Full Paper Submission Guideline

Author Guidelines

Submission Information

  • You are invited to submit your full paper within the scope of IPRC 2026.
  • All submissions must be prepared at the highest level of quality.
  • Full paper should be from original research, Reviews, and case studies. Concepts and Future Studies are not accepted.
  • Full papers should consist of a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 6 pages, while review papers may extend up to a maximum of 8 pages, with all pages counting references, citations, sources, graphics, and figures.
  • As the acceptance rate will be maintained below 50%, priority will be given to papers that receive high review scores.
  • Each speaker may present up to 3 papers, and an author’s name may appear on a maximum of 5 papers.
  • All full papers must be formatted according to the prescribed template of IPRC 2026, and the tracks are as follows:
    • Track 1: Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine
    • Track 2: Accounting, Business and Management
    • Track 3: Humanities and Social Sciences
    • Track 4: Multidisciplinary Studies
    Only submissions under Track 3: Humanities and Social Sciences and Track 4: Multidisciplinary Studies may be prepared in either Sinhala or English, while all other tracks require submissions to be written exclusively in English using United States (US) English.
  • All submissions must be original and should not be considered for publication at any other conference or journal simultaneously.
  • No changes will be allowed to be made to the full paper after the camera-ready submission deadline.
  • Full papers that are not presented at the conference will be excluded from the conference proceedings.
  • The paper will be rejected if the reviewer and editor comments are not adequately addressed.
  • All submissions will undergo a double-blind peer review process and will be evaluated based on originality, research quality, accuracy, relevance to the conference, and clarity of presentation.
  • The full paper will be rejected at the stage of revised paper submission if the reviewer and editor comments are not adequately addressed.
  • The plagiarism rate for papers must not exceed 20%, and AI-generated content must not exceed 30%, excluding references. Submissions that do not meet these criteria will be rejected without undergoing editorial or peer review.
  • Review and adhere to all regulations as outlined in the author guidelines.
  • Ensure that the full paper is free from grammatical and spelling errors prior to submission.
  • Ensure that no personal or identifying information is included in the paper that could compromise the blind peer-review process.
  • You should rename your paper as "IPRC_26_XX_InitialSubmission" and submit both PDF and Word (.docx) versions.

    • Submission Preparation Checklist

    Authors must mark whether their entry complies with all the following requirements as part of the submission process; entries that do not follow these guidelines risk having their submissions returned to the authors.

    You are invited to submit your full paper within the scope of IPRC 2026

    One author has been designated as the corresponding author with the contact details:

    ☑ Author declaration - prepared according to the guidelines provided by IPRC 2026 (Use the Microsoft Word template provided by the IPRC 2026)
    ☑ Cover letter - Provided by IPRC 2026 (Use the Microsoft Word template provided by the IPRC 2026)
    ☑ Title page - Provided by IPRC 2026 (Use the Microsoft Word template provided by the IPRC 2026)
    ☑ Full paper - Full paper should be submitted according to the Microsoft Word template provided by the IPRC 2026 to prepare the paper including Abstract, Keywords, introduction, Methodology, Results, Discussion and Conclusion as a PDF and a Word document
    ☑ Highlights file (where necessary)
    ☑ Supplementary information files (if necessary)
    ☑Ethical Clearance - (Ethical clearance is not a mandatory requirement for submission)

    However, if ethical approval has been obtained for the study, authors are required to submit a copy of the approval document and include an appropriate ethical clearance statement in the manuscript in accordance with the Author Guidelines. If ethical clearance has not been obtained, authors may submit evidence of informed consent from participants, where applicable. While this is not compulsory, it is recommended to demonstrate adherence to ethical research practices.


    Submitted through the Conference Management Toolkit (CMT)

    Full paper Submission

    • For IPRC 2026, we accept full paper submissions only.
    • Submission must be made through the Conference Management Toolkit (CMT)
    • Please note that, unlike IPRC 2026, we are not offering abstract publication options.
    • Only full paper will be accepted and included in the conference proceedings.
    • We look forward to receiving your submissions and thank you for your contribution to IPRC 2026.
    • You may access the full paper templates and other related templates provided below.

    Where and how to submit abstracts for IPRC 2026

    Once you have prepared your work, please submit your paper via the Conference Management Toolkit (CMT) using the link below. After submission, you can track the entire progress of your paper by logging into CMT.

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