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Creativity Research Journal Template

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About the Creativity Research Journal format

Creativity Research Journal is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Creativity in Education and Neuroscience, Design Education and Practice, Education, Achievement, and Giftedness.

PublisherTaylor & Francis
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago, T&F)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Creativity Research Journal 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inCreativity in Education and Neuroscience Design Education and Practice Education, Achievement, and Giftedness Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function Art Education and Development
ISSN1040-0419
Citation impact (2-yr)5.3
h-index142
i10-index1,139
Total citations92,835
Top institutions publishing herePennsylvania State University
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
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Papers published in Creativity Research Journal per year

55
2014
50
2015
59
2016
52
2017
51
2018
46
2019
52
2020
44
2021
60
2022
75
2023
56
2024
43
2025

Citation impact of Creativity Research Journal by publication year

2.8K
2014
2K
2015
2.4K
2016
1.4K
2017
2K
2018
1.1K
2019
1.4K
2020
789
2021
1.1K
2022
949
2023
525
2024
70
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Creativity Research Journal

RETRACTED ARTICLE: The Nature of Creativity

1 Jan 2006

Like E. Paul Torrance, my colleagues and I have tried to understand the nature of creativity, to assess it, and to improve instruction by teaching for creativity as well as teaching students to think creatively. This article reviews our investment theory of creativity, propulsion theory of creative contributions, and some of the data we have…

1,482 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Divergent Thinking as an Indicator of Creative Potential

Mark A. Runco, Selçuk Acar · 1 Jan 2012

Divergent thinking (DT) tests are very often used in creativity studies. Certainly DT does not guarantee actual creative achievement, but tests of DT are reliable and reasonably valid predictors of certain performance criteria. The validity of DT is described as reasonable because validity is not an all-or-nothing attribute, but is, instead, a matter of degree.…

1,393 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Inclusive Leadership and Employee Involvement in Creative Tasks in the Workplace: The Mediating Role of Psychological Safety

Abraham Carmeli, Roni Reiter‐Palmon, Enbal Ziv · 12 Aug 2010

This study examines how inclusive leadership (manifested by openness, accessibility, and availability of a leader) fosters employee creativity in the workplace. Using a sample of 150 employees, we investigated the relationship between inclusive leadership (measured at Time 1), psychological safety, and employee involvement in creative work tasks (measured at Time 2). The results of structural…

1,224 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
In Praise of Convergent Thinking

Arthur J. Cropley · 1 Jul 2006

Abstract ABSTRACT: Free production of variability through unfettered divergent thinking holds out the seductive promise of effortless creativity but runs the risk of generating only quasicreativity or pseudocreativity if it is not adapted to reality. Therefore, creative thinking seems to involve 2 components: generation of novelty (via divergent thinking) and evaluation of the novelty (via…

1,198 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
The effectiveness of creativity training: A quantitative review

Ginamarie Scott, Lyle E. Leritz, Michael D. Mumford · 1 Dec 2004

Abstract: Over the course of the last half century, numerous training programs intended to develop creativity capacities have been proposed. In this study, a quantitative meta‐analysis of program evaluation efforts was conducted. Based on 70 prior studies, it was found that well‐designed creativity training programs typically induce gains in performance with these effects generalizing across…

1,121 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

Creativity Research Journal template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Creativity Research Journal format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Creativity Research Journal template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Taylor & Francis format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Creativity Research Journal use?
Creativity Research Journal uses Author–year (Chicago, T&F) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Creativity Research Journal 12 (3): 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Creativity Research Journal?
No. DocuGuru generates the interact LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Taylor & Francis-ready Creativity Research Journal document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Creativity Research Journal template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Creativity Research Journal format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Creativity Research Journal?
Creativity Research Journal is a multidisciplinary journal published by Taylor & Francis. DocuGuru's Creativity Research Journal template matches Taylor & Francis's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Creativity Research Journal PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Creativity Research Journal template (the interact class) that is ready to submit to Taylor & Francis, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
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