Journal profile · Computer Science-Computer Science (miscellaneous)
Computing and Software for Big Science
ISSN 2510-2044 · eISSN 3091-4566 · Springer Nature
Computing and Software for Big Science: subscription journal; APC about USD 3,790; median 112 days to acceptance (28 articles, last 24 months); 29 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Computing and Software for Big Science is published by Springer Nature. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies, Particle Detector Development and Performance and Scientific Computing and Data Management, together about 47.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Nuclear and High Energy Physics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research in both fundamental and applied sciences is increasingly organized around research infrastructures—whether on Earth or in space—through virtual research networks with shared resources or via major facilities and instruments. This research is typically conducted through substantial collaborative efforts involving numerous scientists, professionals, and supporting organizations. These collaborations bring together expertise from across all fields of science and technology, supported by a wide range of administrative bodies and services. EPJ Research Infrastructures is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to addressing the most pressing challenges facing current and future research infrastructures. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: •Data: Management, FAIR principles, repositories, federated architectures•Computing: Software, middleware, distributed workflows; frameworks and heterogeneous computing; AI regulations; hardware and IT equipment•Socioeconomics: Socioeconomic impact assessments and project appraisals; evaluation methodologies; social license to operate; externalities and environmental impact; long-term planning and risk management•Innovation & Scientific Excellence: Knowledge creation and transfer, including spin-offs, start-ups •Services and Partnerships: industrial R&D, collaboration with or co-development as technology infrastructures•Sustainability: Contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly energy efficiency, circular economy, and functional architectures•Science Policy & Diplomacy: Including dual-use considerations, science communication, outreach, and participatory science•Governance & Management: Including initiatives for future research infrastructures, concept development and implementation studies The journal welcomes a wide range of contributions—including research articles, reviews, white papers, roadmaps, case studies, technical and progress reports, as well as discussion and opinion pieces. Submissions are invited from all users and staff of research infrastructures, members of related administrative or funding organizations, and scholars studying research infrastructures as a field.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Computer Science-Computer Science (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Johannes GutleberPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 6, Germany 4, Switzerland 4, France 2, Italy 1 (20 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studiesPhysics and Astronomy19.1%
- Particle Detector Development and PerformancePhysics and Astronomy16%
- Scientific Computing and Data ManagementDecision Sciences12.8%
- Distributed and Parallel Computing SystemsComputer Science10.3%
- High-Energy Particle Collisions ResearchPhysics and Astronomy7.3%
- Parallel Computing and Optimization TechniquesComputer Science5.7%
- Cloud Computing and Resource ManagementComputer Science5.5%
- Neutrino Physics ResearchPhysics and Astronomy4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear and High Energy Physics | Q1 | 14/97 | 86th |
| Computer Science (miscellaneous) | Q2 | 49/179 | 72nd |
| Software | Q2 | 154/503 | 69th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
INSPECDBLPPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.06LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.94LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 62OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.17OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 184,400Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 161 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 397 |
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | 671 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 726 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 518 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 479 |
| 2021 | 32 | 32 | 459 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
112 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 69 days – 164 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 19 days (28 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 134 days
- Sample
- 28 articles with submission and acceptance dates (24 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer review, Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,790 / EUR 2,890 / GBP 2,490 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted10, with length limits
- brief reportEPJ Research Infrastructures publishes the following article types: 1. Research Research articles present new and original material within the scope of the jour…Length not stated
- commentComments are short (ideally no more than 4,000 words), narrowly focused articles relating specifically to a recently published article or study that is consider…Length not stated
- data noteEPJ Research Infrastructures publishes the following article types: 1. Research Research articles present new and original material within the scope of the jour…Length not stated
- editorialEPJ Research Infrastructures publishes the following article types: 1. Research Research articles present new and original material within the scope of the jour…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- opinionEPJ Research Infrastructures publishes the following article types: 1. Research Research articles present new and original material within the scope of the jour…Length not stated
- protocolEPJ Research Infrastructures publishes the following article types: 1. Research Research articles present new and original material within the scope of the jour…Length not stated
- researchResearch articles present new and original material within the scope of the journal that has not been published previously and is not being considered for publi…Length not stated
- research articleEPJ Research Infrastructures publishes the following article types: 1. Research Research articles present new and original material within the scope of the jour…main text ≤ 5,000 words
- reviewEPJ Research Infrastructures publishes the following article types: 1. Research Research articles present new and original material within the scope of the jour…Length not stated
- review articleEPJ Research Infrastructures publishes the following article types: 1. Research Research articles present new and original material within the scope of the jour…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Data availability statement required for all original research, explaining how to access data supporting the results, with links/citations to publicly archived datasets; if data cannot be shared publicly, the statement should describe how data can be accessed and any conditions for reuse. Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Articles in Springer Nature open access journals do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in EPJ Research Infrastructures, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Single-blind peer review
This journal follows a single-blind reviewing procedure. This journal also publishes special/guest-edited issues. The peer review process for these articles is the same as the peer review process of the journal in general. Additionally, if a guest editor authors an article in their issue/collection, they will not handle the peer review process.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- ISSN
- 2510-2044
- Print ISSN
- 3091-4558
- Electronic ISSN
- 3091-4566
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Computing and Software for Big Science
How long does peer review take at Computing and Software for Big Science?
Based on the dates recorded on 28 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 112 days (interquartile range 69–164 days). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Computing and Software for Big Science?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; Templates: LaTeX and Word; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Computing and Software for Big Science based?
Of the 20 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (6), Germany (4) and Switzerland (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Computing and Software for Big Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Computing and Software for Big Science is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists INSPEC and DBLP; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Computing and Software for Big Science open access, and what is the APC?
Computing and Software for Big Science is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,790.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .