Journal profile
Quarterly Publications of the American Statistical Association
ISSN 1522-5445 · Quarterly
Quarterly Publications of the American Statistical Association: impact factor 4 (journal website); JCR Q1 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 102 days (first decision after review, publisher); community-reported acceptance: easy; 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, Quarterly Publications of the American Statistical Association's largest topics are Statistical Methods and Applications, Probability and Statistical Research and Historical Economic and Social Studies, together about 36.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Statistics and Probability. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Established in 1888 and published quarterly in March, June, September, and December, the Journal of the American Statistical Association ( JASA ) has long been considered the premier journal of statistical science. Articles focus on statistical applications, theory, and methods throughout all disciplines that make use of data, including economic, social, biological, physical, engineering, and health sciences and the humanities. Important books contributing to statistical advancement are reviewed in JASA . JASA is indexed in Current Index to Statistics and MathSci Online and reviewed in Mathematical Reviews. JASA is abstracted by Access Company and is indexed and abstracted in the SRM Database of Social Research Methodology. ASA Statement on Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) The leadership of the American Statistical Association commits to strengthening our professional community by making it more just, equitable, diverse, and inclusive. We affirm that our mission, Promote the Practice and Profession of Statistics, can be realized only by fully embracing justice, equity, diversity, and inclusivity in all of our operations. Individuals embody many traits, so the leadership will work with the members of ASA to create and sustain responsive, flourishing, and safe environments that support individual needs, stimulate intellectual growth, and promote professional advancement for all. We commit to these objectives: Learn from our members and others how to identify and overcome systemic racism and hindering biases of any kind Critically reappraise and improve the effectiveness of our JEDI efforts Identify and develop resources for individuals and organizations in our professional community to enable growth and appreciation for cultural humility Share openly our diversity and inclusion efforts and the solutions we have implemented
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Statistical Methods and ApplicationsMathematics16.1%
- Probability and Statistical ResearchMathematics12.7%
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.6%
- Statistical Methods and Bayesian InferenceMathematics6.1%
- Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk ManagementSocial Sciences5.4%
- Statistical Distribution Estimation and ApplicationsMathematics5.1%
- Statistical Methods and InferenceMathematics4.7%
- Advanced Statistical Methods and ModelsMathematics4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEWeb of ScienceScopusPubMedCASMathSciNetzbMATHEconLitCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, Business Index, CABI Index Veterinarius (Online), InfoTree, De Gruyter Saur (various), EBSCOhost (various), Gale (various), Genamics JournalSeek, Market Research Abstracts (Online), OCLC ArticleFirst, Periodical Abstracts, ProQuest (various), Springer, Statistical Theory and Method Abstracts (CD-ROM), Trade & Industry Index
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 (publisher) 2025
- 4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 7.5Publisher website ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 3.79Publisher website ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 3.09Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 62OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 1,000,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 752 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 107 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 175 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 173 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 196 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 226 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
102 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 14%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 63 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 102 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 96 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal, part of Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program. Model summary
Journal of the American Statistical Association is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase…
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
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1522-5445
- Society / sponsor
- American Statistical Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 121, Issue 554 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Quarterly Publications of the American Statistical Association
What is the impact factor of Quarterly Publications of the American Statistical Association?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 34.
How long does peer review take at Quarterly Publications of the American Statistical Association?
The publisher reports about 102 days (first decision after review); the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 14%. 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 JCR quartile is Quarterly Publications of the American Statistical Association in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones.
Which databases index Quarterly Publications of the American Statistical Association?
The journal's website lists SCIE, Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, CAS, MathSciNet, zbMATH, EconLit and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Quarterly Publications of the American Statistical Association open access, and what is the APC?
Quarterly Publications of the American Statistical Association is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .