Journal profile · Social Sciences-Communication
International Journal of Data and Network Science
ISSN 2561-8148 · eISSN 2561-8156 · Growing Science · Canada
International Journal of Data and Network Science: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 115 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Data and Network Science is published by Growing Science. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Technology Adoption and User Behaviour, Digital Marketing and Social Media and Consumer Behavior and Marketing Influence, together about 45.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International Journal of Data and Network Science: A peer-reviewed journal publishing cutting-edge research on data science, network analysis, social media analytics, big data, machine learning applications, computational social science, and complex network theory.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Communication
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences19.6%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences14.2%
- Consumer Behavior and Marketing InfluenceBusiness, Management and Accounting11.8%
- Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyBusiness, Management and Accounting7%
- Health, Technology, Consumer BehaviorHealth Professions5.1%
- SMEs Development and Digital MarketingSocial Sciences4.5%
- Marketing and Advertising StrategiesBusiness, Management and Accounting3.8%
- E-Government and Public ServicesSocial Sciences3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication | Q1 | 13/541 | 97th |
| Computer Networks and Communications | Q1 | 41/568 | 92nd |
| Software | Q1 | 43/503 | 91st |
| Computer Science Applications | Q1 | 89/1022 | 91st |
| Information Systems | Q1 | 47/519 | 91st |
| Artificial Intelligence | Q1 | 58/570 | 89th |
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
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
- 12.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 12.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 424OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.79OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,072 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 169 | 169 | 2,230 |
| 2025 | 115 | 115 | 3,992 |
| 2024 | 203 | 203 | 5,284 |
| 2023 | 207 | 207 | 3,880 |
| 2022 | 186 | 186 | 1,523 |
| 2021 | 102 | 102 | 414 |
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 ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- APA
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
- Growing Science
- Country or region
- Canada
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2561-8148
- Electronic ISSN
- 2561-8156
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Data and Network Science
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Data and Network Science?
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 International Journal of Data and Network Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Data and Network Science is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is International Journal of Data and Network Science open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Data and Network Science 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, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .