The field of psychological assessment: Where it stands and where it ’s going – a personal analysis of foci, gaps, and implications for < em > EJPA < /em > .

In this editorial, the new editor of the European Journal of Psychological Assessment (EJPA) addresses several questions. Which articles will be interesting to the community and to the journal, and which will not? Where do potential gaps in the field of assessment exist, and how can these gaps be filled? To obtain a broad overview, he ran a crude and, thus, admittedly, not very comprehensive search in the Web of Science by combining the search terms psychological and assessment with various other search terms. In looking at the numbers, there were two main messages he took from them. First, the field of psychological assessment is on the rise. Second, the focus on assessment in the fields of clinical, cognitive, and educational psychology is strong, followed by articles on methodological topics in assessment and personality assessment. The implications of these findings for authors and for the publication process are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved)
Source: European Journal of Psychological Assessment - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Source Type: research