Journal profile · Statistics & Probability
Statistical Science
ISSN 0883-4237 · eISSN 2168-8745 · Institute of Mathematical Statistics · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1986
Statistical Science: CAS Zone 1 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 5.51; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 39 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Statistical Science is published by Institute of Mathematical Statistics and is in Zone 1 of Mathematics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Statistical Methods and Inference, Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference and Advanced Statistical Methods and Models, together about 36.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Statistics and Probability. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS): This article is about the formation, governance, membership, awards and fellowship, sponsored lectures, publications, and various activities of the premier organization of mathematical statisticians and probabilists in the world – The Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Statistics & Probability
Editor-in-chief Lutz DümbgenPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Statistical Methods and InferenceMathematics13.8%
- Statistical Methods and Bayesian InferenceMathematics13.6%
- Advanced Statistical Methods and ModelsMathematics8.9%
- Advanced Causal Inference TechniquesMathematics7.1%
- Bayesian Methods and Mixture ModelsComputer Science6.9%
- Statistical Methods in Clinical TrialsMathematics5.6%
- Statistics Education and MethodologiesMathematics4.4%
- Bayesian Modeling and Causal InferenceComputer Science4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Mathematics Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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)Mathematics Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 1 |
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
- 5.51LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.09LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 90LetPub ·
- h-index
- 180OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 941OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.7OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2008
- 2,009Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,160 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 19 | 77 |
| 2025 | 39 | 11 | 98 |
| 2024 | 36 | 16 | 458 |
| 2023 | 36 | 25 | 462 |
| 2022 | 51 | 45 | 659 |
| 2021 | 30 | 26 | 925 |
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)
- Fairly 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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)
Article types accepted1
- articles on the ims and mathematical statisticsArticles on the IMS and Mathematical StatisticsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Mission statement of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics. Model summary
Fostering the development and dissemination of the theory and applications of statistics and probability
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
MSC 2010 is the standard subject classification scheme used in the Annals and other major journals. Model summary
MSC 2010 is the standard subject classification scheme used in the Annals and other major journals.
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
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1986
- ISSN
- 0883-4237
- Electronic ISSN
- 2168-8745
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Statistical Science
What CAS zone is Statistical Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Statistical Science is in Zone 1 of Mathematics, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Statistics & Probability; it is a Top journal. 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 Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.51; CiteScore 7.4, h-index 180.
How long does peer review take at Statistical Science?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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 Statistical Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Statistical Science is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Statistical Science open access, and what is the APC?
Statistical Science is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .