The Vavuniya Campus held the Workshop on “Havoc in Scholarly Communication” (Workshop on “Predatory Journals”). It took place on 7th April 2021 from 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm. The venue was the Computer Laboratory (ICTL), Faculty of Technology. The workshop was for the Academic Staff of the Vavuniya Campus.
Prof. L.P. Jayatissa served as the resource person. He is Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Senior Professor, Department of Botany, University of Ruhuna. Participants learned about predatory and fake journals and conferences, and how to identify them. The workshop enhanced the knowledge of academics. It also encouraged them to do genuine research publications.
