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Zeitschrift fur Evaluation

Waxmann Verlag GmbH · Germany · Est. 2004

ISSN1619-5515eISSN1619-5515
SJR Q3WOS SSCIScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.176
H-Indexi
6
SNIPi
0.387
Total Worksi
296
Total Citationsi
232
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.09
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Zeitschrift für Evaluation is a journal published by Waxmann Verlag GmbH. It focuses on educational research, educational policy, and pedagogical practice. The journal publishes high-quality monographs, edited volumes, book series, and journals from the humanities and social sciences. All submitted manuscripts undergo an internal and/or external review process. The journal aims to ensure excellent scientific quality of its published works, adhering to generally accepted academic standards. It is involved in promoting an Open Access culture in the humanities and social sciences.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageGerman
1st Year Published2004
Annual Volume~ 34 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications296
Publisher OrgWaxmann
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Reviewinternal and/or external
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-SA
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Waxmann Verlag GmbH
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1619-5515 / 1619-5515
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
internal and/or external
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
German

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
20
19
2019
40
58
2020
32
47
2021
32
10
2022
29
16
2023
31
5
2024
41
1
2025
14
0
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

CommunicationQ3
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q3
Applied PsychologyQ4
EducationQ4
Statistics and ProbabilityQ4
Strategy and ManagementQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Applied PsychologySocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Strategy and ManagementCommunicationStatistics and ProbabilityEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sociology and Education StudiesPublic Administration and Political AnalysisEvaluation and Performance AssessmentEducation Methods and TechnologiesCorporate Management and LeadershipInnovation, Technology, and SocietyHealth and Medical StudiesPsychology, Coaching, and TherapyCorporate Governance and ManagementCorporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability

Frequently asked questions about Zeitschrift fur Evaluation

Is Zeitschrift fur Evaluation a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Zeitschrift fur Evaluation: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Zeitschrift fur Evaluation?

Zeitschrift fur Evaluation is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.09.

Is Zeitschrift fur Evaluation indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Zeitschrift fur Evaluation is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Zeitschrift fur Evaluation?

Zeitschrift für Evaluation is a journal published by Waxmann Verlag GmbH. It focuses on educational research, educational policy, and pedagogical practice. The journal publishes high-quality monographs, edited volumes, book series, and journals from the humanities and social sciences. All submitted manuscripts undergo an internal and/or external review process. The journal aims to ensure excellent scientific quality of its published works, adhering to generally accepted academic standards. It is involved in promoting an Open Access culture in the humanities and social sciences.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref