Journal profile · Statistics & Probability
COMMUNICATIONS IN STATISTICS-THEORY AND METHODS
ISSN 0361-0926 · eISSN 1532-415X · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Semimonthly · Founded 1976
COMMUNICATIONS IN STATISTICS-THEORY AND METHODS: CAS Zone 4 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.83; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 247 days to acceptance (108 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 359 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
COMMUNICATIONS IN STATISTICS-THEORY AND METHODS is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. 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 Advanced Statistical Methods and Models, Statistical Distribution Estimation and Applications and Statistical Methods and Inference, together about 38.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Statistics and Probability. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Theory and Methods series intends to publish papers that make theoretical and methodological advances in Probability and Statistics. New applications of statistical and probabilistic methods will also be considered for publication. In addition, special issues dedicated to a specific topic of current interest will also be published in this series periodically, providing an exhaustive and up-to-date review of that topic to the readership. Peer Review Policy All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and if found suitable for further consideration, will be peer-reviewed by independent and anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized and submission is online via the Submission Portal. Publishing Ethics Statement The Journal adheres to the highest standards of publishing ethics, with rigorous processes in place to ensure this is achieved. Taylor & Francis is a member of Committee of Publication Ethics (COPE) and utilizes Similarity Check via CrossRef for all journals. More information on our ethical standards and policies can be found here: http://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/ethics-for-authors/. The Journal has an appeals and complaints policy which can be viewed here: https://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/peer-review-appeals-and-complaints-from-authors/.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Statistics & Probability
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 2, Italy 1, Canada 1, Greece 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Statistical Methods and ModelsMathematics13.1%
- Statistical Distribution Estimation and ApplicationsMathematics13.1%
- Statistical Methods and InferenceMathematics12.3%
- Statistical Methods and Bayesian InferenceMathematics9.5%
- Bayesian Methods and Mixture ModelsComputer Science7.3%
- Optimal Experimental Design MethodsDecision Sciences5.1%
- Advanced Statistical Process MonitoringDecision Sciences5%
- Financial Risk and Volatility ModelingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5%
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)Mathematics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of SciencePubMedMathSciNetzbMATHGeoRefPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, CABI (various), EBSCOhost (various), Genamics JournalSeek, OCLC ArticleFirst Electronic Collections Online, ProQuest (various), Statistical Theory and Method Abstracts (CD-ROM)
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
- 0.83LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.43Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.92LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.92Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 124OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,756OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.78OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.51%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 351LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 191,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 14,351 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 212 | 20 | 16 |
| 2025 | 359 | 49 | 232 |
| 2024 | 280 | 40 | 419 |
| 2023 | 288 | 46 | 877 |
| 2022 | 374 | 45 | 1,340 |
| 2021 | 492 | 76 | 2,174 |
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 Crossref · to
247 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 189 days – 325 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 26 days (108 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 279 days
- Sample
- 108 articles with submission and acceptance dates (649 in the window); the latest was accepted on
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)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 30%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 31 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 114 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 40 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 websitePublication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Publishing ethics: adheres to high publishing ethics standards; Taylor & Francis is a COPE member and uses Similarity Check via CrossRef. Model summary
The Journal adheres to the highest standards of publishing ethics, with rigorous processes in place to ensure this is achieved. Taylor & Francis is a member of Committee of Publication Ethics (COPE) and utilizes Similarity Check via CrossRef for all journals.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Open access: hybrid journal under Taylor & Francis Open Select; optional open access publishing. Model summary
Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increa…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy: single anonymized peer review; initial editor appraisal followed by review by independent anonymous expert referees; online submission via Submission Portal. Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and if found suitable for further consideration, will be peer-reviewed by independent and anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized and submission is online via the Submission Portal.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semimonthly
- Founded
- 1976
- ISSN
- 0361-0926
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-415X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 55, Issue 21 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about COMMUNICATIONS IN STATISTICS-THEORY AND METHODS
What CAS zone is COMMUNICATIONS IN STATISTICS-THEORY AND METHODS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, COMMUNICATIONS IN STATISTICS-THEORY AND METHODS 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 COMMUNICATIONS IN STATISTICS-THEORY AND METHODS?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.83; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 124.
How long does peer review take at COMMUNICATIONS IN STATISTICS-THEORY AND METHODS?
Based on the dates recorded on 108 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 247 days (interquartile range 189–325 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 30%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of COMMUNICATIONS IN STATISTICS-THEORY AND METHODS based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (2), Italy (1) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index COMMUNICATIONS IN STATISTICS-THEORY AND METHODS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, COMMUNICATIONS IN STATISTICS-THEORY AND METHODS is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, PubMed, MathSciNet, zbMATH and GeoRef; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is COMMUNICATIONS IN STATISTICS-THEORY AND METHODS open access, and what is the APC?
COMMUNICATIONS IN STATISTICS-THEORY AND METHODS is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .