It is our great pleasure to announce that the Statistical Theory and Related Fields (STARF), sponsored by East China Normal University, has been recently granted a CN number by the National Press and Publication Administration of China and obtained a publishing license issued by Shanghai Press and Publication Administration. This issue is the first issue (创刊号) of STARF as it becomes a CN registered academic journal in China.
STARF aims to publish significant and original articles in modern statistical theory and related fields in natural, economical, medical, and social sciences. The emphasis is to meet the needs of statistical applications and methodology development in a rapidly changing world, and to promote the use of statistics in quantitative studies and interdisciplinary investigations. Becoming a CN registered journal will help STARF to play better in her key role as an academic bridge linking China and the world outside.
In accordance with the CN journal administration rule, STARF has also selected a new editorial board which including several distinguished statisticians as new members. We sincerely thank the members in the last editorial board for their important contributions to STARF. We are confident that the new editorial board will build STARF into a high quality journal well known in the world.