Statistics & Probability Letters is an international journal covering all fields of statistics and probability, and providing an outlet for rapid publication of short communications in the field.Many statisticians today are concerned by the labyrinth of research to be conquered in order to reach the specific information they require. To combat this tendency, Statistics & Probability Letters has been designed and conceived outside the realm of the traditional statistics journal. The concise article format (limited to six journal pages including references and figures) permits the editorial board to process papers rapidly and enables the reader to learn about new results and developments efficiently. Concise communications (letters) allow readers to quickly and easily digest large amounts of material and to stay up-to-date with developments in all areas of statistics and probability.Statistics & Probability Letters is a refereed journal. Apart from the six-page limitation, originality, quality and clarity are the essential criteria for choosing the material to be published in Statistics & Probability Letters. The subject matter can be theory, methodology, empirical studies or applications.The mainstream of letters focuses on new theorems, statistical methods, and probabilistic or statistical models that the author wants to disseminate very rapidly. Empirical and computational results that are of significant value are published. The Journal also publishes descriptions of applications and case studies that demonstrate a novel use of existing techniques or have interesting innovative ideas about data collection or description, modeling or inference.