Journal profile · Statistics & Probability
Technometrics
ISSN 0040-1706 · eISSN 1537-2723 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1959
Technometrics: CAS Zone 2 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.52; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 338 days to acceptance (72 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 85 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Technometrics is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 2 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced Statistical Methods and Models, Optimal Experimental Design Methods and Advanced Statistical Process Monitoring, together about 35.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Statistics and Probability. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Technometrics is a Journal of Statistics for the Physical, Chemical, and Engineering Sciences, and is published Quarterly by the American Society for Quality and the American Statistical Association. Since its inception in 1959, the mission of Technometrics has been to contribute to the development and use of statistical methods in the physical, chemical, and engineering sciences. Editorial Policy The purpose of Technometrics is to contribute to the development and use of statistical and machine learning methods in physical, chemical, and engineering sciences. This vision includes developments on the interface of statistics and computer science such as data mining, machine learning, large databases, and so on. The journal places a premium on clear communication among statisticians and practitioners of these sciences and an emphasis on the application of statistical concepts and methods to problems that occur in these fields. The journal will publish papers describing new statistical techniques, papers illustrating innovative application of known statistical methods, expository papers on particular statistical methods, and papers dealing with the philosophy and problems of applying statistical methods, when such papers are consistent with the journal's objective. Every article shall include adequate justification of the application of the technique, preferably by means of an actual application to a problem in the physical, chemical or engineering sciences. All papers must contain a short, clear summary of contents and conclusions. Mathematical derivations not essential to the flow of the text should be placed in an appendix or a supplementary file. Brief descriptions of problems requiring solution and short technical notes that clearly pertain to the journal's purpose will also be considered for publication. Concise letters to the editor will be published when they are considered timely and appropriate. If you're considering submitting an article to Technometrics and would like to get an idea of the sort of paper we publish, you may find the talks given by Steve Vardeman (Editor, 1993-1995) and David Steinberg (Editor, 2008-2010) instructive. For guidance on how to write such a paper, please see the article by Robert Gramacy (Editor, 2023-2025). The usual disclaimers apply as this is not a formal editorial policy. However (like papers appearing in Technometrics) these guidelines may actually be useful. How to Write a Technometrics Paper by Robert Gramacy Au
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Statistics & Probability
Editor-in-chief Kamran PaynabarPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Statistical Methods and ModelsMathematics17.4%
- Optimal Experimental Design MethodsDecision Sciences9.1%
- Advanced Statistical Process MonitoringDecision Sciences8.9%
- Statistical Distribution Estimation and ApplicationsMathematics5.5%
- Probabilistic and Robust Engineering DesignDecision Sciences5.2%
- Statistical Methods and Bayesian InferenceMathematics5.2%
- Statistics Education and MethodologiesMathematics5%
- Statistical Methods and InferenceMathematics4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 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
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of SciencePubMedINSPECMathSciNetzbMATHGeoRefCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, De Gruyter Saur (various), EBSCOhost (various), Gale (various), Genamics JournalSeek, OCLC ArticleFirst, ProQuest (various), Statistical Theory and Method Abstracts (CD-ROM)
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
- 2.52LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.31LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.31Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.79LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.79Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 501OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6,160OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.67OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.56%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 61LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 188,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 12,265 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 57 | 35 | 2 |
| 2025 | 85 | 40 | 87 |
| 2024 | 83 | 44 | 286 |
| 2023 | 69 | 43 | 456 |
| 2022 | 61 | 40 | 606 |
| 2021 | 62 | 37 | 1,738 |
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
338 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 267 days – 469 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 57 days (72 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 407 days
- Sample
- 72 articles with submission and acceptance dates (167 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 ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 11%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 59 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 68 daysPublisher website ·
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Not considered
- papers not consistent with the journal's objective
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal, part of Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program. Model summary
Technometrics is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readershi…
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 and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1959
- ISSN
- 0040-1706
- Electronic ISSN
- 1537-2723
- Society / sponsor
- American Society for Quality and the American Statistical Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 68, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Technometrics
What CAS zone is Technometrics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Technometrics is in Zone 2 of Engineering, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Statistics & Probability. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Technometrics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.52; CiteScore 5.3, h-index 501.
How long does peer review take at Technometrics?
Based on the dates recorded on 72 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 338 days (interquartile range 267–469 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 11%. 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 Technometrics 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 2 of Engineering.
Which databases index Technometrics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Technometrics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, PubMed, INSPEC, MathSciNet, zbMATH, GeoRef and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Technometrics open access, and what is the APC?
Technometrics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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: .