The International Journal of Testing (IJT) is dedicated to the advancement of theory, research, and practice in the area of testing and assessment in psychology, education, counseling, organizational behavior, human resource management, and related disciplines. IJT publishes original articles addressing theoretical issues, methodological approaches, and empirical research, as well as integrative and interdisciplinary reviews of testing-related topics and reports of current testing practices. All papers are peer-reviewed and are of interest to an international audience.
Examples of topics appropriate for IJT include:
new perspectives in test development and validation;
issues concerning the qualification and training of test users and test developers;
recent trends in testing and measurement arising in a particular field or discipline;
comparisons of national/regional differences in test practices;
methods and procedures in adapting tests for use in new languages or cultural groups;
international assessment projects or other international studies in which testing constitutes an essential element;
testing in culturally and/or linguistically heterogeneous populations; and
internationalization of testing (e.g., personnel selection for global organizations, Internet applications, and international copyrights of tests and test adaptations).
Readership: Scholars, professionals, and graduate students interested in test development and test use. Practitioners conducting assessments of human behavior in psychology, education, counseling, organizational behavior, personnel selection, human resource management, and related disciplines.
Peer Review Policy: All articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and double anonymized review by three anonymous referees, at least one of whom is a member of the Editorial Board.
Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Journal metrics
Usage
33K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
1.0 (2023) Impact Factor
Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
3.6 (2023) 5 year IF
3.6 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
1.444 (2023) SNIP
0.792 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
24 days avg. from submission to first
decision
15% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors
who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
EDITOR Christopher D. Nye - Michigan State University, USA
ASSOCIATE EDITORS Elias Mpofu - University of North Texas, USA Sang Eun Woo- Purdue University, USA
CONSULTING EDITORS
Avi Allalouf - National Institute of Testing and Evaluation, Israel Juan Ramon Barrada - University of Zaragoza, Spain Anna Brown - University of Kent, United Kingdom Sun-Joo Cho - Vanderbilt University, USA Zhongmin Cui – ACT, USA
Jimmy de la Torre - The University of Hong Kong, People's Republic of China Fritz Drasgow - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA Sara J. Finney - James Madison University, USA Brian French - Washington State University, USA
Leanne Ketterlin Geller - Southern Methodist University, USA Samuel Greiff - University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Jan-Eric Gustaffson - University of Gothenburg, Sweden Dragos Iliescu - University of Bucharest, Romania Cornelius J. Konig - Universität des Saarlandes, Germany Sumaya Laher- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa R. R. (Rob) Meijer - University of Groningen, The Netherlands Michalis P. Michaelides - University of Cyprus, Cyprus
M. Dolores Hidalgo Montesinos - University of Murcia, Spain
Susan Niessen - University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Maria Elena Oliveri - Buros Center for Testing at University of Nebraska at Lincoln, USA Saw Lan Ong - University Sains Malaysia, Malaysia Frederick L. Oswald - Rice University, USA
Ricardo Primi - Universidade Sao Francisco, Brazil Klaas Sijtsma - Tilburg University, The Netherlands Stephen G. Sireci - University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA Javier Suarez-Alvarez- OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation, France Ioannis Tsaousis - University of Crete, Greece Marie Wiberg - Umeå University, Sweden
Brenton M. Wiernik- University of South Florida, USA
Stefanie A. Wind - The University of Alabama, USA
Bart Wille- University of Ghent, Belgium
Abstracting and indexing
International Journal of Testing is abstracted/indexed in:
• CSA . Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA) . PsycINFO
• EBSCOhost . Academic Search Alumni Edition . Academic Search Complete . Academic Search Elite . Academic Search Premier . Academic Search R&D . Advanced Placement Source . Current Abstracts . Education Research Complete . Education Research Index . Education Source . Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) . Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection . PsycINFO . TOC Premier
• Elsevier . Scopus
• Informit . Australian Education Index
• OCLC . ArticleFirst . Arts and Humanities Search . Electronic Collections Online . PsycFIRST
•Ovid . PsycINFO
• ProQuest . ABI/INFORM Complete . ABI/INFORM Global . ASSIA (Online) . Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) . Professional ABI/INFORM Complete . Professional ProQuest Central . ProQest 5000 . ProQuest International . ProQuest Central . Proquest Education Journals . ProQuest Research Library . PsycINFO
• Thomson Reuters . Web of Science . Emerging Sources Citation Index
Open access
International Journal of Testing is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our 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 readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
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