Research Articles: original research work or a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of a topic (around 5,000 to 8,000 words).
Review Articles: manuscripts that provide a novel synthesis of a research area (around 5,000 to 10,000 words).
Research notes: short data-based discussions of research findings of interest to the wider community (around 1,000 to 3,000 words).
Perspectives: forward-looking viewpoints that advocate important future directions in the field (around 2,000 to 3,000 words).
Commentaries: call attention to published articles, books, or reports (around 1,000 to 2,000 words).
Letters to the Editor: comments on previously published articles in JDIS (around 1,000 to 2,000 words).
Opinions: pieces to present ideas, discuss recent books, propose arguments, or initiate debates (around 1,000 to 3,000 words).
Editorial: editors or guest editors may occasionally provide background information on an issue or an event.
JDIS does not require specific formats for first submissions. Both Word and PDF are acceptable file types. However, the following elements should be incorporated into your manuscript:
Names and affiliations of all authors.
For a research article, the abstract should be prepared in a structured form, including Purpose, Design/methodology/approach, Findings, Research limitations, Practical implications, and Originality/value.
Provide a list of up to six keywords.
Pages, sections, and subsections should be numbered. In addition, we suggest line numbering as well.
Figures and tables should be placed close to where they are first referenced.
JDIS strongly discourages the use of maps in submitted manuscripts. Authors are encouraged to employ alternative forms of visual representation, such as charts, graphs, or diagrams, to convey geographic or spatial information. If the inclusion of a map is deemed essential to the presentation of the research, authors are required to use the official map template provided by the JDIS Editorial Office.
References should adhere to APA (American Psychological Association) style.
Acknowledgments, author contribution statements, competing interest statements, funding information, data availability statements, and appendices should be included at the end of the manuscript.
How to Submit
Online submission system
JDIS uses an easily-used and user-friendly online system, ScholarOne Manuscript developed by Thomson Reuters to handle the processing of manuscripts. All manuscripts must be submitted to the system which is at: https://mc03.manuscriptcentral.com/jdis.
If you are a new user, click “Register for an account” to create an account. Once login, please follow the instructions step by step to submit your paper. If you are having trouble accessing an existing account, please email the editorial office at jdis@mail.las.ac.cn.
Preprinting
Journal of Data and Information Science is an OA journal dedicated to promoting rapid dissemination of research papers together with scholars. We encourage you to publish your manuscripts (including the initial version, revised versions, and the version accepted for publication) submitted to JDIS on a preprint server, for instance on arXiv，MetaArXiv，SocArXiv，or ChinaXiv.ChinaXiv is a preprint platform of Chinese Academy of Science (http://www.chinaxiv.org). JDIS has established a cooperative relationship with ChinaXiv to jointly promote the manuscripts reposition, online first publication, and impact broaden of research works.
Data Sharing Policies
JDIS encourages authors of articles published in this journal to share their research data by archiving it in an appropriate public repository. Science Data Bank is our recommended data repository. Or you may visit www.re3data.org to find other data repositories relevant to your subject area. Also, JDIS encourages authors to submit a data availability statement that explains how and where the associated data is shared. Here is an example of statement.
Example:
The associated data for this paper (DOI) can be accessed in the (Database Name) database (permanent web link).