Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A-Statistics in Society
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Aims & Scope
Series A (Statistics in Society) publishes high quality papers that demonstrate how statistical thinking, design and analyses play a vital role in all walks of life and benefit society in general. There is no restriction on subject-matter: any interesting, topical and revelatory applications of statistics are welcome. For example, important applications of statistical and related data science methodology in medicine, business and commerce, industry, economics and finance, education and teaching, physical and biomedical sciences, the environment, the law, government and politics, demography, psychology, sociology and sport all fall within the journal's remit. The journal is therefore aimed at a wide statistical audience and at professional statisticians in particular. Its emphasis is on well-written and clearly reasoned quantitative approaches to problems in the real world rather than the exposition of technical detail. Thus, although the methodological basis of papers must be sound and adequately explained, methodology per se should not be the main focus of a Series A paper. Of particular interest are papers on topical or contentious statistical issues, papers which give reviews or exposés of current statistical concerns and papers which demonstrate how appropriate statistical thinking has contributed to our understanding of important substantive questions. Historical, professional and biographical contributions are also welcome, as are discussions of methods of data collection and of ethical issues, provided that all such papers have substantial statistical relevance.
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SOCIAL SCIENCES, MATHEMATICAL METHODS
STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
SOCIAL SCIENCES, MATHEMATICAL METHODS
STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
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Academic Intelligence Overview & Context
ImpaQ AnalysisJournal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A-Statistics in Society (acronym: jrss, abbr: J R STAT SOC A STAT, ISSN: 0964-1998) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Mathematics, published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd in England since 1988. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.90, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.890 (Q1), an H-index of 101.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Tri-annual, an annual output of approximately 65 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,297 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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