Journal profile · COMMUNICATION
Journal of Creative Communications
ISSN 0973-2586 · eISSN 0973-2594 · SAGE
Journal of Creative Communications: CAS Zone 3 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 25 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Creative Communications is published by SAGE and is in Zone 3 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Digital Marketing and Social Media, Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification and South Asian Cinema and Culture, together about 31.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): COMMUNICATION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences13.9%
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting11.1%
- South Asian Cinema and CultureArts and Humanities6.5%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences6.1%
- Media, Gender, and AdvertisingSocial Sciences5.6%
- Media Influence and HealthArts and Humanities5.1%
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences4.4%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 127OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.44OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.54%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 444 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 25 | 8 | 43 |
| 2024 | 39 | 16 | 154 |
| 2023 | 36 | 12 | 210 |
| 2022 | 20 | 6 | 112 |
| 2021 | 35 | 12 | 494 |
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.
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 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 0973-2586
- Electronic ISSN
- 0973-2594
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Creative Communications
What CAS zone is Journal of Creative Communications in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Creative Communications is in Zone 3 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Communication. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of Creative Communications?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Creative Communications is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Creative Communications open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Creative Communications is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .