Sankhya(journal)
| Discipline | Statistics |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1933–present |
| Publisher | Indian Statistical Institute(India) |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Sankhya |
| Inde xing | |
| ISSN | 0972-7671 |
| OCLCno. | 475703733 |
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Sankhyā: The Indian Journal of Statisticsis a quarterlypeer-reviewedscientific journalonstatisticspublished by theIndian Statistical Institute(ISI).
It was established in 1933 byPrasanta Chandra Mahalanobis,founding director of ISI, along the lines ofKarl Pearson'sBiometrika.[1]Mahalanobis was the foundingeditor-in-chief.[2]
Each volume ofSankhyaconsists of four issues, two of them are in Series A, containing articles on theoretical statistics,probability theory,andstochastic processes,whereas the other two issues form Series B, containing articles on applied statistics, i.e. applied probability, applied stochastic processes,econometrics,and statistical computing.[3]
Sankhyais considered as "core journal" of statistics by theCurrent Index to Statistics.[4]
Publication history
[edit]Sankhyawas first published in June 1933. In 1961, the journal split into two series: Series A which focused on mathematical statistics and Series B which focused on statistical methods and applications. A third series, Series C, was added in 1974 and covered sample surveys and quantitative economics in alternating issues. In 1978, the quantitative economics portion became Series D. In 1981, the journal returned to two series when Series B-D were merged. In 2003, Series A and B were recombined into a single journal, but then split again in 2008. ISI began publishingSankhya AandBviaSpringerin 2010.[5]
References
[edit]- ^Rao, C. R(1973).Prasantha Chandra Mahalanobis. 1893–1972.Vol. 19. Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. pp. 454–492.
- ^S. B. Rao."Indian Statistical Institute – A Tradition".Press Information Bureau,Government of India.Retrieved11 February2013.
- ^"Sankhya Home".Retrieved11 February2013.
- ^"Core Journal List"(PDF).Current Index to Statistics.p. 3.Retrieved11 February2013.
- ^Khatri, N.K. (October 2009).E-Journal Publishing in India: A Case Study of Indian Statistical Institute Publication: Sankhya – The Indian Journal of Statistics(PDF).International Conference on Academic Libraries (ICAL-2009).
