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Methodology (journal) Methodology (journal) Methodology: European Journal of Research Methods for the Behavioral and Social Sciences is a biannual peer-reviewed scientific journal covering social and behavioral science research methodology. It was established in 2005 from the merger of two other journals: Metodologia de las Ciencias del Comportamiento and Methods of Psychological Research-Online. It is published by Hogrefe Publishing on behalf of the European Association of Methodology, of which it is the official journal. The editors-in-chief are Jost Reinecke (University of Bielefeld) and José-Luis Padilla (University of Granada). According to the "Journal Citation Reports", the journal has a 2016 impact factor of 1.143.