Papers 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 coordinator. In case there are multiple authors, the corresponding author can submit the statement of originality. Papers and Abstracts must be prepared accourding to the guidelines specified in the Author Guide.
Extended abstracts must contain the title of the paper, name(s) and affiliation(s) of the author(s), and keywords (3-5 keywords organized alphabetically). Maximum length of the extended abstract should be 2 pages including references (Click here to download Extended Abstract Template).
Full papers must contain the title of the paper, name(s) and affiliation(s) of the author(s), abstract (200-250 words) and keywords (3-5 keywords organized alphabetically). The main text of the paper must state the introduction, research problem, review of the relevant literature, methods, data analysis, and conclusion. Full paper must be maximum 10 pages (including references and appendices) in length. If the length exceeds 10 pages the authors are required to pay a publication fee of USD 10.00 or (Local authors: LKR 1000.00) for each additional page. (Click here to download Full Paper Template).
The scientific committee or the reviewers may sometimes request the access to data and calculations during the review process. Relevant authors must be willing to supply these if requested.
Papers must be in MS Word file format and submitted electronically to the coordinator (icmefmf@gmail.com). Click here to download MS Word templates for Extended Abstract and Full Paper, and Registration Form .