Journal profile · Multiple
Creativity Research Journal
ISSN 1040-0419 · eISSN 1532-6934 · Taylor & Francis
Creativity Research Journal: CAS Zone 2 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.67; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 69 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 5% (journal website); 43 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Creativity Research Journal is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 2 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Creativity in Education and Neuroscience, Design Education and Practice and Education, Achievement, and Giftedness, together about 54.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Creativity Research Journal publishes high-quality, scholarly research capturing the full range of approaches to the study of creativity--behavioral, cognitive, brain-based, organizational, artistic, developmental, educational, psychometric, clinical, cultural, genetic, and social. Interdisciplinary research is also published, as research on critical issues in creativity and creativity research. Integrative literature reviews and theoretical/perspective pieces that engage empirical work are welcome, though purely speculative articles are not published. Comments on previously published papers are also welcome. Evaluative book reviews are occasionally published, but are generally invited. Peer Review Policy: All published research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening, single- and or double-anonymous refereeing by independent expert referees, and consequent revision by article authors when required. Readership: Scholars in behavioral, cognitive, neural, arts-related, developmental, and educational, and clinical areas of study, and others interested in the study of creativity.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Adam E. GreenPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 24, Germany 3, United Kingdom 2, Israel 2, Hong Kong, China 1 (39 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Creativity in Education and NeurosciencePsychology40.6%
- Design Education and PracticeEngineering7%
- Education, Achievement, and GiftednessPsychology6.7%
- Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive FunctionNeuroscience6.3%
- Art Education and DevelopmentArts and Humanities5.1%
- Aesthetic Perception and AnalysisNeuroscience3.9%
- Mind wandering and attentionNeuroscience3.2%
- Motivation and Self-Concept in SportsPsychology2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Educational | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Educational | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Educational | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePsycINFOCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, EBSCOhost, Elsevier BV, E-psyche, Exceptional Child Education Resources (Online), Ovid, Personal Alert (E-mail), Taylor & Francis, Thomson Reuters
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
- 4.67LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 8.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.19LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.19Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.02LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 2.02Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 144OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,147OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.88OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 16.07%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 39LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 344,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 344,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,751 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 13 | 16 |
| 2025 | 43 | 17 | 95 |
| 2024 | 56 | 24 | 647 |
| 2023 | 75 | 22 | 1,077 |
| 2022 | 60 | 16 | 1,225 |
| 2021 | 44 | 17 | 825 |
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
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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".
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 5%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 5%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 69 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 69 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted3
- commentComment | Published online: 17 Sep 2026Length not stated
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 11 Sep 2026Length not stated
- review articleReview Article | Published online: 7 Sep 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Creativity Research Journal is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All published research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening, single- and or double-anonymous refereeing by independent expert referees, and consequent revision by article authors when required. Model summary
All published research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening, single- and or double-anonymous refereeing by independent expert referees, and consequent revision by article authors when required.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1040-0419
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-6934
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 38, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Creativity Research Journal
What CAS zone is Creativity Research Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Creativity Research Journal is in Zone 2 of Psychology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Psychology, Multidisciplinary / Psychology, Educational. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Creativity Research Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.67; CiteScore 8.7, h-index 144.
How long does peer review take at Creativity Research Journal?
The publisher reports about 69 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 5% (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 JCR quartile is Creativity Research Journal in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of Psychology.
Where are the editorial board members of Creativity Research Journal based?
Of the 39 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (24), Germany (3) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Creativity Research Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Creativity Research Journal is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PsycINFO and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Creativity Research Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Creativity Research Journal is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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: .