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Assessment

Assessment focuses on applied clinical assessment, with an emphasis on information relevant to the use of assessment measures, including test development, validation, and interpretation practices. Articles cover the assessment of cognitive and neuropsychological functioning, personality, and psychopathology.

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Subject Psychology, Clinical
Impact Factor 3.4
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 1073-1911
eISSN 1552-3489
Invitation Only No
Cost Range Article processing charges apply for hybrid open access publication, and institutional open access agreements or prepaid accounts may help cover APCs.

Submission Instructions

Assessment accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Original Research Articles

Cover Letter A cover letter must be submitted. Cover letter must indicate why the manuscript is suitable for publication.
Abstract Original Research Articles generally include an abstract. Abstract must be unstructured and 150 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Original Research Articles should not exceed 30 pages of text, excluding the Title Page, abstract, tables, figures, footnotes, and reference list. Original Research Articles generally include an Abstract, Introduction, Methodology, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgments, Statements and Declarations section, and References. Include 5–7 keywords after the abstract.
References References must follow APA style. Every in-text citation must have a corresponding reference list entry and vice versa, with identical spelling and year in both places.
Figures & Tables Figures, charts, and tables created in Word should be included in the main text, while figures and other files created outside Word should be submitted separately with a placeholder note in the text. Figures must be numbered consecutively in the order cited, and tables and figures must each include a number and title.
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Review

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. The cover letter must indicate why the manuscript is suitable for publication and submission must confirm originality, rights in the work, and consent of all contributing authors.
Abstract An abstract is required. The abstract must be 150 words. The abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Sections must be clearly defined with clear heading levels that are not skipped. Include 5-7 keywords after the abstract, and the manuscript file must be anonymized with author names, affiliations, acknowledgements, and identifying statements removed.
References References must follow APA style. Every in-text citation must have a corresponding reference list entry and vice versa, with identical spelling and year in both places.
Figures & Tables Figures, charts, and tables created in Word should be included in the main text, while figures created outside Word should be submitted separately with a placeholder note in the text. Figures must be numbered consecutively and have a number and title, while tables must be labeled as tables with a number and title and be editable within Word rather than included as images.
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Registered Report - Stage 1

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. The cover letter must indicate why the manuscript is suitable for publication.
Abstract An abstract is required. The abstract must be 150 words. The abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Registered Report Stage 1 submissions must include a complete introduction section and a complete methods section. Include 5–7 keywords after the abstract.
References References must follow APA style. Every in-text citation must have a corresponding reference list entry and vice versa, with identical spelling and year in both places.
Figures & Tables Figures, charts, and tables created in Word should be included in the main text, while figures and other files created outside Word should be submitted separately with a placeholder note in the text. Figures must be numbered consecutively, and tables must be editable text-based tables rather than images.
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Registered Report - Stage 2

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. The cover letter must indicate why the manuscript is suitable for publication.
Abstract An unstructured abstract is required. The abstract must be 150 words. The abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Registered Report Stage 2 submissions must include complete Introduction and Methods sections. The manuscript must include 5–7 keywords after the abstract.
References References must follow APA style. Every in-text citation must have a corresponding reference list entry and vice versa, with identical spelling and year in both places.
Figures & Tables Figures, charts, and tables created in Word should be included in the main text, while figures and other files created outside Word should be submitted separately with a placeholder note in the text. Figures must be numbered consecutively in the order cited, and tables must be editable text labeled as tables with a number and title.
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Recent Publications

Developing a Perspective-Taking Task for Social Anxiety

Maika Kumada, Junwen Chen

10.1177/10731911261451789
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The Psychometric Properties of the International Work Addiction Scale (IWAS) Using CTT and IRT in a Nationally Representative UK Sample

Stephanie V. Towch, Paweł A. Atroszko, Halley M. Pontes

10.1177/10731911261447068
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On the Structure of Fears of Evaluation: Testing for a General Factor and Its Validity in Bifactor Models

Yifei Zhang, Junwen Chen, Sixuan Lv, Ofir Turel, Qinghua He

10.1177/10731911261447626
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Effects of Ecological Momentary Assessment Prompting Schedule on Affect Measurement Variability and Associations With Next-Day Health Behaviors

Jeremy S. Langford, Emily T. Hébert, Dusti R. Jones, Sarah S. Tonkin, Blayne A. Barker, Clayton Ulm, Dingjing Shi, Jessica A. Becerra, Michael Businelle

10.1177/10731911261444953
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The Two Facet Model of Parental Psychological Control: Separately Measuring Intrusiveness and Emotional Manipulation Based on What Korean Middle School Adolescents in Seoul Believe to Be Intrusive Parenting

So Young Choe, Sarah J. Schoppe-Sullivan, Qing Zhou, Kyoung-Uk Lee

10.1177/10731911261440140
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Median first decision is 6 days, median time in peer review is 72 days, median time from submission to acceptance is 208 days, and median time from acceptance to online publication is 53 days.

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is required. It should help the Editor in the preliminary evaluation and explain why the manuscript is suitable for publication. Writing or editing assistance and third-party submission involvement must also be disclosed in the covering letter.

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What are the publication costs?

Article processing charges apply for hybrid open access publication, and institutional agreements or prepaid accounts may help cover APCs.

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Research Topics

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Personality Disorders and Psychopathology Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes Mental Health Research Topics Personality Traits and Psychology Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending Psychological Testing and Assessment Traumatic Brain Injury Research Cognitive Abilities and Testing Behavioral Health and Interventions Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Psychometric Methodologies and Testing Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Crime Patterns and Interventions Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Early Childhood Education and Development Child Abuse and Trauma Attachment and Relationship Dynamics Resilience and Mental Health Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders Mental Health Treatment and Access

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