Journal profile · Biology
Biometrika
ISSN 0006-3444 · eISSN 1464-3510 · Oxford University Press · ENGLAND · Quarterly · Founded 1901
Biometrika: CAS Zone 1 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 2.77; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,592; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 93 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Biometrika is published by Oxford University Press 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 Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference, together about 43.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Statistics and Probability. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Biometrika is primarily a journal of statistics in which emphasis is placed on papers containing original theoretical contributions of direct or potential value in applications. From time to time, papers in bordering fields are also published.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Biology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Statistical Methods and InferenceMathematics16.2%
- Advanced Statistical Methods and ModelsMathematics14.8%
- Statistical Methods and Bayesian InferenceMathematics12.6%
- Bayesian Methods and Mixture ModelsComputer Science8.2%
- Optimal Experimental Design MethodsDecision Sciences6.8%
- Statistical Distribution Estimation and ApplicationsMathematics6.5%
- Statistical Methods in Clinical TrialsMathematics6.2%
- Advanced Statistical Process MonitoringDecision Sciences3.1%
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 | Mathematical & Computational Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Mathematics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Mathematical & Computational Biology | 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 | Mathematical & Computational Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Biology | 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
- 2.77LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 105LetPub ·
- h-index
- 364OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6,307OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 27.01%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 79LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 13,438 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 58 | 39 | 26 |
| 2025 | 93 | 57 | 174 |
| 2024 | 72 | 43 | 277 |
| 2023 | 76 | 44 | 606 |
| 2022 | 67 | 36 | 1,044 |
| 2021 | 66 | 39 | 753 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 5 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | GBP 2,724 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1901
- ISSN
- 0006-3444
- Electronic ISSN
- 1464-3510
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Biometrika
What CAS zone is Biometrika in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Biometrika is in Zone 1 of Mathematics, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Mathematical & Computational Biology / Biology / Statistics & Probability; it is a Top journal. 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 Biometrika?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.77; CiteScore 5.4, h-index 364.
How long does peer review take at Biometrika?
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 Biometrika?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Biometrika is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Biometrika open access, and what is the APC?
Biometrika is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,592.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .