Journal profile · Statistics & Probability
ANNALS OF STATISTICS
ISSN 0090-5364 · eISSN 2168-8966 · Institute of Mathematical Statistics · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1973
ANNALS OF STATISTICS: CAS Zone 1 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 3.53; subscription journal; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 104 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ANNALS OF STATISTICS is published by Institute of Mathematical Statistics and is in Zone 1 of Mathematics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Statistical Methods and Inference, Advanced Statistical Methods and Models and Bayesian Methods and Mixture Models, together about 45.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Statistics and Probability. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS): 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
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Statistical Methods and InferenceMathematics23.7%
- Advanced Statistical Methods and ModelsMathematics11.6%
- Bayesian Methods and Mixture ModelsComputer Science10.3%
- Statistical Methods and Bayesian InferenceMathematics8.7%
- Statistical Distribution Estimation and ApplicationsMathematics4.5%
- Financial Risk and Volatility ModelingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.5%
- Advanced Statistical Process MonitoringDecision Sciences4.3%
- Optimal Experimental Design MethodsDecision Sciences3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Mathematics Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Mathematics Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Mathematics Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 3.53LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.7LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 142LetPub ·
- h-index
- 325OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,898OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.86OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.94%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 104LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2008
- 2,009Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,415 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 87 | 43 | 47 |
| 2025 | 104 | 25 | 198 |
| 2024 | 115 | 44 | 630 |
| 2023 | 97 | 49 | 1,474 |
| 2022 | 141 | 92 | 2,922 |
| 2021 | 150 | 125 | 4,760 |
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 websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
MSC 2010 is the standard subject classification scheme used in the Annals and other major journals. Model summary
MSC 2010 is the standard subject classification scheme used in the Annals and other major journals.
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
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1973
- ISSN
- 0090-5364
- Electronic ISSN
- 2168-8966
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ANNALS OF STATISTICS
What CAS zone is ANNALS OF STATISTICS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ANNALS OF STATISTICS is in Zone 1 of Mathematics, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Statistics & Probability; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Mathematics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of ANNALS OF STATISTICS?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.53; CiteScore 8.3, h-index 325.
How long does peer review take at ANNALS OF 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 STATISTICS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ANNALS OF STATISTICS is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is ANNALS OF STATISTICS open access, and what is the APC?
ANNALS OF 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .