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Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0969-6989eISSN1873-1384

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

3.913

H-Indexi

225

SNIPi

2.992

Total Worksi

4,662

Total Citationsi

260,914

2yr Mean Citednessi

11.78

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services is an international and interdisciplinary forum for research and debate in retailing and services studies. It focuses on consumer behaviour, policy, and managerial aspects, covering the distribution and selling of goods, and the retailing of professional and consumer services.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 438 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications4,662

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0969-6989 / 1873-1384

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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

299

31k

2019

354

31k

2020

412

28k

2021

297

19k

2022

397

19k

2023

473

13k

2024

444

3.3k

2025

327

254

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.

MarketingQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Business

Scopus Categories

Marketing

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Consumer Retail Behavior StudiesConsumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationDigital Marketing and Social MediaCustomer Service Quality and LoyaltyTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services

Is Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services: 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 Retailing and Consumer Services?

Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services 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 11.78.

Is Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.