Sri Lanka, March 24 -- Academic journals resonate with scholarship, scientific curiosity and quest for wisdom. It requires one's originality, and staunch discipline to get published in a recognised academic journal as a quite laborious task devoid of easy paths.

In Sri Lanka, several academic journals exist as platforms for scholars in different fields to produce knowledge. From all the academic journals ranging from pure sciences to social sciences, the annual journal published by the Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka is a standout as the oldest continuous academic publication since 1845.

The genesis of the journal Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka traces to the enthusiasm that prevailed among the stalwarts who started the society as...