Journal profile · PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Data & Policy
ISSN 2632-3249 · Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom
Data & Policy: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 35 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,590; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 90 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Data & Policy is published by Cambridge University Press and is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ethics and Social Impacts of AI, Privacy, Security, and Data Protection and E-Government and Public Services, together about 26.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Data & Policy is a peer-reviewed, open access journal dedicated to the impact of data science on policy and governance. The journal aims to promote a new theory of policy-data interactions by publishing work that considers systems of policy and data and how they relate to each other.The journal publishes research examining the use of data for policy, and contributions that explore how data can be used in an ethical, responsible and efficient manner.Freely available to read, share and distribute across boundaries, Data & Policy welcomes readers and contributors within and outside of academia (e.g. in international organisations, government, non-profit or private sectors, and the general public).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ethics and Social Impacts of AISocial Sciences11.6%
- Privacy, Security, and Data ProtectionSocial Sciences7.6%
- E-Government and Public ServicesSocial Sciences7.4%
- Privacy-Preserving Technologies in DataComputer Science6.3%
- Human Mobility and Location-Based AnalysisSocial Sciences6.1%
- COVID-19 Digital Contact TracingComputer Science5.5%
- Smart Cities and TechnologiesEngineering4.7%
- Data-Driven Disease SurveillanceMedicine4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public Administration | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public Administration | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher) 2025
- 35Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 96OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.39OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 75LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 368 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 50 | 50 | 8 |
| 2025 | 90 | 90 | 287 |
| 2024 | 84 | 84 | 689 |
| 2023 | 42 | 42 | 526 |
| 2022 | 45 | 45 | 662 |
| 2021 | 36 | 36 | 815 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | GBP 1,740 / USD 2,590 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,590 / GBP 1,740 | Yes | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Fee waivers
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted12
- commentariesCommentaries* are shorter articles that discuss and/or problematize an issue relevant to the Data & Policy scope.(Approx 4,000 words in length).Length not stated
- commentaryData & Policy welcomes the submission of the following: Research articles* that use rigorous methods that investigate how data science can inform or impact poli…Length not stated
- conference paperData & Policy welcomes the submission of the following: Research articles* that use rigorous methods that investigate how data science can inform or impact poli…Length not stated
- data & policy reportsData & Policy Reports* are articles invited by the journal to survey the landscape of data-policy interactions. Data & Policy Reports are independently reviewed…Length not stated
- data for policy conference papersData for Policy Conference Papers* are full articles that derive from the Data for Policy Conference, the strategic partner and community from which the Data & …Length not stated
- data paperData & Policy welcomes the submission of the following: Research articles* that use rigorous methods that investigate how data science can inform or impact poli…Length not stated
- full articleData & Policy welcomes the submission of the following: Research articles* that use rigorous methods that investigate how data science can inform or impact poli…Length not stated
- research articleData & Policy welcomes the submission of the following: Research articles* that use rigorous methods that investigate how data science can inform or impact poli…Length not stated
- research articlesResearch articles* that use rigorous methods that investigate how data science can inform or impact policy by, for example, improving situation analysis, predic…Length not stated
- reviewData & Policy welcomes the submission of the following: Research articles* that use rigorous methods that investigate how data science can inform or impact poli…Length not stated
- surveyData & Policy welcomes the submission of the following: Research articles* that use rigorous methods that investigate how data science can inform or impact poli…Length not stated
- translational articlesTranslational articles* are focused on the transfer of knowledge from research to practice and from practice to research. See our guide to writing translational…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Peer review
- Data availability Only platforms’ shaping of data access under the GDPR: an empirical study of the uses of data download packages
Heleen Janssen, Thijs Carrière, Jef Ausloos, Bella Struminskaya, Laura Boeschoten, Theo Araujo
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review process
Single-blind peer review process. Model summary
Articles submitted to Data & Policy are subject to a single-blind 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
- Cambridge University Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2632-3249
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Data & Policy
What CAS zone is Data & Policy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Data & Policy is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Public Administration. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Data & Policy?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 35 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.2, h-index 30.
How long does peer review take at Data & Policy?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. 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.
Which databases index Data & Policy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Data & Policy is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Data & Policy open access, and what is the APC?
Data & Policy is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,590.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .