Journal profile · Mathematics-Analysis
Statistical Theory and Related Fields
ISSN 2475-4269 · eISSN 2475-4277 · Taylor & Francis · United Kingdom
Statistical Theory and Related Fields: CAS Zone 4 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.4 (journal website); JCR Q1 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 252 days to acceptance (50 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 19% (journal website); 28 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Statistical Theory and Related Fields is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Inference, Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference and Bayesian Methods and Mixture Models, together about 43.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Statistics and Probability. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Statistical Theory and Related Fields is an international academic journal sponsored jointly by East China Normal University (ECNU) and the Chinese Association for Applied Statistics (CAAS). It aims to publish significant and original articles in modern statistical theory and related fields in natural, economical, medical, and social science. The emphasis is to meet the needs of statistical application and methodology development in a rapidly changing world, and to promote the use of statistics in quantitative studies and interdisciplinary investigations. The advent of the era of Big Data has not only brought about great challenges to statisticians around the world, but also provided vast opportunities for them to develop new statistical theories and methods, as well as to find new applications in many fields. On the other hand, the number, subject scopes and geographic distribution of existing international academic journals in statistics can hardly meet the communication needs of statisticians, especially of those from China’s Mainland. The journal covers a range of topics, including but are not limited to: Statistical analysis for Big Data Bayesian statistics Financial statistics Actuarial studies Biostatistics Survey methodology Non-parametric and semi-parametric statistics Experimental design Survival analysis Reliability engineering Multivariate analysis Social statistics Risk management Stochastic process control High dimensional data analysis Contact Information Editorial Office of Statistical Theory and Related Fields Department of Serial Publication, East China Normal University Room 623 Ganxunlou Building 3663 Northern Zhongshan Road Shanghai 200062, China Tel: 021-62231213 Email: starf@ecnu.edu.cn Contacts: Wei Zhao; Shanping Wang; Yincai Tang (yctang@stat.ecnu.edu.cn); Yukun Liu (ykliu@sfs.ecnu.edu.cn). STAR Taylor & Francis/Routledge are committed to the widest possible dissemination of its journals to non-profit institutions in developing countries. Our STAR initiative offers individual researchers in Africa, South Asia and many parts of South East Asia the opportunity to gain one month’s free online access to 1,300 Taylor & Francis journals. For more information, please visit the STAR website.p>*Please note that Statistical Theory and Related Fields converted to a full Open Access journal from Volume 6 (2022).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Mathematics-Analysis
Editor-in-chief Jun ShaoPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Statistical Methods and InferenceMathematics20%
- Statistical Methods and Bayesian InferenceMathematics15.3%
- Bayesian Methods and Mixture ModelsComputer Science8.3%
- Advanced Statistical Methods and ModelsMathematics8.1%
- Statistical Distribution Estimation and ApplicationsMathematics5.5%
- Financial Risk and Volatility ModelingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.4%
- Statistical Methods in Clinical TrialsMathematics5.2%
- Optimal Experimental Design MethodsDecision Sciences3.9%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
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 Q2 · 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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MathSciNetzbMATHPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Naver, OCLC, RePEc
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
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.79Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.01LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.01Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.07OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,023Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 66,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 310 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 26 | 10 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 32 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 113 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 158 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | 68 |
| 2021 | 47 | 38 | 1,851 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
252 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 164 days – 313 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (51 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 278 days
- Sample
- 50 articles with submission and acceptance dates (57 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 19%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 49 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| 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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- book reviewResearch Article A research article should include a specific research question, a comprehensive literature review, a well-defined methodology, original data an…Length not stated
- literature reviewResearch Article A research article should include a specific research question, a comprehensive literature review, a well-defined methodology, original data an…Length not stated
- rapid communicationResearch Article A research article should include a specific research question, a comprehensive literature review, a well-defined methodology, original data an…Length not stated
- research articleResearch Article A research article should include a specific research question, a comprehensive literature review, a well-defined methodology, original data an…Length not stated
- review articleResearch Article A research article should include a specific research question, a comprehensive literature review, a well-defined methodology, original data an…main text ≤ 200 words · abstract ≤ 200 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Options
Copyright allows you to protect your original material, and stop others from using your work without your permission. Taylor & Francis offers a number of different license and reuse options, including Creative Commons licenses when publishing open access. Read more on publishing agreements.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Only publishes manuscripts in English Model summary
Overview Open journals Open Select Dove Medical Press F1000Research
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review and Ethics
Single anonymous peer review by two independent, anonymous experts Model summary
Taylor & Francis is committed to peer-review integrity and upholding the highest standards of review. Once your paper has been assessed for suitability by the editor, it will then be single anonymous peer reviewed by two independent, anonymous expert. If you have shared an earlier version of your Author’s Original Manuscript on a preprint server, please be aware that anonymity cannot be guaranteed…
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
- Taylor & Francis
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2475-4269
- Electronic ISSN
- 2475-4277
- Society / sponsor
- East China Normal University
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Statistical Theory and Related Fields
What CAS zone is Statistical Theory and Related Fields in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Statistical Theory and Related Fields 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 4 of Mathematics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Statistical Theory and Related Fields?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 16.
How long does peer review take at Statistical Theory and Related Fields?
Based on the dates recorded on 50 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 252 days (interquartile range 164–313 days); authors report an average review time of about 14 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 19%. 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 Statistical Theory and Related Fields 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; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Mathematics.
What are the manuscript requirements of Statistical Theory and Related Fields?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: APA; Templates: LaTeX and Word. 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 Statistical Theory and Related Fields?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Statistical Theory and Related Fields is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MathSciNet and zbMATH; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Statistical Theory and Related Fields open access, and what is the APC?
Statistical Theory and Related Fields is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .