本国际期刊的主要目标是促进关于各种、各级以及教育各领域的评估、评价和责任的研究的知识和传播。该杂志为读者提供了一个丰富的上下文性质的评估，评估和教育的责任。该杂志以理论为导向，以方法为基础，力求将研究、政策制定和实践联系起来。该杂志出版杰出的实证著作，由世界各地著名学者同行评审。
The main objective of this international journal is to advance knowledge and dissemination of research on and about assessment, evaluation and accountability of all kinds and on various levels as well as in all fields of education.The journal provides readers with an understanding of the rich contextual nature of evaluation, assessment and accountability in education. The journal is theory-oriented and methodology-based and seeks to connect research, policy making and practice. The journal publishes outstanding empirical works, peer-reviewed by eminent scholars around the world.