Journal profile · MANAGEMENT
Creativity and Innovation Management
ISSN 0963-1690 · eISSN 1467-8691 · Wiley-Blackwell
Creativity and Innovation Management: CAS Zone 3 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.9; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,350; median 383 days to acceptance (89 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 6% (journal website); 63 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Creativity and Innovation Management is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 3 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Innovation and Knowledge Management, Creativity in Education and Neuroscience and Design Education and Practice, together about 37.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Creativity and Innovation Management bridges the gap between the theory and practice of organizing imagination and innovation. The journal's central consideration is how to challenge and facilitate creative potential, and how then to embed this into results-oriented innovative business development. The creativity of individuals, coupled with structured and well-managed innovation projects, creates a sound base from which organizations may operate effectively within their inter-organizational and societal environment. Today, successful operations must go hand in hand with the ability to anticipate future opportunities. Therefore, a cultural focus and inspiring leadership are as crucial to an organization's success as efficient structural arrangements and support facilities. This is reflected in the journal's contents: Leadership for creativity and innovation; the behavioural side of innovation management. Organizational structures and processes to support creativity and innovation; interconnecting creative and innovative processes. Creativity, motivation, work environment/creative climate and organizational behaviour, creative and innovative entrepreneurship. Deliberate development of creative and innovative skills including the use of a variety of tools such as TRIZ or CPS. Creative professions and personalities; creative products; the relationship between creativity and humour; arts and amp; humanities side of creativity. Articles are welcomed from all parts of the world. If possible, articles should demonstrate contextual differences, while seeking learning lessons for wider audiences. The editors welcome suggestions for special theme issues.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MANAGEMENT
Editor-in-chief René Chester GoduscheitPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named Germany 18, Italy 16, Sweden 13, Denmark 11, United Kingdom 7 (98 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting18.4%
- Creativity in Education and NeurosciencePsychology12.6%
- Design Education and PracticeEngineering7%
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting5.2%
- Business Strategy and InnovationBusiness, Management and Accounting5%
- Open Source Software InnovationsComputer Science4.6%
- Team Dynamics and PerformancePsychology4.3%
- Knowledge Management and SharingSocial Sciences4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceINSPECPsycINFOCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest
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
- 3.9LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 7.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 7.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.05LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 108OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 814OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.57OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 61.44%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 53LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 54Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 280,762Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,739 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 59 | 35 | 12 |
| 2025 | 63 | 49 | 182 |
| 2024 | 70 | 54 | 684 |
| 2023 | 50 | 38 | 607 |
| 2022 | 65 | 35 | 1,097 |
| 2021 | 61 | 35 | 1,648 |
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
383 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 294 days – 486 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (89 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 396 days
- Sample
- 89 articles with submission and acceptance dates (126 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)
- 6%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 6%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 363 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 22 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,350 / EUR 2,770 / GBP 2,270 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≤ 10
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted2
- research articlereports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledgeLength not stated
- special issue articlesPlease see relevant Call for Papers for details.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
Institutional email required for corresponding authors; personal/webmail not accepted. Model summary
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Review editorial standards and scroll down for a description of authorship criteria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
APA reference style. Model summary
This journal uses American Psychological Association (APA) reference style.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
This journal expects data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Follows COPE core practices. Model summary
This journal follows the core practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and handles cases of research and publication misconduct accordingly
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is your responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
No submission fees. Model summary
This journal is a: Subscription journal that offers an open access option. You’ll have the option to choose to make your article open access after acceptance, which will be subject to an APC. You can read more about this journal's APCs and whether you may be eligible for waivers or discounts, through your institution, funder, or a country waiver.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Double-blind peer review; papers sent to review only if Editors-in-Chief determine quality and relevance requirements are met. Model summary
This journal operates under a double-blind peer review model. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editors-in-Chief determine that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprints allowed for review and posting of submitted version at any time. Model summary
Creativity and Innovation Management will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. You may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0963-1690
- Electronic ISSN
- 1467-8691
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 35, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Creativity and Innovation Management
What CAS zone is Creativity and Innovation Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Creativity and Innovation Management is in Zone 3 of Management, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Management. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Creativity and Innovation Management?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.9; CiteScore 7.7, h-index 108.
How long does peer review take at Creativity and Innovation Management?
Based on the dates recorded on 89 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 383 days (interquartile range 294–486 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 6% (2025). 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 are the manuscript requirements of Creativity and Innovation Management?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≤ 10; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: APA. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Creativity and Innovation Management based?
Of the 98 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (18), Italy (16) and Sweden (13). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Creativity and Innovation Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Creativity and Innovation Management is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, INSPEC, PsycINFO and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Creativity and Innovation Management open access, and what is the APC?
Creativity and Innovation Management is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,350.
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: .