Journals in Assessment, Evaluation, Measurement, Psychometrics, and Statistics
Journal
Association/
Impact Factor*
American Evaluation Association/Sage
Explores
decisions and challenges related to conceptualizing, designing and
conducting evaluations. Offers original articles about the methods,
theory, ethics, politics, and practice of evaluation.
Features broad, multidisciplinary perspectives on issues in evaluation
relevant to education, public administration, behavioral sciences, human
services, health sciences, sociology, criminology and other disciplines
and professional practice fields.
1.16 American Statistical Association Publishes general-interest
articles about current national and international statistical problems
and programs, interesting and fun articles of a general nature about
statistics and its applications, and the teaching of statistics.
0.98^ Taylor & Francis Because interaction
between the domains of research and application is critical to the
evaluation and improvement of new educational measurement practices, the
journal’s prime objective is to improve communication between
academicians and practitioners. To help bridge the gap between theory
and practice, articles in this journal describe original research
studies, innovative strategies for solving educational measurement
problems, and integrative reviews of current approaches to contemporary
measurement issues. 0.33 Sage
Cutting-edge
methodologies and related empirical research in educational,
organizational, industrial, social and clinical settings, including
brief reports of exploratory, small-sample, or replication studies;
computer program reviews of commercially available software packages
used in applied measurement; book reviews of important new publications;
announcements of statistical and measurement meetings, symposia and
workshops. 1.14 Sage
Applied
clinical assessment, with an emphasis on information relevant to the use
of assessment measures, including test development, validation, and
interpretation practices. Articles cover the assessment of cognitive and
neuropsychological functioning, personality, and psychopathology, as
well as empirical assessment of clinically relevant phenomena, such as
behaviors, personality characteristics, and diagnoses. 2.338 Taylor & Francis
Publishes papers and reports on
all aspects of assessment and evaluation within higher education. Its
purpose is to advance understanding of assessment and evaluation
practices and processes, particularly the contribution that these make
to student learning and to course, staff and institutional development.
Welcomes research-based, reflective or theoretical studies which help to
illuminate the practice of assessment and evaluation in higher
education. The journal is aimed at all higher education practitioners,
irrespective of discipline.
(Not available) Sage
Provides critical analysis of practitioner-developed assessment
procedures, as well as papers that focus on published tests. Features
articles that describe the relationship between assessment and
instruction, introduce innovative assessment strategies; outline
diagnostic procedures; analyze relationships between existing
instruments; and review assessment techniques, strategies, and
instrumentation. (Not available) Psychonomic Society
Methods, techniques, and instrumentation of research in experimental
psychology. The journal focuses particularly on the use of computer
technology in psychological research. 2.40 The British
Psychological Society
Articles relating to areas of psychology which have a
greater mathematical or statistical aspect of their argument than is
usually acceptable to other journals. Include articles that address
substantive psychological issues or that develop and extend techniques
useful to psychologists. New models for psychological processes, new
approaches to existing data, critiques of existing models and improved
algorithms for estimating the parameters of a model are examples of
articles which may be favoured. 1.42
Springer
Publishes a wide array of articles aimed at exploring "current issues
in the evaluation of teacher and administrator performance." Many
articles are reports of research including instrument validation
studies, other articles are more conceptual. (Not available) Sage
Publishes scholarly articles of theoretical,
methodological, or policy interest to those engaged in educational
policy analysis, evaluation, and decision making. It is a
multidisciplinary policy journal and considers original research from
multiple disciplines, theoretical orientations, and methodologies. 1.92 NCME
Articles that illuminate issues in educational measurement
and inform the practice of educational measurement. Aimed at
practitioners and users of tests and includes information about proven
practices in testing, news of interest to the educational measurement
community, and organizational news of the NCME. Addresses a broad public
that includes NCME members, school personnel, other professional
educators, legislators, and interested citizens. Its primary purpose is
to promote a better understanding of and reasoned debate on timely
measurement issues of practical importance to educators and the public.
0.78 Sage
Refereed scholarly work from all academic disciplines interested in the
study of measurement theory, problems, and issues. Theoretical articles
address new developments and techniques, and applied articles deal with
innovation applications. 0.83 European Association
of Psychological Assessment/
Articles which provide seminal information on both theoretical and
applied developments in this field. Articles reporting the construction
of new measures or an advancement of an existing measure are given
priority. The journal is directed to practitioners as well as to
academicians: The conviction of its editors is that the discipline of
psychological assessment should, necessarily and firmly, be attached to
the roots of psychological science, while going deeply into all the
consequences of its applied, practice-oriented development.
1.82 Sage
Publishes multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary and issue-based
contributions from across the social sciences and related disciplines,
including, but not limited to: politics, economics and public
administration; psychology, sociology and anthropology; education,
health and law; information science and information technology. (Not available) Sage
Brings together the latest applied evaluation methods used in a wide
range of disciplines; presents the latest quantitative and qualitative
methodological developments, as well as related applied research issues. 0.84 Sage
Provides health-related professionals with state-of-the-art
methodological, measurement, and statistical tools for conceptualizing
the etiology of health promotion and problems, and developing,
implementing, and evaluating health programs, teaching and training
services, and products that pertain to a myriad of health dimensions. 1.21
Elsevier The
primary goals of the journal are to assist evaluators and planners to
improve the practice of their professions, to develop their skills and
to improve their knowledge base. Reports on individual evaluations
should include presentation of the evaluation setting, design, analysis
and results. Because of our focus and philosophy, however, we also
want a specific section devoted to "lessons learned". This section
should contain advice to other evaluators about how you would have acted
differently if you could do it all over again. The advice may involve
methodology, how the evaluation was implemented or conducted, evaluation
utilization tactics, or any other wisdom that you think could benefit
your colleagues. More general articles should provide information
relevant to the evaluator/planner's work. This might include theories in
evaluation, literature reviews, critiques of instruments, or discussions
of fiscal, legislative, legal or ethical issues affecting evaluation or
planning.
0.71 Springer
Reflecting the multidisciplinary nature of the field, Health Services
and Outcomes Research Methodology addresses the needs of interlocking
communities: methodologists in statistics, econometrics, social and
behavioral sciences (Not available) International Society
for the Study of Behavioral Development
Promotes the discovery, dissemination and application of knowledge
about developmental processes at all stages of the life span - infancy,
childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age. The Journal is already
the leading international outlet devoted to reporting interdisciplinary
research on behavioural development, and is now, in response to the
rapidly developing fields of behavioural genetics, neuroscience and
developmental psychopathology, seeking to expand its scope to these and
other related new domains of scholarship. 1.30
International Journal of Educational and Psychological Assessment Time-Taylor
Articles that tackle empirical reports, scholarly reviews, and academic
essays within the domain of education and psychological assessment,
measurement, and evaluation. Varied use of methodologies, educational
levels, and approaches to assessment are acceptable. The readership of
journal looks at the theoretical and practical implications of the
assessment results on a variety of fields such as education, schooling,
fields of psychology, and other related fields in the social
sciences. Articles that focus on the relevance of assessment and
evaluation in various educational and psychological settings are
preferred. (Not available) Wiley
High-standard original research of a technical, methodological,
experimental and clinical nature, contributing to the theory,
methodology, practice and evaluation of mental and behavioral disorders.
The journal targets in particular detailed methodological and design
papers from major national and international multicenter studies. MPR
aims at the rapid publication of articles of highest methodological
quality in such areas as epidemiology, biostatistics, generics,
psychopharmacology, psychology and the neurosciences. Articles informing
about innovative and critical methodological, statistical and clinical
issues, including nosology can be submitted as regular papers and brief
reports. 2.34 Intl Union of Psych
Science Supports
the IUPsyS in fostering the development of international psychological
science. It aims to strengthen the dialog within psychology around the
world and to facilitate communication among different areas of
psychology and among psychologists from different cultural backgrounds.
IJP is the outlet for empirical basic and applied studies and for
reviews that either (a) incorporate perspectives from different areas
within psychology or across different disciplines, (b) test the
culture-dependent validity of psychological theories, or (c) integrate
literature from different regions in the world. IJP does not publish
technical articles, validations of questionnaires and tests, or clinical
case studies. 1.07 Wiley
Original articles related to all
aspects of personnel selection, staffing, and assessment in
organizations. Using an effective combination of academic research with
professional-led best practice, IJSA aims to develop new knowledge and
understanding in these important areas of work psychology and
contemporary workforce management. 0.86 Int'l Test
Commission Advancement of
theory, research, and practice in the area of testing and assessment in
psychology, education, counseling, organizational behavior, human
resource management, and related disciplines. IJT publishes
original articles addressing theoretical issues, methodological
approaches, and empirical research as well as integrative and
interdisciplinary reviews of testing-related topics and reports of
current testing practices. It is important when submitting articles to
IJT to consider the messages for international readers; to place
the context of the study into an international perspective; to indicate
ways that assessment or testing ideas can be adapted or generalized
across borders; to focus more on the construct than on the method when
discussing validation studies; to discuss applications that have
universal messages; to relate to ITC guidelines for adaptation; or to
discuss equitable assessment practices that transcend borders or
demonstrate uniqueness within a country.
0.90 American Statistical Asssociation Articles focus on statistical applications, theory,
and methods in economic, social, physical, engineering, and health
sciences. 2.06^ JAM Refereed scholarly
work from all academic disciplines that relates to measurement theory
and its application to developing variables. The development of
variables that map the persons and items onto a common metric,
operational defined by the items, that are invariant across samples of
persons and items, is a cornerstone of developing an understanding of
the phenomena being measured and the construction and verification of
hypotheses based on these phenomena. (Not available) APA
Original investigations that contribute new knowledge and understanding
to fields of applied psychology (other than clinical and applied
experimental or human factors, which are more appropriate for other
American Psychological Association journals). The journal primarily
considers empirical and theoretical investigations that enhance
understanding of cognitive, motivational, affective, and behavioral
psychological phenomena. The journal accepts work that is conducted in
the field or in the laboratory, where the data (quantitative or
qualitative) are analyzed with elegant or simple statistics, so long as
the data or theoretical synthesis advances understanding of
psychological phenomena and human behavior that have practical
implications. Topics include testing and personnel selection,
performance measurement and management. 3.98 American Statistical
Assoc & American Educational Research Association
Articles that
develop original statistical methods useful for the applied statistician
working in educational or behavioral research. Typical articles present
new methods of analysis. In addition, critical reviews of current
practice, tutorial presentations of less well-known methods, and novel
applications of already known methods are published. 1.64 NCME
Original measurement research, reviews of measurement
publications, and reports on innovative measurement applications. The
topics addressed will interest those concerned with the practice of
measurement in field settings, as well as be of interest to measurement
theorists. In addition to presenting new contributions to measurement
theory and practice, JEM also serves as a vehicle for improving
educational measurement applications in a variety of settings. 1.05 Taylor & Francis
he journal is divided into three sections: Learning,
Instruction, and Cognition; Motivation and Social Processes; and
Measurement, Statistics, and Research Design. Authors must indicate in
the cover letter to which section they are submitting their manuscript. 1.63 Society for
Mathematical Psychology Articles, monographs
and reviews, notes and commentaries, and book reviews in all areas of
mathematical psychology. Empirical and theoretical contributions are
equally welcome. Areas of special interest include, but are not limited
to, fundamental measurement and psychological process models, such as
those based upon neural network or information processing concepts.
1.58 Elsevier A central medium for
the publication of important research in the general area of
multivariate analysis, the Journal of Multivariate Analysis presents
articles on fundamental theoretical aspects of the field as well as on
other aspects concerned with significant applications of new theoretical
methods. Research areas include Bayes models, cluster analysis,
estimation, factor analysis, multidimensional scaling and general
multivariate methods, multivariate ANOVA, time series and many more 1.01
Provides a medium for the
publication of research and survey work in nonparametric statistics and
related areas, including: nonparametric modeling, nonparametric function
estimation, rank and other robust and distribution-free procedures,
resampling methods, and lack-of-fit testing
0.46^ Springer
Specifically addresses instrumentation in nursing. It serves as a prime
forum for disseminating information on instruments, tools, approaches,
and procedures developed or utilized for measuring variables in nursing
research, practice, and education. Particular emphasis is placed on
evidence for the reliability and validity or sensitivity and specificity
of such instruments. The journal includes innovative discussions of
theories, principles, practices, and issues relevant to nursing
measurement. (Not available) Society for
Personality Assessment/ Articles dealing with
the development, evaluation, refinement, and application of personality
assessment methods. Address empirical, theoretical, instructional, or
professional aspects of using psychological tests, interview data, or
the applied clinical assessment process. They also advance the
measurement, description, or understanding of personality,
psychopathology, and human behavior. Broadly concerned with developing
and using personality assessment methods in clinical, counseling,
forensic, and health psychology settings; with the assessment process in
applied clinical practice; with the assessment of people of all ages and
cultures; and with both normal and abnormal personality functioning.
1.55 Sage
Provides psychologists with current information about psychological and
educational assessment practices and instrumentation. JPA is
known internationally for the quality of its assessment-related
research, theory and position papers, practice applications, and book
and test reviews. JPA's topics include "best practices" in
assessment, cross-cultural assessment, differential diagnoses, and
psychometric properties of instruments, plus much more. 0.72 Taylor & Francis Original manuscripts
of an interdisciplinary and/or applied nature. Empirical research and
theoretical articles fall within the scope of the journal, as do reviews
that are consistent with the applied and interdisciplinary foci of the
journal. Specifically, emphasis is placed on the publication of articles
in applied areas of psychology including, but not necessarily limited
to, such subdisciplines as clinical/counseling,
industrial/organizational, education/school, and
measurement/assessement. Both quantitative and qualitative methods are
appropriate. In addition, multidisciplinary authorship is encouraged, as
is work that fosters novel ideas, identifies mediating variables,
includes transboundary issues, and most importantly, encourages critical
analysis. 0.65
Covers topics as measuring
player performance, projecting performance from “minor” leagues to
“major” leagues, strategy, economics and psychology, in all sports. (Not available) Journal of the Royal
Statistical Society Wiley-Blackwell Publishes papers that
demonstrate how statistical thinking, design and analyses play a vital
role in all walks of life and benefit society in general. There is no
restriction on subject matter. For example, medicine, business and
commerce, industry, economics and finance, education and teaching,
physical and biomedical sciences, the environment, the law, government
and politics, demography, psychology, sociology and sport, all fall
within its remit. The journal's
emphasis is on clearly written quantitative approaches to problems in
the real world rather than the exposition of technical detail. 2.57 Wiley-Blackwell Publishes work that
is at the leading edge of methodological development, with a strong
emphasis on relevance to statistical practice. Included are papers on
study design, statistical models, methods of analysis and the theory
that underlies them - almost invariably motivated or illustrated by real
examples. 3.50 Wiley-Blackwell Publishes papers
which deal with novel solutions to real life statistical problems by
adapting or developing methodology, or by demonstrating the proper
application of new or existing statistical methods to them. At their
heart therefore the papers in the journal are motivated by examples and
statistical data of all kinds. 0.65 Wiley-Blackwell It is a valuable
resource for professional statisticians involved in industry, business,
academic and applied research and consulting, and education. Papers reflect
current research and practice in statistics worldwide and cover
important topics in an informative and accessible way. The prime purpose
of papers in the journal is one of exposition for a general statistical
readership, without heavy emphasis on describing technical detail. 0.62 American Statistical
Assoc./UCLA Statistics Staff
& Statistics Computing Support Fund. Publishes articles,
book reviews, code snippets, and software reviews on the subject of
statistical software and algorithms. Presents research that demonstrates
the joint evolution of computational and statistical methods and
techniques. 2.65^ American Statistical Association Disseminates knowledge for the
improvement of statistics education at all levels, including elementary,
secondary, post-secondary, post-graduate, continuing, and workplace
education. (Not available) Lawrence Erlbaum Devoted to the
interdisciplinary study of measurement in the human sciences,
Measurement features focus articles along with commentaries that
embody dialogue and debate across multiple perspectives. The journal's
overarching theme is to promote the development, critique, and
enrichment of the concepts and practices of measurement. Contributors
share a common link, the serious study of measurement from a broad range
of disciplines and perspectives, including psychometrics, ethnography,
social theory, psychology, education, linguistics, sociology, policy
studies, history and law. Through peer commentary and authors'
responses, Measurement provides an opportunity for discussion to
the general readership outside the specific authors and reviewers of a
particular manuscript. Focus articles include seminal papers on
important issues in the field in the form of single papers, sets of
linked papers, or summaries of recently published books on one of the
following genres. (Not available) Assoc. for
Assessment in Counseling and Education
Articles range
in appeal from those that deal with theoretical and other problems of
the measurement specialist to those directed to the administrator, the
counselor, or the personnel worker--in schools and colleges, public and
private agencies, business, industry, and government. All articles
clearly describe implications for the counseling field and for
practitioners, educators, administrators, researchers, or students in
assessment, measurement, and evaluation. 0.90
Methodology: European
Journal of Research Methods for the Behavioral and Social Sciences European Association
of Methodology Interdisciplinary
exchange of methodological research and applications in the different
fields, including new methodological approaches, review articles,
software information, and instructional papers that can be used in
teaching. Three main disciplines are covered: data analysis, research
methodology, and psychometrics. The articles published in the journal
are not only accessible to methodologists but also to more applied
researchers in the various disciplines. (Not available) Society of
Multivariate Experimental Psychology Substantive,
methodological, and theoretical articles in all areas of the social and
behavioral sciences. Substantive articles report on applications of
sophisticated multivariate research methods to study topics of
substantive interest in personality, health, intelligence,
industrial/organizational, and other behavioral science areas.
Methodological articles present and/or evaluate new developments in
multivariate methods, or address methodological issues in current
research. Integrative articles related to pedagogy involving
multivariate research methods, and to historical treatments of interest
and relevance to multivariate research methods are also encouraged. 1.29 Sage
Brings relevant methodological developments to a
wide range of researchers in organizational and management studies and
promotes a more effective understanding of current and new methodologies
and their application in organizational settings. ORM has
positioned itself among elite scholarly journals, known for high-quality
manuscripts from the qualitative and quantitative domains, micro and
macro perspectives.
4.42 PAREonline On-line journal to
provide access to refereed articles that can have a positive impact on
assessment, research, evaluation, and teaching practice. Publishes
scholarly syntheses of research and ideas about methodological issues
and practices designed to help members of the community keep up-to-date
with effective methods, trends, and research developments from a variety
of settings. Manuscripts should be short, 2000-8000 words or about eight
pages in length, exclusive of tables and references, and have clear
generalizable implications for practice in education, certification, or
licensure. (Not available) APA
Empirical research on measurement and evaluation relevant to the broad
field of clinical psychology. Submissions are welcome in the areas of
assessment processes and methods. Included are (a) clinical judgment and
the application of decision-making models, (b) paradigms derived from
basic psychological research in cognition, personality–social
psychology, and biological psychology, and (c) development, validation,
and application of assessment instruments, observational methods, and
interviews
The focus of the journal is the diagnosis and evaluation of
psychological characteristics or processes and assessment of the
effectiveness of interventions. Assessment of personality,
psychopathological symptoms, cognitive and neuropsychological processes,
and interpersonal behavior are all relevant. Methodological,
theoretical, and review articles addressing clinical assessment
processes and methods will also be considered. 2.59 APA
Evaluative and integrative research reviews and interpretations of
issues in scientific psychology. Both qualitative (narrative) and
quantitative (meta-analytic) reviews will be considered, depending on
the nature of the database under consideration for review. Integrative
reviews or research syntheses focus on empirical studies and seek to
summarize past research by drawing overall conclusions from many
separate investigations that address related or identical hypotheses.
Both cumulative and historical approaches (i.e., ones that organize a
research literature by highlighting temporally unfolding developments in
a field) can be used. Integrative research reviews that develop
connections between areas of research are particularly valuable. 11.98 APA
Methods for collecting, analyzing, understanding, and interpreting
psychological data. Its purpose is the dissemination of innovations in
research design, measurement, methodology, and quantitative and
qualitative analysis to the psychological community. The journal
solicits
original theoretical, quantitative, empirical, and methodological
articles; reviews of important methodological issues; tutorials;
articles illustrating innovative applications of new procedures to
psychological problems; articles on the teaching of quantitative
methods; and reviews of statistical software. The journal welcomes
submissions that show the relevance to psychology of procedures
developed in other fields. 3.19 APA
Articles that make important theoretical
contributions to any area of scientific psychology, including systematic
evaluation of alternative theories. Papers mainly focused on surveys of
the literature, problems of method and design, or reports of empirical
findings are not appropriate.
Psychological Review also publishes, as Theoretical Notes, commentary
that contributes to progress in a given subfield of scientific
psychology. Such notes include, but are not limited to, discussions of
previously published articles, comments that apply to a class of
theoretical models in a given domain, critiques and discussions of
alternative theoretical approaches, and meta-theoretical commentary on
theory testing and related topics. 7.78 Psychometric Society
Articles on the
development of psychology as a quantitative rational science, including
the advancement of theory and methodology for behavioral data analysis
in psychology, education, and the social and behavioral sciences
generally, the development of quantitative models of psychological
phenomena, as well as statistical methods and mathematical techniques
for evaluating psychological and educational data. 1.78 Springer
Papers on models of classification, methods for constructing
typologies, models of simulation, neural networks and fuzzy sets for
social research, mathematical models applied to social mobility,
mathematical models of voting behavior, qualitative methodology and
feminist methodology, discussions on the general logic of empirical
research, analysis of the validity and verification of social laws, and
similar topics. Quality and Quantity is an interdisciplinary journal
which systematically correlates disciplines such as mathematics and
statistics with the social sciences, particularly sociology, economics,
and social psychology. The journal extends discussion of interesting
contributions in methodology to scholars worldwide, to promote the
scientific development of social research. 0.69 Sage
A leading source of quantitative research methodology in the social
sciences. Presents
new techniques and innovative approaches to recurring research
challenges and clarifies existing methods. The journal also provides
state-of-the-art tools that researchers and academics need to increase
the validity of your research findings. 2.00
Addresses the broad area of
data analysis, including data mining algorithms, statistical approaches,
and practical applications. Topics include problems involving massive
and complex datasets, solutions utilizing innovative data mining
algorithms and/or novel statistical approaches, and the objective
evaluation of analyses and solutions. Of special interest are articles
that describe analytical techniques, and discuss their application to
real problems, in such a way that they are accessible and beneficial to
domain experts across science, engineering, and commerce.
(Not available) Sage
Articles in all the main areas of medical
statistics. Devoted solely to statistics and medicine and aims to keep
professionals abreast of the many powerful statistical techniques now
available to the medical profession. 1.77 International
Association for Statistical Education Aims to
advance research-based knowledge that can help to improve the teaching,
learning, and understanding of statistics or probability at all
educational levels and in both formal (classroom-based) and informal
(out-of-classroom) contexts. Such research may examine, for example,
cognitive, motivational, attitudinal, curricular, teaching-related,
technology-related, organizational, or societal factors and processes
that are related to the development and understanding of stochastic
knowledge. In addition, research may focus on how people use or apply
statistical and probabilistic information and ideas, broadly viewed.
Reports of original research (both quantitative and qualitative),
integrative and critical reviews of research literature, analyses of
research-based theoretical and methodological models, and other types of
papers. (Not available) Wiley
Papers that
introduce new statistical methods and either demonstrate their
application, preferably through a substantive, real, motivating example
or a comprehensive evaluation based on an illustrative example.
Alternatively, papers will report on case-studies where creative use or
technical generalizations of established methodology is directed towards
a substantive application. Reviews of, and tutorials on, general topics
relevant to the application of statistics to medicine will also be
published. 2.33 Taylor & Francis Refereed scholarly
work from all academic disciplines interested in structural equation
modeling. These disciplines include, but are not limited to, psychology,
medicine, sociology, education, political science, economics,
management, and business/marketing. Theoretical articles address new
developments; applied articles deal with innovative structural equation
modeling applications; the Teacher’s Corner provides instructional
modules on aspects of structural equation modeling; book and software
reviews examine new modeling information and techniques; and advertising
alerts readers to new products. Comments on technical or substantive
issues addressed in articles or reviews published in the journal are
encouraged; comments are reviewed, and authors of the original works are
invited to respond. 3.15 *Impact factor is based on
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