sentences:  Originally published in 1945 under the title "Biometrics Bulletin", the journal adopted the shorter title in 1947.A notable contributor to the journal was R.A. Fisher, for whom a memorial edition was published in 1964.In a survey of statistics researchers' opinions, it was ranked fifth overall among 40 statistics journals, and it was second only to the "Journal of the American Statistical Association" in the ranking provided by biometrics specialists.