Journal profile
Kelaniya Journal of Management
ISSN 2279-1469 · eISSN 2448-9298 · Faculty of Commerce & Manangement Studies, University of Kelaniya · Sri Lanka
Kelaniya Journal of Management: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 20 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Kelaniya Journal of Management is published by Faculty of Commerce & Manangement Studies, University of Kelaniya. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior, Employee Performance and Management and Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, together about 27.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Kelaniya Journal of Management published by the Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies of the University of Kelaniya offers basic and applied research of local and international authors. As it is evident from the title, the journal accepts original contributions in disciplines of Commerce, Economics, Finance, Management and Informatics. Kelaniya Journal of Management uses Crossref Similarity Check powered by iThenticate software to check the originality of manuscripts. All articles published in the journal are deposited with Crossref. The Kelaniya Journal of Management is included in DOAJ.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief G.M.M. SujeewaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Sri Lanka 21, Australia 2, New Zealand 2, India 1, Malaysia 1 (28 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting10.3%
- Employee Performance and ManagementSocial Sciences10.3%
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting7.4%
- Consumer Behavior and Marketing InfluenceBusiness, Management and Accounting6.4%
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting6%
- Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyBusiness, Management and Accounting5%
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.6%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.19OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 213 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 50 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 93 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 101 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 156 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 97 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 120 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Plagiarism
- Data availability
Privacy statement. Model summary
The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright retained by authors; CC BY 4.0 license. Model summary
Copyright on any research article in the Kelaniya Journal of Management is retained by the author(s). The authors grant the Faculty of Commerce & Management Studies of University of Kelaniya to publish the article and to identify itself as the original publisher.This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. This licence permits use, distribution and reprod…
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 ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism policy: no plagiarism, data/figure manipulation, incorrect information, or copyright breach. Model summary
Kelaniya Journal of Management does not allow any kind of plagiarism, manipulation of data or figure, provide incorrect information consciously and any kind of copyright breach.
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
- Publisher
- Faculty of Commerce & Manangement Studies, University of Kelaniya
- Country or region
- Sri Lanka
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2279-1469
- Electronic ISSN
- 2448-9298
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 15, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Kelaniya Journal of Management
How long does peer review take at Kelaniya Journal of Management?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Kelaniya Journal of Management?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Reference style: APA. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Kelaniya Journal of Management based?
Of the 28 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Sri Lanka (21), Australia (2) and New Zealand (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Kelaniya Journal of Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Kelaniya Journal of Management is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Kelaniya Journal of Management open access, and what is the APC?
Kelaniya Journal of Management is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .