Editorial Policies

Focus and 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.

It 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.

The journal is indexed in SciVerse Scopus and is available in Google and Google Scholar.

The journal also has a website at http://www.srilankacollegeofpaediatricians.com/publications.php

 

Section Policies

Editorial

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Position Statements & Guidelines

National and international position statements and guidelines, accepted and approved by recognised authorities will be included in this section.

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Presidential Address

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C.C.De Silva Oration

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Leading Article

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Original Articles

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Short Report

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Current Practice

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Review Article

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Personal View

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Snippets

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Case Reports

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Picture Story

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Point of View

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Obituary

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Brain Teaser

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Correspondence

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Felicitation

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Book Review

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Peer Review Process

The articles submitted are assessed initially by the Joint Editors and a primary decision made regarding further processing.

Once such a decision is made, the article would be reviewed anonymously by two reviewers. 

When deemed necessary, the article would be sent to a Specialist Reviewer.

When there is no agreement among the reviewers, the manuscript would be sent to a third reviewer.

The final decision regarding acceptance rests with the Editorial Board and the two Joint Editors.

 

Publication Frequency

The journal is published quarterly.

 

Open Access Policy

This journal 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.

 

Editorial Board

Joint Editors :

G N Lucas  

Consultant Paediatrician, Colombo, Sri Lanka                                             

Joint Editor, Proceedings of the Annual Scientific Congress, Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians

Former Member and former Chairman, Board of Study in Paediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

B J C Perera                                        

Consultant Paediatrician, Colombo, Sri Lanka                                        

Member and former Chairman, Board of Study in Paediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka                              

Member, Board of Study in Bio-Medical Informatics, Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka                                       

Member, Board of Study in Sports Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.                                           

Editor-in-Chief, Sri lanka Journal of Bio-Medical Informatics                           

Assistant Editor, Ceylon Medical Journal 

Joint Editor, Proceedings of the Annual Scientific Congress, Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians

Editor Emeritus: Stella G de Silva

Editorial Committee: 

K A Wasantha Karunasekera, Professor in Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya  

Malik Samarasinghe, Senior Lecturer, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo

Manouri P Senanayake, Professor in Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo 

T Rohitha S Seneviratne, Senior Lecturer, Department of Paediatrics, University of Sri Jayawardenapura

Jithangi Wanigasinghe, Senior Lecturer in Paediatrics & Honorary Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo 

 

Panel of International Advisors

Zulfiqar Bhutta, Professor & Chairman, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan

Timothy L Chambers, Consultant Paediatrician & Nephrologist, Bristol, UK

Parakrama Chandrasoma, Pathologist, Los Angeles, California, USA

Nicholas Mann, Consultant Paediatrician, Department of Paediatrics, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, UK  

Meharban Singh, former Professor & Head, Department of Paediatrics and Neonatology Division, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

Victor Yu, Honorary Research Fellow at the Monash Institute of Medical Research, Australia

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