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American Journal of Evaluation

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 1976

ISSN1098-2140eISSN1557-0878

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.817

H-Index

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.511

Total Works

1,915

Total Citations

52,520

2yr Mean Citedness

0.97

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The American Journal of Evaluation publishes research on evaluation approaches, methodologies, and practices. It explores themes of social justice, equity, and cultural responsiveness in evaluation, particularly within Indigenous and diverse contexts. The journal also addresses evaluator competencies, professional development, and the application of various evaluation designs and frameworks, including regression discontinuity, mixed-effects modeling, and fidelity frameworks for health interventions. Research examines the role of positionality, identity, and lived experience in shaping evaluation practice and the development of evaluation capacity.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1976

Annual Volume~ 35 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,915

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1098-2140 / 1557-0878

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

EducationQ1

Health (social science)Q1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Business and International ManagementQ2

Social PsychologyQ2

Strategy and ManagementQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceSocial PsychologyStrategy and ManagementBusiness and International ManagementHealth (social science)Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Evaluation and Performance AssessmentHealth Policy Implementation ScienceEducational Assessment and ImprovementCommunity Health and DevelopmentPublic Policy and Administration ResearchHuman Resource Development and Performance EvaluationPrimary Care and Health OutcomesAdvanced Causal Inference TechniquesDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluation