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Journal of Official Statistics

SAGE Publications Ltd · Sweden · Est. 1971

ISSN2001-7367
SJR Q2WOS SCIEWOS SSCIScopus / SJR
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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.473
H-Indexi
50
Total Worksi
876
Total Citationsi
12,948
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.28
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Official Statistics (JOS) is an international journal dedicated to the publication of high-quality research and development in the field of official statistics. It covers a wide range of topics related to the production, dissemination, and use of official statistics, including survey methodology, statistical modeling, data analysis, data quality, and the application of statistics in various domains such as economics, social sciences, and public policy. The journal aims to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing among statisticians, researchers, and practitioners working with official statistics worldwide.

General Information

Country / RegionSweden
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1971
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications876
Publisher OrgDe Gruyter Open
OA Since2012
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer-reviewed
OA LicenseCC BY 4.0
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
SAGE Publications Ltd
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2001-7367
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
Peer-reviewed
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
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

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
39
463
2019
48
531
2020
47
249
2021
53
239
2022
29
83
2023
43
117
2024
59
73
2025
24
1
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 ProbabilityQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Sciences, Mathematical MethodsStatistics & Probability

Scopus Categories

Statistics and Probability

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Survey Methodology and NonresponseStatistical Methods and Bayesian InferenceCensus and Population EstimationStatistical Methods and InferenceData-Driven Disease SurveillanceSurvey Sampling and Estimation TechniquesHealthcare Policy and Managementdemographic modeling and climate adaptationEconomic and Environmental ValuationAdvanced Statistical Methods and Models

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Official Statistics

Is Journal of Official Statistics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Official 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 Journal of Official Statistics?

Journal of Official 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 1.28.

Is Journal of Official Statistics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Official Statistics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Official Statistics?

The Journal of Official Statistics (JOS) is an international journal dedicated to the publication of high-quality research and development in the field of official statistics. It covers a wide range of topics related to the production, dissemination, and use of official statistics, including survey methodology, statistical modeling, data analysis, data quality, and the application of statistics in various domains such as economics, social sciences, and public policy. The journal aims to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing among statisticians, researchers, and practitioners working with

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref