Aims & Scope
The International Journal of Biostatistics seeks to publish new biostatistical models and methods, new statistical theory, as well as original applications of statistical methods, for important practical problems arising from the biological, medical, public health, and agricultural sciences. It is intended that the journal cover the entire range of biostatistics, from theoretical advances to relevant and sensible translations of a practical problem into a statistical framework, including advances in biostatistical computing. Electronic publication also allows for data and software code to be appended, and opens the door for reproducible research allowing readers to easily replicate analyses described in a paper. Both original research and review articles will be warmly received, as will articles applying sound statistical methods to practical problems.
As one of the bepress family of journals, we are also dedicated to changes in the academic publishing process. In particular:
- We will be using an Authors & Reviewer's Bank that is intended to improve the timing of reviews and ultimate publication.
- Electronic publication gives most readers access to journal articles at their desktops.
- No copy editing is required since the author acts as their own typesetter. After peer review, what you write is exactly what readers will see.
- Reviewers who write especially insightful reviews will be invited by editors to publish the remarks as comments.
- Reviewers can send questions to authors by anonymous e-mail, so that reviewers are less likely to misunderstand authors.