Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Assessment in Education-Principles Policy & Practice
ISSN 0969-594X · eISSN 1465-329X · Taylor & Francis
Assessment in Education-Principles Policy & Practice: CAS Zone 2 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.84; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 259 days to acceptance (63 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 5% (journal website); 32 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Assessment in Education-Principles Policy & Practice is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 2 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Student Assessment and Feedback, Educational Assessment and Improvement and Higher Education Learning Practices, together about 43.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Recent decades have witnessed significant developments in the field of educational assessment. New approaches to the assessment of student achievement have been complemented by the increasing prominence of educational assessment as a policy issue. In particular, there has been a growth of interest in modes of assessment that promote, as well as measure, standards and quality. These have profound implications for individual learners, institutions and the educational system itself. Assessment in Education is a leading site for scholarly output in the field of assessment. The journal is explicitly international in focus and encourages contributions from a wide range of assessment systems and cultures. Following APA standards, the journal publishes both theoretical and empirical scholarship that directly advances assessment theory, policy, and/or practice across formal education contexts. The journal also publishes research on international testing programs and school accountability systems as well as educator professional learning in assessment (pre-service and in-service). Only on an exceptional basis the journal publishes articles in the areas of language testing, medical assessment, or the validation of psychological scales. The journal does not publish reviews of assessment products. Peer Review Policy:All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editor-in-chief Christopher DeLucaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Canada 2, United Kingdom 1, Australia 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Student Assessment and FeedbackSocial Sciences26.2%
- Educational Assessment and ImprovementDecision Sciences8.9%
- Higher Education Learning PracticesSocial Sciences8%
- Reflective Practices in EducationSocial Sciences6.8%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences6.4%
- Educational and Psychological AssessmentsPsychology5.4%
- Education Systems and PolicySocial Sciences3.6%
- School Choice and PerformanceSocial Sciences3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERICPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, Australian Research Council (ARC) Ranked Journal List, British Education Index (BEI), EBSCO Publishing, Education Journal, Educational Research Abstracts online (ERA), Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), Research into Higher Education Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts, VOCEDplus
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 2.84LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.06LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.06Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.41LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.41Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 92OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 580OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.56OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 22.73%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 292,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,090 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42 | 22 | 14 |
| 2025 | 32 | 21 | 122 |
| 2024 | 21 | 18 | 107 |
| 2023 | 24 | 10 | 258 |
| 2022 | 40 | 22 | 368 |
| 2021 | 33 | 21 | 779 |
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 Crossref · to
259 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 191 days – 568 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 10 days (63 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 269 days
- Sample
- 63 articles with submission and acceptance dates (67 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".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 5%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 81 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? I…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy: rigorous peer review based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees. Model summary
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0969-594X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1465-329X
- Society / sponsor
- International Association for Educational Assessment
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 33, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Assessment in Education-Principles Policy & Practice
What CAS zone is Assessment in Education-Principles Policy & Practice in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Assessment in Education-Principles Policy & Practice is in Zone 2 of Education, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Education & Educational Research. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Assessment in Education-Principles Policy & Practice?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.84; CiteScore 5.9, h-index 92.
How long does peer review take at Assessment in Education-Principles Policy & Practice?
Based on the dates recorded on 63 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 259 days (interquartile range 191–568 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 5%. 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.
What JCR quartile is Assessment in Education-Principles Policy & Practice in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of Education.
Where are the editorial board members of Assessment in Education-Principles Policy & Practice based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Canada (2), United Kingdom (1) and Australia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Assessment in Education-Principles Policy & Practice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Assessment in Education-Principles Policy & Practice is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Assessment in Education-Principles Policy & Practice open access, and what is the APC?
Assessment in Education-Principles Policy & Practice is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .