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Aims and scope

Aims and scope

The Journal of Big Data publishes open-access original research on data science and data analytics. Deep learning algorithms and all applications of big data are welcomed. Survey papers and case studies are also considered.

The journal examines the challenges facing big data today and going forward including, but not limited to: data capture and storage; search, sharing, and analytics; big data technologies; data visualization; architectures for massively parallel processing; data mining tools and techniques; machine learning algorithms for big data; cloud computing platforms; distributed file systems and databases; and scalable storage systems. Academic researchers and practitioners will find the Journal of Big Data to be a seminal source of innovative material.

Annual Journal Metrics

  • Citation Impact 2023
    Journal Impact Factor: 8.6
    5-year Journal Impact Factor: 12.4
    Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 3.853
    SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 2.068

    Speed 2023
    Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 56
    Submission to acceptance (median days): 205

    Usage 2023
    Downloads: 2,559,548
    Altmetric mentions: 280