''Survey Research Methods'' (''SRM'') is a

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published by the

European Survey Research Association ''Survey Research Methods'' (''SRM'') is a peer-reviewed academic journal on survey methodology published by the European Survey Research Association. The journal publishes articles in English discussing methodological issues of survey research. ...

. The journal publishes articles in English discussing methodological issues of survey research. The

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is Ulrich Kohler (

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). The journal is indexed by the

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(SSCI),

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, and the

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(DOAJ). The journal has signed the Transparency and Openness Promotion Guidelines of the

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. Articles published in Survey Research Methods are free of charges for both, readers and authors.

Publisher

''Survey Research Methods'' is the official journal of the European Survey Research Association (ESRA). The ESRA was founded in 2008. According to the website, ESRA's main goal is to encourage communication between methodologists and researchers in substantive fields such as

sociology Sociology is the scientific study of human society that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of Interpersonal ties, social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. The term sociol ...

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political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

, and other disciplines employing survey data. Its main two activities are the biannual

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s that showcases the latest survey research with the latest conference in 2023, and the

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''Survey Research Methods''. The ESRA Outstanding Service Award acknowledges individuals who provided significant methodological, substantive, or infrastructural contributions to European survey research. Honorees included Rainer Schnell (2021), Ineke Stoop (2019),

Edith de Leeuw Edith Desiree de Leeuw (born April 12, 1962) is a Dutch psychologist, statistician, research methodologist, and professor in survey methodology and survey quality, at the University of Utrecht. She is known for her work in the field of survey r ...

(2017), Jaak Billiet (2015), Willem Saris (2013), and

Roger Jowell Sir Roger Mark Jowell, CBE (26 March 1942 – 25 December 2011) was a British social statistician and academic. He founded Social and Community Planning Research, now known as the National Centre for Social Research, and the Centre for Compar ...

(2011).

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