Call for Papers in the Journal of Statistics and Public Policy: An Article Collection on Informing Next-generation Federal Statistics (06/30/2027)
Posted: 2026-11-13 09:17:00 (CSDE Research)
Modernizing the Federal Statistical System is both urgent and achievable. Declining survey response rates, escalating costs, and increasing demands for granular, timely data have created pressure for innovation across statistical agencies. Specifically, this Article Collection will focus on the development of novel frames and estimation techniques, where novel frames include the rosters and source lists from which samples are drawn and associated approaches to data collection, and novel estimation techniques cover the emerging methodologies that may be applied to the resulting data.
This Article Collection is motivated by ongoing efforts to modernize federal statistical infrastructure and to support a more interoperable, efficient, and resilient federal data ecosystem. Interest lies within research that helps inform the future development of statistical systems, including considerations related to evaluation, governance, scalability, risk mitigation, data integration, and implementation in operational environments.
The evidence accumulated in this Article Collection will show that novel tools work when implemented thoughtfully, and with attention to their distinct strengths and limitations. Although, proving methodological adequacy may not be sufficient to ensure adoption.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
– Administrative records
– Contextual imagery
– Estimation and sampling techniques
– Embedding models
– Large Language Models
– Privacy-enhancing technologies
We welcome original research articles, methodological papers, case studies, perspectives, and reviews that contribute to the advancement of Next-Generation Federal Statistics and support the modernization of official statistical systems.
Manuscript Submissions:
Manuscript submission is open until 30th June 2027.
Please carefully review the journal scope and author submission instructions prior to submitting a manuscript as it will be rejected if it does not fall within the scope of the journal.
All manuscripts submitted to this Article Collection will undergo desk assessment and peer-review as part of our standard editorial process. Manuscripts which do not fall within the scope of the journal will be rejected.
We are able to offer a 10% Discount to all authors, and have a limited number of 20% Discount codes only available for early submissions. It should be noted that discount codes must be entered in at the point of submission as they cannot be applied retroactively, nor can these be combined as only the higher valued discount would be applicable.
More information can be found at this link.
Date: 11/02/2026
Deadline: 06/30/2027