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Biostatistics

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1987

ISSN1465-4644eISSN1468-4357
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
60
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q1+25
Total60
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
1.372
H-Index
129
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
1.341
Total Works
1,584
Total Citations
98,034
2yr Mean Citedness
1.47
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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Biostatistics focuses on developing and applying statistical methods for analyzing complex biological and health-related data. This includes areas such as gene expression analysis, disease risk modeling, clinical trial design, survival analysis, and causal inference. The journal addresses challenges in high-dimensional data, longitudinal studies, and the integration of various data sources for robust statistical inference and prediction.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1987
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications1,584
Publisher OrgOxford University Press
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewdouble-blind 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

7/12 · 58%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Oxford University Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1465-4644 / 1468-4357
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
double-blind peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1
Statistics and ProbabilityQ1
Statistics, Probability and UncertaintyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Mathematical & Computational BiologyStatistics & Probability

Scopus Categories

Statistics, Probability and UncertaintyMedicine (miscellaneous)Statistics and Probability

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Statistical Methods and InferenceStatistical Methods and Bayesian InferenceStatistical Methods in Clinical TrialsAdvanced Causal Inference TechniquesGene expression and cancer classificationBayesian Methods and Mixture ModelsGenetic Associations and EpidemiologyHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeBioinformatics and Genomic NetworksOptimal Experimental Design Methods
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref