Assessment

Aims & Scope

Assessment publishes articles advancing clinical assessment science and practice.

The emphasis of this journal is on publication of information of relevance to the use of assessment measures, including test development, validation, and interpretation practices.

The scope of the journal includes research that can inform assessment practices in mental health, forensic, medical, and other applied settings.

Papers that focus on the assessment of cognitive and neuropsychological functioning, personality, and psychopathology are invited.

Most papers published in Assessment report the results of original empirical research, however integrative review articles and scholarly case studies will also be considered.

Papers focusing on a) new assessment methodologies and techniques for both researchers and practitioners, b) how assessment methods and research informs understanding of major issues in clinical psychology such as the structure, classification, and mechanisms of psychopathology, and c) multi-method assessment research and the integration of assessment methods in research and practice are of particular interest.

The journal also encourages submissions introducing useful, novel, and non-redundant instruments or demonstrating how existing instruments have applicability in new research or applied contexts.

All submissions should provide strong rationales for their efforts and articulate important implications for assessment science and/or practice.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.4
2024	3.50

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1247

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2392

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.158

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Psychology, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Using Self-Report Assessment Methods to Explore Facets of Mindfulness

  Citation: 5468

  Authors: Ruth A., Gregory T., Jaclyn, Jennifer, Leslie

• Construct Validity of the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire in Meditating and Nonmeditating Samples

  Citation: 2098

  Authors: Ruth A., Gregory T., Emily, Daniel, Jennifer, Shannon, Erin, Danielle, J. Mark G.

• The Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R):Validation with Clinical and Nonclinical Samples

  Citation: 1744

  Authors: Augustine, Courtney L., Peter M., Lisa C., Beverly A., Francisco X.

• Item Banks for Measuring Emotional Distress From the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®): Depression, Anxiety, and Anger

  Citation: 1716

  Authors: Paul A., Seung W., Steven P., Angela M., William T., David

• Assessment of Mindfulness by Self-Report

  Citation: 1589

  Authors: Ruth A., Gregory T., Kristin B.

• Introducing the Short Dark Triad (SD3)

  Citation: 1568

  Authors: Daniel N., Delroy L.

• Psychometric Properties of the Life Events Checklist

  Citation: 1424

  Authors: Matt J., Brett T., Julie L., Thomas W.

• The Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Brief Resilient Coping Scale

  Citation: 912

  Authors: Vaughn G., Kenneth A.

• Psychometric Properties of the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire in Depressed Adults and Development of a Short Form

  Citation: 759

  Authors: Ernst, Peter M., Martine, Martine, Ruth

• The Assessment of Present-Moment Awareness and Acceptance

  Citation: 659

  Authors: LeeAnn, James D., Evan M., Ethan, Victoria

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