Journal profile · Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
Educational and Psychological Measurement
ISSN 0013-1644 · eISSN 1552-3888 · SAGE Publications Inc. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1941
Educational and Psychological Measurement: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.34; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; review about 70 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); community-reported acceptance: easy; 71 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Educational and Psychological Measurement is published by SAGE Publications Inc. and is in Zone 4 of Education 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 36.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Founded in 1941 by Frederick Kuder, Educational and Psychological Measurement is an international, peer-reviewed journal, offering the most current theoretical and applied papers in the measurement field. Measurement pervades almost every aspect of modern society. For example, measurements of individual abilities and other personal characteristics often contribute to countless decisions that shape individuals’ upbringing, schooling, and careers. At the same time, the field of educational and psychological measurement continues to evolve at an exponential rate. Submit your manuscript today at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/epm
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 35, United Kingdom 3, Canada 2, Germany 1, Spain 1 (44 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychometric Methodologies and TestingDecision Sciences19.6%
- Advanced Statistical Modeling TechniquesComputer Science8.7%
- Advanced Statistical Methods and ModelsMathematics8.3%
- Education, Achievement, and GiftednessPsychology4.6%
- Cognitive Abilities and TestingPsychology3.8%
- Statistical Methods and Bayesian InferenceMathematics3.7%
- Psychological Testing and AssessmentPsychology3.7%
- Behavioral and Psychological StudiesPsychology3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Mathematical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Educational | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Educational | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Mathematical | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Mathematical | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Educational | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 4.34LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.63LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 200OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,312OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.71OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 32.06%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 52LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,857 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 39 | 13 |
| 2025 | 71 | 48 | 91 |
| 2024 | 36 | 36 | 146 |
| 2023 | 43 | 43 | 874 |
| 2022 | 54 | 54 | 538 |
| 2021 | 57 | 57 | 1,274 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
70 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports 6–12 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 7.8%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 1 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 70 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 50 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted1
- original articleOriginal Article If your research involves animals, you will be asked to confirm that you have carefully read and adhered to the ARRIVE guidelines.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
Please view our authorship policies, which includes information on criteria for authorship, who should be the corresponding author and more. Please note that AI chatbots, for example ChatGPT, should not be listed as authors. For more information see the policy on Use of ChatGPT and generative AI tools.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
The Journal is committed to facilitating openness, transparency and reproducibility of research, and has the following research data sharing policy. For more information, including FAQs please visit the Sage Research Data policy pages. Subject to appropriate ethical and legal considerations, authors are encouraged to: Share your research data in a relevant public data repository Include a data ava…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical considerations
COPE member Model summary
Please include your ethics approval statements under this heading, even if you have already included ethics approval information in your methods section. If ethical approval was not required, you need to explicitly state this. All papers reporting studies involving human participants, human data or human tissue must state that the relevant Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board approved th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Publishing fees and open access
There are no fees payable to submit or publish in this journal. Figures submitted in color will be published in color in the online version of the journal at no cost. If you wish to have color figures in the printed version, $800 for the initial color image in print; $200 for each subsequent print color image. Optional open access publishing is available for a fee via the Sage Choice program, and …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Double anonymized Model summary
The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal: Identity transparency:Double-anonymized Reviewer interacts with: Editor Review information published: None Your manuscript will undergo an initial evaluation. If it does not conform to the requirements laid out in these guidelines, it will be returned to you for amendments prior to peer review. Manuscripts may be desk reject…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
The journal and Sage take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. Please read Sage's complete policy on plagiarism and the actions we may take.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
The journal will consider submissions of manuscripts that have been posted on preprint servers. Please enter the preprint DOI in the designated field when submitting your manuscript. We advise that you inform the Journal Editorial office about your posted preprint at submission. Note that you should not post an updated version of your manuscript on a preprint server while it is being peer reviewed…
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
- SAGE Publications Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1941
- ISSN
- 0013-1644
- Electronic ISSN
- 1552-3888
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Educational and Psychological Measurement
What CAS zone is Educational and Psychological Measurement in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Educational and Psychological Measurement is in Zone 4 of Education, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications / Psychology, Mathematical / Psychology, Educational. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Educational and Psychological Measurement?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.34; CiteScore 7.1, h-index 200.
How long does peer review take at Educational and Psychological Measurement?
The publisher reports about 70 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 7.8%. 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 are the manuscript requirements of Educational and Psychological Measurement?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: APA. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Educational and Psychological Measurement based?
Of the 44 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (35), United Kingdom (3) and Canada (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Educational and Psychological Measurement?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Educational and Psychological Measurement is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Educational and Psychological Measurement open access, and what is the APC?
Educational and 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, 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .