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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q2SCImago #9,078Gold OA

EPJ Data Science

Acronym:epds
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Abbreviation (ISO):EPJ DATA SCI
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Identifier (ISSN):2193-1127(Print)
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Publisher:Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Clarivate IF (2026)
3.1↑ +0.6
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for EPJ Data Science

WoS Q1
12452.9820183.2620192.8720203.1820213.6320223.62023320242.520253.12026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):3.1
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.646
#9,078

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
54

54 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate6.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
56articles/year
100% Gold OA•98.31% Original Research

Aims & Scope

EPJ Data Science covers a broad range of research areas and applications and particularly encourages contributions from techno-socio-economic systems, where it comprises those research lines that now regard the digital “tracks” of human beings as first-order objects for scientific investigation. Topics include, but are not limited to, human behavior, social interaction (including animal societies), economic and financial systems, management and business networks, socio-technical infrastructure, health and environmental systems, the science of science, as well as general risk and crisis scenario forecasting up to and including policy advice.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science86.6%Mathematics57.9%Political science51.5%Law51.2%Physics47%Artificial intelligence42.1%Economics41.1%Sociology40.3%Philosophy38.4%World Wide Web38.1%Engineering35.9%Geography35.1%Psychology35.1%Statistics33.9%Operating system32.4%Biology29.5%Quantum mechanics28%Data science27.2%Medicine26.7%Business23%Linguistics22.5%History22%Programming language21.8%Archaeology21.3%Machine learning21%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

MATHEMATICS, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS

Q1
Rank29/137
IndexSCIE
JCRSSCI2026

SOCIAL SCIENCES, MATHEMATICAL METHODS

Q1
Rank14/70
IndexSSCI
JCISCIE2026

MATHEMATICS, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS

Q1
Rank21/137
IndexSCIE
JCISSCI2026

SOCIAL SCIENCES, MATHEMATICAL METHODS

Q1
Rank13/70
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF3.1
Articles / Year62
Total Citations17
2025
IF2.5
Articles / Year97
Total Citations235
2024
IF3
Articles / Year77
Total Citations583
2023
IF3.6
Articles / Year63
Total Citations650
2022
IF3.63
Articles / Year62
Total Citations850

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #9,078Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2012-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Computer ScienceMathematics
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.646

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.29

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,245 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations686
3-Year Documents194
Citable Documents188

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate28.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Computational MathematicsQ2
Computer Science ApplicationsQ2
Modeling and SimulationQ2
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 6.7%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Computer Science
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区MATHEMATICS, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

EPJ Data Science (acronym: epds, abbr: EPJ DATA SCI, ISSN: 2193-1127) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of MATHEMATICS, published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg in Germany since 2012. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 3.10, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.646 (Q2), an H-index of 54.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 56 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Gold OA model with an estimated APC of $3,245 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Gold OA
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Founding Year
2012
Indexing & Databases
SCIESSCIScopusDOAJPubMed
Editorial Address
ONE NEW YORK PLAZA, SUITE 4600 , NEW YORK, United States, NY, 10004

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