Journal profile · Statistics & Probability
Annals of Applied Statistics
ISSN 1932-6157 · eISSN 1941-7330 · Institute of Mathematical Statistics · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 2007
Annals of Applied Statistics: CAS Zone 4 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.52; subscription journal; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 161 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annals of Applied Statistics is published by Institute of Mathematical Statistics and is in Zone 4 of Mathematics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Statistical Methods and Inference, Bayesian Methods and Mixture Models and Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference, together about 34.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Statistics and Probability. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This article is about the formation, governance, membership, awards and fellowship, sponsored lectures, publications, and various activities of the premier organization of mathematical statisticians and probabilists in the world – The Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Statistics & Probability
Editor-in-chief Catherine CalderPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Statistical Methods and InferenceMathematics14.1%
- Bayesian Methods and Mixture ModelsComputer Science10.2%
- Statistical Methods and Bayesian InferenceMathematics10.1%
- Gene expression and cancer classificationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.4%
- Advanced Causal Inference TechniquesMathematics6.9%
- Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
- Bioinformatics and Genomic NetworksBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
- Statistical Methods in Clinical TrialsMathematics4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Mathematics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Mathematics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Mathematics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 4 |
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
- 1.52LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.92LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 116OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,000OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.75OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.88%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 160LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2008
- 2,009Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,175 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 123 | 58 | 43 |
| 2025 | 161 | 58 | 215 |
| 2024 | 169 | 90 | 537 |
| 2023 | 160 | 85 | 953 |
| 2022 | 130 | 93 | 1,143 |
| 2021 | 98 | 79 | 1,025 |
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)
- Fairly 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 websitePeer review
- Peer review
Published quarterly in both print and electronic form, our goal is to provide a timely and unified forum for all areas of applied statistics. Model summary
Published quarterly in both print and electronic form, our goal is to provide a timely and unified forum for all areas of applied statistics.
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
- 2007
- ISSN
- 1932-6157
- Electronic ISSN
- 1941-7330
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annals of Applied Statistics
What CAS zone is Annals of Applied Statistics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annals of Applied Statistics is in Zone 4 of Mathematics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Statistics & Probability. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Mathematics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Annals of Applied Statistics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.52; CiteScore 3.3, h-index 116.
How long does peer review take at Annals of Applied Statistics?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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 Statistics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annals of Applied Statistics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Annals of Applied Statistics open access, and what is the APC?
Annals of Applied Statistics 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: .