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Ceylon Journal of Science

University of Peradeniya · Sri Lanka · Est. 1924

ISSN2513-2814eISSN2513-230X
SJR Q3WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.193
H-Indexi
20
SNIPi
0.191
Total Worksi
742
Total Citationsi
2,471
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.61
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Ceylon Journal of Science is published by the University of Peradeniya (www.pdn.ac.lk), Sri Lanka as an open access journal under Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL) platform (https://cjs.sljol.info/). It accepts articles written in English in all areas of Sciences under five themes: Chemistry; Earth and Environment; Mathematics, Statistics and IT; Life Sciences and Physics. Authors can publish their papers in the form of Full-length original Research papers, Invited Lead articles, Review papers, Short communications, Research notes, Case/Clinical reports, Reviews of scientific books, Opinions, Commentaries and Notes. All the submitted manuscripts will undergo a series of steps to ensure and maintain a high academic standard. The submission of a manuscript will be taken to imply that the work is original, and it or a similar paper (other than an abstract) has not been concurrently submitted elsewhere for publication. The contents of the manuscripts are the sole responsibility of the authors. All articles published by the journal are deposited with Crossref (https://www.crossref.org/). The Ceylon Journal of Science is a quarterly journal published in March, June, September and December each year. The journal runs special issues from time to time as the necessity arises, often led by Guest Editors who are experts in the relevant area/subject. The Ceylon Journal of Science 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. From June 2018, all articles published in the Ceylon Journal of Science are licensed under the terms of aCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licensewhich permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original author and source are credited. The Online First policy of Ceylon Journal of Science aims to expedite the dissemination of scholarly research by allowing articles to be published elec

General Information

Country / RegionSri Lanka
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1924
FrequencyThree Issues A Year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications742
Region🌍 Global South
OA Since2015
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/11 · 82%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
University of Peradeniya
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2513-2814 / 2513-230X
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — 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
50
330
2019
56
297
2020
65
199
2021
67
151
2022
57
98
2023
66
116
2024
108
63
2025
94
6
2026

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

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

MultidisciplinaryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Multidisciplinary Sciences

Scopus Categories

Multidisciplinary

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants StudiesFish Biology and Ecology StudiesMosquito-borne diseases and controlAgriculture, Water, and HealthEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityCoconut Research and ApplicationsInsect Pest Control StrategiesBotany, Ecology, and Taxonomy StudiesWater Quality and Pollution Assessment

Frequently asked questions about Ceylon Journal of Science

Is Ceylon Journal of Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Ceylon Journal of Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Ceylon Journal of Science?

Ceylon Journal of Science is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.61.

Is Ceylon Journal of Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Ceylon Journal of Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Ceylon Journal of Science?

The Ceylon Journal of Science is published by the University of Peradeniya (www.pdn.ac.lk), Sri Lanka as an open access journal under Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL) platform (https://cjs.sljol.info/). It accepts articles written in English in all areas of Sciences under five themes: Chemistry; Earth and Environment; Mathematics, Statistics and IT; Life Sciences and Physics. Authors can publish their papers in the form of Full-length original Research papers, Invited Lead articles, Review papers, Short communications, Research notes, Case/Clinical reports, Reviews of scientific books, Opinio

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref