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Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A: Statistics in Society

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0964-1998eISSN1467-985X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

0.89

H-Indexi

181

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.197

Total Worksi

4,038

Total Citationsi

204,188

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.28

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods; Statistics & Probability; Social Sciences (miscellaneous); Statistics and Probability; Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty; Economics and Econometrics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyFour No. A Year, 2004-

StatusActive

Total Publications4,038

Publisher OrgRoyal Statistical Society

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0964-1998 / 1467-985X

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

131

2.2k

2019

1.1k

2020

147

1.9k

2021

210

1.4k

2022

160

871

2023

159

497

2024

214

111

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.

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Statistics and ProbabilityQ1

Statistics, Probability and UncertaintyQ1

Economics and EconometricsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Sciences, Mathematical MethodsStatistics & Probability

Scopus Categories

Statistics, Probability and UncertaintySocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Economics and EconometricsStatistics and Probability

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Statistical Methods and Bayesian InferenceStatistical Methods and InferenceAdvanced Causal Inference TechniquesAdvanced Statistical Methods and ModelsCensus and Population Estimation

Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A: Statistics in Society

Is Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A: Statistics in Society a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A: Statistics in Society: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A: Statistics in Society?

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A: Statistics in Society 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 1.28.

Is Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A: Statistics in Society indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A: Statistics in Society is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.