Data Journals april 2015

This dataset was produced to make an overview of data journals around the world at april 2015. Please, see the Leeme excel sheet. Contact: [e-mail] Fernanda Peset - Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. Cite as García-García, Alicia; López-Borrull, Alexandre; Peset, Fernanda (2015). Análisis de Data Journals: la eclosión de nuevas revistas especializadas en datos. El profesional de la información http://www.elprofesionaldelainformacion.com (dataset). http://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.1549666 This article refers to the relation of journals with data; not because science is dealing with data for the first time, but for two main reasons: a) the amount of data that scientists are able to manage has increased hugely recently and b) the pressure for transparency and economic efficiency of budgets public. We present the compilation and analysis of data journals identified with the following objectives: to determine its origin, their evolution and their distinctive features. In conclusion, the aim is to identify the role Data Journals can play in the ecosystem of scientific communication.