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Data in Brief

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1952

ISSN2352-3409eISSN2352-3409
SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access
100
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
◆ Scopus Q178
✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22
Total100
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?
4
weeks to publish · journal-reported
Fast · vs ~15 wk median
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei
0.606
H-Indexi
79
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.316
Total Worksi
12,730
Total Citationsi
94,866
2yr Mean Citednessi
2.10
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas (NLM/MEDLINE-assigned): Datasets as Topic.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1952
Annual Volume~ 1,140 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications12,730
Publisher OrgElsevier BV
OA Since2013
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
Review Time~4 weeks
Acceptance Rate—
OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC
OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Elsevier Inc.
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
2352-3409 / 2352-3409
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed
✅
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
❌
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
✅
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS
✅
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
✅
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
✅
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
1.4k
15k
2019
1.7k
16k
2020
1.1k
8.2k
2021
1.1k
7.3k
2022
1k
7.6k
2023
1.2k
5.3k
2024
1.1k
1.6k
2025
617
108
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.

MultidisciplinaryQ1
EducationQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Multidisciplinary Sciences

Scopus Categories

MultidisciplinaryEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesSmart Agriculture and AIMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyAdvanced Proteomics Techniques and ApplicationsRemote Sensing in AgricultureMetabolomics and Mass Spectrometry StudiesSpectroscopy and Chemometric AnalysesBuilding Energy and Comfort OptimizationIdentification and Quantification in FoodPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases

Frequently asked questions about Data in Brief

Is Data in Brief a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Data in Brief?

Data in Brief 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 2.10.

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

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

What is the aims and scope of Data in Brief?

Subject areas (NLM/MEDLINE-assigned): Datasets as Topic.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref