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The African Journal of Psychological Assessment focusses on original research studies, theoretical papers, test reviews and methods papers in the areas of psychometrics and psychological assessment. View our Editorial Team.

 

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Table of Contents

 
Table of Contents Vol 7 (2025)  
Editorial Office
23 February 2026

Reviewer Acknowledgement

 
Acknowledgement to reviewers  
Editorial Office
20 November 2025

Original Research

 
Piloting the PuzzleBox Screener for preschool assessment in the Eastern Cape, South Africa  
Rivca Marais, Jennifer M. Jansen
12 November 2025

Original Research

 
Intensive Parenting Behaviour Scale: Exploring its factor structure among South African mothers  
Jacomien Muller, David Maree, Maretha Visser
05 November 2025

Original Research

 
Examining differential item functioning and group differences across student and community samples on the Personality Inventory for the DSM-V-Short Form  
Casper J.J. van Zyl
15 September 2025

Original Research

 
Measuring working memory in contexts of high adversity: Using the digit span in North Kivu  
Isabelle Blanchette, Blaise Balume Bakulikira, Marie-Chantal Ingabire, Eric Kankunda Moket, Serge Caparos
15 September 2025

Table of Contents

 
Table of Contents Vol 6 (2024)  
Editorial Office
31 July 2025

Original Research

 
Medical practitioner compassion: Development and validation of a compassion competency questionnaire  
Michelle Jäckel-Visser, Carl C. Theron, Robert J. Mash
12 June 2025

Original Research

 
Psychometric evaluation of the self-undermining scale in South Africa using the Rasch model  
Sergio L. Peral
20 May 2025

Original Research

 
Emotional social screening tool for school readiness (E3SR-R): Adaptation into Afrikaans  
Erica Munnik, Nuraan Adams, Mario R. Smith
19 May 2025
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Notification: It's here!

 
Dive into innovation with the latest Table of Contents for Volume 7 (2025) of our publisher's scholarly journal. Explore groundbreaking studies and transformative insights across diverse disciplines. Embark on a journey of discovery today!  
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Notification: PsySSA member sponsorship and inclusion in DHET and Scopus tabs of the DHET list

 

We have some great news to share with the journal's community! First, PsySSA has graciously offered a discount on accepted manuscripts in the African Journal of Psychological Assessment (AJOPA) for fully paid-up PsySSA members in 2026. See the publication fees page for more information. Thank you to PsySSA for its support of its members who author accepted contributions to AJOPA. Second, AJOPA is now also included on the DHET (row 5) and Scopus (row 1021) tabs of the 2026 DHET list of accredited journals. See AJOPA's journal information page for a list of the DHET-approved indices in which the journal is included. Congratulations to the AJOPA team and community on these fantastic achievements!

 
Posted: 2026-02-19

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Posted: 2026-02-13

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Posted: 2025-11-26

Website Update: AOSIS Transitioning to CRediT Authorship Taxonomy

 

Starting in November 2025, AOSIS will begin using CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) authorship contribution statements for all new submissions and acceptances. Published articles reflecting CRediT statements will appear from 2026. Guidance is available under the Author Guidelines: Formatting Requirements, and all contributions should be disclosed in the Authorship, Disclosure Statements, Copyright, and License Agreement Form (Cover Letter) at submission or the Authorship Change Request Form. Following these guidelines ensures transparency, accountability, and integrity in the publication process.

 
Posted: 2025-11-05
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