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Journal of Official Statistics

SAGE Publications Ltd · Sweden · Est. 1971

ISSN2001-7367

SJR Q2✓ 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 (2 more)+12

Total90

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 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.473

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

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

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY 4.0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2001-7367

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Peer-reviewed

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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

450

2019

514

2020

231

2021

225

2022

2023

108

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.

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. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. 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.