Journal profile · Statistics & Probability
International Statistical Review
ISSN 0306-7734 · eISSN 1751-5823 · Wiley-Blackwell · NETHERLANDS · Tri-annual · Founded 1972
International Statistical Review: CAS Zone 4 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.84; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,880; median 242 days to acceptance (57 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 40 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Statistical Review is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Bayesian Inference, Advanced Statistical Methods and Models and Statistical Methods and Inference, together about 36.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Statistics and Probability and Artificial Intelligence. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International Statistical Review is the flagship journal of the International Statistical Institute (ISI) and of its family of Associations. It publishes papers of broad and general interest in statistics and probability. The term Review is to be interpreted broadly. The types of papers that are suitable for publication include (but are not limited to) the following: reviews/surveys of significant developments in theory, methodology, statistical computing and graphics, statistical education, and application areas; tutorials on important topics; expository papers on emerging areas of research or application; papers describing new developments and/or challenges in relevant areas; papers addressing foundational issues; papers on the history of statistics and probability; white papers on topics of importance to the profession or society; short communications (maximum 20 pages including references and figures/tables) on topics that impact statistical sciences’ research and training, such as new technological and other important developments; discussion papers on topics that debate the directions that influence the foundations of the field of statistics; historical assessment of seminal papers in the field and their impact. Papers must be of interest to a sufficiently broad spectrum of the members of ISI and its family of Associations, who include researchers and practitioners in academia, government, business, and industry. Selected papers will be published with discussions and a rejoinder by the author(s). The journal will also publish interviews with statisticians who have made prominent contributions to applications, research, and to the development of the profession. Proposals should be sent to the Editors-in-Chief, Efstathia Bura or J. Sunil Rao. Readership Of interest to statistical experts, students and government departments. Keywords International Statistical Review, statistics, probability, statistician.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Statistics & Probability
Editor-in-chief Efstathia BuraPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 5%); most named United States 16, Italy 3, Canada 3, Mainland China 2, United Kingdom 2 (42 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Statistical Methods and Bayesian InferenceMathematics13.6%
- Advanced Statistical Methods and ModelsMathematics13.3%
- Statistical Methods and InferenceMathematics9.4%
- Statistics Education and MethodologiesMathematics8%
- Bayesian Methods and Mixture ModelsComputer Science5.9%
- Data Analysis with RComputer Science4.3%
- Census and Population EstimationMathematics4.1%
- Bayesian Modeling and Causal InferenceComputer 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 3 |
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCAB AbstractsMathSciNetzbMATHGeoRefCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, 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
- 1.84LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.02LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 148OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,013OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.51OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 44.44%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 34Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 117,899Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,944 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 49 | 20 | 4 |
| 2025 | 40 | 30 | 62 |
| 2024 | 45 | 26 | 136 |
| 2023 | 29 | 17 | 117 |
| 2022 | 56 | 28 | 417 |
| 2021 | 51 | 19 | 360 |
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
242 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 186 days – 310 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 30 days (57 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 265 days
- Sample
- 57 articles with submission and acceptance dates (90 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 ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 18%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 53 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 246 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 28 daysPublisher 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 4,880 / EUR 4,100 / GBP 3,240 | — | — | |
| 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.
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Author–date
Article types accepted4
- interviews with statisticiansThe journal will also publish interviews with statisticians who have made prominent contributions to applications, research, and to the development of the profe…Length not stated
- papers addressing foundational issues• papers addressing foundational issues;Length not stated
- papers on the history of statistics and probability• papers on the history of statistics and probability;Length not stated
- tutorials on important topics• tutorials on important topics;Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Preprints
- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
This journal expects and peer reviews data sharing. Model summary
This journal expects and peer reviews data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
If your paper is accepted, the author identified as the formal corresponding author for the paper will receive an email prompting them to login into Author Services; where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be able to complete the license agreement on behalf of all authors on the paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Articles which have been fully copy-edited and peer-reviewed are published online through our Early View feature before the print edition of this journal is published. Model summary
Choosing Open Access makes your article open access and freely available to all on Wiley Online Library, including those who don’t subscribe to the journal. Open Access fulfils funding agency mandates that require grantees to archive the final version of their article. The cost for Open Access is an APC fee, which can be paid by the author, the author's funding agency, or the author's institution.…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Papers must not be under consideration by another journal at the time of submission and should not be longer than 30 pages with 1.5 spacing or 40 pages with double spacing, including figures, tables, and references. Model summary
International Statistical Review will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. Authors may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. Authors are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Tri-annual
- Founded
- 1972
- ISSN
- 0306-7734
- Electronic ISSN
- 1751-5823
- Society / sponsor
- International Statistical Institute
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Statistical Review
What CAS zone is International Statistical Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Statistical Review is in Zone 4 of Mathematics, and in Zone 3 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 International Statistical Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.84; CiteScore 6.1, h-index 148.
How long does peer review take at International Statistical Review?
Based on the dates recorded on 57 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 242 days (interquartile range 186–310 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 18% (2025). 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 International Statistical Review based?
Of the 42 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (16), Italy (3) and Canada (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Statistical Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Statistical Review is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, CAB Abstracts, MathSciNet, zbMATH, GeoRef and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Statistical Review open access, and what is the APC?
International Statistical Review is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,880.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .