[1] It publishes articles on topics of statistical interest presented at a level suited for a general audience.
Articles are reviewed by an editorial board of statistics experts drawn from the three societies.
[6] Having been launched as a quarterly magazine, Significance changed to a bimonthly frequency in 2011.
In 2020, the regular column 'Dr Fisher's Casebook' was renamed 'the secret statistician', a review prompted by concern about Fisher's views on eugenics (and supported by the lack of salience of the homage to Dr Finlay's Casebook).
[7] Members of either the RSS or the ASA receive the magazine as part of their membership.