Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-General Arts and Humanities
Research Data Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences
ISSN 2452-3666 · Brill · Netherlands
Research Data Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 32 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Research Data Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences is published by Brill. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Digital Humanities and Scholarship, Historical Economic and Social Studies and Research Data Management Practices, together about 44.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research Data Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences (RDJ) is a peer-reviewed, e-only and Diamond Open Access journal that publishes data papers. These are scholarly publications of medium length that comprehensively document a deposited dataset and put the data in a research context. RDJ thus contributes to the transparency of research, accelerates dissemination and fosters the reuse of scholarly data in compliance with the FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable). Papers are published in Diamond Open Access, which means all content is freely accessible online and authors do not incur an APC. RDJ was founded by Brill and DANS in 2016 and from 2021 it was funded and published in collaboration with CESSDA. In 2025 ownership of the journal was transferred to the International Institute of Social History and publishing moved to Openjournals. Donors currently include DANS and Utrecht University’s Open Science Fund.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-General Arts and Humanities
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Digital Humanities and ScholarshipArts and Humanities24.8%
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.4%
- Research Data Management PracticesComputer Science8.5%
- Digital and Traditional Archives ManagementArts and Humanities5.7%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.3%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities4.3%
- Natural Language Processing TechniquesComputer Science3.6%
- Theatre and Performance StudiesArts and Humanities2.8%
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
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Arts and Humanities | Q1 | 36/175 | 79th |
| General Social Sciences | Q3 | 158/286 | 44th |
| Computer Science Applications | Q4 | 791/1022 | 22nd |
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
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.97OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 85 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 43 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 59 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 45 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 38 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
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 32 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 32 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 | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 accepted2, with length limits
- data papera is deposited in a trusted repository. Data Papers RDJ contains data papers: scholarly publications of medium length (with a maximum of 2500 words) containing …main text ≤ 2,500 words
- data papersData PapersLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Model summary
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the terms of the copyright policy.
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
- Brill
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2452-3666
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Research Data Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences
How long does peer review take at Research Data Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of about 32 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 Research Data Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Research Data Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Research Data Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Research Data Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences 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: .