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Information and Inference-A Journal of the IMA
ISSN 2049-8764 · eISSN 2049-8772 · Oxford University Press
Information and Inference-A Journal of the IMA: CAS Zone 4 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.63; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,718; 36 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Information and Inference-A Journal of the IMA is published by Oxford University Press 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 Sparse and Compressive Sensing Techniques, Statistical Methods and Inference and Stochastic Gradient Optimization Techniques, together about 37.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Statistics and Probability and Artificial Intelligence. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Information and Inference: a Journal of the IMA aims to publish high quality mathematically-oriented articles, furthering the understanding of the theory, methods of analysis, and algorithms for information and data. Articles should be written in a way accessible to researchers in the associated topics in pure and applied mathematics, statistics, computer sciences, and electrical engineering. Articles are published in, but not limited to: information theory, statistical inference, network analysis, numerical analysis, learning theory, applied and computational harmonic analysis, probability, combinatorics, signal processing, and high-dimensional geometry. Abstracting and Indexing Services Emerging Sources Citation Index Disclaimer Statements of fact and opinion in the articles in Information and Inference: a journal of the IMA are those of the respective authors and contributors and not of the Journal, The Institute of Mathematics & Its Applications, or Oxford University Press, unless otherwise expressly indicated. Neither Oxford University Press, The Institute of Mathematics & Its Applications, nor the Journal make any representation, express or implied, in respect of the accuracy of the material in the Journal and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. Readers should make their own evaluation as to the appropriateness or otherwise of the information included.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 5%); most named United Kingdom 8, United States 5, Switzerland 3, Mainland China 1, Germany 1 (22 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sparse and Compressive Sensing TechniquesEngineering21.7%
- Statistical Methods and InferenceMathematics11.1%
- Stochastic Gradient Optimization TechniquesComputer Science5.1%
- Blind Source Separation TechniquesComputer Science4.8%
- Image and Signal Denoising MethodsComputer Science4.4%
- Markov Chains and Monte Carlo MethodsMathematics4.4%
- Bayesian Methods and Mixture ModelsComputer Science3.9%
- Microwave Imaging and Scattering AnalysisEngineering3.6%
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 | Mathematics, Applied | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Mathematics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Applied | 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 | Mathematics, Applied | 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
ESCIWeb of SciencePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar
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
- 1.63LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.42LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 138OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.22OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.08%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 36LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 408 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 25 | 2 |
| 2025 | 36 | 23 | 36 |
| 2024 | 38 | 20 | 96 |
| 2023 | 57 | 26 | 244 |
| 2022 | 32 | 17 | 305 |
| 2021 | 32 | 24 | 398 |
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 2 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
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer review, at least 4 reviewersPublisher website · model-extracted
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 2,819 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 4
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Preprints, Self-archiving
- Authorship Authorship
Natural language processing tools driven by artificial intelligence (AI) such as ChatGPT do not qualify as authors, and OUP will screen for them in author lists. The use of AI (for example, to help generate content or images, write code, process data, or for translation) must be disclosed both in cover letters to editors and in the Methods or Acknowledgements section of manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Availability of Data and Materials
Where ethically feasible, Information and Inference strongly encourages authors to make all data and software code on which the conclusions of the paper rely available to readers. Authors are required to include a Data Availability Statement in their article. We suggest that data be presented in the main manuscript or additional supporting files, or deposited in a public repository whenever possib…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
This journal is a member of and subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) publicationethics.org
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Upon receipt of accepted manuscripts at Oxford Journals authors will be invited to complete an online copyright licence to publish form. Open Access Information and Inference offers the option of publishing under either a standard licence or an open access licence. Please note that some funders require open access publication as a condition of funding. If you are unsure whether you are required to…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Third-Party Content in Open Access papers
If you will be publishing your paper under an Open Access licence but it contains material for which you do not have Open Access re-use permissions, please state this clearly by supplying the following credit line alongside the material: Title of content Author, Original publication, year of original publication, by permission of [rights holder] This image/content is not covered by the terms of th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint policy
Authors retain the right to make an Author’s Original Version (preprint) available through various channels, and this does not prevent submission to the journal. For further information see our Online Licensing, Copyright and Permissions policies. If accepted, the authors are required to update the status of any preprint, including your published paper’s DOI, as described on our Author Self-Archiv…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Author Self-Archiving/Public Access policy
For information about this journal's policy, please visit our Author Self-Archiving page in the “About” section of the journals homepage.
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
- Oxford University Press
- ISSN
- 2049-8764
- Electronic ISSN
- 2049-8772
- Society / sponsor
- Institute of Mathematics and its Applications
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 15, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Information and Inference-A Journal of the IMA
What CAS zone is Information and Inference-A Journal of the IMA in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Information and Inference-A Journal of the IMA is in Zone 4 of Mathematics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Mathematics, Applied. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Mathematics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Information and Inference-A Journal of the IMA?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.63; CiteScore 4.1, h-index 45.
What are the manuscript requirements of Information and Inference-A Journal of the IMA?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Suggested reviewers: Required, 4. 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 Information and Inference-A Journal of the IMA based?
Of the 22 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (8), United States (5) and Switzerland (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Information and Inference-A Journal of the IMA?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Information and Inference-A Journal of the IMA is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists ESCI and Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Information and Inference-A Journal of the IMA open access, and what is the APC?
Information and Inference-A Journal of the IMA is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,718.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .