Journal profile · Statistics & Probability
Statistical Modelling
ISSN 1471-082X · eISSN 1477-0342 · SAGE Publications Ltd · ENGLAND · Quarterly · Founded 2001
Statistical Modelling: CAS Zone 4 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.82; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 26 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Statistical Modelling is published by SAGE Publications Ltd 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 Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference, Statistical Methods and Inference and Bayesian Methods and Mixture Models, together about 51.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Statistics and Probability. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Statistical Modelling: An International Journal is published by SAGE Publications on behalf of the Statistical Modelling Society. It publishes original and high-quality articles that recognize statistical modelling as the general framework for the application of statistical ideas. Submissions must reflect important developments, extensions, and applications in statistical modelling.The journal also encourages submissions that describe scientifically interesting, complex or novel statistical modelling aspects from a wide diversity of disciplines, and submissions that embrace the diversity of applied statistical modelling. See aims and scope of the journal for more information.If you wish to contact the editors of the journal Statistical Modelling, please email to journal@statmod.org.This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Submit your paper to:Vicente Núñez-AntónCo-ordinating Editor, Statistical Modelling: An International JournalUniversity of the Basque Country, Spainemail: vicente.nunezanton@ehu.eus [unzipped attachments only]If you do not receive confirmation of the submission within seven (7) days or a clear “out-¬of-office�� reply, your submission was most likely not delivered. In that case, try to resend your message.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Statistics & Probability
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 8, United States 7, Spain 7, United Kingdom 4, Italy 4 (51 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Statistical Methods and Bayesian InferenceMathematics21.3%
- Statistical Methods and InferenceMathematics18.4%
- Bayesian Methods and Mixture ModelsComputer Science11.8%
- Advanced Statistical Methods and ModelsMathematics8.6%
- Statistical Distribution Estimation and ApplicationsMathematics4.5%
- Spatial and Panel Data AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.6%
- Financial Risk and Volatility ModelingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.2%
- Soil Geostatistics and MappingEnvironmental Science2.7%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | 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 | Statistics & Probability | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 0.82LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.07LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 62OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 293OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 33.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 709 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 11 | 3 |
| 2025 | 26 | 17 | 33 |
| 2024 | 24 | 18 | 40 |
| 2023 | 23 | 18 | 75 |
| 2022 | 18 | 10 | 102 |
| 2021 | 39 | 22 | 232 |
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 ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 5
- Reference style
- Harvard
- Templates
- LaTeX
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
Sage is committed to upholding the integrity of the academic record. We encourage authors to refer to the Committee on Publication Ethics’ International Standards for Authors and view the Publication Ethics page on the Sage Author Gateway
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Option
Authors interested in making their accepted article freely available online can use the Sage Choice option. Details can be found at http://www.sagepub.com/oa/choice.cp. Authors who wish to pursue this option should advise one of the editors, as well as the journal editor at Sage upon acceptance of the paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single-blind peer review; reviewers and Associate Editor names concealed from authors. Model summary
Statistical Modelling operates a conventional single-blind reviewing policy in which the reviewers' and the Associate Editor's names are always concealed from the submitting author.
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
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2001
- ISSN
- 1471-082X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1477-0342
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Statistical Modelling
What CAS zone is Statistical Modelling in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Statistical Modelling 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 3 of Mathematics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Statistical Modelling?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.82; CiteScore 2.7, h-index 62.
How long does peer review take at Statistical Modelling?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Statistical Modelling?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≥ 5; Reference style: Harvard; Templates: LaTeX; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Required. 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 Statistical Modelling based?
Of the 51 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (8), United States (7) and Spain (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Statistical Modelling?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Statistical Modelling is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Statistical Modelling open access, and what is the APC?
Statistical Modelling is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
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: .