Scope: Psychometrika contains articles on the development of quantitative models for psychological phenomena, and on quantitative methodology in the social and behavioral sciences, including new mathematical and statistical techniques for the evaluation of psychological data, and the application of such techniques. Empirical studies will be considered only if they involve new or particularly interesting uses of quantitative techniques.

Sections: Psychometrika has three main sections: Theory & Methods, Application Reviews & Case Studies (ARCS), and Book Reviews. Details on the sections can be found here.

Acceptance Rate:

Overall: 19% (2010) T&M: 16% (2010) ARCS: 40% (2010)

Impact Factor: 1.778 (2010)

Article Influence: 1.1846 (85.30%)

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