Journal profile · Multiple
Harvard Data Science Review
ISSN 2644-2353 · The MIT Press · United States
Harvard Data Science Review: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2026 Xinrui edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 17 weeks (community reports); 102 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Harvard Data Science Review is published by The MIT Press and is classed under Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Big Data and Business Intelligence, Ethics and Social Impacts of AI and Statistics Education and Methodologies, together about 31.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
As an open access platform of the Harvard Data Science Initiative, Harvard Data Science Review (HDSR) features foundational thinking, research milestones, educational innovations, and major applications, with a primary emphasis on reproducibility, replicability, and readability. We aim to publish content that helps define and shape data science as a scientifically rigorous and globally impactful multidisciplinary field based on the principled and purposed production, processing, parsing, and analysis of data. By uniting the strengths of a premier research journal, a cutting-edge educational publication, and a popular magazine, HDSR provides a crossroads at which fundamental data science research and education intersect directly with societally-important applications from industry, governments, NGOs, and others. By disseminating inspiring, informative, and intriguing articles and media materials, HDSR aspires to be a global forum on everything data science and data science for everyone.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Xiao-Li MengPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 16, Germany 2, United Kingdom 1, Canada 1, Jordan 1 (21 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Big Data and Business IntelligenceBusiness, Management and Accounting13%
- Ethics and Social Impacts of AISocial Sciences9.4%
- Statistics Education and MethodologiesMathematics8.9%
- Research Data Management PracticesComputer Science6.6%
- Data Quality and ManagementDecision Sciences6.5%
- Scientific Computing and Data ManagementDecision Sciences6.5%
- Census and Population EstimationMathematics4.6%
- Data Analysis with RComputer Science4%
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)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 156OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.81OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.17%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 38LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 722 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 49 | 49 | 12 |
| 2025 | 102 | 102 | 125 |
| 2024 | 112 | 112 | 1,127 |
| 2023 | 91 | 91 | 510 |
| 2022 | 103 | 103 | 940 |
| 2021 | 100 | 100 | 748 |
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 17 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 17 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access
Open access journal published by MIT Press Model summary
HDSR is an open access journal of the Harvard Data Science Initiative published by the MIT Press.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Manuscript review occurs at two stages: proposals and invited manuscripts; only invited manuscripts are reviewed, but anyone may submit a proposal for a full paper. Model summary
Harvard Data Science Review conducts manuscript review at two stages: proposals and invited manuscripts. HDSR will only review manuscripts by invitation, but all interested authors are invited to submit proposals for full papers.
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
- The MIT Press
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2644-2353
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Harvard Data Science Review
What CAS zone is Harvard Data Science Review in?
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.
How long does peer review take at Harvard Data Science Review?
Authors report an average review time of about 17 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Harvard Data Science Review based?
Of the 21 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (16), Germany (2) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Harvard Data Science Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Harvard Data Science Review is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Harvard Data Science Review open access, and what is the APC?
Harvard Data Science Review is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .