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First of all, the editors hope that this reaches everyone well and safe. The great news is that we were able to have our regular workshop this year (Dortmund, Germany, July 17–21), where we could see each other again and keep the spirit of the workshop alive. In Dortmund, we also had the traditional journal lunch with 13 current and former editors as well as associate editors discussing the current state of the journal. Thanks to those attending the meeting and the organizers for making this happen again and, hopefully, we can see each other again in person next year too (Durham, United Kingdom, July 14–19, 2024). We would like to remind you that from years past, the registration at the International Workshop on Statistical Modelling has included both the annual subscription to our journal, Statistical Modelling, as well as your Statistical Modelling Society membership. If you were unable to attend the workshop, the editors invite you to act individually and renew your subscription for the current year. You can act at the website:
The editors would like to share some recent news related to Statistical Modelling. Bernhard Klingenberg has requested to leave the board. We wish him the best and thank him for his very valuable service over the years. We also have three new Associate Editors starting this year, Christian Weiß (Helmut Schmidt University, Germany), Maria Iannario (University of Naples Federico II, Italy) and Garritt Page (Brigham Young University, USA). We welcome all of them and hope to have them with us for a long time! In addition, we are glad to mention that, in the upcoming years, after the transition period is over, the supplementary material will be stored at the Sage journal’s website. We would like to thank Jochen Einbeck for all the help he has personally provided during all these years to make sure that this material is appropriately saved at the SMS’s website.
Following this year’s journal lunch in Dortmund, we have decided to further encourage Ph.D. students to submit their work. As we are aware of the importance of timely publication for articles that are part of a cumulative Ph.D. thesis, we invite corresponding authors to highlight when the first author is a Ph.D. student. The Editorial Board will then give these articles priority in order to reach a timely decision and will try to provide a fast peer review process in a supportive environment. This is in line with the aims and the spirit of the Statistical Modelling Society.
Additionally, the editors would like to share some recent news related to Statistical Modelling. We are now finishing the journal’s second decade in print and approaching its 24th volume! This year our metrics have not done very well, mainly because of the change in the way the impact factor is computed, including the online papers that are not published yet. In this sense, our 5-year Impact Factor is at 1.692 and our regular Impact Factor at 1.0, which places us in the 30% percentile (88th of 125) among Statistics and Probability journals. Downloads for journal articles however remain high: up 5% from last year (which were already up 40% from the year prior).
Online First is running smoothly and generally brings accepted papers online within 8–10 weeks after acceptance (while allowing colour figures). Like past years, our goal and mantra is to make Statistical Modelling the primary research resource, as well as an attractive outlet for statistical modellers to submit their own quality manuscripts (within the journal’s aims and scope found at
In the spirit of the years past, we have a special issue to report on, the one in honour of our former editor Brian Marx, which has been published in issues 5 and 6 in volume 23). We would like to thank again the guest editors, Paul Eilers and Thomas Kneib, who kindly accepted our invitation for this task without any hesitation. As always, Statistical Modelling is open to new ideas for future special issues related to discussions, workshops or tutorials; so do let us know if you have any ideas for us.
Please keep in mind that this is your journal, so while you read it, the editors also encourage you to promote its world-wide image and visibility. Further, we value any of your constructive input. As an additional service to authors, note that Sage also offers an open access option (for a fee) through its Sage Choice programme. See
Finally, the editors would like to thank all Associate Editors, reviewers and authors for their ongoing support and commitment to the journal during this year.
We look forward to yet another great year of modelling.