Journal profile
Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine
ISSN 2579-1990 · The Kandy Society of Medicine · Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 38 weeks (community reports); 41 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine is published by The Kandy Society of Medicine. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Innovations in Medical Education and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, together about 18.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine (SLJM) is the official journal of the Kandy Society of Medicine. It is a peer-reviewed, indexed journal that is currently published biannually. The SLJM aims to publish locally, regionally and internationally relevant original research articles, reviews, case reports and perspectives with the objective of disseminating knowledge among health care workers and health care scientists. Manuscripts from any area of the basic sciences, laboratory science, clinical specialities or subspecialties may be submitted for consideration. All articles published in the SLJM are deposited with Crossref and the manuscripts submitted are screened by the Crossref Similarity Check to detect any instances of plagiarism.The SLJM envisions being a platform where local and international authors can publish work that discusses locally and internationally relevant problems, as well as studies that have global impact. We want to encourage academic writing among clinicians, academics, scientists and other health care professionals. To this end, we aim to provide a rapid, expertise based, blinded peer review process. This process is meant to both maintain the academic standards of the journal and provide authors with constructive and relevant feedback on gaps and areas for improvement in their manuscripts. Even if a submission is not selected for publication at the end of the review process, we hope the feedback will provide authors with some of the tools they need to progress in their academic writing and research journey. The ‘Audit’ section of the journal has been introduced to encourage research at all levels by improving documentation of practice, outcomes and results, basic analysis and reflection on performance. We also hope to encourage the initiation and maintenance of databases in Sri Lanka, a crucial feature of any research culture. We hope that encouraging authors to publish a simple audit will help them to: i) improve their data collection and handling skills; ii) improve their scientific writing and reporting skills; and iii) give them the confidence and the raw materials to progress to higher levels of research. We also want to encourage academic reading among both health care professionals and students. To this end, we encourage authors to use simple, direct language that will be understandable to a non-specialist reader. We have also initiated a ‘Postgraduate and Undergraduate teaching’ section where clinical cases of importance are di
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Sri Lanka 5, Australia 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine6.8%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine6.8%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine5.1%
- Blood transfusion and managementMedicine5.1%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine4.6%
- Medical Case Reports and StudiesMedicine4.6%
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicine4%
- Mosquito-borne diseases and controlMedicine4%
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
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.21OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 340 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 31 | 38 |
| 2025 | 41 | 41 | 27 |
| 2024 | 42 | 42 | 44 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 32 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | 30 |
| 2021 | 50 | 50 | 15 |
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 38 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 38 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)
- 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 accepted7
- auditsAuditsLength not stated
- brief reports and letters to the editorBrief reports and letters to the editorLength not stated
- case reportsCase reportsLength not stated
- original research papersOriginal research papersLength not stated
- perspectivesPerspectivesLength not stated
- reviewsReviewsLength not stated
- systematic reviews and meta analysesSystematic reviews and meta analysesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright retained by authors; journal licensed to publish. Model summary
Copyright on any research article in the Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine is retained by the author(s).The authors grant the Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine a license to publish the article and to identify itself as the original publisher.From June 2017, all articles in Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY-4.0)This license perm…
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
- Publisher
- The Kandy Society of Medicine
- Country or region
- Sri Lanka
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2579-1990
- Society / sponsor
- Kandy Society of Medicine
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine
How long does peer review take at Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine?
Authors report an average review time of about 38 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 Medicine based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Sri Lanka (5) and Australia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .