About the Journal

Focus and Scope

Statistics and Society is an on-line journal, published once a year by The Americas’ Association for the history of statistics and probability calculus. Its purpose is to present the research and theoretical contributions of its members, as well as that of all other scholars interested in these topics. Thereby, we hope to increase the dissemination of scientific production and the quality of theory, methodology and analytical concepts in this field of inquiry.

The journal publishes original articles, book reviews, biographical profiles as well as historical documents pertaining to the development of statistics in the Americas. It will also present, on occasion, symposiums on a given theme, debates, interviews, dissertation summaries, etc.

Statistics and Society is a multi-language journal. Articles submitted can be written in any of the Americas’ four major languages (Spanish, English, French and Portuguese). If they are accepted, they will be published in their original language.

All texts published in Statistics and Society express the point of view of their authors and do not represent the position of the journal or of its parent association.

Peer Review Process

Two external referees, following a double-blind procedure, will assess articles that are submitted. In case of contradictory recommendations by assessors, the chief editor, consulting with the editorial committee, will make a final decision. Assessors’ reports will be sent to the authors along with the chief editor’s recommendations regarding eventual revisions and it is expected that authors will comply with these.

The editorial board will directly assess book reviews, proposed historical documents and biographical profiles, according to their quality and relevance.

It is understood that, when they submit a paper, authors yield to Statistics and Society the right to publish it. However, they retain all intellectual property over their paper.

Open Access Policy

This magazine offers immediate free access to its content, following the principle that scientific knowledge freely available to the public provides greater global democratization of knowledge.