Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Educational Assessment
ISSN 1062-7197 · eISSN 1532-6977 · Taylor & Francis
Educational Assessment: CAS Zone 3 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.8 (journal website); JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 100 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 10% (journal website); 22 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Educational Assessment is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 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, Psychometric Methodologies and Testing and Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, together about 33.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education and Developmental and Educational Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Educational Assessment publishes original research on the design, analysis and use of assessment to deepen understanding of the performance and quality of individuals, groups, and programs in educational settings. It welcomes rigorous theoretical pieces and empirical studies (quantitative or qualitative) that can inform important national and international discussions in educational policy and practice. The journal is formally affiliated with the National Council on Measurement in Education to promote classroom assessment research. The journal is particularly interested in research that contributes new knowledge and encourages innovation in the areas of: use and consequences of large-scale data, including national and international data, to support educational decision-making and improvement; classroom assessment, including formative assessment practices, summative uses of assessment and educators' assessment literacy; new constructs and forms for student assessment, including assessment of deeper learning outcomes; measures of classroom practices and of teacher or school quality; assessment of special populations; novel approaches to validation; psychometric developments and applications with a strong bridge to implications for educational practice. Educational Assessment does not publish instrument development or validation studies unless they demonstrate new methodology or otherwise contribute new knowledge to the fields of assessment and/or measurement. Educational Assessment does not generally accept unsolicited submissions for Special Issues and due to the high volume of submissions the editorial team will not respond to such proposals. Readership: Researchers; assessment developers; subject matter and curriculum specialists; federal, state, district and school administrators responsible for assessment, educational policymakers.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Student Assessment and FeedbackSocial Sciences16.8%
- Psychometric Methodologies and TestingDecision Sciences8.5%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences7.9%
- School Choice and PerformanceSocial Sciences7.1%
- Educational Assessment and ImprovementDecision Sciences6.4%
- Reading and Literacy DevelopmentPsychology4.4%
- Educational Assessment and PedagogySocial Sciences4.4%
- Reflective Practices in EducationSocial Sciences4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PsycINFOERICPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, EBSCOhost, Elsevier BV, E-psyche, ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Ovid, Taylor & Francis, Thomson Reuters
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 (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.88Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.38LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.38Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 311OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.68OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.5%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 60,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 516 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 22 | 8 | 34 |
| 2024 | 14 | 5 | 47 |
| 2023 | 33 | 6 | 182 |
| 2022 | 24 | 8 | 286 |
| 2021 | 12 | 3 | 146 |
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
100 daysfirst decision after review
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 10%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 45 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 100 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 17 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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Not considered
- instrument development or validation studies
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal, part of Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program. Model summary
Educational Assessment 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? Increase the discoverability and …
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
- 1062-7197
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-6977
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 31, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Educational Assessment
What CAS zone is Educational Assessment in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Educational Assessment is in Zone 3 of Education, and in Zone 3 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 Educational Assessment?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.8 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 5.4, h-index 59.
How long does peer review take at Educational Assessment?
The publisher reports about 100 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 10%. 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 Educational Assessment 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 3 of Education.
Which databases index Educational Assessment?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Educational Assessment is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PsycINFO and ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Educational Assessment open access, and what is the APC?
Educational Assessment 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .