Journal profile · Statistics & Probability
Stata Journal
ISSN 1536-867X · eISSN 1536-8734 · DPC Nederland · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 2001
Stata Journal: CAS Zone 3 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.95; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,900; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 52 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Stata Journal is published by DPC Nederland and is in Zone 3 of Mathematics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Probability and Statistical Research, Statistical Methods and Inference and Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference, together about 35.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Statistics and Probability. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Statistics & Probability
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Probability and Statistical ResearchMathematics15.7%
- Statistical Methods and InferenceMathematics9.9%
- Statistical Methods and Bayesian InferenceMathematics9.8%
- Advanced Causal Inference TechniquesMathematics8.4%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.7%
- Spatial and Panel Data AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.6%
- Statistics Education and MethodologiesMathematics5.2%
- Statistical Methods in Clinical TrialsMathematics4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Mathematics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Mathematics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Mathematics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 2.95LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 157OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 681OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.76OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 35.25%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 36LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,480 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 13 | 9 |
| 2025 | 52 | 26 | 115 |
| 2024 | 47 | 20 | 229 |
| 2023 | 62 | 55 | 677 |
| 2022 | 61 | 52 | 541 |
| 2021 | 62 | 58 | 1,592 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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 3,900 / GBP 2,859 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- DPC Nederland
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2001
- ISSN
- 1536-867X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1536-8734
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Stata Journal
What CAS zone is Stata Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Stata Journal is in Zone 3 of Mathematics, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods / Statistics & Probability. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Mathematics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Stata Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.95; CiteScore 4.2, h-index 157.
How long does peer review take at Stata Journal?
Authors report an average review time of over 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.
Which databases index Stata Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Stata Journal is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Stata Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Stata Journal is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,900.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .