Submit a Manuscript to the Journal
Measurement
For a Special Issue on
A Special Issue in Honour of Adelchi Azzalini
Manuscript deadline
Special Issue Editor(s)
Andriette Bekker,
Department of Statistics, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Pretoria, South Africa
andriette.bekker@up.ac.za
Mohammad Arashi,
Department of Statistics, Faculty of Mathematical Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran
arashi@um.ac.ir
Adrian Bowman,
School of Mathematics and Statistics, University Place, University of Glasgow, UK
adrian.bowman@glasgow.ac.uk
A Special Issue in Honour of Adelchi Azzalini
A forthcoming Special Issue of Measurement will look to:
- celebrate the contributions of Adelchi Azzalini across different areas of statistics;
- provide overviews of the current state of research in these areas;
- identify and reflect on the current research agendas in these areas;
- contribute to further advancement in these areas.
The scope of the Special Issue will cover the following areas, ensuring that computational aspects and applications are also included:
- skew-normal distributions;
- machine learning and data mining;
- models allowing time evolution, including repeated measurements in particular;
- flexible regression modelling.
Submission Instructions
Manuscript Types Accepted
- Original Research Articles: Novel theoretical developments, methodological advances, or applied studies.
- Review Articles: Comprehensive overviews of research areas related to Azzalini’s work.
- Demonstrations of methods in real-world data contexts with innovative computational techniques.
Formatting Preferences
- Follow the journal’s standard formatting and style guidelines as detailed on the Measurement submission site.
- Manuscripts must include a title page with author names, affiliations, and contact information.
- Abstracts should be concise (150–250 words), clearly stating the purpose, methods, results, and conclusions.
- Include keywords (4–6) relevant to the Special Issue scope.
- Figures and tables should be clear and appropriately labelled.
- References should follow the journal’s citation style.
Submission Process
- Submit manuscripts online via the Measurement submission system.
- During submission, authors must select the special issue title: "In Honour of Adelchi Azzalini" to ensure proper handling.
- Manuscripts will undergo the journal’s standard peer-review process to maintain quality.
Editorial and Review Process
- All submissions will be subject to rigorous peer review by experts in the field.
- The Special Issue Guest Editors will coordinate the review process, ensuring timely decisions.
- Accepted papers will be published online as soon as they are ready, without waiting for the entire issue to be complete.
- A guest editorial introduction will contextualize the special issue and highlight Adelchi Azzalini’s contributions.