Journal profile · STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
Austrian Journal of Statistics
ISSN 1026-597X · Austrian Statistical Society · Austria
Austrian Journal of Statistics: CAS Zone 4 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.7 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 35 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Austrian Journal of Statistics is published by Austrian Statistical Society 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 Distribution Estimation and Applications, Advanced Statistical Methods and Models and Statistical Methods and Inference, together about 34.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Statistics and Probability. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Austrian Journal of Statistics is an open-access journal (without any fees) with a long history and is published approximately quarterly by the Austrian Statistical Society. Its general objective is to promote and extend the use of statistical methods in all kinds of theoretical and applied disciplines. The Austrian Journal of Statistics is indexed in many databases, such as Scopus (by Elsevier), Web of Science - ESCI by Clarivate Analytics (formerly Thompson & Reuters), DOAJ, Scimago, and many more. The currently estimated impact factor (via Publish or Perish) is approx 1, see Modeling and Prediction of the Impact Factor of Journals Using Open-Access Databases or resurchify (IF = 0.98) or academic accelerator (IF = 0.935). In the last 5 years, the journal doubling its impact each year. Austrian Journal of Statistics ISNN number is 1026597X. Original papers and review articles in English will be published in the Austrian Journal of Statistics if judged consistently with these general aims. All papers will be refereed. Special topics sections will appear from time to time. Each section will have as a theme a specialized area of statistical application, theory, or methodology. Technical notes or problems for considerations under Shorter Communications are also invited. A special section is reserved for book reviews. Articles will also be made available open-access through the web with author-friendly copyrights (see details below).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Switzerland 2, Austria 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Statistical Distribution Estimation and ApplicationsMathematics15.1%
- Advanced Statistical Methods and ModelsMathematics10.8%
- Statistical Methods and InferenceMathematics8.8%
- Statistical Methods and Bayesian InferenceMathematics7.9%
- Bayesian Methods and Mixture ModelsComputer Science6.6%
- Probabilistic and Robust Engineering DesignDecision Sciences4.7%
- Financial Risk and Volatility ModelingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.5%
- Advanced Statistical Process MonitoringDecision Sciences4.5%
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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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 (publisher)
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 111OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.44OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 87.39%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 31LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 624 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | 39 |
| 2024 | 35 | 35 | 62 |
| 2023 | 48 | 48 | 142 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 148 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 143 |
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)
- about 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics Publication ethics and malpractice statement
The Austrian Journal of Statistics is committed to meeting and upholding standards of ethical behaviour at all stages of the publication process. Below is a summary of our key expectations of editors, peer-reviewers, authors and authorship/publication. 1. ETHICAL EXPECTATIONS The Austrian Journal of Statistics is committed to ensuring ethics in publication and quality of articles. Conformance to s…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
The Austrian Journal of Statistics publish open access articles under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) License. The Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY) allows users to copy, distribute and transmit an article, adapt the article and make commercial use of the article. The CC BY license permits commercial and non-commercial re-use of an open access article, as long as t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
All contributions will be anonymously refereed which is also for the authors in order to getting positive feedback and constructive suggestions from other qualified people. Cited literature which is hardly available, should accompany the submitted manuscript. It should also be considered to place used and analyzed data at disposal for the referees (if there are no legal or technical arguments agai…
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
- Austrian Statistical Society
- Country or region
- Austria
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1026-597X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 55, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Austrian Journal of Statistics
What CAS zone is Austrian Journal of Statistics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Austrian Journal of 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 Austrian Journal of Statistics?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.7; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.6, h-index 30.
How long does peer review take at Austrian Journal of Statistics?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 weeks. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Austrian Journal of Statistics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Templates: LaTeX and Word; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Austrian Journal of Statistics based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Switzerland (2) and Austria (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Austrian Journal of Statistics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Austrian Journal of Statistics is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Austrian Journal of Statistics open access, and what is the APC?
Austrian Journal of Statistics is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .