Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Visual Arts and Performing Arts
JOURNAL OF CREATIVE BEHAVIOR
ISSN 0022-0175 · eISSN 2162-6057 · Wiley-Blackwell
JOURNAL OF CREATIVE BEHAVIOR: CAS Zone 2 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; median 271 days to acceptance (81 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 16% (journal website); 112 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF CREATIVE BEHAVIOR is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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, Education, Achievement, and Giftedness and Design Education and Practice, together about 53.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Creative Behavior (JCB) is the original and longest-standing journal devoted specifically to creativity research. JCB is a quarterly publication founded and published by the Creative Education Foundation in 1967. JCB is known throughout the world for its quality and uniqueness. Not only do the contents focus on creativity, but the covers, themselves, exemplify the creative process. JCB is a primary outlet for the highest quality and most innovative work on creativity. We published papers reporting on original research, theory, and applications of creativity in diverse settings and contexts. Articles based on various scholarly sound and rigorous methodologies are welcome. We invite authors to send us their very best work and we look forward to sharing it with our worldwide readership. Abstracting and Indexing Information ArticleFirst (OCLC) Communication Abstracts (EBSCO Publishing) Education Full Text (HW Wilson) Education Index Retrospective (EBSCO Publishing) Education Index/Abstracts (EBSCO Publishing) Education Research Complete (EBSCO Publishing) ERA: Educational Research Abstracts Online (T&F) Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective (EBSCO Publishing) OmniFile Full Text Mega Edition (HW Wilson) PsycINFO/Psychological Abstracts (APA) RILM Abstracts of Music Literature (RILM) Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies (EBSCO Publishing) SCOPUS (Elsevier) Social Sciences Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) TOC Premier (EBSCO Publishing) Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United States 36, Poland 9, Austria 4, United Kingdom 3, Canada 3 (64 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Creativity in Education and NeurosciencePsychology41.8%
- Education, Achievement, and GiftednessPsychology6.3%
- Design Education and PracticeEngineering5.2%
- Diverse Music Education InsightsArts and Humanities5.2%
- Art Education and DevelopmentArts and Humanities5.1%
- Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive FunctionNeuroscience4.8%
- Innovative Teaching and Learning MethodsPsychology3.7%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting2.7%
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, 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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Educational | Zone 3 |
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 SciencePsycINFOPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, OCLC
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
- 4LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 110OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 957OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.31OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 44.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 90LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 101Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 264,263Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,433 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 28 | 13 |
| 2025 | 112 | 59 | 380 |
| 2024 | 88 | 58 | 664 |
| 2023 | 56 | 41 | 653 |
| 2022 | 50 | 17 | 635 |
| 2021 | 47 | 12 | 868 |
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
271 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 170 days – 334 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 19 days (82 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 305 days
- Sample
- 81 articles with submission and acceptance dates (169 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) 2025
- 16%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 25 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 271 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 20 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 2,900 / EUR 2,450 / GBP 1,930 | — | — |
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
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- brief reports may be returned to the authors. Type: Brief Reports Word limit: 2,000 -5,000 words (including references) Review: Full Peer Review Descriptionmain text ≤ 5,000 words
- brief reportsType: Brief Reports Word limit: 2,000 -5,000 words (including references) Review: Full Peer ReviewLength not stated
- original articleive Behavior will be online-only! Type: Original Article Word limit: 6,000 – 12,000 words (including references) Review: Full Peer Review Descriptionmain text ≤ 12,000 words
- reviewOnce a manuscript has been submitted, it will undergo a preliminary review from the managing editor (to assess fit and adherence to the journal’s guidelines). T…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Publication ethics, Peer review
- AI use Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
AI use must be disclosed transparently. Model summary
If artificial intelligence (AI) tools are used in the preparation of a manuscript, their use must be disclosed transparently and in detail at submission (e.g. in the Methods or Acknowledgements section). Authors should ensure appropriate human oversight at all stages and remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, and integrity of their work.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Original work only; no dual submission. Model summary
All work must be original and cannot have been published or be under review elsewhere.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review REVIEW PROCESS
Once a manuscript has been submitted, it will undergo a preliminary review from the managing editor (to assess fit and adherence to the journal’s guidelines). The paper will then be assigned to the editor and an associate editor who will provide an additional assessment of fit. Papers that fail to adhere to the journal’s guidelines or lack fit based on the preliminary review of the editor and/or a…
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
- 0022-0175
- Electronic ISSN
- 2162-6057
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 60, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF CREATIVE BEHAVIOR
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF CREATIVE BEHAVIOR in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF CREATIVE BEHAVIOR is in Zone 2 of Psychology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category 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 JOURNAL OF CREATIVE BEHAVIOR?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4; CiteScore 4.9, h-index 110.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF CREATIVE BEHAVIOR?
Based on the dates recorded on 81 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 271 days (interquartile range 170–334 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 16% (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 JOURNAL OF CREATIVE BEHAVIOR?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Required. 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 JOURNAL OF CREATIVE BEHAVIOR based?
Of the 64 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (36), Poland (9) and Austria (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index JOURNAL OF CREATIVE BEHAVIOR?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF CREATIVE BEHAVIOR is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is JOURNAL OF CREATIVE BEHAVIOR open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF CREATIVE BEHAVIOR is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,900.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .