Journal profile · Statistics & Probability
Stochastic Models
ISSN 1532-6349 · eISSN 1532-4214 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
Stochastic Models: CAS Zone 4 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.71; hybrid open access; median 409 days to acceptance (44 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 18 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Stochastic Models is published by Taylor and Francis 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 Advanced Queuing Theory Analysis, Probability and Risk Models and Stochastic processes and statistical mechanics, together about 39.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Statistics and Probability. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Taylor & Francis publishes knowledge and specialty research spanning humanities, social sciences, science and technology, engineering, medicine and healthcare.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Statistics & Probability
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Queuing Theory AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting19.7%
- Probability and Risk ModelsDecision Sciences12.1%
- Stochastic processes and statistical mechanicsMathematics7.8%
- Stochastic processes and financial applicationsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.5%
- Random Matrices and ApplicationsMathematics4.7%
- Financial Risk and Volatility ModelingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.6%
- Markov Chains and Monte Carlo MethodsMathematics3.9%
- Statistical Distribution Estimation and ApplicationsMathematics3.6%
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)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
- 0.71LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 68OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 525OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.05OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.67%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,392 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 8 | 4 |
| 2025 | 18 | 6 | 13 |
| 2024 | 29 | 8 | 62 |
| 2023 | 31 | 6 | 66 |
| 2022 | 48 | 12 | 118 |
| 2021 | 26 | 10 | 140 |
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
409 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 203 days – 611 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (45 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 442 days
- Sample
- 44 articles with submission and acceptance dates (48 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)
- 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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1532-6349
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-4214
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Stochastic Models
What CAS zone is Stochastic Models in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Stochastic Models 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 Stochastic Models?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.71; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 68.
How long does peer review take at Stochastic Models?
Based on the dates recorded on 44 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 409 days (interquartile range 203–611 days); 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 Stochastic Models?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Stochastic Models is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Stochastic Models open access, and what is the APC?
Stochastic Models is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .