Journal of Applied Statistics is a world-leading journal which provides a forum for communication among statisticians and practitioners for judicious application of statistical principles and innovations of statistical methodology motivated by current and important real-world examples across a wide range of disciplines, including, but not limited to:

    biological and biomedical sciences
    business, economics, management and finance
    computer science and information technology
    data science
    ecology
    education
    engineering
    genetics and genomics
    medicine and related disciplines
    operations research
    social sciences

The editorial policy is to publish rigorous, clear and accessible papers on methods developed for real-life statistical problems, and which are anticipated to have a broad scientific impact. Purely theoretical papers are avoided but those on theoretical developments which clearly exhibit concrete applied potential may be considered. Papers demonstrating creative development of statistical techniques based on a true challenge in a subject area are strongly encouraged. The Journal publishes original research papers, review articles, and short application notes.

In general, original research papers should present one or two challenges in an area, include relevant data, provide a novel method to solve challenges, and demonstrate that the proposed method has answered questions that were not properly or optimally addressed before by relevant existing methods.

Review articles should focus on one or more current statistical research methods that have been widely used by other discipline(s), along with applications and a discussion for future directions.

Application notes should at least illustrate innovative application of existing statistical method(s) to a data challenge in any discipline with convincing findings. Statistical software/software package papers (written in R, Python, or other software tools, openly accessible by researchers) are also welcome as Application Notes if the software is developed to implement a new statistical method, to provide innovative application of existing statistical method(s) that have not been implemented as software, or to substantially improve current statistical software. Please refer to the " Instructions for Authors" for specific guidelines on how to prepare software Application Notes.    

All papers should be prepared using the Journal's templates. Using these templates, original research and review articles should not typically be more than 20 manuscript pages, while application notes should be at most 15 manuscript pages. Theoretical appendices, data sets and multimedia material can be published as supplemental online material.

The Journal actively encourages proposals for special issues in cutting-edge areas of applied statistics. Proposals should be emailed to the Editor-in-Chief for consideration in the first instance.

Peer Review Policy
All submitted manuscripts are subject to Crossref similarity checks and initial appraisal by the Editor and/or one of the Associate Editors. If found suitable for further consideration, papers are subject to peer review by at least two independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized and submissions can be made online on Submission Portal.
Publishing Ethics
The Journal adheres to the highest standards of publishing ethics, with rigorous processes in place to ensure this is achieved. Taylor & Francis is a member of Committee of Publications Ethics (COPE) and utilises CrossCheck for all Journals. More information on our ethical standards and policies can be found here: http://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/ethics-for-authors/
The Journal has an appeals and complaints policy which can be viewed here: https://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/peer-review-appeals-and-complaints-from-authors/.

Best Paper Prize
The Journal of Applied Statistics Best Paper Prize is awarded annually, as decided by the Editor-in-Chief with the support of the Associate Editors. The winning article receives a £500 prize, and their paper will be made free to view for the following year. All articles published in the Journal are automatically included for consideration.