Special Issues

Selected contributions presented at the Workshop on Statistics and Applications (WSA 2026) will be considered for publication in Special Issues of leading international journals in Statistics and its Applications, as outlined below. Authors of high-quality contributions will be invited to submit extended versions of their work, which will undergo the journals’ standard peer-review process.

Computational Statistics

Guest Editors: Nuno M. Brites, Rita Gaio and Manuel Febrero-Bande
This Special Issue will focus on recent developments in computational statistics, statistical computing, data science, machine learning, stochastic modelling, and innovative statistical methodologies with applications across a wide range of scientific fields.

The dedicated webpage for this Special Issue is now available, providing further information for prospective authors: https://link.springer.com/collections/heabgicgjg

Journal of Applied Statistics

Guest Editors: Nuno M. Brites, Rita Gaio, Carlos Tenreiro and Milan Stehlík
This Special Issue is intended to welcome contributions addressing theoretical and methodological advances in statistics, as well as innovative applications of statistical methods in economics, finance, health sciences, engineering, environmental sciences, and other interdisciplinary domains.

This Special Issue is planned as part of WSA2026 and remains subject to formal approval by the publisher. Further updates will be shared as arrangements progress.

Further details regarding submission procedures, deadlines, and manuscript preparation will be announced in due course.