Message from the general chair

Since last year (2015) MERCon publications are visible in the SCOPUS database/index. This is a significant achievement because SCOPUS is increasingly being used by many agencies to judge the research performance of both individuals and institutions. Both the THES (Times Higher Education Supplement) and QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) university ranking systems use SCOPUS. For this reason the University of Moratuwa is moving towards treating SCOPUS as a benchmark for quality publications. So MERCon's inclusion in SCOPUS is indeed a big step towards its international credibility; it will also probably attract progressively better quality papers in years to come, including overseas ones.