Journal profile · Statistics & Probability
Electronic Communications in Probability
ISSN 1083-589X · Institute of Mathematical Statistics · UNITED STATES · Irregular
Electronic Communications in Probability: CAS Zone 4 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.72; fully open access; APC about USD 675; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 99 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Electronic Communications in Probability is published by Institute of Mathematical Statistics 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 Stochastic processes and statistical mechanics, Stochastic processes and financial applications and Markov Chains and Monte Carlo Methods, together about 44.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Electronic Communications in Probability (ECP) publishes short peer-reviewed research articles in probability theory. Its sister journal, the Electronic Journal of Probability (EJP), publishes full-length articles in probability theory. Short papers, those less than 12 pages, should be submitted to ECP first.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Statistics & Probability
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Stochastic processes and statistical mechanicsMathematics22.5%
- Stochastic processes and financial applicationsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance12.5%
- Markov Chains and Monte Carlo MethodsMathematics9.7%
- Random Matrices and ApplicationsMathematics9.4%
- Theoretical and Computational PhysicsPhysics and Astronomy6.5%
- Mathematical Dynamics and FractalsMathematics5.5%
- Probability and Risk ModelsDecision Sciences4.1%
- Bayesian Methods and Mixture ModelsComputer Science3.5%
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 3 |
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
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.72LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 472OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.6OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.31%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 99LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2008
- 2,009Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,694 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 68 | 68 | 4 |
| 2025 | 99 | 99 | 45 |
| 2024 | 80 | 80 | 100 |
| 2023 | 62 | 62 | 139 |
| 2022 | 65 | 65 | 174 |
| 2021 | 73 | 73 | 229 |
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)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 675 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 675 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 675 | Yes | — | |
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, License & copyright
- Conflicts of interest
Current EJP/ECP board members requested not to submit manuscripts, including co-authored ones. Model summary
Current members of the EJP/ECP board are kindly requested not to submit manuscripts (including co-authored ones).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution License (CCAL) applied to all articles; authors retain copyright but allow reuse with attribution. Model summary
Electronic Communications in Probability applies the Creative Commons Attribution License (CCAL) to all articles we publish in this journal. Under the CCAL, authors retain ownership of the copyright for their article, but authors allow anyone to download, reuse, reprint, modify, distribute, and/or copy articles published in ECP, so long as the original authors and source are credited. This broad l…
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
- Irregular
- ISSN
- 1083-589X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Electronic Communications in Probability
What CAS zone is Electronic Communications in Probability in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Electronic Communications in Probability 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 Electronic Communications in Probability?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.72; CiteScore 1, h-index 52.
How long does peer review take at Electronic Communications in Probability?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 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.
Which databases index Electronic Communications in Probability?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Electronic Communications in Probability is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Electronic Communications in Probability open access, and what is the APC?
Electronic Communications in Probability is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 675.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .