Journal profile · Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
Journal of Time Series Analysis
ISSN 0143-9782 · eISSN 1467-9892 · Wiley-Blackwell · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1980
Journal of Time Series Analysis: CAS Zone 4 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.12; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,510; median 280 days to acceptance (77 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 101 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Time Series Analysis 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 Financial Risk and Volatility Modeling, Statistical Methods and Inference and Monetary Policy and Economic Impact, together about 40.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Statistics and Probability. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
During the last 30 years Time Series Analysis has become one of the most important and widely used branches of Mathematical Statistics. Its fields of application range from neurophysiology to astrophysics and it covers such well-known areas as economic forecasting, study of biological data, control systems, signal processing and communications and vibrations engineering. The Journal of Time Series Analysis started in 1980, has since become the leading journal in its field, publishing papers on both fundamental theory and applications, as well as review papers dealing with recent advances in major areas of the subject and short communications on theoretical developments. The editorial board consists of many of the world's leading experts in Time Series Analysis.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
Editor-in-chief Robert TaylorPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 2, United States 1, France 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Financial Risk and Volatility ModelingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance19.2%
- Statistical Methods and InferenceMathematics12%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.9%
- Complex Systems and Time Series AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.7%
- Advanced Statistical Methods and ModelsMathematics7.4%
- Market Dynamics and VolatilityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.2%
- Control Systems and IdentificationEngineering3.5%
- Forecasting Techniques and ApplicationsDecision Sciences3.4%
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, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | 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, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 3 |
| 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 | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | 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
INSPECMathSciNetzbMATHEconLitCurrent 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
- 1.12LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 111OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,044OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.27OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 38.54%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 78LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 89Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 91,804Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,378 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 28 | 8 |
| 2025 | 101 | 76 | 90 |
| 2024 | 84 | 61 | 189 |
| 2023 | 56 | 40 | 169 |
| 2022 | 43 | 14 | 171 |
| 2021 | 62 | 25 | 337 |
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
280 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 218 days – 353 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (84 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 304 days
- Sample
- 77 articles with submission and acceptance dates (167 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 22%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 1 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 284 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 22 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 3,510 / EUR 2,880 / GBP 2,340 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Preprints
- License & copyright For authors signing the copyright transfer agreement
If the Open Access option is not selected the corresponding author will be presented with the copyright transfer agreement (CTA) to sign. The terms and conditions of the CTA can be previewed in the samples associated with the Copyright FAQs below:CTA Terms and Conditions http://authorservices.wiley.com/bauthor/faqs_copyright.asp
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access For authors choosing Open Access
If the Open Access option is selected the corresponding author will have a choice of the following Creative Commons License Open Access Agreements (OAA):
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Journal of Time Series Analysis 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
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1980
- ISSN
- 0143-9782
- Electronic ISSN
- 1467-9892
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Time Series Analysis
What CAS zone is Journal of Time Series Analysis in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Time Series Analysis is in Zone 4 of Mathematics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications / Statistics & Probability. 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 Journal of Time Series Analysis?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.12; CiteScore 2.6, h-index 111.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Time Series Analysis?
Based on the dates recorded on 77 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 280 days (interquartile range 218–353 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 22% (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 Journal of Time Series Analysis based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (2), United States (1) and France (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Time Series Analysis?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Time Series Analysis is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists INSPEC, MathSciNet, zbMATH, EconLit and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Time Series Analysis open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Time Series Analysis is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,510.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .