Journal profile · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Ceylon Medical Journal
ISSN 0009-0875 · eISSN 2386-1274
Ceylon Medical Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 6 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ceylon Medical Journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions and Reproductive Health and Contraception, together about 17.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Ceylon Medical Journal (CMJ) is published by the Sri Lanka Medical Association, one of the oldest medical associations in the Asian region. The Ceylon Medical Journal is the oldest surviving medical journal in Australasia. It was started in 1887 as the Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the British Medical Association. Except for a period between 1893 and 1904 when it ceased publication, the CMJ or its forbear, has been published without interruption up to now. The journal’s name changed to the Ceylon Medical Journal in 1954. The Ceylon Medical Journal's mission is to stimulate, encourage and empower doctors, researchers and other health professionals to publish high quality research in order to promote evidence based medicine and improve health care. The Ceylon Medical Journal is an open access, peer-reviewed journal. The Ceylon Medical Journal follows the guidelines of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). The Ceylon Medical Journal is a member of Crossref.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Sri Lanka 18, United States 1 (19 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mosquito-borne diseases and controlMedicine6.1%
- Maternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsMedicine6%
- Reproductive Health and ContraceptionMedicine5.1%
- Poisoning and overdose treatmentsMedicine4.8%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine4.4%
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicine4.3%
- Antibiotic Use and ResistanceImmunology and Microbiology4.1%
- Thyroid Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 267OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.15%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,489 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 320 |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | 415 |
| 2024 | 39 | 39 | 577 |
| 2023 | 40 | 40 | 683 |
| 2022 | 36 | 36 | 654 |
| 2021 | 37 | 37 | 777 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright Copyright:
The Ceylon Medical Journal is published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence. Authors of articles published in CMJ retain the copyright of their articles. They are free to reproduce and disseminate their work. The source (CMJ) should be cited when articles published in the CMJ are reproduced or stored in a repository.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- ISSN
- 0009-0875
- Electronic ISSN
- 2386-1274
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 71, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ceylon Medical Journal
What CAS zone is Ceylon Medical Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Ceylon Medical Journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Medicine, General & Internal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Where are the editorial board members of Ceylon Medical Journal based?
Of the 19 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Sri Lanka (18) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Ceylon Medical Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ceylon Medical Journal is indexed in ESCI.
Is Ceylon Medical Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Ceylon Medical Journal is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .