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EPJ Data Science

Springer Science + Business Media · United States · Est. 2012

ISSN2193-1127eISSN2193-1127

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

236

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 192d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.646

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.286

Total Worksi

650

Total Citationsi

16,916

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.25

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications; Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods; Computational Mathematics; Computer Science Applications; Modeling and Simulation.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2012

FrequencyIrregular

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications650

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

OA Since2011

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~13 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science + Business Media

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2193-1127 / 2193-1127

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.3k

2019

954

2020

1.3k

2021

858

2022

656

2023

587

2024

237

2025

2026

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.

Computational MathematicsQ2

Computer Science ApplicationsQ2

Modeling and SimulationQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Mathematics, Interdisciplinary ApplicationsSocial Sciences, Mathematical Methods

Scopus Categories

Computer Science ApplicationsComputational MathematicsModeling and Simulation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Complex Network Analysis TechniquesHuman Mobility and Location-Based AnalysisOpinion Dynamics and Social InfluenceMisinformation and Its ImpactsSocial Media and PoliticsUrban Transport and AccessibilityData-Driven Disease SurveillanceComplex Systems and Time Series AnalysisComputational and Text Analysis MethodsHate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection

Frequently asked questions about EPJ Data Science

Is EPJ Data Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for EPJ Data Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of EPJ Data Science?

EPJ Data Science 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 3.25.

Is EPJ Data Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

EPJ Data Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of EPJ Data Science?