Journal profile · Statistics & Probability
ANNALS OF APPLIED PROBABILITY
ISSN 1050-5164 · Institute of Mathematical Statistics · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1991
ANNALS OF APPLIED PROBABILITY: CAS Zone 2 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.1; subscription journal; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 112 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ANNALS OF APPLIED PROBABILITY is published by Institute of Mathematical Statistics and is in Zone 2 of Mathematics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Stochastic processes and statistical mechanics, Stochastic processes and financial applications and Markov Chains and Monte Carlo Methods, together about 42.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Statistics & Probability
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Stochastic processes and statistical mechanicsMathematics18.1%
- Stochastic processes and financial applicationsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance14.1%
- Markov Chains and Monte Carlo MethodsMathematics10.4%
- Random Matrices and ApplicationsMathematics6.6%
- Theoretical and Computational PhysicsPhysics and Astronomy5.5%
- Advanced Queuing Theory AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting5%
- Probability and Risk ModelsDecision Sciences4.4%
- Financial Risk and Volatility ModelingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Mathematics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Mathematics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Mathematics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 2.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.64LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 141OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,780OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.99OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.21%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 111LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2008
- 2,009Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,915 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 115 | 72 | 24 |
| 2025 | 112 | 37 | 160 |
| 2024 | 149 | 58 | 564 |
| 2023 | 155 | 78 | 1,325 |
| 2022 | 131 | 111 | 1,350 |
| 2021 | 87 | 78 | 970 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship
- Authorship
Submissions prior to Jan 2025 directed to previous editors Qiman Shao and Kavita Ramanan. Model summary
Inquiries about submissions prior to Jan 2025 should only be directed to the previous editors, Qiman Shao and Kavita Ramanan.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Institute of Mathematical Statistics
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1991
- ISSN
- 1050-5164
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ANNALS OF APPLIED PROBABILITY
What CAS zone is ANNALS OF APPLIED PROBABILITY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ANNALS OF APPLIED PROBABILITY is in Zone 2 of Mathematics, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Statistics & Probability. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Mathematics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of ANNALS OF APPLIED PROBABILITY?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.1; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 141.
How long does peer review take at ANNALS OF APPLIED PROBABILITY?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index ANNALS OF APPLIED PROBABILITY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ANNALS OF APPLIED PROBABILITY is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is ANNALS OF APPLIED PROBABILITY open access, and what is the APC?
ANNALS OF APPLIED PROBABILITY is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .