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Journal of Official statistics JOS

The Journal of Official Statistics is an international scientific publication that focuses on survey methodology for statistics production within official statistics. With about 25-30 published articles per year, the journal provides a platform for theoretical and applied research in the economic and social sciences. The evaluation process involves peer review by associate editors and referees, ensuring high-quality content and relevance. The journal encourages novel approaches, generalizing results, and providing thorough discussions for further research.

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Journal of Official statistics JOS

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  1. Journal of Official statistics JOS Ingegerd Jansson Statistics Sweden

  2. Journal of Official Statistics • An international scientific journal published by Statistics Sweden • Started in 1985 by Lars Lyberg • Four issues per year • Open access, www.jos.nu • New publishing platform since 2013, no printing • 30 year anniversary 10-12 June 2015 http://www.scb.se/en_/Services/Courses-and-seminars/JOS-Anniversary-2015/JOS-Anniversary-2015/ • “The journal publishes theoretical and applied articles on survey methodology for statistics production within official statistics, policy decision making, and the economic and social sciences.”

  3. Journal of Official Statistics • About 25-30 published articles per year • About 150 manuscripts per year (increasing in recent years) • Editorial office: Two Editors in Chief and one production manager at Statistics Sweden in Stockholm • 35-40 Associate Editors at other statistical agencies, organizations, and universities • Hundreds of persons all over the world review manuscripts without any remuneration – peer review

  4. Evaluation process • Preview by an Editor in Chief, possibly an immediate decision • Each remaining manuscript is assigned to an Associate Editor • A number of people are invited by the Editor-in-Chief to be referees, we try to get 3-4 referee reports • Associate Editor suggests decision based on own reading and referee reports, Editor in Chief approves • Five decision categories: Reject, Reject and resubmit, Major revision, Minor revision, Accept • A learning process for everyone involved

  5. Some criteria for evaluation • Content • Relevant subject (for official statistics production) • Novelty or improvement of methodology and/or application • Possibility to generalize results (repeat or duplicate results) • Presentation • Language • Disposition • Sufficient detail and description • Context - background, relevant research and literature, intention/hypothesis, limitations of research question • Discussion of results and methodology – limitations, drawbacks, usefulness, come back to context, further research

  6. Scientific paper or not? First version: • I did this and I got this result Second version: • Why is this a problem? Has it been seen in other studies/settings/countries/over time? • References to other studies/papers/results on the same or a similar problem • My hypothesis and my assumptions • Possible methods, pros and cons, my choice of method • I did this and I got this result • Where the results as I hypothesized? What are the limitations of my results and their reasons? Are the results useful? For what? Are they of some general value? Is further research necessary?

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