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Journal of Data and Information Science is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 3.2), WoS ESCI, DOAJ. Published by Sciendo.
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ISSN 2096-157XVerify ISSN ↗2543-683XVerify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Sciendo
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| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library and Information Sciences | 85 / 296 | 71st | Q2 |
| Information Systems and Management | 77 / 222 | 65th | Q2 |
| Public Administration | 92 / 248 | 63rd | Q2 |
Not listed in: ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2016–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 3.2.
Journal of Data and Information Science is Q2 in Library and Information Sciences (rank 85 of 296), Q2 in Information Systems and Management (rank 77 of 222) and Q2 in Public Administration (rank 92 of 248), by CiteScore 2025.
Journal of Data and Information Science is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 3.2, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 71st percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.625, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 23.
Journal of Data and Information Science is published by Sciendo. Its print ISSN is 2096-157X and its online ISSN is 2543-683X.
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
Journal of Data and Information Science has an h-index of 25 and a 2-year mean of 3.07 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 3.2, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #57 of 279 Scopus journals in Library and Information Sciences.
Journal of Data and Information Science published 53 papers in 2025. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
In its latest 100 research articles (2024–2026), authors are most often from China (46.3%), Spain (10.5%) and United Kingdom (7.3%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
Index data is curated from public sources (Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, FT50, UT Dallas, DOAJ). CiteScore and quartiles reflect the latest available Scopus release. Always verify a journal's current status on its official source before submitting.
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