Please note: After completing all the steps in Editorial Manager, checks on how the APC of the article will be paid are taking place, which might take between 24 and 48 hours. You won’t be able to make any changes to your manuscript during this period. After completing this step, your manuscript will be checked for technical compliance which will require some additional time as well.
Submission guidelines
Our 3-step submission process
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Before you submit
Now you’ve identified a journal to submit to, there are a few things you should be familiar with before you submit.
- Make sure you are submitting to the most suitable journal - Aims and scope
- Understand the costs and funding options - Fees and funding
- Make sure your manuscript is accurate and readable - Language editing services
- Understand the copyright agreement - Copyright
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Ready to submit
To give your manuscript the best chance of publication, follow these policies and formatting guidelines.
- General formatting rules for all article types - Preparing your manuscript
- Make sure your submission is complete - Prepare supporting information
- Copyright and license agreement - Conditions of publication
- Read and agree to our Editorial Policies - Editorial policies
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Submit and promote
After acceptance, we provide support so your article gains maximum impact in the scientific community and beyond.
Please note that manuscript can only be submitted by an author of the manuscript and may not be submitted by a third party.
- Who decides whether my work will be accepted? - Peer-review policy
- Want to submit to a different journal? - Manuscript transfers
- Spreading the word - Promoting your publication
Affiliated with
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Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences is affiliated with GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences.
Annual Journal Metrics
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Speed
80 days to first decision for reviewed manuscripts only
66 days to first decision for all manuscripts
184 days from submission to acceptance
41 days from acceptance to publicationUsage
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This journal is indexed by
- DOAJ
- EBSCO Discovery Service
- Google Scholar
- OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service
- ProQuest-ExLibris Primo
- ProQuest-ExLibris Summon
- Institute for Scientific and Technical Information of China
- Naver