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Creative Industries Journal

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2008

ISSN1751-0708

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.474

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.29

Total Worksi

437

Total Citationsi

4,432

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.95

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The scope of the Creative Industries Journal is global, primarily aimed at those studying and practicing activities which have their origin in individual creativity, skill and talent, and which have a potential for wealth creation.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2008

Annual Volume~ 29 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications437

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1751-0708

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

326

2019

379

2020

319

2021

226

2022

2023

110

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Cultural StudiesQ1

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ1

CommunicationQ2

Management of Technology and InnovationQ2

Strategy and ManagementQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Humanities, MultidisciplinarySocial Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Management of Technology and InnovationCultural StudiesStrategy and ManagementVisual Arts and Performing ArtsCommunication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentCreativity in Education and NeuroscienceDigital Games and MediaCinema and Media StudiesArt History and Market AnalysisInnovation and Knowledge ManagementRegional Economics and Spatial AnalysisMusic History and CultureCrafts, Textile, and DesignFashion and Cultural Textiles

Frequently asked questions about Creative Industries Journal

Is Creative Industries Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Creative Industries Journal: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Creative Industries Journal?

Creative Industries Journal is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.95.

Is Creative Industries Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Creative Industries Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.