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Journal of the College of Community Physicians

College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka Β· Sri Lanka Β· Est. 1996

ISSN1391-3174eISSN2579-1451
βœ“ DOAJβœ“ Open Access
H-Indexi
12
Total Worksi
564
Total Citationsi
811
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.17
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The Journal of the College of Community Physicians focuses on public health research, particularly within Sri Lanka. Recent articles examine health system challenges, including translational research gaps, financial sustainability of health organizations, and out-of-pocket expenses impacting universal health coverage. The journal also investigates disease prevalence and risk factors, such as multimorbidity, polypharmacy in the elderly, zoonotic diseases like brucellosis and leptospirosis, and self-medication practices. Additionally, it explores lifestyle factors affecting health, including sleep quality among medical students, dietary habits related to non-communicable diseases, and the financial impact of alcohol consumption.

AI-summarised from recent articles Β· verify on publisher page β†’

General Information

Country / RegionSri Lanka
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1996
Annual Volume~ 38 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications564
OA Since2012
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 Β· 73%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka
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Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
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Is the ISSN verified?
1391-3174 / 2579-1451
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Indexed in a trusted database?
DOAJ
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Peer review process documented?
Double anonymous peer review
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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
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Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ Clean
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Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
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Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion β€” whether APC fees are clearly disclosed β€” is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
26
57
2019
100
91
2020
39
40
2021
46
30
2022
44
21
2023
28
7
2024
41
12
2025
26
0
2026

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

Frequently asked questions about Journal of the College of Community Physicians

Is Journal of the College of Community Physicians a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of the College of Community Physicians: it is indexed in DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of the College of Community Physicians?

Journal of the College of Community Physicians is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.17.

Is Journal of the College of Community Physicians indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of the College of Community Physicians is indexed in DOAJ.

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Data updated: 2026-05-26 Β· Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref