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Journal of Creative Behavior

John Wiley & Sons Inc. · United States · Est. 1967

ISSN2162-6057

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 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

0.882

H-Indexi

107

SNIPi

1.644

Total Worksi

2,405

Total Citationsi

55,993

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.99

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychology, Educational; Education; Visual Arts and Performing Arts; Developmental and Educational Psychology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1967

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,405

Publisher OrgWiley

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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?

John Wiley & Sons Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2162-6057

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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

1.6k

2019

1.7k

2020

853

2021

625

2022

625

2023

630

2024

112

337

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.

EducationQ1

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ1

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Educational

Scopus Categories

Developmental and Educational PsychologyVisual Arts and Performing ArtsEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Creativity in Education and NeuroscienceEducation, Achievement, and GiftednessDesign Education and PracticeDiverse Music Education InsightsArt Education and DevelopmentNeuroscience, Education and Cognitive FunctionInnovative Teaching and Learning MethodsJob Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorMotivation and Self-Concept in SportsMind wandering and attention

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Creative Behavior

Is Journal of Creative Behavior a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Creative Behavior: 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 Journal of Creative Behavior?

Journal of Creative Behavior 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 2.99.

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

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

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Creative Behavior?