Journal profile
Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences
ISSN 2523-8930 · BMC · United Kingdom
Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 15 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences is published by BMC. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Psychometric Methodologies and Testing, Social and Intergroup Psychology and Survey Methodology and Nonresponse, together about 55% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences (MISS) is an interdisciplinary scholarly journal devoted to documenting high-quality measurement instruments for the social sciences (e.g. questionnaires). The journal publishes open access measurement instruments intended for scientific use across various disciplines (e.g., sociology, psychology, education, political science, economics etc.) or across multiple languages. Though focusing mainly on social surveys for the general population, the instruments may also be relevant for the study of individual differences and useful in specific diagnostic contexts of relevance to the general population. MISS advances social science measurement and methodology also through systematic reviews, test reviews, meeting reports, and best practice approaches related to specific tools and measurement in general. MISS expects empirical backing up of scientific claims, predominantly by a quantitative approach. MISS subscribes to high scientific, open-science and ethical standards, and employs a strict peer review procedure in line with COPE guidelines ensuring the integrity of the scholarly record. No Article Processing Charges With the help of our publisher Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID) Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences (MISS) is an open-access journal, free of charge to authors and readers.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Beatrice RammstedtPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychometric Methodologies and TestingDecision Sciences39.8%
- Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences8.2%
- Survey Methodology and NonresponseSocial Sciences7%
- Personality Traits and PsychologyPsychology5.3%
- Psychological Testing and AssessmentPsychology4.7%
- Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionPsychology2.9%
- Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationSocial Sciences2.3%
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychology2.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PsycINFOPublisher website
Other: Dimensions, Google Scholar, EBSCO, PubPsych, BASE, Semantic Scholar, Scilit, DNB
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
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.82OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 79 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 113 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 169 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 136 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 162 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 109 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 68 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,290 / EUR 990 / GBP 860 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 5
- Reference style
- APA
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 2
- Cover letter
- Optional
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
- BMC
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2523-8930
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences
How long does peer review take at Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks. 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 Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Keywords: ≥ 5; Reference style: APA; Suggested reviewers: Required, 2; Cover letter: Optional. 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.
Which databases index Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .