Journal profile
Survey Methods Insights from the Field
ISSN 2296-4754 · FORS · Switzerland
Survey Methods Insights from the Field: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 5 weeks (community reports); 10 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Survey Methods Insights from the Field is published by FORS. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Survey Methodology and Nonresponse, Survey Sampling and Estimation Techniques and Census and Population Estimation, together about 69% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal is free of charge and accessible to everyone involved in survey methodology. The journal does not levy any charges to its authors or readers. The electronic format allows attaching many kinds of additional information like recodification schemes, annexes, videos, interactive graphs and links to datasets. As the journal wants to reflect the newest advancement in methodological research, we ensure a quick peer-review process of 4 to 6 weeks for one turnaround of reviews (depending on time constraints of the reviewers). The journal is edited jointly by FORS, GESIS and Digitze! and supported by a multi-national panel of Associate Editors, an Advisory Board and an Editorial Board. Readers can subscribe to an e-mail service that keeps them informed about the latest publications. We will never give out any email addresses to any 3rd parties. We focus on the СОРE definition of Ethical oversight, namely “Ethical oversight should include, but is not limited to, policies on consent to publication, publication on vulnerable populations, ethical conduct of research using animals, ethical conduct of research using human subjects, handling confidential data and of business/marketing practices”.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Natalja MenoldPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 4, Switzerland 2, Netherlands 1, Austria 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Survey Methodology and NonresponseSocial Sciences35.7%
- Survey Sampling and Estimation TechniquesMathematics25.6%
- Census and Population EstimationMathematics7.8%
- Mobile Crowdsensing and CrowdsourcingComputer Science5.4%
- Psychometric Methodologies and TestingDecision Sciences3.9%
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences2.3%
- Focus Groups and Qualitative MethodsSocial Sciences2.3%
- Nutrition, Health and Food BehaviorNursing2.3%
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
PMCPublisher website
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
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.52OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 49 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 8 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
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 5 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 5 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Templates
- Word
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Open access statement / copyright of the article
“Survey Methods: Insights from the Field” is a fully open access journal. All articles are available online to all users immediately upon publication. We do not demand any article processing charge (APC) or publication fees to make your contribution available open access. Each article has a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) and is published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Li…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access statement / copyright of the article
“Survey Methods: Insights from the Field” is a fully open access journal. All articles are available online to all users immediately upon publication. We do not demand any article processing charge (APC) or publication fees to make your contribution available open access. Each article has a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) and is published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Li…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review; anonymisation of self-citations not necessary unless they identify the author as "I" or "we". Model summary
All papers submitted to the journal are double-blindly 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
- FORS
- Country or region
- Switzerland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2296-4754
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 4, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Survey Methods Insights from the Field
How long does peer review take at Survey Methods Insights from the Field?
Authors report an average review time of about 5 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 Survey Methods Insights from the Field?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Templates: Word. 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 Survey Methods Insights from the Field based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (4), Switzerland (2) and Netherlands (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Survey Methods Insights from the Field?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Survey Methods Insights from the Field is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Survey Methods Insights from the Field open access, and what is the APC?
Survey Methods Insights from the Field 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: .