Dear all, please, circulate this call for papers, that can be of interest for some colleagues. Sorry for cross-posting. Thanks, yours sincerely Roy

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Dear Colleagues, We are glad to announce a “Stats” Special Issue on “Benford's Law(s) and Applications”. We are inviting manuscripts on Benford's Law(s) theory, testing, and applications in widely different scientific contexts. Suitable manuscripts may include but are not limited to the Benford's Law(s) for fraud detection and assessment of data quality and reliability; conformance tests; applications in and outside accounting; theoretical foundations. The purpose of this Special Issue is to collect in a single source, for better visibility, recent theoretical and applied advancements in a still progressing field.

Keywords • Benford's Law(s) • Theoretical foundations of Benford's Law(s) • Fraud detection • Data quality and reliability • Conformance tests • Forensic accounting

The deadline is October 30th, 2021. For details, see https://www.mdpi.com/journal/stats/special_issues/benford_law

We look forward to receiving your submissions.

Prof. Dr. Claudio Lupi Prof. Dr. Roy Cerqueti Prof. Dr. Marcel Ausloos Guest Editors