Journal profile · Computer Science-Computer Science (miscellaneous)
Data Science Journal
ISSN 1683-1470 · Ubiquity Press · United Kingdom
Data Science Journal: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 39 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: Data Science Journal was transferred to Ubiquity Press in 2015. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Data Science Journal is published by Ubiquity Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Research Data Management Practices, Data Analysis and Archiving and Scientific Computing and Data Management, together about 57.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Data Science Journal (DSJ) was founded in 2002 to help build knowledge and understanding of how data practices can advance research and human knowledge. Recent decades have seen an unprecedented explosion in the human capacity to acquire, store, and manipulate data and information. We are experiencing an historic revolution in knowledge creation, communication, and utilisation. DSJ explores what that means for the conduct of research and data management. We regard data science as the ‘science of data’ — the evidence-based study of the socio-technical developments and transformations that affect science policy; the conduct and methods of research; and the data systems, standards, and infrastructure that are integral to research. A central goal of DSJ is to ensure that data are used in the most effective, efficient, and ethical way in promoting knowledge and learning. It is a peer-reviewed, open-access, electronic journal that is relevant to all sciences as well as the empirical humanities. The scope of the journal includes descriptions of data systems; their implementations, applications, infrastructures, software, legal, reproducibility, and transparency issues; the availability and usability of complex datasets; and with a particular focus on the principles, policies, and practices for data preservation and reuse. Our focus is on data, notably research data. DSJ articles should faithfully represent data as an important topic in the research, discussion, or analysis — how data is part of a problem, solution or both. Related, cross-cutting topics may also be relevant. Machine learning, cybersecurity, differential privacy, and analytics-based optimization are within scope of DSJ, provided that the focus is on how data act as the input fuel for the algorithms, the test sets for the algorithms, the validation sets for the algorithms (performance metrics), and the real-world outputs (classifications, diagnoses, decisions, predictions, optimizations) from the algorithms. Similarly, the DSJ deems data-intensive and/or data-related scientific computing, which of course is a natural component of simulation, modeling, and visualization, as being in scope, if the focus is on data aspects of the issue. Also in scope is Data Science Education content (e.g., research and insights into Data Dexterity and Analytics Training in different disciplines). For all of these topics, an attempt to generalise their significance should be included in the submission. They should
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Computer Science-Computer Science (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Matthew MayernikPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 10%); most named United States 7, United Kingdom 5, Mainland China 3, India 3, Italy 2 (30 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Research Data Management PracticesComputer Science31.3%
- Data Analysis and ArchivingSocial Sciences13.4%
- Scientific Computing and Data ManagementDecision Sciences13.3%
- Environmental Monitoring and Data ManagementEarth and Planetary Sciences6.8%
- Optics and Image AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting3.7%
- Semantic Web and OntologiesComputer Science3.5%
- Academic Publishing and Open AccessDecision Sciences2.6%
- Library Science and Information SystemsComputer Science2.4%
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
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science Applications | Q3 | 552/1022 | 46th |
| Computer Science (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 99/179 | 44th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, EBSCO, CNKI, J-Gate, OCLC, CLOCKSS, Crossref, Sherpa RomeoPublisher website
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
- 2.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- h-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 265OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.94OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,021 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 39 | 1,293 |
| 2025 | 39 | 39 | 1,395 |
| 2024 | 59 | 59 | 1,314 |
| 2023 | 45 | 45 | 1,371 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 1,404 |
| 2021 | 38 | 38 | 1,264 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 770 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | GBP 350 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 650 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 790 / GBP 770 / GBP 661 / GBP 109 | — | — |
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 prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Harvard
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- conference paperSurname, Initial(s). (Year) 'Paper title', Conference title. Place of conference, Date of conference. Place of publication: Publisher, Page numbers. Galar, D. e…Length not stated
- essaysEssays cover topics and controversies of interest to the community and aim to stimulate discussion and debate. Essays may be provocative and less focused on rep…Length not stated
- research articleby relevant figures and tabulated data. Research articles should be no more than 8,000 words in length. Data and software supporting the research shouldmain text ≤ 8,000 words
- reviewReview articles can cover topics such as current controversies, the current “state of the art” or the historical development of studies as well as issues of reg…main text ≤ 8,000 words
- review articlethe relevant body of extant literature. Review articles should be no longer than 8,000 words in length. This section is peer reviewed. Essays Essays covmain text ≤ 8,000 words
- reviewsReview articles can cover topics such as current controversies, the current “state of the art” or the historical development of studies as well as issues of reg…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- AI use
Submissions must comply with publisher's AI use guidelines. Model summary
Authors should refer to the publisher's guidelines on acceptable use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools. All submissions must comply with these guidelines.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest COMPETING INTERESTS
If any of the authors have any competing interests then these must be declared. A short paragraph should be placed before the references. See our guidelines for competing interests. If there are no competing interests to declare then the following statement should be present: The author(s) has/have no competing interests to declare.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Datasets and source code must have an associated DOI, e.g. via a repository such as Zenodo. Model summary
If you are submitting an articles that includes or refers to a data set or source code there must be an associated DOI. This DOI can be obtained by submitting the relevant data to a repository such as Zenodo.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
Human research must follow Declaration of Helsinki and ethics committee approval. Model summary
Data Science Journal welcomes suggestions for special issues or conference proceedings focusing on specific topics within the journal's scope. For more information about publishing a special issue with us, please contact the Editor-in-Chief, Mark Parsons. Ubiquity Press, the journal’s publisher, is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Associa…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors responsible for permissions for third-party content. Model summary
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms. If a submission is rejected or withdrawn prior to publication, all rights return to the author(s): Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Open access journal; expects related resources to be open access. Model summary
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. There is no embargo on the journal’s publications. Submission and acceptance dates, along with publication dates, are made available on the PDF format for each paper. Authors of articles published remain the copyright holde…
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
- Ubiquity Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1683-1470
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Data Science Journal
How long does peer review take at Data Science Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Data Science Journal?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Harvard; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. 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 Data Science Journal based?
Of the 30 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 10%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (7), United Kingdom (5) and Mainland China (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Data Science Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Data Science Journal is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Data Science Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Data Science Journal is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .