Scope
Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series B publishes research on statistical methodology, including parametric and nonparametric inference, Bayesian methods, high-dimensional statistics, causal inference, and stochastic modeling. The journal focuses on methodological innovations with rigorous theoretical development, motivated by applications across the sciences and supported by careful evaluation of properties and performance.
What it costs to publish
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Charges differ by publication route. Subscription is not open access; the APC does not include every possible extra charge.
Amount not established
Amount not established. Research notes (English): A charge applies to publish under a Creative Commons licence, payable or referred to an institutional agreement in SciPris after editorial acceptance. Discussion contributions are not eligible for Read and Publish funding, so their OA publication incurs an author cost. The numeric charge was not published on the pages retrieved; OUP's charges page uses an interactive form.
Basis / unit: article. Tax terms (source language): OUP states journal OA charges generally exclude sales taxes, which are added on the invoice. The Series B figure itself was not retrieved.
No charge reported for this route
Source-linked report, not independently confirmed. Research notes (English): Non-open-access RSS assignment licence has no licence charge. OUP why-publish page states free to publish with open access available. Print ISSN 1369-7412; online ISSN 1467-9868. Publisher Oxford University Press since transfer effective 2023-01-01. Where RSS assignment is selected, discussion papers and discussion contributions are free to view.
Basis / unit: article. Tax terms (source language): No licence charge stated for the subscription route.
Not established
Research notes (English): Numeric open-access charge for Series B was not present on the general instructions or why-publish pages; the OUP charges page is an interactive form and did not return a figure.
No agreement found
None of the agreements we track covers this journal.
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APC, page charges, over-length, S2O: what each one means
- APC
- Article processing charge: a fee per article to publish it open access. It is not the whole cost.
- Page charges
- A fee per printed or typeset page. It can apply with or without an APC.
- Over-length
- Pages beyond a length limit, billed at a different rate. Each page pays one rate, never both.
- S2O
- Subscribe to Open: subscribers keep the journal free to read, decided year by year. Page charges can still apply.
- Agreement
- A deal between an institution or country and a publisher that may cover the APC. Never automatic.
No funds to pay?
Research checked: 2026-10-13Waivers and funding: eligibility is not guaranteed.
- Source-linked policyResearch notes (English), not independently confirmed: OUP discretionary APC waivers are only for fully open access journals. Series B is hybrid. An author without OA funds uses the RSS assignment licence, which has no licence charge. Licence choice is after acceptance and does not affect the editorial decision. Select the non-OA licence. Institutional Read and Publish is requested in SciPris when eligible; that is institutional coverage, not a personal hardship waiver. Non-OA publication without a licence charge. Open-access licence charge, including OA for discussion contributions.Publisher policy ↗
Read the publisher terms before submitting. Source-linked research is not a personal quotation or confirmed eligibility.