SSCI & SCI Journal  (2023-2026)

• • Cheng, Y. -C. (2026). Steering schools into the digital future: A serial mediation model of principal digital leadership, school digital culture, school organizational digital agility, and school digital transformation in Taiwanese secondary schools. Education and Information Technologies. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-025-13890-1

     [ SSCI; 2024 Rank Q1, 22/762, JIF percentile 97.2 in  Category: Education & Educational Research; Journal Impact Factor 5.41; single author]   

• Chang, S.-H., Tseng, P.-K., Wu, J.-T., Chen, K.-J., & Cheng, Y.-C.*(2026). Mindfulness as a mediator and moderator between interpersonal alienation and smartphone addiction among Taiwanese university students. BMC Psychology, 14, Article 678. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-026-04445-1

     [ SSCI; 2024 Rank Q1, 42/221, JIF percentile 81.20 in  Category: Psychology, Multidisciplinary; Journal Impact Factor 3.0; corresponding author]  

• Cheng, Y.-C., Lu, C.-Y., Chen, K.-J., & Lin, C.-T. (2025). Development and validation of an attitude scale toward generative AI for university students. International Journal of Engineering Education, 41(6), 1556–1568. https://www.ijee.ie/contents/c410625.html 

    [ SCIE; 2024 Rank Q3, 62/86,  JIF percentile 28.8 in Category: Education, Scientific disciplines; Journal Impact Factor 0.7; first author]  

• Chang, S.-H., Chen, D.-F., Sie, J.-T., Chen, K.-J., Liao, Z.-W., Chen, T.-L., & Cheng, Y.-C.* (2025). Alienation and life satisfaction: Mediation effects of social identity and hope among university students. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 27(12), 1907-1927. https://doi.org/10.32604/ijmhp.2025.068264

 [ SSCI; 2024 Rank Q3, 304/419,  JIF percentile 27.6 in Category: Public, Environmental & Occupational health; Journal Impact Factor 1.4; corresponding  author] 

• Cheng, Y.-C., Lin, H.-C., Chen, K.-J., Cheng, Y.-T., & Lin, C.-T. (2025). Bridging knowledge and intention: The impact of teachers' TPACK on online teaching self-efficacy, attitudes, and behavioral intentions - An empirical research of Taiwanese high school teachers. Acta Psychologica, 260, 15408. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105408

     [ SSCI; 2024 Rank Q2, 28/102, JIF percentile 73.0 in Category: Psychology, Experimental; Journal Impact Factor 2.7; first author] 

• Cheng, Y.-C., Ho, W.-S., Lin, S.-H., Chen, K.-J., & Hii, A. (2025). Linking filial piety to adolescent autonomy: The sequential mediating roles of depression and well-being in Taiwanese university students. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 27(8), 1181-1202. https://doi.org/10.32604/ijmhp.2025.066515 

   [ SSCI; 2024 Rank Q3, 304/419,  JIF percentile 27.6 in Category: Public, Environmental & Occupational health; Journal Impact Factor 1.4; first  author] 

• Liao, C. W., Ting, C. Y., Cheng, Y. C*., Chen, K. J., Liu, A. S., & Hsueh, T. J. (2025). Exploring the sequential mediation model of coping humor, self-esteem, resilience, and subjective well-being among Taiwanese university students. Acta Psychologica, 255, 104879. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104879

    [ SSCI; 2024 Rank Q2, 28/102, JIF percentile 73.0 in Category: Psychology, Experimental; Journal Impact Factor 2.7; corresponding author] 

• Lo, C. C., Ho, W. S., Liu, Y. H., & Cheng, Y. C.* (2025). Exploring the sequential mediation effects of perceived social support, perceived hope, and perceived stress on the subjective well-being of university students: An empirical cross-sectional study from Taiwan. Psychology in the Schools, 62, 2047–2059. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.23450

    [ SSCI; 2024 Rank Q3, 43/74,  JIF percentile 42.6 in Category: Psychology, Educational; Journal Impact Factor 1.7; corresponding author ] 

• Cheng, Y. C., Ho, W. S. , Chang, S. H., Yao, K. C., & Lo, C. C. (2024). A structural equation model for cyber academic dishonesty in higher education: Evidence from Taiwan. Accountability in Research, 31(7), 724–750. https://doi.org/10.1080/08989621.2023.2293955 

     [ SCIE; 2024 Rank Q1, 2/23,  JIF percentile 93.5 in Category: Medical, Ethics; Journal Impact Factor 4.0; first author ]   

•  Cheng, Y. C. (2024). A hypothetic model for examining the relationship between savoring, imagination, perceived hope and resilience: A study of Taiwan principals. Psychology in the Schools, 61(4), 1491-1513. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.23124

     [ SSCI; 2024 Rank Q3, 43/74,  JIF percentile 42.6 in Category: Psychology, Educational; Journal Impact Factor 1.7; single author ]

• Lo, C. C., Chen, I. C., Ho, W. S., & Cheng, Y. C.* (2023). A sequential mediation model of perceived social support, mindfulness, perceived hope, and mental health literacy: An empirical study on Taiwanese university students. Acta Psychologica, 240, 104016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2023.104016 

     [ SSCI; 2024 Rank Q2, 28/102, JIF percentile 73.0 in Category: Psychology, Experimental; Journal Impact Factor 2.7; corresponding author]

• Cheng, Y. C. (2023). The Cornerstone of Visionary Leadership: Construction and Verification of a Principals’ School Management Imaginative Capability Scale (PSMICS). The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 32, 729–742. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40299-022-00690-1 

   [ SSCI; 2023 Rank Q1, 48/756, JIF percentile 93.7 in Category: Education & Educational research; Journal Impact Factor 3.6; single author ]

• Hsu, H.-M., Chang, H.-T., Liou, J.-W., Cheng, Y.-C., & Miao, M.-C. (2023). Empowering leadership and team innovation: The mediating effects of team processes and team engagement. German Journal of Human Resource Management, 37(1), 23-49. https://doi.org/10.1177/23970022221108487 

     [ SSCI; 2023 Rank Q2, 163/407,  JIF percentile 62.5 in Category: Management; Journal Impact Factor 3.3; co-author]