''Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts'' is a bimonthly

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published by the

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. The journal covers research on the

psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Its subject matter includes the behavior of humans and nonhumans, both consciousness, conscious and Unconscious mind, unconscious phenomena, and mental processes such as thoughts, feel ...

of the production and appreciation of

the arts The arts or creative arts are a vast range of human practices involving creative expression, storytelling, and cultural participation. The arts encompass diverse and plural modes of thought, deeds, and existence in an extensive range of m ...

and all aspects of creative endeavor. The current

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are Amy Belfi and Thalia Goldstein. The founding co-editors of the journal were Jeffrey Smith, Lisa Smith, and

James C. Kaufman James C. Kaufman is an American psychologist known for his research on creativity. He is a Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut. Previously, he taught at the California State University, Sa ...

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in the

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. According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2020

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of 4.349.

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External links

* {{Official website, http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/aca/index.aspx Psychology of creativity journals American Psychological Association academic journals Quarterly journals English-language journals Academic journals established in 2007