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Annals of Statistics

Institute of Mathematical Statistics · United States

ISSN0090-5364eISSN2168-8966

SJR Q1✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

3.697

H-Indexi

319

SNIPi

3.135

Total Worksi

6,370

Total Citationsi

628,693

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.43

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Annals of Statistics aims to publish research papers of the highest quality reflecting the many facets of contemporary statistics. Primary emphasis is placed on importance and originality.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications6,370

Publisher OrgInstitute of Mathematical Statistics

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Institute of Mathematical Statistics

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0090-5364 / 2168-8966

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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

3.2k

2019

159

4.9k

2020

150

2021

141

2.9k

2022

1.3k

2023

115

609

2024

104

187

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.

Statistics and ProbabilityQ1

Statistics, Probability and UncertaintyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Statistics & Probability

Scopus Categories

Statistics, Probability and UncertaintyStatistics and Probability

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Statistical Methods and InferenceAdvanced Statistical Methods and ModelsBayesian Methods and Mixture ModelsStatistical Methods and Bayesian InferenceStatistical Distribution Estimation and Applications

Frequently asked questions about Annals of Statistics

Is Annals of Statistics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Annals of Statistics: 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 Annals of Statistics?

Annals of Statistics 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 2.43.

Is Annals of Statistics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Annals of Statistics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Annals of Statistics?