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Journal of Applied Probability

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0021-9002eISSN1475-6072

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.494

H-Indexi

136

SNIPi

0.911

Total Worksi

11,603

Total Citationsi

172,477

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.59

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Applied Probability is a leading international journal that publishes high-quality research papers in probability and its applications. It covers a wide range of topics, including stochastic processes, statistical inference, mathematical finance, and operations research. The journal is known for its rigorous mathematical content and its relevance to a broad audience of researchers and practitioners.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications11,603

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer ReviewSingle-blind peer review

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0021-9002 / 1475-6072

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

589

2019

402

2020

232

2021

112

372

2022

103

224

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Mathematics (miscellaneous)Q2

Statistics and ProbabilityQ2

Statistics, Probability and UncertaintyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Statistics & Probability

Scopus Categories

Mathematics (miscellaneous)Statistics, Probability and UncertaintyStatistics and Probability

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Stochastic processes and statistical mechanicsProbability and Risk ModelsAdvanced Queuing Theory AnalysisStochastic processes and financial applicationsBayesian Methods and Mixture Models

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Applied Probability

Is Journal of Applied Probability a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Applied Probability: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Applied Probability?

Journal of Applied Probability is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.59.

Is Journal of Applied Probability indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Applied Probability is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.