written up /Admin For some aspects Trello ...