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Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health

Country: Sri Lanka•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 0.124•SCImago Rank: #27,878•Identifier (ISSN):1391-5452(Print)/2386-110X(Online)•Articles / Year: 24•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): Free (Diamond OA)
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Not Indexed in Latest JCR
Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)Q1
N/A

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

H-Index (Hirsch Index)
11

11 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation RateN/A
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessDiamond OA
24articles/year
0% Gold OA•0% Original Research

Aims & Scope

This is the only journal of child health in Sri Lanka. It is designed to publish original research articles and scholarly articles by recognized authorities on paediatric subjects. It is distributed widely in Sri Lanka 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.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
MedicineSociology83.4%Economics81.5%Geography81.3%History81%Anthropology79.8%Socioeconomics79.4%Environmental science79.1%South asia78.9%Ancient history78.9%Ethnology78.9%Environmental planning78.9%Tanzania78.9%Sri lanka78.9%Pediatrics72.6%Family medicine71.8%Biology64.2%Child health52.4%Internal medicine38.7%Chemistry31.7%Pathology31.5%Computer science31.1%Biochemistry28.9%Art28.3%Literature27.4%Political science26%Law25.9%Surgery25.2%Psychology23.4%Genetics22.2%Library science20.6%Medical journal20.5%Scopus20.2%MEDLINE20.2%Publishing20.1%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #27,878Scopus Q4Diamond OASCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2011-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q4
0.124

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q4
Scopus H-Index (2025)
11

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.18

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
100% Free

Diamond Open Access: Authors publish completely free of charge with zero author-facing fees.

Diamond Open Access

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations50
3-Year Documents320
Citable Documents297

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate55.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthQ4

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
Updating
Minor Category (Specific Field):
Updating
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Diamond OA
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR

No WoS category details available for this journal.

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—240
202508212
2024—8923
2023—10465
2022—13289
2021—153156
2020—98192
2019—85142
2018—86219
2017—96206
2016—73151
2015—6483
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health

WoS Q1
000020250.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: N/A

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01