Journal profile · SOCIAL SCIENCES, MATHEMATICAL METHODS
Journal of Computational Social Science
ISSN 2432-2717 · eISSN 2432-2725 · Springer Nature
Journal of Computational Social Science: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.6 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,290; median 181 days to acceptance (99 articles, last 24 months); 96 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Computational Social Science is published by Springer Nature and is in Zone 3 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Misinformation and Its Impacts, Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence and Social Media and Politics, together about 33.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Artificial Intelligence. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Computational Social Science (JCSS) is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal that ties together groundbreaking research across the strata of the social sciences (sociology, economics, political science, psychology, linguistics, and other disciplines), physics, biology, management science, computer science, and data science. In addition to topics conventionally associated with computational social science, the journal invites contributions that analyze social/ economic phenomena or structures using computational approaches related to, but not restricted to, the following methods or fields: complex systems, economic modeling, econophysics, financial networks, risk management, urban planning, transportation analysis, artificial intelligence, image processing, text analytics, computational linguistics, numerical optimization, simulation-based statistical inference, and high-performance computing.We invite contributions from researchers in any field who analyze social/ economic phenomena or structures based on large-scale data, simulations, or other computational approaches.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL SCIENCES, MATHEMATICAL METHODS
Editor-in-chief Takashi KamihigashiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United States 9, United Kingdom 4, Japan 4, Australia 3, France 2 (37 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Misinformation and Its ImpactsSocial Sciences13.5%
- Opinion Dynamics and Social InfluencePhysics and Astronomy10.3%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences9.9%
- Complex Network Analysis TechniquesPhysics and Astronomy9.2%
- Sentiment Analysis and Opinion MiningComputer Science6%
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying DetectionComputer Science5.4%
- Computational and Text Analysis MethodsSocial Sciences5.4%
- Topic ModelingComputer Science3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods | Zone 2 |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
DBLPPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, RePEc
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.09LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 125OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.3OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 47.18%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 95LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 451,500Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 486 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 46 | 24 | 20 |
| 2025 | 96 | 50 | 366 |
| 2024 | 114 | 64 | 970 |
| 2023 | 38 | 20 | 344 |
| 2022 | 41 | 30 | 564 |
| 2021 | 57 | 38 | 867 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
181 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 139 days – 246 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 33 days (99 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 217 days
- Sample
- 99 articles with submission and acceptance dates (165 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Submission to first decision
- 57 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer review, Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,290 / EUR 2,690 / GBP 2,390 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 3
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
LLMs do not satisfy authorship criteria Model summary
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests
Authors are requested to disclose interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Interests within the last 3 years of beginning the work (conducting the research and preparing the work for submission) should be reported. Interests outside the 3-year time frame must be disclosed if they could reasonably be perceived as influencing the submitted work. Disclo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Data availability statement required Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Competing interests disclosure required Model summary
Authors are required to disclose financial or non-financial interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Journal of Computational Social Science, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Single-blind peer review
Single-blind peer review Model summary
This journal operates a single-blind peer-review system, where the reviewers are aware of the names and affiliations of the authors, but the reviewer reports provided to authors are anonymous. Back to top
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
- Springer Nature
- ISSN
- 2432-2717
- Electronic ISSN
- 2432-2725
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Computational Social Science
What CAS zone is Journal of Computational Social Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Computational Social Science is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Computational Social Science?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.6 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 5.2, h-index 37.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Computational Social Science?
Based on the dates recorded on 99 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 181 days (interquartile range 139–246 days). 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 Journal of Computational Social Science?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Required, 3. 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 Journal of Computational Social Science based?
Of the 37 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (9), United Kingdom (4) and Japan (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Computational Social Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Computational Social Science is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists DBLP; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Computational Social Science open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Computational Social Science is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,290.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .