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Axon

Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra · Australia · Est. 2021

ISSN1838-8973
SJR Q2Scopus / SJR
72
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
Scopus Q266
✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6
Total72
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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Publication speed: not measurable
publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Scorei
0.143
H-Indexi
2
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
Total Worksi
245
Total Citationsi
27
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.03
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Axon: Creative Explorations is an international peer-reviewed journal that focuses on the characteristics of creativity and the creative process. It is published twice a year (usually in March and September) and encourages research into and discussion of the broad domain of creativity, including: the methods and techniques of artists and other creative professionals approaches to creative-led research and the theorisation of creative practice the ways in which creative works are made and function poetics and poetry, and the cultural contexts and theoretical frameworks informing creative practice.

General Information

Country / RegionAustralia
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2021
Frequencytwice a year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications245
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewdouble blind peer review
Review Time
Acceptance Rate
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/12 · 58%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1838-8973
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
double blind peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
53
4
2021
62
14
2022
28
6
2023
25
3
2024
77
1
2025
13
0
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.

Literature and Literary TheoryQ2
Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Literature and Literary TheoryVisual Arts and Performing Arts

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Poetry Analysis and CriticismPosthumanist Ethics and ActivismArtistic and Creative ResearchEcocriticism and Environmental LiteratureTheatre and Performance StudiesGeographies of human-animal interactionsArt, Politics, and ModernismAustralian History and SocietyEducational Leadership and PracticesInterdisciplinary Cultural and Social Studies

Frequently asked questions about Axon

Is Axon a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Axon: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 72/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Axon?

Axon is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.143.

Is Axon indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Axon is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Axon?

Axon: Creative Explorations is an international peer-reviewed journal that focuses on the characteristics of creativity and the creative process. It is published twice a year (usually in March and September) and encourages research into and discussion of the broad domain of creativity, including: the methods and techniques of artists and other creative professionals approaches to creative-led research and the theorisation of creative practice the ways in which creative works are made and function poetics and poetry, and the cultural contexts and theoretical frameworks informing creative practi

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref