This dataset includes all statistics for the two data journals, the China Science Data and Journal of Global Change Data & Discovery. The detailed dataset contents are as follows: Data Theme: China Scientific DataAbbreviation: CSDATAData duration: June 2016 to December 2022Data contents: Description and citation statistics for the select 481 data paper samplesData Theme: Journal of Global Change Data & DiscoveryAbbreviation: GCDATAData duration: March 2017 to December 2022Data contents: Description and citation statistics for the select 358 data paper samples