Journal profile · Statistics & Probability
Computational Statistics
ISSN 0943-4062 · eISSN 1613-9658 · Springer Berlin Heidelberg · GERMANY · Quarterly · Founded 1999
Computational Statistics: CAS Zone 4 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.28; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,190; median 241 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 110 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Computational Statistics is published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg 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, Advanced Statistical Methods and Models and Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference, together about 41.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Statistics and Probability. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Computational Statistics (CompStat) is an international journal that promotes the publication of applications and methodological research in Computational Statistics and Data Science. The focus of papers in CompStat is on the contribution to and influence of computing on statistics and vice versa with special attention to contributions analyzing complex data sets. The journal provides a forum for computer scientists, mathematicians, and statisticians in a variety of fields of statistics such as biometrics, econometrics, big data analysis, functional data analysis, image analysis, spatial data analysis, graphics, simulation, algorithms, knowledge-based systems, non/semi-parametrics, and Bayesian computing. CompStat publishes package reports and software articles. Officially cited as: Comput Stat
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Statistics & Probability
Editor-in-chief Philippe VieuPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named Spain 10, Italy 8, United States 7, Taiwan, China 6, Germany 6 (73 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Statistical Methods and InferenceMathematics18.4%
- Advanced Statistical Methods and ModelsMathematics12%
- Statistical Methods and Bayesian InferenceMathematics11.3%
- Bayesian Methods and Mixture ModelsComputer Science10.3%
- Statistical Distribution Estimation and ApplicationsMathematics7.8%
- Financial Risk and Volatility ModelingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.6%
- Probabilistic and Robust Engineering DesignDecision Sciences3.2%
- Advanced Statistical Process MonitoringDecision Sciences3.2%
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
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
zbMATHDBLPPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, ACM Digital Library, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, RePEc
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
- 1.28LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.07LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 70OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 671OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.77%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 107LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 270,900Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,298 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 107 | 49 | 26 |
| 2025 | 110 | 41 | 136 |
| 2024 | 143 | 54 | 352 |
| 2023 | 127 | 46 | 511 |
| 2022 | 141 | 59 | 1,148 |
| 2021 | 127 | 47 | 756 |
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
241 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 164 days – 355 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 25 days (96 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 277 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (254 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,190 / EUR 2,590 / GBP 2,290 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- AI use Generative AI Images
LLMs do not satisfy authorship criteria; use must be documented Model summary
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
Competing interests disclosure required Model summary
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Data availability statement required for all original research Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Computational Statistics, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
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
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1999
- ISSN
- 0943-4062
- Electronic ISSN
- 1613-9658
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Computational Statistics
What CAS zone is Computational Statistics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Computational 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 Computational Statistics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.28; CiteScore 2.5, h-index 70.
How long does peer review take at Computational Statistics?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 241 days (interquartile range 164–355 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Computational Statistics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Author–date; 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 Computational Statistics based?
Of the 73 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (10), Italy (8) and United States (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Computational Statistics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Computational Statistics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists zbMATH and DBLP; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Computational Statistics open access, and what is the APC?
Computational Statistics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,190.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .