Journal of nonparametric statistics

Journal of nonparametric statistics 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 Statistical Methods and Inference, Advanced Statistical Methods and Models and Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference, together about 50.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Statistics and Probability. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Journal of Nonparametric Statistics provides a medium for the publication of research and survey work in nonparametric statistics and related areas. The scope includes, but is not limited to the following topics: Nonparametric modeling Nonparametric function estimation Rank and other robust and distribution-free procedures Resampling methods Lack-of-fit testing Multivariate analysis Inference with high-dimensional data Dimension reduction and variable selection Methods for errors in variables, missing, censored, and other incomplete data structures Inference of stochastic processes Sample surveys Time series analysis Longitudinal and functional data analysis Nonparametric Bayes methods and decision procedures Semiparametric models and procedures Statistical methods for imaging and tomography Statistical inverse problems Financial statistics and econometrics Bioinformatics and comparative genomics Statistical algorithms and machine learning. Both the theory and applications of nonparametric statistics are covered in the journal. Research applying nonparametric methods to medicine, engineering, technology, science and humanities is welcomed, provided the novelty and quality level are of the highest order. Authors are encouraged to submit supplementary technical arguments, computer code, data analysed in the paper or any additional information for online publication along with the published paper. Peer Review Policy: All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor. If found suitable for further consideration, papers are subject to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized and submissions can be made online at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/gnst. Publishing Ethics: 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 Publications Ethics (COPE) and utilises CrossCheck 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

Editor-in-chief Joan Jian-Jian RenPublisher website

Editorial board by country: 4 in mainland China (about 7%); most named United States 29, Spain 5, Mainland China 4, France 3, United Kingdom 2 (54 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-10-01

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

SCIEScopusLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

Indexing the journal's website claims

Web of ScienceCAB AbstractsMathSciNetzbMATHCurrent ContentsPublisher website

Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, RePEc, Australian Business Deans Council (ABCD), Australian Research Council ERA list 2015, Baidu Scholar, British Library Inside, CABS Academic Journal Guide, CNKI Scholar, CNPIEC, CnpLINKer, Current Index to Statistics, Danish Bibliometric Research Indicator (BFI), DTU Findit, E-lib Breman, EBSCO Databases, EconPapers, Electronic Journals Library (EZB), Genamics JournalSeek, JournalTOCs, Microsoft Academic, Naver Academic, New Jour, NHN, Norwegian Register of Scientific Journals and Publishers, ProQuest Advanced Technologies and Aerospace, ProQuest Computer and Information Systems Abstracts, ProQuest Technology Collection

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Impact

Impact factor

0.93LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher) 2025

1Publisher website · 2026-10-01

5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025

1Publisher website · 2026-10-01

CiteScore 2026-06

1.7LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher) 2025

1.7Publisher website · 2026-10-01

SJR 2026-06

0.47LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR (publisher) 2025

0.47Publisher website · 2026-10-01

SNIP 2026-06

1.04LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP (publisher) 2025

1.04Publisher website · 2026-10-01

h-index

32LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

62OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

547OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

0.99OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

10%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

6.36%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

52LetPub · 2026-09-13

Downloads per year (publisher)

41,000Publisher website · 2026-10-01

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.

Other sources

Average review time (community reports)

6–12 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13

Average acceptance (community reports)

EasyLetPub · 2026-09-13

Acceptance rate (publisher)

21%Publisher website · 2026-10-01

Submission to first decision

15 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

First decision after review

112 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

Acceptance to publication

32 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

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.

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.

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.

Publisher

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

Country or region

ENGLAND

Language

English

Frequency

Quarterly

Founded

1991

ISSN

1048-5252

Electronic ISSN

1029-0311

Society / sponsor

American Statistical Association

Latest issue on the website

Volume 38, Issue 3 (2026)

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗Publisher website
• Special issues ↗Publisher website