Hogrefe Publishing

What Hogrefe Publishing does

Hogrefe Publishing is a privately held, family-controlled scientific publishing group founded in 1948 and headquartered in Göttingen, Germany. The company specializes in psychological and psychiatric publishing, producing scientifically-validated psychometric tests and assessments, peer-reviewed scientific journals, and academic and clinical books covering psychology, psychotherapy, psychiatry, and medicine. Its buyer base is restricted to qualified professionals — psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, HR practitioners, and university faculty — and purchases of test products are gated by professional qualification verification. Notable flagship products include the IDS-2 intelligence and development scales for children, the ESB early sociocognitive battery for autism risk screening, the FEEL-KJ-2 emotion regulation questionnaire, and the long-running Advances in Psychotherapy book series. The Hogrefe Test System (HTS) is an online platform that enables clinicians to administer assessments remotely, with pseudonymized patient data handling, HIPAA-compliant infrastructure for US customers, automated scoring, and report generation. Pricing is dominated by one-time/perpetual licenses for tests (typically €100-€300 per starter pack), complemented by recurring journal subscriptions, eBooks via Hogrefe eLibrary, and professional training services on assessment administration. Hogrefe sells primarily through a B2B e-commerce webshop with localized country-specific sites across 18 countries, following recent acquisitions of Manual Moderno and Vesalius that made it the market leader in Mexico and brought group headcount to over 500 employees. The company maintains ISO 27001 certification and HIPAA Business Associate compliance for US operations.

Name

Hogrefe Publishing

Legal name

Hogrefe Publishing Corporation

Website

https://hogrefe.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hogrefe Publishing is a family-owned German scientific publisher producing scientifically-validated psychological tests and assessments, peer-reviewed journals, and clinical books for qualified psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, HR professionals, and academic institutions across 18 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Psychological Assessment Publishing

NAICS

Book Publishers (513130), Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Health, Wellness & Fitness Trade Publishing (MPAJAAAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

eBook & Digital Reading Platforms (BPAMAJAK)

Keywords

• Psychological assessment publishing
• Psychometric testing platforms
• Clinical psychology books
• Scientific journal publishing
• Psychiatry test distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Göttingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices19 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Psychometric Tests and Assessments: Sale of psychological and cognitive assessments for clinical, educational, and HR settings. Both pen-and-paper and digital formats available. Digital testing requires HTS account with test credits.
2. Academic Books: Publishing of books covering psychology, psychotherapy, psychiatry, and medicine. Includes book series, textbooks, and clinical handbooks.
3. Scientific Journals: Peer-reviewed journals in German and English in the fields of psychology, psychiatry, and medicine.
4. Training Services: Training courses for professionals on use and interpretation of assessments (e.g., ADOS-2, NEO-PI-3, ADI-R training courses).
5. eBooks and Digital Content: Electronic versions of books and journals available through Hogrefe eLibrary and Hogrefe eContent platforms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hogrefe Publishing is a scientific publisher that develops, sells, and distributes scientifically-validated psychological and psychiatric psychometric assessments, academic books, and peer-reviewed scientific journals. Its products serve clinical, educational, and HR professionals through both physical (pen-and-paper) and digital (HTS Online Platform) formats. Customers include psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, university faculty, and HR professionals across 18 countries, with purchases requiring professional qualification verification.

Product overview

Hogrefe Publishing is a psychology and psychiatry publishing company offering a comprehensive portfolio of psychological assessments, academic books, scientific journals, and eProducts. The core offerings include the Hogrefe Test System (HTS) Online Platform for digital testing delivery, alongside extensive psychological tests such as the IDS-2 (Intelligence and Development Scales-2nd Edition) and ESB (Early Sociocognitive Battery). The company publishes books in psychology, psychotherapy, psychiatry, and medicine through the Hogrefe eLibrary, and maintains peer-reviewed journals in psychology/psychiatry and medicine via Hogrefe eContent. Training and professional development courses complement the assessment offerings, while the Advances in Psychotherapy book series provides evidence-based clinical resources. The product ecosystem serves clinical, educational, and HR professionals across 18 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hogrefe Testsystem (HTS): Online testing platform for psychological assessments providing clinicians and practitioners capability to remotely test patients and generate reports.
• Hogrefe eLibrary
• Hogrefe eContent
• Testzentrale

Products and services

• Psychological Tests and Assessments Comprehensive portfolio of scientifically-validated psychological assessments for clinical, educational, and HR settings covering attention, autism, child development, cognitive/executive functions, emotional development, and clinical/projective techniques. Sold to qualified psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, and HR professionals.
• Hogrefe Test System (HTS) Online Platform Digital testing platform enabling qualified clinicians and practitioners to administer selected Hogrefe assessments remotely, generate automated reports, and manage test credits under HIPAA-compliant infrastructure with pseudonymized patient data.
• Intelligence and Development Scales-2nd Edition (IDS-2) A global cognitive assessment that identifies knowledge, strengths, and developmental needs across multiple areas to provide a complete picture of the 'whole child' for psychologists and child development professionals.
• Early Sociocognitive Battery (ESB) A 15-minute preschool assessment for children aged 18 months to 5 years that identifies communication difficulties commonly associated with later autism diagnoses.
• FEEL-KJ-2 Emotion Regulation Strategies Questionnaire Assessment tool evaluating regulation strategies for anger, anxiety, and sadness in children, adolescents, and young adults ages 9-20 years, supporting neurodivergent populations.
• LSBS Lees- en Spellingbelevingsschaal Self-report questionnaire assessing children's experiences and attitudes toward reading and spelling for elementary school children in grades 5-8, available in pen-and-paper and digital formats.
• Books - Psychology, Psychotherapy and Psychiatry Extensive range of academic and clinical books covering psychology, psychotherapy, psychiatry, medicine, and related fields, aimed at clinicians, students, and educators.
• Books - Medicine Medical textbooks and reference works for practicing psychiatrists, psychologists, pharmacists, and counselors.
• Journals - Psychology / Psychiatry Peer-reviewed scientific journals in German and English in the field of psychology and psychiatry.
• Journals - Medicine Medical journals covering clinical and research topics in medicine.
• Hogrefe eLibrary Digital platform providing electronic access to Hogrefe's portfolio of book publications for institutional and individual subscribers.
• Hogrefe eContent Electronic content platform for accessing Hogrefe's journal publications for institutional and individual subscribers.
• Training and Courses Professional training programs including ADOS-2, ADI-R, and NEO-PI-3 accreditation courses, plus product-specific training for assessment administration and interpretation.
• Advances in Psychotherapy (APT) Book Series Evidence-based practical book series providing clinicians with resources for assessment, diagnosis, and treatment across 20 years of publication.

Quantifiable outcome

• IDS-2 provides a comprehensive picture of the 'whole child' including IQ assessment and measurement of strengths and challenges across development areas
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Publishing Partners (UK)minorOthersHogrefe UK partners with leading publishers to provide access to a wider selection of assessments beyond their own portfolio.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• PAR (Psychological Assessment Resources): Publishes psychological and educational assessments for clinical, forensic, and organizational use, directly competing with Hogrefe in validated clinical and psychometric test publishing for psychologists and HR professionals.
• Western Psychological Services (WPS): Independent publisher of psychological tests and clinical assessment tools including neuropsychological batteries; comparable to Hogrefe in clinical assessment product depth and customer base.
• Multi-Health Systems (MHS): Develops and distributes psychological assessments across clinical, educational, talent, and public safety segments, competing directly with Hogrefe's assessment portfolio (e.g., Conners, MMPI) for the same qualified professional buyer.
• Pro-Ed: Specializes in assessments, interventions, and instructional materials for speech-language, special education, and psychology; closely comparable in subject matter (child development, clinical assessment) and customer mix to Hogrefe.
• Guilford Press: Independent publisher of professional and academic books and journals in psychology, psychiatry, and the cognitive sciences; directly comparable to Hogrefe's book and journal publishing business.
• APA Books / American Psychological Association: Publishing arm of the APA producing scholarly books, reference works, and the PsycINFO/PsycTESTS databases; overlaps directly with Hogrefe's academic psychology publishing and assessment reference content.

Broad incumbents

• Pearson Clinical: Pearson's clinical division bundles digital assessment platforms (Q-global, Q-interactive) with cognitive, achievement, and behavioral tools, overlapping significantly with Hogrefe's HTS Online offerings though at much larger scale.
• Routledge (Taylor & Francis): Major academic publisher with an extensive psychology, counselling, and mental health portfolio across books and journals; competes broadly with Hogrefe's scholarly publishing though at substantially greater scale.
• Springer Nature: Global publisher of academic and scientific content including a large psychology and psychiatry list; a broad incumbent competitor to Hogrefe in research journals and clinical professional books.
• Sage Publications: Independent academic publisher with deep psychology and mental health coverage across journals and books; a comparable peer in journal subscription book publishing though with broader disciplinary scope than Hogrefe.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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