Journal of Data and Information Science (JDIS)

Does data-driven research get cited more? And who benefits most from its rise? Read the paper: doi.org/10.1515/jdis-2026-00… #JDIS #ScienceOfScience #ResearchEvaluation #Bibliometrics #MachineLearning

Science maps are not neutral: different data sources may favor different research topics. Read the paper: doi.org/10.1515/jdis-2026-01… #ScienceOfScience #Scientometrics #ScienceMapping #JDIS

A data-driven framework to manage the potential environmental and public health risks of AI-driven chemical innovation, emphasizing green chemistry, AI-powered toxicity screening, transparent governance, and continuous risk monitoring. #AI Read more: doi.org/10.1515/jdis-2026-00…

JDIS is delighted to welcome Prof. Tim Engels of the University of Antwerp as our new Co-Editor-in-Chief. He is Director of Research Affairs & Innovation at the University of Antwerp and Head of ECOOM-Antwerp. He is internationally recognized for his work in research evaluation.

After a decade of dedicated service as Co-Editor-in-Chief since 2016, Prof. Ronald Rousseau will step down from the role and become Honorary Editor-in-Chief of JDIS at his own request. Under his leadership, JDIS was indexed by Scopus and WoS within just four years of its founding

JDIS held its 2026 Editorial Board Meeting at the University of Antwerp on September 8, on the eve of the STI Conference. The meeting was attended by Profs. Liying Yang, Ronald Rousseau, and Johan Bollen, along with editorial board members from several countries and regions.

Bibliometric Analysis of Literature on Inverse Problems in Geophysics Using CiteSpace Jiajia Liu, Hanyue Sun, Robin Haunschild degruyterbrill.com/document/…

A Joint Multi-Task Learning Framework for Citation Intent and Citation Evaluation Classification Yang Zhao, Guangyin Zhang degruyterbrill.com/document/…

Diffusion and Citation Impact of Data-Driven Research in U.S. Higher Education: A Text Mining and Machine Learning Approach Arielle J. King, Sayed A. Mostafa degruyterbrill.com/document/…

A new JDIS study explores what happens after retracted research enters the patent system. Retraction reduces the likelihood of papers being cited by patents by about 66%. #ResearchIntegrity #Retraction #Patents #Innovation #ScienceOfScience degruyterbrill.com/document/…

Retracted papers aren't all equal—and their harm isn't either. JDIS New study of 50,000+ retracted WoS papers reveals: Citation inequality: top 20% capture 75% of all citations. degruyterbrill.com/document/… #ResearchIntegrity #Retractions

What we see in global citation indexes is not necessarily the full picture of scholarly publishing. #ScholarlyPublishing #Bibliodiversity #OpenAlex #ResearchEvaluation #OpenScience #Bibliometrics #JDIS degruyterbrill.com/document/…

How diverse are the journals we rely on for research evaluation? Do current journal lists adequately represent the global research landscape? j-jdis.com/EN/10.1515/jdis-2… #ResearchEvaluation #ScienceOfScience #ResearchPolicy #JDIS

How “local” is local research? A new study in JDIS explores local research topics in the Flemish Social Sciences and Humanities and reveals that locality is far from a uniform concept. degruyterbrill.com/document/… #Scientometrics #SSH #ResearchEvaluation #OpenScience #JDIS

Assessing the Performance of 8 AI Chatbots in Bibliographic Reference Retrieval: Grok and DeepSeek Outperform ChatGPT, but None are Entirely Accurate degruyterbrill.com/document/… #ChatGPT #DeepSeek #Grok #ResearchIntegrity #Bibliometrics #ScienceOfScience #AcademicWriting #JDIS

A comprehensive analysis of retraction trends in Sub-Saharan Africa over the past 25 years. The findings reveal significant collaboration patterns and a growing crisis in research integrity. degruyterbrill.com/document/…

Not Just Large: Tall Teams Dominate East Asia's Scientific Production. Cultural factors, measured by Power Distance, as well as the observed funding patterns of major basic science agencies, are associated with the dominance of tall teams in East Asia. degruyterbrill.com/document/…

New ideas related to research funding and the associated peer review process. #Funding #PeerReview degruyterbrill.com/document/…

JDIS Hot Article Alert Can ChatGPT evaluate research quality? reference-global.com/article… Evaluating research quality with Large Language Models: An analysis of ChatGPT’s effectiveness with different settings and inputs reference-global.com/article…

With great respect and appreciation, JDIS thanks all reviewers who contributed their expertise and time in 2025. #Reviewers