Journal profile · Statistics & Probability
Methodology And Computing In Applied Probability
ISSN 1387-5841 · eISSN 1573-7713 · Springer US · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1999
Methodology And Computing In Applied Probability: CAS Zone 4 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.05; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,290; median 212 days to acceptance (102 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 100 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Methodology And Computing In Applied Probability is published by Springer US 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 Probability and Risk Models, Stochastic processes and financial applications and Statistical Distribution Estimation and Applications, together about 29.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Statistics and Probability. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Methodology and Computing in Applied Probability will publish high quality research and review articles in the areas of applied probability that emphasize methodology and computing. Of special interest are articles in important areas of applications that include detailed case studies. Applied probability is a broad research area that is of interest to many scientists in diverse disciplines including: anthropology, biology, communication theory, economics, epidemiology, finance, linguistics, meteorology, operations research, psychology, quality control, reliability theory, sociology and statistics.The following alphabetical listing of topics of interest to the journal is not intended to be exclusive but to demonstrate the editorial policy of attracting papers which represent a broad range of interests: AlgorithmsApproximationsAsymptotic Approximations & ExpansionsCombinatorial & Geometric ProbabilityCommunication NetworksExtreme Value TheoryFinanceImage AnalysisInequalitiesInformation TheoryMathematical PhysicsMolecular BiologyMonte Carlo MethodsOrder StatisticsQueuing TheoryReliability TheoryStochastic Processes
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Statistics & Probability
Editor-in-chief Markos V. KoutrasPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 6%); most named United States 14, Italy 4, Canada 4, Mainland China 3, Germany 3 (51 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Probability and Risk ModelsDecision Sciences10.7%
- Stochastic processes and financial applicationsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.1%
- Statistical Distribution Estimation and ApplicationsMathematics8.7%
- Financial Risk and Volatility ModelingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.6%
- Advanced Queuing Theory AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting7.1%
- Stochastic processes and statistical mechanicsMathematics6.9%
- Bayesian Methods and Mixture ModelsComputer Science6.1%
- Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk ManagementSocial Sciences4.8%
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 4 |
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
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
INSPECzbMATHPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, ACM Digital Library, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, 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
- 1.05LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 406OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.82OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 20.08%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 98LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 94,200Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,527 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 99 | 45 | 17 |
| 2025 | 100 | 27 | 92 |
| 2024 | 62 | 16 | 106 |
| 2023 | 95 | 31 | 346 |
| 2022 | 60 | 24 | 289 |
| 2021 | 79 | 25 | 434 |
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
212 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 129 days – 338 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (102 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 233 days
- Sample
- 102 articles with submission and acceptance dates (220 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 ·
- Submission to first decision
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double 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.
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 3,290 / EUR 2,690 / GBP 2,390 | — | — |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- AI use Generative AI Images
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Methodology and Computing in Applied Probability, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
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
- Springer US
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1999
- ISSN
- 1387-5841
- Electronic ISSN
- 1573-7713
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Methodology And Computing In Applied Probability
What CAS zone is Methodology And Computing In Applied Probability in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Methodology And Computing In Applied 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 Methodology And Computing In Applied Probability?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.05; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 51.
How long does peer review take at Methodology And Computing In Applied Probability?
Based on the dates recorded on 102 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 212 days (interquartile range 129–338 days); 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Methodology And Computing In Applied Probability?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Author–date; Templates: LaTeX and Word; Suggested reviewers: Optional. 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 Methodology And Computing In Applied Probability based?
Of the 51 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (14), Italy (4) and Canada (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Methodology And Computing In Applied Probability?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Methodology And Computing In Applied Probability is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists INSPEC and zbMATH; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Methodology And Computing In Applied Probability open access, and what is the APC?
Methodology And Computing In Applied Probability is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,290.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .