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Assessment Template

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About the Assessment format

Assessment is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Personality Disorders and Psychopathology, Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes. Over its lifetime it has published 2,571 papers, which have received 117,684 citations.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Assessment, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Personality Disorders and Psychopathology Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes Mental Health Research Topics Personality Traits and Psychology
ISSN1073-1911
Citation impact (2-yr)2.3
h-index139
i10-index1,523
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Kentucky
Journal websiteasm.sagepub.com
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Papers published in Assessment per year

88
2014
103
2015
118
2016
126
2017
81
2018
93
2019
125
2020
153
2021
91
2022
119
2023
99
2024
119
2025

Citation impact of Assessment by publication year

3.8K
2014
5.5K
2015
6.7K
2016
4.1K
2017
2.9K
2018
3.2K
2019
3.8K
2020
3.5K
2021
2K
2022
1.2K
2023
408
2024
162
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Assessment

Using Self-Report Assessment Methods to Explore Facets of Mindfulness

Ruth A. Baer, Gregory T. Smith, Jaclyn Hopkins et al. · 27 Jan 2006

The authors examine the facet structure of mindfulness using five recently developed mindfulness questionnaires. Two large samples of undergraduate students completed mindfulness questionnaires and measures of other constructs. Psychometric properties of the mindfulness questionnaires were examined, including internal consistency and convergent and discriminant relationships with other variables. Factor analyses of the combined pool of items…

7,535 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Construct Validity of the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire in Meditating and Nonmeditating Samples

Ruth A. Baer, Gregory T. Smith, Emily L. B. Lykins et al. · 29 Feb 2008

Previous research on assessment of mindfulness by self-report suggests that it may include five component skills: observing, describing, acting with awareness, nonjudging of inner experience, and nonreactivity to inner experience. These elements of mindfulness can be measured with the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ). The authors investigated several aspects of the construct validity of the…

2,934 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Assessment of Mindfulness by Self-Report

Ruth A. Baer, Gregory T. Smith, Kristin B. Allen · 1 Sep 2004

A self-report inventory for the assessment of mindfulness skills was developed, and its psychometric characteristics and relationships with other constructs were examined. Participants included three samples of undergraduate students and a sample of outpatients with borderline personality disorder Based on discussions of mindfulness in the current literature, four mindfulness skills were specified: observing, describing, acting…

2,283 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
The Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R):Validation with Clinical and Nonclinical Samples

Augustine Osman, Courtney L. Bagge, Peter M. Gutierrez et al. · 1 Dec 2001

Past suicidal behaviors including ideation and attempts have been identified as significant risk factors for subsequent suicidal behavior. However, inadequate attention has been given to the development or validation of measures of past suicidal behavior. The present study examined the reliability and validity of a brief self-report measure of past suicidal behavior, the Suicidal Behaviors…

2,257 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Item Banks for Measuring Emotional Distress From the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®): Depression, Anxiety, and Anger

Paul A. Pilkonis, Seung W. Choi, Steven P. Reise et al. · 21 Jun 2011

The authors report on the development and calibration of item banks for depression, anxiety, and anger as part of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®). Comprehensive literature searches yielded an initial bank of 1,404 items from 305 instruments. After qualitative item analysis (including focus groups and cognitive interviewing), 168 items (56 for each construct)…

2,170 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

Assessment template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Assessment format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Assessment template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official SAGE format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Assessment use?
Assessment uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Assessment, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Assessment?
No. DocuGuru generates the sagej LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a SAGE-ready Assessment document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Assessment template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Assessment format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
What is Assessment?
SAGE journal (sagej). It is a multidisciplinary journal, published by SAGE.
Can I export a submission-ready Assessment PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Assessment template (the sagej class) that is ready to submit to SAGE, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Assessment template cost?
You can start writing in the Assessment template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Assessment PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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