The International Journal of Population Data Science (IJPDS) is an electronic, open-access, peer-reviewed journal focussing on the science pertaining to population data.
It publishes articles on all aspects of research, development and evaluation connected with data about people and populations. These include:
The creation of the IJPDS was inspired by the International Population Data Linkage Network (IPDLN). The journal has a regular section for topics of particular interest to the IPDLN sub-edited by the Director(s) of the network.
UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) new policy will increase opportunity for the findings of publicly funded research to be accessed, shared and reused.
Following extensive consultation with the sector, UKRI has published a single Open Access Policy for research publications that acknowledge funding from its councils.
UKRI’s updated policy requires immediate open access for peer-reviewed research articles submitted for publication from 1 April 2022.
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IJPDS benefits from an established specialist global audience spanning six continents within the field of population data science through its strategic partner, the International Population Data Linkage Network (IPDLN). We publish articles from around the world in order to highlight how the field of population data science is impacting societies globally.
IJPDS publishes research of interest to a number of sectors including:
Our established readership spans a broad spectrum of specialist areas within population data science. Here is an example of the types of experts included in the Journal's readership:
The IJPDS has a particular interest in engaging with the public, the ultimate beneficiaries of population data science research, which sets us apart from other scientific journals.
We value research within the field of population data science that truly impacts society and are uniquely committed to connecting academia with the public to keep them informed of exciting new research as it unfolds.
At IJPDS we appreciate that good quality research is presented in different formats.
The Journal distinguishes itself by accepting a broad range of submission formats that may be out of scope for other academic journals. These include:
Whilst we are committed to keeping our APCs competitively priced for our authors, we must ensure the sustainability of IJPDS by covering all costs associated with the open access publishing process, from initial submission through to final publication and promotional activities.
Therefore, we will only ever charge what is necessary for the welfare of the journal and the satisfaction of its contributing authors.
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Sharing the data that accompanies your published research is a positive growing trend for the research community. Whilst we recognise that it is not always possible to share all data openly for ethical or confidentiality reasons, IJPDS encourages the sharing of non-sensitive raw data along with details of the software used wherever possible.
Benefits to the research community – Datasets are valuable to the research community and re-use of data avoids duplication of effort and the associated costs. This, in turn, can stimulate further research.
Benefits to the public – Stimulating further research through data sharing wherever possible is in the public’s interest as it can help accelerate the pace of research and its subsequent impact.
Satisfying Funders – Research funders are increasingly stipulating the sharing of data as a requirement. For example, in the UK, the ESRC stipulates that grant holders must formally deposit all data in a responsible data repository.
Increase research impact – Publishing your data is not only a good way of demonstrating that you were the first to conduct the research, but if your data is re-used, then you will benefit from citations in addition to the accompanying article.
Scientific Integrity – Sharing data allows others to replicate, validate, and correct your results thereby adding to the integrity of the science.
For details on how and where to submit your data, please refer to the Author Guidelines.
We are very excited here at IJPDS to announce that Crowd is now LIVE – the very first online global Population Data Science community!
This is a dedicated online global meeting space specifically designed for the entire Population Data Science community, to come together wherever you are in the world.
It is free to join this exceptional and diverse international community, which now enables us all to meet, chat, share and showcase, in real-time, whenever we want.
Plus, you will find a growing body of Population Data Science resources on Crowd such as courses to attend, specialist groups to join, live stream conferences and events, webinars and more.
Crowd opens up new possibilities for us all to freely connect with one another for the very first time by removing barriers, borders and restrictions. Now, we can communicate and collaborate, and really create some impact together!
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November 21, 2023
We are proud to announce that the International Journal of Population Data Science (IJPDS) has been awarded the DOAJ Seal for best practice in open access publishing.
March 22, 2023
IJPDS is indexed in the Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)™, the world’s most trusted publisher-independent global citation database. Thank you to our Authors, Editors and Peer Reviewers!
Addressing inequalities in society starts with improving maternal and neonatal health. With so many societal and economic challenges, the aim of this call is to facilitate our understanding of these issues and outcomes and to inform evidence-based preventative interventions.
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All CallsThis collection will consist of articles that allow researchers and practitioners to report on unexpected or underestimated data issues they encountered during their population data science projects. These can be any of the aspects of how data was collected, recorded, sampled, captured, processed, standardised, cleaned, transformed, linked, integrated, and merged/fused.
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All CallsThis collection will consist of large population datasets that are of interest for Population Data Science research, and that are available for researchers to use. For example (although not limited to) survey data (cohort and longitudinal), administrative data and digital footprint data collected at a regional, national or international level.
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All CallsHas an IJPDS article captured your attention?
Do you have something valuable to add?
Then why not submit a Letter to the Editor?
Scientific discourse doesn’t stop on publication – help us to build on these new discoveries with your own knowledge and ideas.
For more details see our author guidelines.
IJPDS is now accepting new submissions and publishes on a continual basis. To submit a manuscript, you will be asked to register. IJPDS accepts a wide variety of manuscript types. Please refer to the author guidelines for the full list.