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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #1,417CAS 1区Top JournalGold OA

Big Data & Society

Abbreviation (ISO):BIG DATA SOC
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 2.026•SCImago Rank: #1,417•Identifier (ISSN):2053-9517(Print)•Articles / Year: 78•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,857 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
7.8
↑ +1.9

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
89

89 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate10.8%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
78articles/year
100% Gold OA•96.1% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.8)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.8)
🔵 Computed
20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.9)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.5)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.5)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.731)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Big Data & Society is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q1 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science91.1%Political science78.6%Sociology75.5%Law73.6%Philosophy58.4%Data science49.6%Operating system47.4%Economics47.2%Epistemology41.3%Data mining36.8%Biology36.6%World Wide Web35.7%Mathematics34.4%Business34.2%Big data31.8%Engineering31.6%Artificial intelligence29.7%Geography29.4%Psychology29.2%Computer security27.5%Physics26.8%Linguistics26.6%Politics25.1%History24.7%Social science24.2%Public relations24.2%Archaeology24%Programming language21.4%Internet privacy20.8%Statistics20.8%Medicine20.8%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #1,417Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2014-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Computer ScienceDecision SciencesSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
2.026

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
89

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
7.81

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,857 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,612
3-Year Documents316
Citable Documents268

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)3

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate44.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

CommunicationQ1
Computer Science ApplicationsQ1
Information SystemsQ1
Information Systems and ManagementQ1
Library and Information SciencesQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Sociology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

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

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Gold OA
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
SAGE Publishing
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
JCRSSCI
4/275Q1
SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
JCISSCI
5/276Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—12059
20255.9136653
20246.51081,757
20238.51212,971
20228.731932,841
2021—1065,776
2020—867,299
2019—484,058
2018—434,420
2017—455,925
2016—6112,211
2015—473,038
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Big Data & Society

WoS Q1
4691120222023202420255.90
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:5.9

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 10.8%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: f930bc58-6583-4026-9b41-31224b95e157
Database Updated: 2026-10-01