The journal publishes articles in English discussing methodological issues of survey research.

Articles published in Survey Research Methods are free of charges for both, readers and authors.

According to the website, ESRA's main goal is to encourage communication between methodologists and researchers in substantive fields such as sociology, psychology, political science, and other disciplines employing survey data.

[1] The ESRA Outstanding Service Award acknowledges individuals who provided significant methodological, substantive, or infrastructural contributions to European survey research.

Honorees included Rainer Schnell (2021), Ineke Stoop (2019), Edith de Leeuw (2017), Jaak Billiet (2015), Willem Saris (2013), and Roger Jowell (2011).