Data Science Journal

About this journal

Announcements

• Evolving Roles for Data Scientists in the Age of Intelligent Automation

  Reflections on Data Science and the role of the CODATA Data Science Journal from IDW and SciDataCon 2025, Brisbane, 15 October 2025, by Gita Yadav, DSJ Editorial Board, Matthew Mayernik, DSJ Editor-in-Chief, and Mark Parsons, past DSJ Editor-in-Chief.

  Read the full post at the CODATA blog: https://codata.org/blog/2025/10/31/evolving-roles-for-data-scientists-in-the-age-of-intelligent-automation/ 

• International Data Week 2025

  International Data Week is a joint activity between CODATA, the Research Data Alliance (RDA) and the World Data System (WDS) held every two years in a different country around the world. The next International Data Week event will take place for the first time in Australia from 13-16 October 2025 in Brisbane/Meanjin. The Australian Research Data Commons are the hosts. To see highlights of past International Data Weeks, see the Data Science Journal special collection dedicated to these events.

  
  The 2025 event will showcase how data can be used to address global challenges, foster collaboration and inclusion, and improve research quality and impact. This year’s theme of ‘Data for Positive Change’ highlights the commitment to the role of data in instituting change by empowering communities and advancing research.

  
  Don't miss out on exclusive early bird tickets! For a limited time, you can secure your spot at an incredible discount for International Data Week 2025, allowing you to dive into the vibrant culture and stunning landscapes of Queensland. With savings from early registration, you can explore the breathtaking Great Barrier Reef, the lush rainforests of Daintree, or the iconic Gold Coast—all while enjoying more budget-friendly travel. Start planning your trip to Brisbane, Australia now! Visit https://idw2025.org/ 🌏🦘

• Special Collection Call for Papers: Building an Open Data Collaborative Network in the Asia-Oceania Area

  Scope

  This special collection derives from the International Symposium on Data Science (DSWS-2023; https://ds.rois.ac.jp/article/dsws_2023) that was held in Tokyo, Japan (11-15 December 2023). The symposium was organized by the Joint Support-Center for Data Science Research, Research Organization of Information and Systems (ROIS-DS) in collaboration with the Committee of International Collaborations on Data Science and the Science Council of Japan (SCJ). The event was also strongly supported and facilitated by the global data community, led by the World Data System (WDS) and the Committee on Data (CODATA) of the International Science Council (ISC). It aimed to facilitate information exchange regarding the archiving, publication, and utilization of diverse data relating to societal and global challenges such as COVID-19, information proliferation, global warming, extreme weather events, regional conflicts, etc., and their impact on the Asia-Oceania region.

  
  The symposium was organized in several interdisciplinary scientific sessions involving international data activities in the Asia-Oceania region and beyond. They included various aspects of accreditation schemes and their benefits, individual international initiatives, data centres and networks, data management planning, data policies, legacy data, historical data, data sharing, citation and publication across disciplines.

  
  Over 80 presentations were made, triggering fruitful discussions that focused on forming international collaborative networks related to open data in the region and establishing concrete cooperation frameworks within the global framework. The goal of the symposium was to build consensus on various aspects of research data management by stakeholders in alignment with open research policies and FAIR principles. The conducted scientific sessions could potentially lead to new ways of promoting interdisciplinary and collaborative research, data management platforms, and efficient data reuse under different scientific disciplines, based on evidence and feedback from the Asia and Oceania communities.

  
  This special collection targets articles that outline best practices for attaining the foregoing goal. In particular, it seeks to publish research articles that relate to developing data systems and data analysis procedures from a multidisciplinary viewpoint. Contributions are not restricted to presentations made at the symposium, and so the editors would welcome submissions from any authors, globally, whose research and practical interests align with the symposium themes.

   

  Further inquiries regarding the Special Issue can be directed to the Guest Editors.
  
  

  Guest Editors

  • Tomoya Baba (Research Organization of Information and Systems)
  • David Castle (University of Victoria)

  • Tyng-Ruey Chuang (Academia Sinica)
  • Masaki Kanao (Research Organization of Information and Systems)
  • Johnathan Kool (Australian Antarctic Division)
  • Kassim S. Mwitondi (Sheffield Hallam University)
  • Yubao Qiu (GEO Cold Regions Initiative)
  • Juanle Wang (China Academy of Science; Editorial Board of the Data Science Journal)
  
  

  Deadline of Expression of Interest: 29 February 2024

  Please input your Expression of Interest for the "Special Collection" to the following Google Form:
  
  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeENmAbBSBeHgLow5tybfLjYnsudjZZaiKUi1i7Aoz9AR4MhA/viewform
  
  You are required to input the information on “Author(s), Affiliation(s), Contact Address and Tentative Article Title(s)”. This EoI Form will be closed by 29 February 2024.
  
  

  Deadline of Article Submission: 31 July 2024

   

  Final Publishing Online: 31 March 2025 (provisional)