Cross-Cultural, International, and Measurement Perspectives in Personnel Selection and Assessment
The International Journal of Selection and Assessment (IJSA) invites contributions to a Special Issue dedicated to advancing more culturally inclusive and internationally representative personnel selection research.
Selection science still relies heavily on evidence from Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic (WEIRD) populations. A review of IJSA publications (1993–2025) shows that 50–70% of annual authorship comes from Europe, while Africa and South America each account for less than 5%. Only 5–10% of papers formally test measurement invariance.
A Triad of Themes
- Cultural Research: How cultural context shapes the meaning, fairness, acceptability, and effectiveness of selection tools.
- Going Global: Challenging assumed generalizability and including underrepresented regions and populations.
- Measurement Equivalence & Test Adaptation: Invariance testing, differential item functioning (DIF), and test adaptation, including technology-mediated and AI-enabled approaches.
We Welcome
- Registered reports (strongly encouraged)
- Research articles
- Short communications
- Meta-analyses
At least one study must use real applicant or employee samples. Research involving data from Africa, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), South and Southeast Asia, and Latin America is especially welcome.
Important Dates
- General Information Webinar: 18 November 2026, 13:00 – 14:00 CET
- Letter of Intent deadline: End of January 2027
- Full manuscript deadline: 31 August 2027
Learn More and Register
- Webinar Registration: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/5cb8bfa4-0bf3-41c9-b77d-7309bbec574d@a0f1cacd-618c-4403-b945-76fb3d6874e5
- Official Call for Papers: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/pb-assets/assets/14682389/cfp/IJSA-CFP-Beyond-WEIRD-Selection-Research-1789007304147.pdf
- IJSA LinkedIn Post and Flyer: https://lnkd.in/p/e9xFU99h
Guest Editors
- Byron G. Adams, University of Amsterdam & University of Johannesburg
- Michael Bender, Tilburg University & Gratia Christian College, Hong Kong
- Sumaya Laher, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
For Letter of Intent (LOI) submissions and questions: IJSAoffice@wiley.com
We encourage researchers working in cross-cultural, international, and personnel selection and assessment research to consider contributing and sharing this opportunity with their academic networks.
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