Journal of Statistical Software
Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)
Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Statistical Software
SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting
199 papers with at least that number of citations each
Aims & Scope
The Journal of Statistical Software (JSS) publishes open-source software and corresponding reproducible articles discussing all aspects of the design, implementation, documentation, application, evaluation, comparison, maintainance and distribution of software dedicated to improvement of state-of-the-art in statistical computing in all areas of empirical research. Open-source code and articles are jointly reviewed and published in this journal and should be accessible to a broad community of practitioners, teachers, and researchers in the field of statistics.
Special Issues
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WoS Categories & Quartiles
Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate
COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS
STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS
STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
Annual Historical Statistics & Publications
Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution
SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence
Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact
Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.
Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.
Diamond Open Access: Authors publish completely free of charge with zero author-facing fees.
Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window
Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.
Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)
Citations in government and international policy documents
Percentage of female authors published in the journal
Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.
Scopus Subject Categories
Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations
Total Cites vs Self-Cites
Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach
Citations per Document
Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification
Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history
Academic Intelligence Overview & Context
ImpaQ AnalysisJournal of Statistical Software (abbr: J STAT SOFTW, ISSN: 1548-7660) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Engineering & Technology, published by University of California at Los Angeles in United States since 1996. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 14.3, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 3.677 (Q1), an H-index of 199.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Irregular, an annual output of approximately 64 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Gold OA model with Diamond Open Access (100% free of author APC charges). It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
Publishing & Editorial Information
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