Journal profile · COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS-COMPUTER SCIENCE, THEORY & METHODS
Big Data
ISSN 2167-6461 · eISSN 2167-647X · Mary Ann Liebert Inc. · UNITED STATES
Big Data: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.83; subscription journal; 25 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Big Data is published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc. and is in Zone 4 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Big Data and Business Intelligence, Cloud Computing and Resource Management and Big Data Technologies and Applications, together about 30.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Big data analytics refers to the systematic processing and analysis of large amounts of data and complex data sets, known as big data, to extract valuable insights. Big data analytics allows for the uncovering of trends, patterns and correlations in large amounts of raw data to help analysts make data-informed decisions.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS-COMPUTER SCIENCE, THEORY & METHODS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Big Data and Business IntelligenceBusiness, Management and Accounting15.5%
- Cloud Computing and Resource ManagementComputer Science7.7%
- Big Data Technologies and ApplicationsDecision Sciences7.6%
- Complex Network Analysis TechniquesPhysics and Astronomy4.9%
- Data Quality and ManagementDecision Sciences4.5%
- IoT and Edge/Fog ComputingComputer Science4.2%
- Data Management and AlgorithmsComputer Science4.1%
- Anomaly Detection Techniques and ApplicationsComputer Science3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Theory & Methods | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Theory & Methods | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Theory & Methods | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.83LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 233OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.22OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.56%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 955 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 25 | 10 | 46 |
| 2024 | 40 | 5 | 71 |
| 2023 | 67 | 25 | 340 |
| 2022 | 81 | 20 | 629 |
| 2021 | 73 | 6 | 1,082 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Mary Ann Liebert Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2167-6461
- Electronic ISSN
- 2167-647X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Big Data
What CAS zone is Big Data in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Big Data is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications / Computer Science, Theory & Methods. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Computer Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Big Data?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.83; CiteScore 6.8, h-index 55.
Which databases index Big Data?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Big Data is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Big Data open access, and what is the APC?
Big Data is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .