Psychological Assessment

Aims & Scope

Psychological Assessment is concerned mainly with empirical research on measurement and evaluation relevant to the broad field of clinical psychology.

Submissions are welcome in the areas of assessment processes and methods.

Included are - clinical judgment and the application of decision-making models - paradigms derived from basic psychological research in cognition, personality–social psychology, and biological psychology - development, validation, and application of assessment instruments, observational methods, and interviews

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.3
2024	3.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.669

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	180

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1991

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1406

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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
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine and 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.

• Guidelines, criteria, and rules of thumb for evaluating normed and standardized assessment instruments in psychology.

  Citation: 6748

  Authors: Domenic V.

• The Pain Catastrophizing Scale: Development and validation.

  Citation: 5980

  Authors: Michael J. L., Scott R., Jayne

• Constructing validity: Basic issues in objective scale development.

  Citation: 3987

  Authors: Lee Anna, David

• Psychometric properties of the 42-item and 21-item versions of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales in clinical groups and a community sample.

  Citation: 3377

  Authors: Martin M., Peter J., Brian J., Murray W., Richard P.

• The development of markers for the Big-Five factor structure.

  Citation: 3331

  Authors: Lewis R.

• Review of the Satisfaction With Life Scale.

  Citation: 2922

  Authors: William, Ed

• Factor analysis in the development and refinement of clinical assessment instruments.

  Citation: 2534

  Authors: Frank J., Keith F.

• The Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory: Development and validation of a short version.

  Citation: 2284

  Authors: Edna B., Jonathan D., Susanne, Robert, Rafael, Greg, Paul M.

• The validation of a self-report measure of posttraumatic stress disorder: The Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale.

  Citation: 1980

  Authors: Edna B., Laurie, Lisa, Kevin

• Psychometric properties of the PTSD Checklist for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders–Fifth Edition (PCL-5) in veterans.

  Citation: 1922

  Authors: Michelle J., Brian P., Frank W., Matthew W., Paola, Paula P., Terence M.

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