Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences

Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences (MISS) publishes open-access measurement tools for various social science disciplines. It advances methodology through reviews, best practices, and empirically based research, while adhering to high scientific and ethical standards in its peer-review process.

MISS serves a wide array of fields, including sociology, psychology, education, political science, and economics. Although focusing mainly on social surveys for the general population, the measurement instruments documented in MISS may also be relevant for the study of individual differences and useful in specific diagnostic contexts of relevance to the general population.

MISS advances social science measurement and methodology also through systematic reviews, test reviews, meeting reports, and best practice approaches related to specific tools and measurement in general. MISS expects empirical backing up of scientific claims, predominantly by a quantitative approach.

MISS subscribes to high scientific, open-science and ethical standards, and employs a strict peer review procedure in line with COPE guidelines ensuring the integrity of the scholarly record.