In general, the current literature on scale development is quite advanced because this topic has been researched for several decades.
A good introduction to the topic is:
DeVellis (2011) Scale development: Theory and applications (3rd ed.)
What kind of scales? Neuropsychological? Militar? Clinical? Cognitive assessment...?
These are some of the articles about scale development and validation:
Kacmar, K. M., & Carlson, D. S. (1997). Further validation of perceptions of politics scale (Pops): A multi sample investigation. Journal of Management, 23(5), 625-658.
Ferris, G. R., Treadway, D. C., Kolodinsky, R. W., Hochwarter, W. A., Kacmar, C. J., Douglas, C., & Frink, D. D. (2005). Development and validation of the political skill inventory. Journal of Management, 31(1), 126-152.
Liu, C. H., & Robertson, P. J. (2011). Spirituality in the workplace: Theory and measurement, Journal of Management, 20(1), 35-55.
I agree with others that DeVellis is an excellent choice. Some other good choices to help build and check a good scale are attached. And also:
de Ayala, R. J. (2009). The theory and practice of item response theory. New York: Guilford Press.
Nunnally, J. C., & Bernstein, I. H. (1994). Psychometric theory (3rd ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
Osterlin, S. J., & Everson, H. T. (2009). Differential item functioning (2nd ed.). London: SAGE Publications.
Article Construct Validity: Advances in Theory and Methodology
Article Constructing validity: Basic issues in objective scale development
Article Cronbach’s α, Revelle’s β, and McDonald’s ω H: their relatio...
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