Journal profile · INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Journal of Data and Information Science
ISSN 2096-157X · eISSN 2543-683X · Beijing Magtech Co.ltd · China
Journal of Data and Information Science: CAS Zone 2 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.7 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 53 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Data and Information Science is published by Beijing Magtech Co.ltd and is in Zone 2 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are scientometrics and bibliometrics research, Complex Network Analysis Techniques and Research Data Management Practices, together about 39.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Artificial Intelligence. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Data and Information Science, established in 2016, is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal governed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and published by the National Science Library of CAS (NSLC).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Editor-in-chief Ronald RousseauPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- scientometrics and bibliometrics researchDecision Sciences26.3%
- Complex Network Analysis TechniquesPhysics and Astronomy6.5%
- Research Data Management PracticesComputer Science6.5%
- Advanced Text Analysis TechniquesComputer Science5.4%
- Academic Publishing and Open AccessDecision Sciences4.5%
- Biomedical Text Mining and OntologiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
- Topic ModelingComputer Science4%
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationMedicine3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceINSPECzbMATHDBLPPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, J-Gate, Scilit, Naver, OCLC, Latindex, Crossref, Semantic Scholar
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)
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.04LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 85OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 47LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 1,985Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 408 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42 | 42 | 14 |
| 2025 | 53 | 53 | 116 |
| 2024 | 37 | 37 | 287 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 179 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 121 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | 243 |
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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 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 | EUR 1,300 | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 1,300 / EUR 800 / EUR 500 / EUR 300 | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted10, with length limits
- commentaryResearch Articles: original research work or a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of a topic (around 5,000 to 8,000 words)Review Articles: manuscripts that pro…main text ≤ 2,000 words
- data paperResearch Articles: original research work or a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of a topic (around 5,000 to 8,000 words)Review Articles: manuscripts that pro…Length not stated
- editorialResearch Articles: original research work or a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of a topic (around 5,000 to 8,000 words)Review Articles: manuscripts that pro…Length not stated
- letters to the editorResearch Articles: original research work or a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of a topic (around 5,000 to 8,000 words)Review Articles: manuscripts that pro…main text ≤ 2,000 words
- opinionResearch Articles: original research work or a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of a topic (around 5,000 to 8,000 words)Review Articles: manuscripts that pro…Length not stated
- original researchResearch Articles: original research work or a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of a topic (around 5,000 to 8,000 words)Review Articles: manuscripts that pro…Length not stated
- perspectiveResearch Articles: original research work or a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of a topic (around 5,000 to 8,000 words)Review Articles: manuscripts that pro…Length not stated
- research articleResearch Articles: original research work or a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of a topic (around 5,000 to 8,000 words)Review Articles: manuscripts that pro…main text ≤ 8,000 words
- review articleResearch Articles: original research work or a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of a topic (around 5,000 to 8,000 words)Review Articles: manuscripts that pro…main text ≤ 10,000 words
- viewpointResearch Articles: original research work or a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of a topic (around 5,000 to 8,000 words)Review Articles: manuscripts that pro…main text ≤ 3,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability Data Sharing Policies
JDIS is committed to promoting data sharing in line with the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) principles and provides free data hosting and long-term preservation services for authors. Authors are required to share the data underlying their articles—particularly for data papers—by depositing it in the JDIS exclusive community in ScienceDB (https://www.scidb.cn/en/c/jdis). A…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright policy
All contributions published in JDIS will be under a Creative Commons Attributions license, with the default as CC-BY.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Statement
This is an open access journal that provides free, immediate, and unrestricted online access to all its published content for readers around the world.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
JDIS applies a single-blind peer review process. All submissions will be evaluated first by an Editor-in-Chief or a Vice-Editor who checks suitability for JDIS. Then, research and review articles considered in scope and of sufficient quality will be sent to two or three external reviewers. It usually takes five weeks from when the article is sent out for review to the first decision.
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
- Beijing Magtech Co.ltd
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2096-157X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2543-683X
- Society / sponsor
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Data and Information Science
What CAS zone is Journal of Data and Information Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Data and Information Science is in Zone 2 of Computer Science, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications / Information Science & Library Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Computer Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Data and Information Science?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.7; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 25.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Data and Information Science?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 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 Journal of Data and Information Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Data and Information Science is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, INSPEC, zbMATH and DBLP; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Data and Information Science open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Data and Information Science is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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: .