Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Identity & governance
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a410d7d090dd5f4fe0d02c8d55266a77cf5d9e81dd66a8dc05512ea4e3ff4040) — “… Journal of Infectious Diseases (SLJID) is an open access, peer-reviewed, biannual journal published by the Sri Lankan Society for Microbiology (SSM). The Journal considers articles from all…”a410d7d090dd5f4fe0d02c8d55266a77cf5d9e81dd66a8dc05512ea4e3ff4040) — “… since 2011, is included in the DOAJ since 2018 and is a member of COPE since 2021. The SLJID practices a double-blind peer review policy. From 2022, the SLJID publishes accepted manuscripts online…”a410d7d090dd5f4fe0d02c8d55266a77cf5d9e81dd66a8dc05512ea4e3ff4040) — looked for "plagiarism", "similarity", "turnitin", "ithenticate" — not founda410d7d090dd5f4fe0d02c8d55266a77cf5d9e81dd66a8dc05512ea4e3ff4040) — looked for impact-factor badges (SJIF, IIFS, Global Impact Factor, ISRA, Cosmos), "ISI indexed", speed promises ("publish within", "48 hours" …) or a self-declared impact factor — not foundTechnical standing
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| Date | Grade | Score | Methodology |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2026 | C | 65 | 2026.10 |
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