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Journal of Personality Assessment
ISSN 0022-3891 · eISSN 1532-7752 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Personality Assessment: CAS Zone 3 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.65; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 241 days to acceptance (99 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 13% (journal website); 76 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Personality Assessment is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Psychological Testing and Assessment, Personality Disorders and Psychopathology and Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications, together about 42.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Personality Assessment (JPA) seeks to publish articles on the methods and applications related to the psychological assessment of psychopathology, maladaptive personality, and normative personality processes. JPA strives to publish cutting edge research, which can occur in a number of contexts and settings, including clinical/consulting, counseling, neuropsychological, forensic, health, social/community, multicultural, developmental/educational, industrial/organizational, and screening of candidates for public safety positions. The journal is interested in receiving manuscripts that consider development and validation of new assessment processes and tests, as well as advance the clinical utility and ecological validity of personality assessment in clinical and nonclinical populations. For those papers reporting on the psychometric development of an instrument, the utility, impact, and overall contribution of the findings to the literature will be carefully considered when evaluating papers that will be reviewed and accepted for publication. Ideally, both self-report and non-self-report assessment methods will be part of the validation process, though this is not required for papers to be considered for publication. Papers that report on studies that use causal or process-focused approaches to validity are particularly encouraged. Moreover, research that focuses exclusively on internal structure (e.g., factor analysis, item response theory) without external validation data are unlikely to be published unless exceptional significance and innovation to the field are clearly articulated. Research that examines a new translation of a test must also substantially advance the broader literature on the test itself to be published. Finally, research using convenience samples, such as university students or crowdsourcing (e.g., Amazon’s Mechanical Turk, Prolific, Qualtrics), will be considered for publication, but it is important that authors clearly consider the impact of findings with respect to validity and utility (especially for clinical topics) in light of possible generalizability limitations. Papers devoted to test construction, methods, processes, and applicability of personality assessment in forensic and health care settings are especially desired. JPA also is interested in articles addressing under-studied areas and promising but under-utilized methods. These include (a) systematic reviews or meta-analyses that summarize a body of evidence
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 1, Australia 1, Singapore 1, Jordan 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychological Testing and AssessmentPsychology18.8%
- Personality Disorders and PsychopathologyPsychology13.1%
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology10.7%
- Personality Traits and PsychologyPsychology7.5%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology7%
- Mental Health Research TopicsPsychology4%
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyPsychology3.5%
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychology3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Social | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Social | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Social | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedEmbasePsycINFOCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Index Medicus, ProQuest, OCLC, Sociological Abstracts (Online), Exceptional Child Education Resources (Online)
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 2.65LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.17LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.17Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.42LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.42Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 185OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,762OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.44OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.3%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 71LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 412,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,399 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 67 | 22 | 35 |
| 2025 | 76 | 25 | 123 |
| 2024 | 69 | 34 | 360 |
| 2023 | 56 | 16 | 391 |
| 2022 | 82 | 24 | 1,176 |
| 2021 | 77 | 17 | 1,276 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
241 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 152 days – 317 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 26 days (99 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 267 days
- Sample
- 99 articles with submission and acceptance dates (160 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 13%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 27 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 67 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 27 daysPublisher website ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- reviewment practice or research. Comments and reviews typically will be limited to 1,000 words and an abstract is not required. JPA is the official journamain text ≤ 1,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal, part of Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program Model summary
Journal of Personality Assessment is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discovera…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0022-3891
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-7752
- Society / sponsor
- Society for Personality Assessment
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 108, Issue 5 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Personality Assessment
What CAS zone is Journal of Personality Assessment in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Personality Assessment is in Zone 3 of Psychology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Psychology, Clinical / Psychology, Social. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Personality Assessment?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.65; CiteScore 6, h-index 185.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Personality Assessment?
Based on the dates recorded on 99 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 241 days (interquartile range 152–317 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 13%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What JCR quartile is Journal of Personality Assessment in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Psychology.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Personality Assessment based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (1), Australia (1) and Singapore (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Personality Assessment?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Personality Assessment is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Personality Assessment open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Personality Assessment is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .