ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q4SCImago #27,878Diamond OADiamond OA

Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health

Identifier (ISSN):1391-5452(Print)/2386-110X(Online)
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Publisher:Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Not Indexed in Latest JCR
Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)
N/A
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓

Impact Factor Trend

Clarivate IF trend for Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health

WoS Q1
000002025
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2025):0
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q4
0.124
#27,878

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
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%

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
2026Latest
IF—
Articles / Year24
Total Citations0
2025
IF0
Articles / Year82
Total Citations12
2024
IF—
Articles / Year89
Total Citations23
2023
IF—
Articles / Year104
Total Citations65
2022
IF—
Articles / Year132
Total Citations89

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.

Quartile: Scopus Q4
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
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

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)

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

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health (ISSN: 1391-5452) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians in Sri Lanka. The periodical holds tracked under Web of Science (SCIE) in quartile Q1, a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.124 (Q4), an H-index of 11.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 24 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Diamond OA model with Diamond Open Access (100% free of author APC charges). It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

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

Open Access Model
Diamond OA
Publisher
Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ScopusDOAJPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01