News & Updates
Volunteer on the Social Media Committee!
The Social Media Committee is seeking a new member! Please consider this opportunity to contribute to the Society. If interested in volunteering, please email: info@psychometricsociety.org.
Announcing the new DEI Committee
We are happy to announce the creation of a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee.
Call for Papers: Psychometrika, Applications and Case Studies (ACS)
Leveraging AI to Empower Development and Application of Diagnostic Statistical Models
Psychometrika is seeking submissions for a forthcoming Special Section on Leveraging AI to Empower Development and Application of Diagnostic Statistical Models.
IMPS 2025 Group Photo
Thanks to all for a wonderful IMPS 2025!
A high resolution version of the group photo taken during the conference can be accessed at the following link:
Call for Presidential Nominations (2027-2028)
Each year, Regular and Student Members of the Psychometric
Society elect a new President. This call for nomination allows
you to nominate up to five candidates for the position. Please
submit them in rank order, with your preferred candidate
first.
IMPS 2024 Proceedings Available Now!
The IMPS 2024 Proceedings have been published and are now openly accessible online.
Registration for IMPS 2025 is now open!
The Psychometric Society is pleased to announce that you are now able to register for IMPS 2025.
Congratulations to 2025 Award Winners!
Winners of the Career Award, Early Career Award, and Dissertation Prize were recently announced
The 2025 winners are listed below. Histories and photos of all previous award winners can be found via links on the Awards page or the links at the top and right of this post.
IMPS 2024 Group Photo
Thanks to all for a wonderful IMPS 2024!
A high resolution version of the group photo taken during the conference can be accessed at the following link:
Psychometrika Converting to Open Access!
New agreement with Cambridge University Press for 2025
The Psychometric Society and Cambridge University Press are pleased to announce that Psychometrika will transition to publication by Cambridge University Press and convert to a fully gold open access publication model for all authors in 2025. Volume 90 (2025) will be the first published entirely open access. By removing barriers to access Psychometrika, articles will be able to reach a wider audience of global researchers, furthering the Society’s mission to advance theory and methodology for data analysis throughout the social and behavioral sciences.
IMPS 2024 Graduate Research Competition
The 2024 IMPS Graduate Student Research Competition calls for proposals on the use of generative AI, such as ChatGPT, to advance psychometric research. The competition is open to all graduate students who can form teams of up to 5 people. Each team is required to submit a proposal outlining their study design, research questions, data sources or collection plan, and analysis methods.
Congratulations to 2024 Award Winners!
Winners of the Career Award, Early Career Award, and Dissertation Prize were recently announced
The 2024 winners are listed below. Histories and photos of all previous award winners can be found via links on the Awards page or the links at the top and right of this post.
President’s Newsletter
Please see the pdf file on this page to read an important letter from the President of the Psychometric Society, David Kaplan.
IMPS 2023 Group Photo
Thanks to all for a wonderful IMPS 2023!
A high resolution version of the group photo taken during the conference can be accessed at the following link:
New Executive Editor for Psychometrika
After a highly successful and extended term as Executive Editor of Psychometrika, Dr. Matthias von Davier will transition out of the role as Dr. Sandip Sinharay becomes Executive Editor. Dr. Sinharay began handling new submissions July 1, 2023 and will assume full responsibilities as Executive Editor January 1, 2024. Dr. Sinharay is a Distinguished Presidential Appointee in the Research & Development division at Educational Testing Service and comes to the position of Executive Editor with a wealth of editorial experience.
IMPS 2023 Graduate Research Competition
The 2023 IMPS Graduate Student Research Competition calls for proposals on the use of generative AI, such as ChatGPT, to advance psychometric research. The competition is open to all graduate students who can form teams of up to 4 people. Each team is required to submit a proposal outlining their study design, research questions, data sources or collection plan, and analysis methods.
Call for Papers
Model Identification and Estimation for Longitudinal Data in Practice
Psychometrika is seeking submissions for a forthcoming Special Section on Model Identification and Estimation for Longitudinal Data in Practice. In particular, we invite submissions for a special section on model identifiability and estimability in the context of analyzing realistic educational, psychological, and more generally, social and behavioral sciences longitudinal data.