Data articles in journals
Creators
- 1. Univeridade da Coruña
- 2. Universidade da Coruña
Description
Version: 6
Date of data collection: May 2025 General description: Publication of datasets according to the FAIR principles could be reached publishing a data paper (and/or a software paper) in data journals as well as in academic standard journals. The excel and CSV file contains a list of academic journals that publish data papers and software papers. File list: - data_articles_journal_list_v6.xlsx: full list of 177 academic journals in which data papers or/and software papers could be published - data_articles_journal_list_v6.csv: full list of 177 academic journals in which data papers or/and software papers could be published - readme_v6.txt, with a detailed descritption of the dataset and its variables. Relationship between files: both files have the same information. Two different formats are offered to improve reuse Type of version of the dataset: final processed version Versions of the files: 6th version - Information updated: number of journals (17 were added and 4 were deleted), URL, document types associated to a specific journal. - Information added: diamond journals were identified.
Version: 5
Authors: Carlota Balsa-Sánchez, Vanesa Loureiro
Date of data collection: 2023/09/05
General description: The publication of datasets according to the FAIR principles, could be reached publishing a data paper (or software paper) in data journals or in academic standard journals. The excel and CSV file contains a list of academic journals that publish data papers and software papers.
File list:
- data_articles_journal_list_v5.xlsx: full list of 162 academic journals in which data papers or/and software papers could be published
- data_articles_journal_list_v5.csv: full list of 162 academic journals in which data papers or/and software papers could be published
Relationship between files: both files have the same information. Two different formats are offered to improve reuse
Type of version of the dataset: final processed version
Versions of the files: 5th version
- Information updated: number of journals, URL, document types associated to a specific journal.
163 journals (excel y csv)
Version: 4
Authors: Carlota Balsa-Sánchez, Vanesa Loureiro
Date of data collection: 2022/12/15
General description: The publication of datasets according to the FAIR principles, could be reached publishing a data paper (or software paper) in data journals or in academic standard journals. The excel and CSV file contains a list of academic journals that publish data papers and software papers.
File list:
- data_articles_journal_list_v4.xlsx: full list of 140 academic journals in which data papers or/and software papers could be published
- data_articles_journal_list_v4.csv: full list of 140 academic journals in which data papers or/and software papers could be published
Relationship between files: both files have the same information. Two different formats are offered to improve reuse
Type of version of the dataset: final processed version
Versions of the files: 4th version
- Information updated: number of journals, URL, document types associated to a specific journal, publishers normalization and simplification of document types
- Information added : listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), indexed in Web of Science (WOS) and quartile in Journal Citation Reports (JCR) and/or Scimago Journal and Country Rank (SJR), Scopus and Web of Science (WOS), Journal Master List.
Version: 3
Authors: Carlota Balsa-Sánchez, Vanesa Loureiro
Date of data collection: 2022/10/28
General description: The publication of datasets according to the FAIR principles, could be reached publishing a data paper (or software paper) in data journals or in academic standard journals. The excel and CSV file contains a list of academic journals that publish data papers and software papers.
File list:
- data_articles_journal_list_v3.xlsx: full list of 124 academic journals in which data papers or/and software papers could be published
- data_articles_journal_list_3.csv: full list of 124 academic journals in which data papers or/and software papers could be published
Relationship between files: both files have the same information. Two different formats are offered to improve reuse
Type of version of the dataset: final processed version
Versions of the files: 3rd version
- Information updated: number of journals, URL, document types associated to a specific journal, publishers normalization and simplification of document types
- Information added : listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), indexed in Web of Science (WOS) and quartile in Journal Citation Reports (JCR) and/or Scimago Journal and Country Rank (SJR).
Erratum - Data articles in journals Version 3:
Botanical Studies -- ISSN 1999-3110 -- JCR (JIF) Q2
Data -- ISSN 2306-5729 -- JCR (JIF) n/a
Data in Brief -- ISSN 2352-3409 -- JCR (JIF) n/a
Version: 2
Author: Francisco Rubio, Universitat Politècnia de València.
Date of data collection: 2020/06/23
General description: The publication of datasets according to the FAIR principles, could be reached publishing a data paper (or software paper) in data journals or in academic standard journals. The excel and CSV file contains a list of academic journals that publish data papers and software papers.
File list:
- data_articles_journal_list_v2.xlsx: full list of 56 academic journals in which data papers or/and software papers could be published
- data_articles_journal_list_v2.csv: full list of 56 academic journals in which data papers or/and software papers could be published
Relationship between files: both files have the same information. Two different formats are offered to improve reuse
Type of version of the dataset: final processed version
Versions of the files: 2nd version
- Information updated: number of journals, URL, document types associated to a specific journal, publishers normalization and simplification of document types
- Information added : listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), indexed in Web of Science (WOS) and quartile in Scimago Journal and Country Rank (SJR)
Total size: 32 KB
Version 1: Description
This dataset contains a list of journals that publish data articles, code, software articles and database articles.
The search strategy in DOAJ and Ulrichsweb was the search for the word data in the title of the journals.
Acknowledgements:
Xaquín Lores Torres for his invaluable help in preparing this dataset.
Files
data-articles-journal-list-v6.csv
Additional details
Dates
- Available
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2025
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