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Applied Psychological Measurement
ISSN 0146-6216 · eISSN 1552-3497 · SAGE
Applied Psychological Measurement: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.5; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; median 240 days to acceptance (70 articles, last 24 months); 38 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Applied Psychological Measurement is published by SAGE and is in Zone 4 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Psychometric Methodologies and Testing, Advanced Statistical Modeling Techniques and Advanced Statistical Methods and Models, together about 54.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Management Science and Operations Research. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychometric Methodologies and TestingDecision Sciences29.4%
- Advanced Statistical Modeling TechniquesComputer Science17.5%
- Advanced Statistical Methods and ModelsMathematics7.2%
- Statistical Methods and Bayesian InferenceMathematics5%
- Multi-Criteria Decision MakingDecision Sciences3.9%
- Cognitive Abilities and TestingPsychology3.7%
- Reliability and Agreement in MeasurementDecision Sciences3.4%
- Behavioral and Psychological StudiesPsychology2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Mathematical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Mathematical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Mathematical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods | Zone 4 |
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
- 1.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 129OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,238OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 18.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 25%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 36LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,248 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 39 | 6 |
| 2025 | 38 | 38 | 54 |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | 95 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 135 |
| 2022 | 50 | 50 | 342 |
| 2021 | 34 | 34 | 323 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
240 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 118 days – 459 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (70 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 270 days
- Sample
- 70 articles with submission and acceptance dates (91 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
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
- 0146-6216
- Electronic ISSN
- 1552-3497
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Applied Psychological Measurement
What CAS zone is Applied Psychological Measurement in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Applied Psychological Measurement is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Mathematical / Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Applied Psychological Measurement?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.5; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 129.
How long does peer review take at Applied Psychological Measurement?
Based on the dates recorded on 70 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 240 days (interquartile range 118–459 days). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Applied Psychological Measurement?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Applied Psychological Measurement is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Applied Psychological Measurement open access, and what is the APC?
Applied Psychological Measurement 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: .