Statistics and Public Policy

Statistics and Public Policy journal invites paper submissions on a special topic: Statistical Data Privacy and Public Policy. Preferred submission date is by November 30, 2023. We welcome contributions in all aspects of statistical data privacy and fairness with robust implications and discussions on public policy across many different domain contexts and application areas. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to: advancing demographic equity with privacy preserving methodologies, policy analysis of formal privacy, 2020 Census, differential privacy, and civil rights. Questions can be directed to the Journal Editor: Aleksandra (Sesa) Slavkovic.

Statistics and Public Policy is a fully open access journal that publishes papers that apply sound statistical thinking and methods to issues related to public policy. The journal is an official publication of the American Statistical Association (ASA). Journal focuses on evidence-based methods and data analysis in all areas of statistics and public policy, including education, energy, the environment, health, politics, and policy evaluation.

When submitting be sure to click “Yes” to the question “Is this paper for a special issue?” and then choose Data Privacy from the drop-down.

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