Top journals from Sri Lanka
All 64 ranked journals whose publisher is in Sri Lanka, ordered by the ITS Journal Score (2021–2025, open OpenAlex data).
Sri Lanka in numbers
Sri Lanka has 64 journals with an ITS Journal Score, #64 of 148 countries by number of ranked journals. Together they published 7,723 papers in 2021–2025, and 100% of these papers are open access. 25 of the journals (39%) are listed in DOAJ. The most common fields are Medicine (16), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (13), Business, Management and Accounting (9) journals.
Country here is the publisher's country as recorded in OpenAlex. A journal's editors and authors may be based elsewhere.
Ranked journals
| Rank in country | Global rank | Journal | Field | Score | Papers 2021–2025 | h-index | Open access | DOAJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #16,481 | Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka National Science Foundation | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 54.5 | 263 | 33 | 100% | Yes |
| 2 | #17,600 | Tropical Agricultural Research Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 52.7 | 169 | 29 | 100% | Yes |
| 3 | #17,695 | Ceylon Journal of Science Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 52.6 | 363 | 20 | 100% | Yes |
| 4 | #19,419 | Journal of Agricultural Sciences – Sri Lanka Sabaragamuwa University, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 50.1 | 218 | 24 | 100% | Yes |
| 5 | #20,806 | International Journal on Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions (ICTer) University of Colombo School of Computing | Computer Science | 48.3 | 65 | 14 | 100% | Yes |
| 6 | #22,251 | Tropical Agricultural Research and Extension | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 46.5 | 135 | 20 | 100% | — |
| 7 | #23,618 | Engineer Journal of the Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Journals Online | Engineering | 44.9 | 252 | 17 | 100% | — |
| 8 | #25,083 | Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians | Health Professions | 43.2 | 560 | 18 | 100% | Yes |
| 9 | #25,143 | Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka | Social Sciences | 43.2 | 86 | 12 | 100% | Yes |
| 10 | #25,327 | Ceylon Medical Journal Sri Lanka Medical Association | Medicine | 43.0 | 152 | 37 | 100% | — |
| 11 | #26,699 | Colombo Business Journal International Journal of Theory and Practice Faculty of Management & Finance, University of Colombo | Business, Management and Accounting | 41.6 | 75 | 10 | 100% | Yes |
| 12 | #28,667 | Journal of Science of the University of Kelaniya | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 39.8 | 62 | 10 | 100% | — |
| 13 | #29,355 | Sri Lanka Journal of Economic Research | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 39.1 | 69 | 9 | 100% | — |
| 14 | #30,700 | Journal of the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka | Medicine | 37.9 | 198 | 12 | 100% | Yes |
| 15 | #30,740 | Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists | Psychology | 37.8 | 134 | 13 | 100% | Yes |
| 16 | #31,714 | Journal of the University of Ruhuna | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 37.0 | 54 | 8 | 100% | — |
| 17 | #32,128 | TAPROBANICA The Journal of Asian Biodiversity | Environmental Science | 36.6 | 152 | 14 | 100% | — |
| 18 | #32,714 | Journal of Business and Technology Department of Commerce and Financial Management, University of Kelaniya | Business, Management and Accounting | 36.1 | 69 | 6 | 100% | Yes |
| 19 | #33,176 | Vidyodaya Journal of Science University of Sri Jayewardenepura | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 35.7 | 117 | 8 | 100% | — |
| 20 | #33,548 | Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases Sri Lankan Society for Microbiology | Medicine | 35.4 | 269 | 12 | 100% | Yes |
| 21 | #33,606 | Sri Lanka Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology | Medicine | 35.4 | 175 | 13 | 100% | — |
| 22 | #34,403 | Kelaniya Journal of Human Resource Management | Business, Management and Accounting | 34.8 | 55 | 10 | 100% | — |
| 23 | #35,050 | Sri Lankan Journal of Anaesthesiology College of Anaesthesiologists of Sri Lanka | Medicine | 34.2 | 167 | 11 | 100% | Yes |
| 24 | #35,899 | Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities | Arts and Humanities | 33.5 | 112 | 7 | 100% | — |
| 25 | #36,327 | Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine | Nursing | 33.2 | 193 | 7 | 100% | Yes |
| 26 | #36,874 | Kelaniya Journal of Management Faculty of Commerce & Manangement Studies, University of Kelaniya | Business, Management and Accounting | 32.7 | 93 | 13 | 100% | Yes |
| 27 | #36,978 | University of Colombo Review University of Colombo | Decision Sciences | 32.7 | 112 | 5 | 100% | — |
| 28 | #38,681 | Sri Lanka Journal of Management Studies Open University of Sri Lanka, Faculty of Management Studies | Business, Management and Accounting | 31.4 | 88 | 5 | 100% | Yes |
| 29 | #38,876 | Galle Medical Journal | Medicine | 31.2 | 156 | 14 | 100% | — |
| 30 | #39,015 | Sri Lanka Journal of Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolism Sri Lanka College of Endocrinologists | Medicine | 31.1 | 100 | 8 | 100% | Yes |
| 31 | #39,084 | AGRIEAST Journal of Agricultural Sciences | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 31.1 | 52 | 8 | 100% | — |
| 32 | #39,547 | Ruhuna Journal of Science University of Ruhuna | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 30.7 | 52 | 13 | 100% | Yes |
| 33 | #39,565 | OUSL Journal The Open University of Sri Lanka | Social Sciences | 30.7 | 76 | 11 | 100% | Yes |
| 34 | #40,706 | Sri Lankan Journal of Applied Statistics Institute of Applied Statistics Sri Lanka | Mathematics | 29.7 | 56 | 11 | 100% | Yes |
| 35 | #40,721 | Journal of South Asian Logistics and Transport Sri Lanka Society of Logistics & Transport (SLSTL) | Social Sciences | 29.7 | 60 | 5 | 100% | Yes |
| 36 | #41,521 | KDU Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies | Psychology | 29.1 | 155 | 4 | 100% | — |
| 37 | #42,553 | Wayamba Journal of Management | Business, Management and Accounting | 28.3 | 105 | 6 | 100% | — |
| 38 | #43,082 | International Journal of Accounting and Business Finance | Business, Management and Accounting | 27.9 | 101 | 5 | 100% | — |
| 39 | #43,143 | FARU Journal | Engineering | 27.8 | 91 | 4 | 99% | — |
| 40 | #43,347 | Sri Lanka Journal of Forensic Medicine Science & Law University of Peradeniya | Medicine | 27.7 | 101 | 6 | 100% | Yes |
| 41 | #43,928 | Journal Of The Postgraduate Institute of Medicine | Medicine | 27.3 | 148 | 8 | 100% | — |
| 42 | #43,932 | Vidyodaya Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences University of Sri Jayewardenepura | Social Sciences | 27.3 | 156 | 4 | 100% | — |
| 43 | #44,057 | Anuradhapura Medical Journal Anuradhapura Clinical Society | Health Professions | 27.2 | 107 | 6 | 100% | Yes |
| 44 | #44,560 | Sri Lanka Journal of Surgery/Sri Lanka journal of surgery The College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka | Medicine | 26.8 | 210 | 7 | 100% | Yes |
| 45 | #45,063 | Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Review | Arts and Humanities | 26.4 | 64 | 5 | 100% | — |
| 46 | #45,812 | South Asian Journal of Business Insights | Business, Management and Accounting | 25.8 | 59 | 4 | 100% | — |
| 47 | #45,994 | JRES. University of Sri Jayewardenepura | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 25.7 | 55 | 4 | 65% | — |
| 48 | #46,263 | Journal of the Ceylon College of Physicians Ceylon College of Physicians | Medicine | 25.5 | 154 | 7 | 100% | Yes |
| 49 | #46,369 | Sri Lankan Journal of Agriculture and Ecosystems | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 25.4 | 71 | 4 | 100% | — |
| 50 | #46,442 | Jaffna Medical Journal | Medicine | 25.3 | 135 | 5 | 100% | — |
| 51 | #46,948 | Bhumi The Planning Research Journal | Social Sciences | 24.9 | 53 | 6 | 100% | — |
| 52 | #47,398 | South Asian Journal of Tourism and Hospitality | Social Sciences | 24.5 | 63 | 4 | 100% | — |
| 53 | #47,429 | Tropical agriculturist | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 24.5 | 56 | 7 | 100% | — |
| 54 | #48,072 | Ceylon Journal of Otolaryngology | Medicine | 24.0 | 69 | 4 | 100% | — |
| 55 | #48,493 | CINEC Academic Journal | Social Sciences | 23.6 | 50 | 3 | 100% | — |
| 56 | #49,025 | Sri Lanka Anatomy Journal | Medicine | 23.2 | 106 | 3 | 100% | — |
| 57 | #49,149 | International Journal of Governance and Public Policy Analysis University of Sri Jayewardenepura | Social Sciences | 23.1 | 53 | 3 | 100% | — |
| 58 | #50,761 | Sri Lankan Journal of Human Resource Management | Business, Management and Accounting | 21.7 | 54 | 14 | 100% | — |
| 59 | #52,050 | Journal of Diagnostic Pathology | Medicine | 20.5 | 133 | 5 | 100% | — |
| 60 | #52,385 | International Journal of Economics Finance & Management Science | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 20.2 | 85 | 2 | 100% | — |
| 61 | #52,521 | Sri Lankan Journal of Medical Administration | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 20.1 | 100 | 2 | 100% | — |
| 62 | #57,267 | Sri Lankan Journal of Business Economics University of Sri Jayewardenepura | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 15.2 | 59 | 3 | 100% | — |
| 63 | #57,719 | Sri Lanka Journal of Perinatal Medicine | Medicine | 14.6 | 66 | 2 | 100% | — |
| 64 | #57,865 | International journal of KIU | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 14.4 | 55 | 3 | 91% | — |
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How the ITS Journal Score works
One formula applies to every ranked journal, using open data from OpenAlex: 45% citation impact, 35% h-index and 20% size (papers published 2021–2025). Citation impact is the smaller of the journal's two-year mean citedness and its five-year citations per paper, so a journal whose output collapsed cannot jump to the top on old citations. Each part is half a percentile and half a log-scaled value, so the very top is still separated. Growth and open-access share are shown separately and are not part of the score.
A journal is ranked only if it published at least 50 papers in 2021–2025 and was active in at least five of the last six years. Field rankings compare a journal only with journals in the same field; the field is the OpenAlex field with most of the journal's recent papers, or "Multidisciplinary" when no field has 30% of them.
What this is not: the ITS Journal Score is not a Journal Impact Factor, CiteScore or SJR, and this site does not say whether a journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed. Always confirm aims and scope, indexing, peer review and fees on the journal's own website before you submit.