Journal profile · SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
American Journal of Evaluation
ISSN 1098-2140 · eISSN 1557-0878 · SAGE
American Journal of Evaluation: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.11; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 34 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
American Journal of Evaluation is published by SAGE and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Evaluation and Performance Assessment, Health Policy Implementation Science and Educational Assessment and Improvement, together about 55.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Evaluation and Performance AssessmentDecision Sciences38.3%
- Health Policy Implementation ScienceHealth Professions8.9%
- Educational Assessment and ImprovementDecision Sciences8.5%
- Community Health and DevelopmentHealth Professions7.9%
- Public Policy and Administration ResearchSocial Sciences6.5%
- Human Resource Development and Performance EvaluationPsychology3.1%
- Primary Care and Health OutcomesHealth Professions2.7%
- Advanced Causal Inference TechniquesMathematics2.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.11LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 94OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 775OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.03OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 18.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 18.99%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 25LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,960 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 71 | 28 | 12 |
| 2025 | 34 | 9 | 46 |
| 2024 | 32 | 18 | 83 |
| 2023 | 39 | 17 | 136 |
| 2022 | 59 | 15 | 354 |
| 2021 | 49 | 13 | 675 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 1098-2140
- Electronic ISSN
- 1557-0878
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Evaluation
What CAS zone is American Journal of Evaluation in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, American Journal of Evaluation is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of American Journal of Evaluation?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.11; CiteScore 3.4, h-index 94.
Which databases index American Journal of Evaluation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, American Journal of Evaluation is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is American Journal of Evaluation open access, and what is the APC?
American Journal of Evaluation is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .