Journal profile
International Journal of Digital Curation
ISSN 1746-8256 · University of Edinburgh · United Kingdom
International Journal of Digital Curation: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 49 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Digital Curation is published by University of Edinburgh. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Research Data Management Practices, Data Analysis and Archiving and Digital and Traditional Archives Management, together about 60.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Articles address policy, strategic, operational, experimental, infrastructural, or tool-based aspects of the management, curation, and preservation of digital data and other objects of value to research, cultural heritage, or society in general. The IJDC is open to submissions of various types of article listed below, and considers them for potential publication if they meet review criteria set out below under Editorial and Peer Review Guidelines.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Laurence HortonPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 3, Mexico 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Research Data Management PracticesComputer Science27.4%
- Data Analysis and ArchivingSocial Sciences17.2%
- Digital and Traditional Archives ManagementArts and Humanities15.8%
- Scientific Computing and Data ManagementDecision Sciences7%
- Library Science and InformationComputer Science5.3%
- Optics and Image AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting4.6%
- Library Science and Information SystemsComputer Science4.4%
- Digital Humanities and ScholarshipArts and Humanities3.2%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
DBLPPublisher 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
- h-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 195OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.39OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 629 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 220 |
| 2025 | 49 | 49 | 340 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 404 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 331 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 525 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 539 |
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 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous 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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- brief reportshould be 5,000- 7,000 words in length. Brief Reports should be 2,000 - 4,000 words. These word counts exclude the first page, references, andmain text ≤ 4,000 words
- brief reportsBrief Reports outline a use case for data management or curation, an architecture or implementation approach, or how a particular community has been involved in…Length not stated
- conference papersConference Papers have previously been presented at the International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC). Papers presented at the conference may also be submitt…Length not stated
- editorialAny submission to IJDC must have a title and abstract. The article contents must be written using clear language, and should accurately reflect the title and ab…Length not stated
- general articlesGeneral Articles cover similar scope to Brief Reports, providing enough detail for a reader to be able to apply the approach described in the article, in a cont…Length not stated
- research paper.uk Important notes: Submissions in the Research Paper, Conference Paper and General Article categories should be 5,000- 7,000 words in length. Brief Reports sh…main text ≤ 7,000 words
- research papersResearch Papers Articles in this section describe outcomes of any form of research activity that investigates questions relating to research data management, di…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest
Adapted APA citation style Model summary
The journal uses an adapted form of American Psychological Association (APA) bibliographic and formatting standards.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Scaling Data Sharing Expertise With AI: A Case Study from DataSeer and Taylor & Francis
Data policy: research paper data must be in a repository with resolvable identifier Model summary
Rebecca Taylor-Grant, Tim Vines, Imogen Cranston, Adrian Stanley, Eilise Norris, David Sadler PDF
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence, unless otherwise stated Model summary
All material is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence, unless otherwise stated.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open Access, CC BY 4.0 licence Model summary
IJDC is an Open Access journal. All material is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence, unless otherwise stated.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Editorial and Peer Review Guidelines
Any submission to IJDC must have a title and abstract. The article contents must be written using clear language, and should accurately reflect the title and abstract. The article must present a coherently structured argument with sufficient context for the reader, provide conclusions backed up by evidence, cite relevant sources, and offer concrete examples where appropriate. It must also do at le…
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
- University of Edinburgh
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1746-8256
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 20, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Digital Curation
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Digital Curation?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 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 International Journal of Digital Curation based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (3) and Mexico (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Digital Curation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Digital Curation is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists DBLP; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Digital Curation open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Digital Curation 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .