Journal profile · Medicine-Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health
ISSN 1391-5452 · eISSN 2386-110X · Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians · Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 82 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health is published by Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Child and Adolescent Health, Infant Development and Preterm Care and Child Nutrition and Water Access, together about 22.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
SRI LANKA JOURNAL OF CHILD HEALTH Print ISSN 1391-5452 e-ISSN 2386-110x Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health is the continuation of the Ceylon Journal of Child Health, the first issue of which was published in 1963. This is the only scientific Journal of Child Health in Sri Lanka, and is designed to publish articles on paediatric subjects. As a general rule, the journal accepts for review ONLY articles on subjects less than 18 years of age. However, the journal will accept articles on the knowledge, attitudes and practices of parents concerning their children. This is the only exception to this operational rule. The journal accepts articles from all areas of the world. It is a peer-reviewed, fully open-access journal and is the primary organ of Continuing Paediatric Medical Education in Sri Lanka. It is published quarterly (March, June, September and December of each year). A subscription is NOT necessary for accessing any article in the journal.It is the official publication of The Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians THERE ARE NO SUBMISSION, PROCESSING, REVIEWING OR PUBLISHING CHARGES FOR SUBMISSIONS TO THE JOURNAL. OCCASIONALLY A SMALL CHARGE MAY BE LEVIED FOR COLOUR IMAGES WHICH NEED INTENSIVE COLOUR SEPARATION PROCEDURES. THIS CHARGE WILL NOT BE MORE THAN US DOLLARS FIFTY (US$50.00) The journal is distributed widely in Sri Lanka and abroad and bears the ISSN number 1391-5452 for the print issues and e-ISSN 2386-110X for the electronic version in the internet. The journal is published quarterly and the articles are reviewed by both local and foreign peers. The Journal is the primary organ of Continuing Paediatric Medical Education in Sri Lanka. The Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health is now indexed in SciVerse Scopus (Source Record ID 19900193609) Index Medicus for South-East Asia Region (IMSEAR), CABI (Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International Global Health Database) Full-text articles of the journal are available on Google, as well as Google Scholar. The journal is also featured at the parent site of the Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians. Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health is recognised by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) as a publication following the ICMJE Recommendations. It is a member of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and the journal follows their recommendations as well. The journal is a Member of The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and follows the guidelines of that orga
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named Sri Lanka 26, United Kingdom 10, Mainland China 1, United States 1, Pakistan 1 (39 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Child and Adolescent HealthHealth Professions11.2%
- Infant Development and Preterm CareMedicine5.6%
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing5.3%
- Metabolism and Genetic DisordersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.6%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine4.5%
- Congenital Heart Disease StudiesMedicine3.9%
- Genomics and Rare DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.9%
- Infant Nutrition and HealthNursing3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health | Q4 | 315/351 | 10th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Index Medicus, Google Scholar, IMSEARPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.2OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,835 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 71 | 71 | 170 |
| 2025 | 82 | 82 | 225 |
| 2024 | 89 | 89 | 275 |
| 2023 | 104 | 104 | 325 |
| 2022 | 132 | 132 | 329 |
| 2021 | 153 | 153 | 261 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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 | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- 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)
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- correspondenceAll correspondence should be addressed to the Editors of the Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health (SLJCH). The correspondence should ALWAYS be DIRECTLY RELATED to …Length not stated
- correspondence / letters to the editorsCORRESPONDENCE / LETTERS TO THE EDITORSLength not stated
- original articlea mandatory requirement. SHORT REPORTS Original articles, case reports and case series should not be included under short reports, Length must not exceed 1000 w…main text ≤ 1,000 words
- review articleAll Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses would also be expected to abide by the proper guidelines for conducting such reviews and conform to the PRISMA guidelin…Length not stated
- review articlesREVIEW ARTICLESLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability Data sharing
Authors are required to share data at the request of the Editor or a reader. Model summary
Authors are required to share data at the request of the Editor or a reader. By submitting an article to the journal the author/s automatically agree to such sharing of data.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright on any research article in the Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health is retained by the author(s). The authors grant the Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians a licence to publish the article and to identify itself as the original publisher. From January 2016, all articles in Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. This lic…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate full text free open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. From 05th August 2017, the journal is listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses must conform to PRISMA guidelines and include 'Search Strategy' and 'Review Protocol' as Annexes or Supplementary Files. Model summary
All Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses would also be expected to abide by the proper guidelines for conducting such reviews and conform to the PRISMA guidelines in reporting them.
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
- Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians
- Country or region
- Sri Lanka
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1391-5452
- Electronic ISSN
- 2386-110X
- Society / sponsor
- Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 55, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health
How long does peer review take at Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health based?
Of the 39 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Sri Lanka (26), United Kingdom (10) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health open access, and what is the APC?
Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health 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: .