Journal profile · Multiple
Data Science in Finance and Economics
ISSN 2769-2140 · AIMS Press · United States
Data Science in Finance and Economics: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 23 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Data Science in Finance and Economics is published by AIMS Press and is in Zone 4 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Stock Market Forecasting Methods, Market Dynamics and Volatility and Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis, together about 36.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Data Science in Finance and Economics (DSFE) is an international, quarterly published, Open Access journal devoted to publishing peer-reviewed, high quality, original papers in the field of data science methods, computing, and applications in finance and economics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Stock Market Forecasting MethodsDecision Sciences16.6%
- Market Dynamics and VolatilityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.1%
- Complex Systems and Time Series AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.1%
- Financial Risk and Volatility ModelingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.9%
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.6%
- Energy Load and Power ForecastingEngineering7.2%
- Financial Distress and Bankruptcy PredictionBusiness, Management and Accounting5%
- Forecasting Techniques and ApplicationsDecision Sciences5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods | 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.97LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.34OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 136 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 9 |
| 2025 | 23 | 22 | 168 |
| 2024 | 27 | 26 | 186 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 221 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 218 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 223 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
Article types accepted4
- editorialEditorialLength not stated
- letterLetterLength not stated
- original paperOriginal PaperLength not stated
- reviewReviewLength not stated
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
- AIMS Press
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2769-2140
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Data Science in Finance and Economics
What CAS zone is Data Science in Finance and Economics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Data Science in Finance and Economics is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Business, Finance / Economics / Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Data Science in Finance and Economics?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 Science in Finance and Economics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Data Science in Finance and Economics is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Data Science in Finance and Economics open access, and what is the APC?
Data Science in Finance and Economics is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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: .