Scientific Data
Nature Research · United Kingdom · Est. 1907
✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.
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Aims & Scope
Scientific Data is an open access journal dedicated to data, publishing descriptions of research datasets and articles on research data sharing from all areas of natural sciences, medicine, engineering and social sciences. We believe that: Open research data sharing is crucial for facilitating scientific advancement. Articles describing how to source and use data can greatly facilitate data discovery and reuse, underpinning the aims of the FAIR principles , across any subject discipline. If data are scientifically valid and of potential interest to others they should be described and made available to the research community. Manuscripts must make an original contribution but they are not assessed based on their perceived significance, importance or impact.
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Ethics & Quality
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Publication & Citation Trend
Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.
SJR Quartile by Discipline
Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.
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Research Topics (OpenAlex)
Frequently asked questions about Scientific Data
Is Scientific Data a predatory journal?
PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Scientific Data: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.
What is the impact factor of Scientific Data?
Scientific Data is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 4.67.
Is Scientific Data indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?
Scientific Data is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.
What is the aims and scope of Scientific Data?
Scientific Data is an open access journal dedicated to data, publishing descriptions of research datasets and articles on research data sharing from all areas of natural sciences, medicine, engineering and social sciences. We believe that: Open research data sharing is crucial for facilitating scientific advancement. Articles describing how to source and use data can greatly facilitate data discovery and reuse, underpinning the aims of the FAIR principles , across any subject discipline. If data are scientifically valid and of potential interest to others they should be described and made avai
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