How to Submit a Paper

1. Submission Route and Required Files

Manuscripts for possible publication in the Journal of Statistics must be submitted through the journal's online Open Journal Systems platform. Papers sent by email will not be considered. Authors must complete all required OJS metadata and upload the following files. An OJS submission that remains incomplete for 20 days will be withdrawn automatically:

  • An editable manuscript prepared in Microsoft Word or LaTeX.
  • The completed undertaking and copyright form available in the Downloads section.
  • Any permissions, supplementary material, or supporting files required for the submission.

For a LaTeX first submission, authors should upload a clean compiled PDF for review. The editorial office may request the source files during review. A complete source package is mandatory after acceptance.

2. Originality and Journal Policies

Submission confirms that the manuscript is original, has not been published previously, and is not under consideration by another journal. All authors must approve the submitted version and the order of authorship. Authors must obtain permission for copyrighted material and must disclose funding and competing interests. The manuscript must also comply with the journal's current policies on plagiarism, generative artificial intelligence, authorship, permissions, multiple submissions, privacy, and consent.

Because journal policies may be updated, authors should consult the current Guidelines for Authors page before each submission.

The author list and author order entered at first submission must be final. Under the current journal policy, an author may appear on only one manuscript per issue, no more than five authors may be listed on a paper, and authors may not be added, removed, or reordered after initial submission.

3. Title Page and Anonymous Review

The Journal of Statistics uses double-blind peer review. Author identities must not appear in the review manuscript. Enter complete author information in OJS and provide a separate title page containing:

  • The full manuscript title and a short running title if the full title is lengthy.
  • The full name and institutional affiliation of every author.
  • The corresponding author's postal address and email address.
  • ORCID identifiers, where available.
  • Acknowledgements, funding information, and competing-interest disclosures that may identify the authors.

Remove names, affiliations, acknowledgements, self-identifying statements, and identifying file metadata from the review manuscript. Cite the authors' own published work in the third person and retain the full reference entry; do not replace self-citations with the word Author.

4. General Manuscript Format

Prepare the complete manuscript in clear academic English using the following format:

  • Times New Roman, 12-point font throughout.
  • One-and-a-half line spacing throughout, including the abstract, references, tables, and figure captions.
  • Justified text alignment.
  • Margins of 1 inch at the top, bottom, and outside edge, and 1.3 inches at the inside edge.
  • Consecutive page numbers.
  • No more than three numbered heading levels.

Use the following hierarchy for headings:

  1. Main section headings 12-point bold.
  2. Subsection headings 12-point bold.
  3. Sub-subsection headings 12-point bold italic.

In Microsoft Word, use the corresponding Heading 1, Heading 2, and Heading 3 styles. In LaTeX, use the sectioning commands defined by the journal template. Number all sections and subsections. Use automatic cross-references for sections, equations, tables, figures, appendices, and citations rather than typing reference numbers manually.

5. Title

The title should be concise, informative, and specific to the theoretical, methodological, or applied contribution of the paper. Avoid unnecessary abbreviations and formulas. If the title is too long for a running header, provide a short title on the title page.

6. Abstract

Provide a self-contained abstract of up to 250 words. Authors should aim for approximately 200 to 250 words. The abstract should state the research problem or context, the objective of the study, the data and methods where applicable, the principal findings, and the main conclusion or contribution.

The abstract must not contain references, citations, equations, footnotes, tables, figures, or abbreviations. It must not make claims that are unsupported by the manuscript.

7. Keywords

Provide four or five specific keywords immediately after the abstract. Choose terms that describe the subject, statistical method, or application and that will help readers retrieve the paper. Where possible, avoid simply repeating words from the title.

8. Organization of the Main Text

The structure should suit the nature of the contribution. An empirical paper will normally include an Introduction, Methods or Methodology, Results, Discussion, and Conclusion. A theoretical or methodological paper may use a different structure, provided that the argument, assumptions, results, and contribution are presented clearly.

8.1 Introduction

The introduction must establish the context of the study and critically synthesize the most relevant literature. It should identify the specific theoretical, methodological, or empirical gap that the study addresses and explain why that gap matters. The introduction should end with a clear statement of the study objective and, where appropriate, the research questions or hypotheses. It should also state the novelty or intended contribution of the work.

Do not present the literature as a list of unrelated summaries. Relate earlier findings to the research problem and show how the present study extends, tests, corrects, or applies existing work. Keep the review focused; detailed results and discussion do not belong in the introduction.

8.2 Methods and Statistical Reporting

Provide enough detail for a qualified reader to evaluate the analysis and, where possible, reproduce it. As applicable, describe the study design, data source, population, sampling method, eligibility criteria, variables, sample-size considerations, treatment of missing data, statistical procedures, model assumptions, diagnostics, validation, and sensitivity analyses. Identify the statistical software and package versions used.

For simulation studies, state the data-generating mechanism, parameter settings, number of replications, performance measures, and random-number controls. For theoretical work, state assumptions precisely and present enough derivation or proof for the result to be assessed.

8.3 Results Discussion and Conclusion

Present results in a logical order and avoid duplicating the same information in the text, tables, and figures. Report estimates with appropriate measures of uncertainty, such as standard errors, confidence intervals, or credible intervals, where relevant. Give exact p values when appropriate and do not rely only on declarations of statistical significance.

The discussion should interpret the findings in relation to the objective and previous literature, distinguish supported conclusions from speculation, and explain important limitations. The conclusion should be concise and supported by the results; it should not introduce new evidence.

9 Mathematical Expressions and Notation

Prepare equations as editable mathematical content using the Microsoft Word equation editor or LaTeX. Do not submit equations as images. Number equations consecutively only when they are cited in the text. Define every symbol at first use, apply notation consistently, and distinguish clearly among scalars, vectors, matrices, operators, and functions. Theorems, lemmas, propositions, and proofs should be identified and numbered consistently.

10 Tables and Figures

For first submission, place each table and figure close to its first mention in the manuscript. Follow the detailed styles provided in the journal templates. Every table and figure must:

  • Be numbered consecutively in the order in which it is cited.
  • Be cited in the text and referenced by its number.
  • Have a concise, informative title or caption.
  • Define all abbreviations, symbols, units, and statistical notes needed for interpretation.
  • Remain legible when viewed or printed at the journal's page size.

Tables must be editable and must not be inserted as images. Figures should be clear, original, and free from misleading alteration. Authors are responsible for obtaining written permission to reproduce or adapt any copyrighted material.

11. Acknowledgements and Declarations

Place acknowledgements in a separately headed section before the references. Acknowledge individuals, institutions, technical assistance, and funding that do not justify authorship. To preserve anonymous review, place identifying acknowledgements on the separate title page and omit them from the review manuscript.

Include separate statements, where applicable, for funding, competing interests, ethics approval, informed consent, author contributions, and the availability of data and code. Authors must retain the data and analysis materials needed to support the findings and provide them to the Editor when reasonably requested and legally permitted.

12. Appendices and Supplementary Material

Place appendices before the reference list. Label them consecutively, for example, Appendix A and Appendix B, and give each a descriptive title. Number appendix equations, tables, and figures consistently. Supplementary files should be clearly named, cited in the manuscript, and uploaded separately in OJS.

13. In Text Citations

Use the author-date system of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th edition. Examples are shown below:

  • One author: Lloyd (1999) or (Lloyd, 1999).
  • Two authors: Ware and Lad (2003) in narrative text, or (Ware & Lad, 2003) in parentheses.
  • Three or more authors: Ford et al. (1999) or (Ford et al., 1999), beginning with the first citation.
  • Multiple works: (Ford et al., 1999; Goode & Kao, 1961; Ware & Lad, 2003).
  • Same author and year: distinguish the works as 2025a, 2025b, and so on.

Arrange multiple works within one parenthetical citation alphabetically by first-author surname and separate them with semicolons. Every in-text citation must have a matching reference-list entry, and every reference-list entry must be cited in the manuscript.

14. References and DOI Requirements

Format the reference list according to APA 7th edition and arrange entries alphabetically by the first author's surname. Use a hanging indent. Authors are responsible for checking every author's name, year, title, source, volume, issue, page range or article number, and persistent identifier.

DOI requirement. Include a DOI for every cited work for which a DOI has been assigned. Present it as an active URL in the form https://doi.org/10.xxxx/xxxxx. The DOI must resolve when tested. Do not write doi: before the identifier, do not place a full stop after the DOI URL, and do not invent a DOI for a source that has none. When no DOI exists, include a stable URL only when APA 7th edition requires one.

Use the following patterns:

Journal article  Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of the article. Journal Title, volume(issue), page range or article number. https://doi.org/10.xxxx/xxxxx

Book  Author, A. A. (Year). Title of the book (Edition). Publisher. https://doi.org/10.xxxx/xxxxx

Examples for additional source types may be included in the journal templates. Manuscripts with inaccurate, incomplete, or missing DOI information may be returned to the authors for correction before review or production.

15. Requirements After Acceptance

An accepted manuscript must be transferred to the official Journal of Statistics LaTeX template available in the Downloads section. This requirement applies even when the first submission was prepared in Microsoft Word. Authors must follow the template without altering the page layout, typography, heading system, or bibliography style. Where the final template differs from the first-submission formatting in these guidelines, the template takes precedence.

Submit a complete, compilable package containing the LaTeX source file, bibliography database, figures, tables, supplementary files, and any authorized non-standard style files. All cross-references and citations must compile correctly, and no files should be missing. Failure to provide a compliant LaTeX package may delay publication.

16. First Submission Checklist

☐ The manuscript has been submitted through OJS and not by email.

☐ The review manuscript is anonymized and a separate title page has been supplied.

☐ The first-submission file is in Microsoft Word or LaTeX format.

☐ Times New Roman 12-point font and 1.5-line spacing are used throughout.

☐ The abstract is no more than 250 words and contains no references, equations, or abbreviations.

☐ Four or five keywords follow the abstract.

☐ The introduction identifies the relevant literature, research gap, and study objective.

☐ Sections, equations, tables, figures, appendices, and citations use automatic cross-references.

☐ Citations and references follow APA 7th edition, and every available DOI has been included and verified.

☐ All tables and figures are numbered, cited, captioned, and legible.

☐ The undertaking and copyright form and any required permissions have been uploaded.

☐ All authors have approved the manuscript, authorship order, and submission.

Online Resources

Submission portal  Submit through OJS

Templates and forms  Open Downloads

Journal policies  Read the current Guidelines for Authors