What Hogrefe Editore does

Hogrefe Editore Srl is the Italian operating subsidiary of the Hogrefe Publishing Group, a European publisher of psychological and psychometric assessment tools, scientific books, and journals established in 1949. Headquartered in Florence at V.le Antonio Gramsci, 42, the company operates with 8 employees and serves as the Italian distribution, training, and consulting node for the group's portfolio. Its core offering centers on standardized psychological assessment instruments for children/adolescents and adults (e.g., IDS-2, ESB, RIAS-2, BECS, PAS-O, PAI-A, GRAFOS-2, OPD-IA-2, AAT-IT-3, ABAS-3), delivered in both paper-based and computerized (test informatizzati) formats with software-assisted scoring and reporting. Beyond assessments, Hogrefe Editore publishes Italian-language volumes across specialized psychology collections (clinical psychology, psychotherapy, autism, legal psychology, talent assessment), produces the peer-reviewed online journal 'Qi – Questioni e Idee in Psicologia' on a quarterly cadence, runs professional certification training (e.g., Griffiths III scales, MOXO d-CPT), and offers Hogrefe Consulting services for organizational psychology and talent assessment.

The company monetizes through five distinct streams: one-time license sales of psychological tests, one-time book/volume purchases, recurring journal subscriptions, fee-based professional training, and Hogrefe Consulting professional services. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; the company facilitates purchases via installment payment plans (Acquisto a rate) and accepts the Italian national Carta del Docente educator purchasing card, with dedicated purchasing conditions for Italian Public Administration entities. The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via an Italian-localized e-commerce storefront, complemented by the parent group's Testzentrale distribution network in German-speaking Europe, professional conference presence (main sponsor of ICAP 2026 in Florence), and email/newsletter marketing.

Hogrefe Editore is registered as an Italian Società a responsabilità limitata (Srl) with €10,000 fully paid share capital and is privately held under the strategic control of Hogrefe Publishing Group, which maintains local entities across 18+ countries in Europe, the Americas, and other regions. The Italian entity carries ISO certification referenced under its Responsibility & Compliance section and operates a Hogrefe Trust Center, signaling a posture oriented toward regulated institutional and clinical procurement rather than venture-style scale.

Name

Hogrefe Editore

Legal name

Hogrefe Editore Srl

Website

https://hogrefe.it

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hogrefe Editore is the Italian subsidiary of Hogrefe Publishing Group, selling validated psychological assessment tests, psychology books, the Qi journal, certification training, and consulting services to Italian psychologists, schools, public administration, and corporate buyers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Psychological Assessment & Publishing

NAICS

Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

Assessment Item Banks, Question Authoring & Test Development Content (EDAGADAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Portfolio, Performance & Rubric-Based Assessment Platforms (EDAFADAL), Assessment, Testing & Exam Prep Publishing (MPAJABAF)

Keywords

• Psychological assessment tools
• Psychometric testing
• Psychology publishing
• Talent assessment solutions
• Professional psychology training

Headquarters

HQ city

Florence

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Psychological Test Sales: Sale of standardized psychological assessment instruments for clinical and educational use, including both paper-based and computerized versions.
2. Book and Volume Publishing: Publication and sale of psychology books, manuals, and essay collections across specialized topics including clinical psychology, psychotherapy, autism, and legal psychology.
3. Journal Subscriptions: Publication of 'Qi - Questioni e Idee in Psicologia' psychology journal with regular issues published throughout the year.
4. Professional Training: Training courses for psychology professionals including certification programs for administering specific assessment tools like Griffiths III scales.
5. Hogrefe Consulting: Consulting services for organizational psychology, talent assessment, and professional development.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hogrefe Editore publishes and distributes standardized psychological assessment tests for children, adolescents, and adults, along with psychology books, manuals, the Qi journal, professional training and certification courses, and Hogrefe Consulting services. The company serves Italian psychologists, psychiatrists, schools, and organizations through its e-commerce platform, with both paper-based and computerized (test informatizzati) instruments.

Product overview

Hogrefe Editore is an Italian publisher specializing in psychology and psychiatry products and services, operating as part of the Hogrefe Publishing Group. The company's portfolio centers on psychological assessment tools organized across Test (assessment tests for children/adolescents, adults, school/career guidance, and talent assessment), book publications across specialized collections (100 Questions series, Psychology Manuals, Essays, Psychodiagnostics, Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy, Autism, Social and Work Psychology), peer-reviewed journals (Qi – Questioni e idee in psicologia covering psychology/psychiatry), professional training courses, and Hogrefe Consulting services. The product ecosystem includes computerized testing platforms, specific assessment instruments like IDS-2, ESB, RIAS-2, BECS, PAS-O, PAI-A, GRAFOS-2, OPD-IA-2, AAT-IT-3, and ABAS-3, along with educational books addressing clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic topics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IDS-2 (Intelligence and Development Scales, 2nd Edition)

Quantifiable outcome

• Ships within 2-6 working days across Italy

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ICAP 2026 (International Congress of Psychology)majorGTM or Marketing Partner · 21 July 2026Hogrefe is Main Sponsor of ICAP 2026 in Florence, July 21-25. The company will have a prominent exhibition stand and host multiple symposia, workshops, presentations, and poster sessions. Participants registering for Hogrefe workshops receive free congress entry for that day.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Springer Nature: Springer Nature is a major academic and scientific publisher with extensive psychology and psychiatry book and journal catalogs. It is a broad incumbent peer — overlapping in psychology scholarly publishing and, to a lesser extent, in assessment-related research monographs, but not focused on clinical test instruments the way Hogrefe Editore is.
• American Psychological Association (APA) Books: APA Books publishes scholarly and professional psychology titles including assessment-related references and the PsycINFO ecosystem. It is a broad incumbent peer to Hogrefe Editore on the academic publishing side, with overlapping psychology professional audience but different core product (books vs. standardized tests).
• Routledge / Taylor & Francis Psychology: Routledge (Taylor & Francis) publishes a large psychology book and reference catalog for academic and professional audiences. It is a broad incumbent peer to Hogrefe Editore's book-publishing business — competing for shelf space and library/academic budgets but not for the clinical test instrument market.

Direct peers

• Western Psychological Services (WPS): WPS is a publisher of psychological assessments and clinical instruments for psychologists, schools, and health professionals, with international distribution. It is a direct peer to Hogrefe Editore in standardized clinical psychometrics and operates a similar content-publishing + distributor model.
• PAR (Psychological Assessment Resources): PAR publishes standardized psychological assessments used by clinicians, schools, and researchers, including instruments like the BRIEF and Conners. It is a direct peer to Hogrefe Editore in clinical and educational psychometrics, with comparable product type, sales motion, and target buyer.
• Multi-Health Systems (MHS): MHS develops and distributes psychometric assessments (e.g., Conners, ASRS) used in clinical, educational, and organizational settings. It is a direct peer to Hogrefe Editore, sharing the standardized test publishing model, professional training programs, and clinician/HR buyer segments.
• Giunti Psychometrics: Giunti Psychometrics is the Italian arm of Giunti Publishing focused on psychological and educational assessments, serving clinicians and schools in Italy. It is a direct domestic competitor to Hogrefe Editore in the Italian standardized assessment market with overlapping catalog, language, and buyer base.
• Pearson Clinical: Pearson Clinical publishes and distributes a broad portfolio of standardized psychological and educational assessments (e.g., WISC, WAIS, MMPI) globally, including Italian-localized versions. Directly comparable to Hogrefe Editore as a clinical and educational psychometric assessment publisher with overlapping buyer base (psychologists, schools, healthcare).

Regional players

• Erickson: Erickson is an Italian publisher specializing in educational, special-needs, and psychology content for schools and clinicians, with assessment-adjacent product lines. It is a regional peer to Hogrefe Editore — competing primarily in Italy across publishing and educational assessment categories with overlapping professional buyers.

Others

• Hogrefe Verlag (Germany): Hogrefe Verlag is the German parent and founding entity of the Hogrefe Publishing Group, publishing the same family of psychological assessments and books in German. It is the upstream publisher that produces and licenses much of the content Hogrefe Editore localizes for Italy, making it a strategically central ecosystem counterpart rather than a competing peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hogrefe-editore

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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