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Call for Submissions: Journal for Survey Statistics and Methodology

Special Issue: Survey Research from Asia-Pacific, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and the Caribbean

Guest Editors:  Carolina Franco, Mamadou Diallo, Sunghee Lee, Denise Britz do Nascimento Silva

The Journal for Survey Statistics and Methodology seeks submissions for a special issue on survey research from Asia-Pacific, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and the Caribbean

Survey research stands to benefit from examining the richness of applications, ideas, and contributions from investigators around the world.  This issue aims to highlight work from locations that are typically underrepresented in JSSAM and other leading journals.  In keeping with the theme of the special issue, it is desirable for at least one of the authors in a submission to be working in one of the regions covered, and applications must use data primarily from these regions. The issue will showcase interesting survey papers from various countries.  

We seek papers from the targeted regions on the usual topics covered in the journal.   These include papers on Survey Statistics, Survey Methodology, and Applications.  The Survey Statistics section presents papers on innovative sampling procedures, imputation, weighting, measures of uncertainty, small area inference, new methods of analysis, and other statistical issues related to surveys. The Survey Methodology section presents papers that focus on methodological research, including methodological experiments, questionnaire design and testing, methods of data collection, interviewer effects, nonresponse and recruitment protocols, responsive designs, new data sources, and use of paradata. The Applications section contains papers involving innovative applications of methods and providing practical contributions and guidance, and/or significant new findings.  In addition to the general topics above, the issue also seeks papers on survey methods and statistics in multinational, multiregional, and multicultural contexts, and on capacity building efforts. 

Submissions to the special issue are welcomed through September 30, 2024. Upon submission manuscripts will be peer-reviewed in accordance with standard journal practice and will be published online soon after acceptance. See this information flyer.

 Electronic copies of the manuscripts should be uploaded at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jssam following the manuscript preparation instructions. To ensure consideration in the special issue, authors must include a cover letter that clearly states that the manuscript has been submitted for consideration for the special issue on “Survey Research from Asia-Pacific, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and the Caribbean.”  Queries about this special issue should be directed to Carolina Franco at franco-carolina@norc.org.

Announcements List

  • November Chapter Meeting

    Our next in-person chapter meeting will be on Thursday, November 20, 2025 at DORIS Research in Indianapolis. Our guest speaker will be Andreas Sashegyi. He will be giving a presentation on effective communication for statisticians and data scientists. The presentation will start at approximately 5:00 and last about 1 hour. But be sure to arrive early and stay afterwards for some light refreshments and networking with other data professionals.

        speaker:  Andreas Sashegyi, PhD
                        Associate Vice President, Safety Analytics - Eli Lilly & Co
          date:  Thursday, November 20, 2025
                    4:30 - 6:30 pm ET
          place:  DORIS Research
                      536 E Market St.
                      Indianapolis, IN 46204
          cost:   free
          registration: RSVP on eventbrite
     
    Abstract
    Effective communication is at the very heart of how we achieve results in our work and influence for the better within our organizations. It is a skill that most of us need to hone to one extent or another, which requires deliberate effort. This presentation will focus on communication fundamentals, centered around the proposition that effective communication begins with a focus on the audience (in general, the “other”) and a fundamental embrace of the other’s position. Four styles of communication are discussed (analytical, functional, intuitive, and personal), as are the motivation for awareness of one’s own as well as one’s stakeholders’ preferences, and the need to flexibly switch between styles according to the demands of the communication. Connections to trust building and other building blocks of leadership are also addressed.
     
    About Andreas
    Andreas Sashegyi (PhD in biostatistics, University of Waterloo, 1998) has been with Lilly for 27 years, and has advanced the late-stage clinical and life-cycle development of compounds in numerous therapeutic areas, including endocrine, cardiovascular, critical care, immunology and oncology. He also spent 6 years in Decision Sciences, driving deliverables like the company R&D portfolio scorecard and the semi-annual portfolio review. After holding management roles in clinical design, oncology statistics, and real-world analytics, he took his current assignment as Associate VP and lead of Safety Analytics last year. Apart from his “day job”, Andreas is passionate about career and leadership development.

  • Sharing Info on Minnesota's Upcoming ASA Traveling Course

    Hi all! Our friends in the Minnesota ASA chapter have asked us to spread the word on their upcoming traveling course (being held virtually). Check out the link and flyer for additional details!

  • 2025 ASA Traveling Course - September 19

    Dear ASA Middle Tennessee chapter members,

     

    We are pleased to announce that the American Statistical Association (ASA) Mid-TN Chapter will host an ASA Traveling Course on Friday, September 19, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Nashville, Tennessee.

    The course, titled "Everyday Reproducibility: Simple, Flexible Tools for Making Analyses More Accessible and Reproducible", offers practical approaches for improving the accessibility and reproducibility of analyses. More information is available in link below. 

    Registration: Link here  

    Registration will close at 5:00 PM on Wednesday, September 17. For administrative questions, contact jena.altstatt@vumc.org. 

    We look forward to seeing you there!

     

    Sincerely,

    Leena Choi

    Middle Tennessee Chapter President