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Thinking Skills and Creativity

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2006

ISSN1871-1871eISSN1878-0423

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ 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

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

1.715

H-Indexi

109

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.171

Total Worksi

2,041

Total Citationsi

57,510

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.06

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Thinking Skills and Creativity is an academic journal that publishes in the areas of creativity and computer science. It also publishes critical reports of research practices and innovation in advancing thinking skills and creativity, and new departures in methodological, theoretical, and conceptual case studies.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2006

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,041

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1871-1871 / 1878-0423

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

3.2k

2019

130

7.1k

2020

182

5.7k

2021

198

4.3k

2022

192

4.3k

2023

257

2.6k

2024

334

907

2025

163

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.

EducationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational Research

Scopus Categories

Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Creativity in Education and NeuroscienceEducation and Critical Thinking DevelopmentInnovative Teaching and Learning MethodsEducation, Achievement, and GiftednessDesign Education and PracticeNeuroscience, Education and Cognitive FunctionEducational Strategies and EpistemologiesArt Education and DevelopmentEducational Games and GamificationMotivation and Self-Concept in Sports

Frequently asked questions about Thinking Skills and Creativity

Is Thinking Skills and Creativity a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Thinking Skills and Creativity: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Thinking Skills and Creativity?

Thinking Skills and Creativity 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 4.06.

Is Thinking Skills and Creativity indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Thinking Skills and Creativity is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.