Journal profile · SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences
ISSN 0258-9710 · eISSN 2478-1169 · National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; 18 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences is published by National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography, Migration and Labor Dynamics and International Development and Aid, together about 29.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences (SLJSS) was launched in 1978 as a premier social science journal in Sri Lanka. Published twice a year (in June and December), it entertains social science contributions in the form of Research articles, Review articles, Work-in-progress articles and Correspondence, and publishes invited Book Reviews. The journal publishes social science articles in Sinhala, Tamil and English languages, on topics relevant to Sri Lanka in particular and South Asia in general. All papers are subjected to double-blind peer-review. The journal provides open access to all its articles through the Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL) forum. All articles in the journal are published under the Creative Commons License ‘Attribution-No Derivatives - CC BY-ND 4.0’ since 2018, SLJSS is indexed in SCOPUS and ESCI. All articles published in the journal are deposited with Crossref
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Sri Lanka 7 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Asian Geopolitics and EthnographySocial Sciences14.5%
- Migration and Labor DynamicsSocial Sciences7.3%
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences7.3%
- Southeast Asian Sociopolitical StudiesSocial Sciences7.3%
- Poverty, Education, and Child WelfareSocial Sciences5.6%
- Global Health and EpidemiologyHealth Professions5%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine4.5%
- COVID-19 Pandemic ImpactsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | 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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.09LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.74OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 4LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 219 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 14 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 18 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 37 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 21 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 158 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 40 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-ND | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- book reviewby experts in the relevant subjects. A book review will have a word limit of 2,500 to 3,000 words. Correspondence This category hosts articles covering impormain text ≤ 3,000 words
- book reviewsA book review will have a word limit of 2,500 to 3,000 words.Length not stated
- correspondenceThe prescribed word limit is 1,000 to 1,500 words.Length not stated
- research article7th Edition style). The word limit for research articles is 8,000 to 10,000 words. Review Articles Critical reviews of existing literature onmain text ≤ 10,000 words
- research articlesResearch articles are full length papers based on original research. They should contain an abstract (250 words), 3-5 keywords, a qualitative or quantitative an…Length not stated
- review articleof references (APA 7th Edition style). Review articles should have of a word count of 5,000 to 8,000 words. Work-in-progress Work-in-progress are short essays p…main text ≤ 8,000 words
- review articlesReview articles should have of a word count of 5,000 to 8,000 words.Length not stated
- work-in-progressThe prescribed word limit is 3,000 to 4,000 words.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access
- Authorship
Languages accepted: English, Sinhala, Tamil Model summary
Manuscripts are accepted for publication in English, Sinhala or Tamil languages.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
© National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka Articles in the Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences are Open Access articles published under Creative Commons CC BY-ND License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/). This license permits use, distribution and reproduction, commercial and non-commercial, provided that the original work is properly cited and is not changed anyway.
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
- National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka
- ISSN
- 0258-9710
- Electronic ISSN
- 2478-1169
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 48, Issue 02 (2025)
- 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 Social Sciences
What CAS zone is Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What are the manuscript requirements of Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Required. 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 Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Sri Lanka (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences 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: .