About the Journal

Focus and Scope

Ruhuna Journal of Science (RJS) welcome articles resulting from original research work covering many areas in Pure and Applied Sciences, Technology, and also covering scientific themes with interdisciplinary focus. Review articles are not invited currently.

Subject areas include,

Agriculture; Botany; Chemistry; Computer Science & IT; Environmental Science; Fisheries & Aquaculture; Mathematics & Statistics; Medical & Health Sciences; Molecular Biology & Biotechnology; Physics & Geophysical Science; Veterinary Science; Zoology

Peer Review Process

RJS follows the double blind peer review policy where reviewing will be done at least by two experts in the relevant discipline of the manuscript. Authors may suggest in their letter of submission two or three potential reviewers in the relevant discipline. Reviewers' recommendation on the suitability of the manuscript will be considered for the decision making process. If recommended to accept subject to a major revision, a revised version will be invited from the authors under provisional acceptance. Once the revised version is received, a final decision on acceptance will be reached. Review process typically takes a minimum of two months. The authors can download the peer review reports from the system.

Publication Frequency

Journal will publish two issues per volume, in June and December.

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.

Ruhuna Journal of Science is registered as a contributor to The OAIster ® database.

The journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 4.0 International License. 

Sponsors

  • Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka

Journal History

The University of Ruhuna launched its first science journal 'Ruhuna Journal of Science' (RJS) in September 2006, and since then, RJS has been published in print version until 2009. The journal started publishing as an online journal in 2014 (Volume 5). From Volume 6 (2015), the journal will publish two issues per year (June and December).


From Volume 7 (2016) onwards, all articles published in Ruhuna Journal of Science are Open Access articles published under the Creative Commos CC BY-NC 4.0 International license. This License permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not used for commercial purposes.

 



Members of the Editorial Board since 2006:


Founding Editorial Board 2006-2009: Vol 1-4; Print ISSN: 1800-279X


Managing Editor: Prof. W.G.D. Dharmaratna
Editor in Chief (Physical Sciences): Dr. Janak R. Wedagedara
Editor in Chief (Biological Sciences): Dr. L.P. Jayatissa
Editors: Prof. Ranjith N. Pathirana, Dr. N.J. De S. Amarasinghe, Dr. Sanath Hettiarachchi, Dr. V. Bulugahapitiya, Dr. Prasad Jayaweera


2010-2011: (not published)


Managing Editor: Prof. W.G.D. Dharmaratna


Editor in Chief (Physical Sciences): Dr. Janak R. Wedagedara (UK)


Editor in Chief (Biological Sciences): Prof. Sanath Hettiarachchi


Editors: Prof. Ranjith N. Pathirana, Prof. N.J. De S. Amarasinghe, Dr. V. Bulugahapitiya, Dr. P.M.C.S. De Silva (2011)



2012-2013: (Not published)


Editor in Chief (Overall): Prof. W.G.D. Dharmaratna


Editor in Chief (Physical Sciences): Prof. K.K.A.S. Yapa


Editor in Chief (Biological Sciences): Assoc. Prof. Suneetha Gunawickrama


Editors: Prof. N.J. De S. Amarasinghe, Dr. Janak R. Wedagedara (UK), Prof. Hema Pathirana, Dr. Dammini Premachandra.


Editorial Board 2014-2015 (eISSN: 2536-8400); Vol 5 (1 issue); Vol 6 two Issues per year, Vol 6 (1) & (2)

 



Senior Editor in Chief: Prof. W.G.D. Dharmaratna


Editor in Chief (Physical Sciences): Prof. K.K.A.S. Yapa


Editor in Chief (Biological Sciences): Prof. Suneetha Gunawickrama


Editors: Prof. N.J. De S. Amarasinghe, Prof. HMKK Pathirana, Prof. Dammini Premachandra, Dr. Janak R. Wedagedara (UK), Dr. Tharaka Illayperuma




Editorial Board 2016 (eISSN: 2536-8400); Two Issues per year, Vol 7 (1) and Vol 7(2).

Senior Editor in Chief: Prof. W.G.D. Dharmaratna


Editor in Chief (Physical Sciences): Dr. Janak R. Wedagedara (UK)


Editor in Chief (Biological Sciences): Prof. Suneetha Gunawickrama


Editors: Prof. N.J. De S. Amarasinghe, Prof. HMKK Pathirana, Prof. Dammini Premachandra, Prof. Saman Abeysinghe,
Dr. Tharaka Illayperuma




Editorial Board 2017-2019 (eISSN: 2536-8400); Two issues per year, Vol 8-10 (Issues 1& 2).

Senior Editor in Chief: Prof. W.G.D. Dharmaratna


Editor in Chief (Physical Sciences): Dr. Janak R. Wedagedara (UK)


Editor in Chief (Biological Sciences): Prof. Suneetha Gunawickrama


Editors: Prof. N.J. De S. Amarasinghe, Prof. HMKK Pathirana, Prof. Dammini Premachandra, Prof. Saman Abeysinghe,
Dr. Tharaka Illayperuma, Prof. P.A. Jayantha,
Prof. Lesli Jayasekara, Prof. Nisantha Rajakaruna (USA), Prof. Nishad Jayasundara (USA), Prof. Upul Wijayantha (UK) (2018-2021).




Editorial Assistants: Dr. K.B. Jayasundara (2018), W.D.C. Wijekoon (2019 onwards-), Dr. Chathuri Fernando (2021-)

 




Editorial Board 2019-2023 (eISSN: 2536-8400); Two issues per year, Vol 11-13 (Issues 1& 2).

Senior Editor in Chief: Prof. W.G.D. Dharmaratna


Editor in Chief (Physical Sciences): Dr. Janak R. Wedagedara (UK)


Editor in Chief (Biological Sciences): Prof. Suneetha Gunawickrama


Editors: Prof. N.J. De S. Amarasinghe, Prof. HMKK Pathirana, Prof. Dammini Premachandra, Dr. Tharaka Illayperuma, Prof. P.A. Jayantha,
Prof. Lesli Jayasekara, Prof. Nisantha Rajakaruna (USA), Prof. Upul Wijayantha (UK), Prof. Ruwani Hewawasam, Dr. Kapila Liyanage, Dr. Charith Abhayaratna, Prof. Kanaji Masakorale




Editorial Assistants: W.D.C. Wijekoon, Dr. Chathuri Fernando