Promote the publication of research in Science and Technology.

Quick Dissemination of the local research findings

Target group: Scientists, undergraduates, any other interested in research.

From 2008 the JNSF is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded. The Journal is also included in the following databases;

• BIOSIS Previews
• Zoological Record
• Essential Science Indicators
• Biological Abstracts
• Chemical Abstracts
• Scopus
• TEEAL
• Ulrich’s
• Agricola
• EBSCOhost

• Professor Chamil Abeykoon
  School of Materials, Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Manchester, United Kingdom
• Professor Dilanthi Amaratunga
  Global Disaster Resilience Centre, University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom
• Professor Dilantha Fernando
  Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Canada
• Professor Leslie Gunatilaka
  Natural Resources and the Environment, Natural Products Center, The Univ. of Arizona, USA
• Professor Saman K. Halgamuge
  Optimization and Pattern Recognition Research Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Australia
• Dr Kithsiri W. Jayasena
  Crop Protection | Grains Industry Directorate, Agriculture and Food, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Australia
• Vassilios Kapaklis
  Division of Material Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Sweden
• Professor Wah Yun Low
  Medical Education & Research Development, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Professor Thomas Mathew
  Department of Mathematics & Statistics, University of Maryland Baltimore Country, USA
• Professor Shanthi Mendis
  Geneva Leaning Foundation, Geneva, Switzerland
• Professor Javier Francisco Ortega
  Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, USA
• Professor Malik Peiris
  School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
• Professor Kamal Premaratne
  Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Miami, USA
• Dr Nalin Samarasinha
  Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, USA
• ProfessorRavi Silva
  Advanced Technology Institute, University of Surrey, United Kingdom
• Professor Christopher C. Steel
  National Wine and Grape Industry Centre, School of Agricultural, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Science, Charles Sturt University, Australia

Reviewers of 2021

Reviewers of 2020

• Ms Nadeeja Wickramarachchi (Principal Scientific Officer)
• Ms Uthpala Karunarathne (Senior Scientific Officer)
• Ms Upuli Ratnayake (Scientific Officer)

Q : Is there a deadline for submitting a manuscript?
A : Manuscripts can be submitted any time of the year
 
Q : Do I need to submit hard copies of the manuscript or the electronic version is enough?
A : There is no need to submit hard copies. You can upload the manuscript to the online system https://jnsfsl.sljol.info/ as instructed in the guidelines.
 
Q : Is there a manuscript processing fee?
A : A publication fee of US$ 150 will be levied for each manuscript other than where the corresponding author is affiliated to a Sri Lankan institution.
 
Q : Is there a fee for colour figures?
A : There is no fee for colour figures
 
Q : How long is the peer-review process?
A : The peer-review process usually takes 6 – 9 months

1. Guidelines for preparation of manuscripts (pdf, 79kb)
2. Authors responsibility statement (pdf, 44kb)
3. Manuscript template (pdf, 71kb)
4. Copyright Transfer Form (pdf, 44kb)
5. JNSF Policy on Publication Best Practices and Publication Ethics (pdf, 20kb)

1. Tariffs for advertising in the journal (pdf,25kb)

• Foreign     : US $ 75 (SAARC countries)
                    : US $ 150 (other countries)
• Local        : Rs. 2000

Accepted as standing orders or on a calendar year basis. Single issues- Available on request; Rs 600 per copy

Payment must accompany all orders. Remittances in favour of the National Science Foundation Sri Lanka.