Journal profile · STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
Probability Surveys
ISSN 1549-5787 · Institute of Mathematical Statistics · United States
Probability Surveys: CAS Zone 2 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 675; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 2 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Probability Surveys is published by Institute of Mathematical Statistics and is in Zone 2 of Mathematics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Stochastic processes and statistical mechanics, Stochastic processes and financial applications and Random Matrices and Applications, together about 41.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Probability Surveys publishes survey articles in theoretical and applied probability. The style of articles may range from reviews of recent research to graduate textbook exposition. Articles may be broad or narrow in scope. The essential requirements are a well specified topic and target audience, together with clear exposition.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
Editor-in-chief Adam JakubowskiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Stochastic processes and statistical mechanicsMathematics19.1%
- Stochastic processes and financial applicationsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.2%
- Random Matrices and ApplicationsMathematics11.2%
- Markov Chains and Monte Carlo MethodsMathematics7.1%
- Theoretical and Computational PhysicsPhysics and Astronomy5.5%
- Financial Risk and Volatility ModelingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.2%
- Mathematical Dynamics and FractalsMathematics4.9%
- Probability and Risk ModelsDecision Sciences4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Mathematics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Mathematics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.74LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 109OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.63OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 2LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2008
- 2,009Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 165 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 24 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 93 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 119 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | 54 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 675 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 675 | — | — |
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
- Templates
- LaTeX
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted1
- survey papersWe publish survey papers in theoretical and applied probability.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution License (CCAL) applies to all articles; authors retain copyright. Model summary
Probability Surveys applies the Creative Commons Attribution License (CCAL) to all articles we publish in this journal. Under the CCAL, authors retain ownership of the copyright for their article, but authors allow anyone to download, reuse, reprint, modify, distribute, and/or copy articles published, so long as the original authors and source are credited. This broad license was developed to faci…
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
- Institute of Mathematical Statistics
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1549-5787
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Probability Surveys
What CAS zone is Probability Surveys in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Probability Surveys is in Zone 2 of Mathematics, and in Zone 2 of the minor category 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.
How long does peer review take at Probability Surveys?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 weeks. 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 Probability Surveys?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Templates: LaTeX; 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.
Which databases index Probability Surveys?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Probability Surveys is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Probability Surveys open access, and what is the APC?
Probability Surveys is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 675.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .