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Journal of Big Data

Springer Nature · Switzerland · Est. 1981

ISSN2196-1115eISSN2196-1115

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.964

H-Indexi

120

SNIPi

4.17

Total Worksi

1,397

Total Citationsi

95,101

2yr Mean Citednessi

12.15

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Computer Science, Theory & Methods; Computer Networks and Communications; Hardware and Architecture; Information Systems; Information Systems and Management.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1981

Annual Volume~ 218 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,397

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

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

Library of Congress; National Science Library, Chinese Academy of SciencesPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Nature

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2196-1115 / 2196-1115

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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Library of Congress; National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

113

29k

2019

111

12k

2020

161

19k

2021

124

6.1k

2022

179

6.4k

2023

184

6.8k

2024

292

2.9k

2025

182

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.

Computer Networks and CommunicationsQ1

Hardware and ArchitectureQ1

Information SystemsQ1

Information Systems and ManagementQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Theory & Methods

Scopus Categories

Information Systems and ManagementInformation SystemsComputer Networks and CommunicationsHardware and Architecture

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Anomaly Detection Techniques and ApplicationsImbalanced Data Classification TechniquesNetwork Security and Intrusion DetectionSentiment Analysis and Opinion MiningMachine Learning and Data ClassificationTopic ModelingBig Data and Business IntelligenceCloud Computing and Resource ManagementComplex Network Analysis TechniquesData Stream Mining Techniques

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Big Data

Is Journal of Big Data a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Big 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 Journal of Big Data?

Journal of Big 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 12.15.

Is Journal of Big Data indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Big Data is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Big Data?