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Journal of Consumer Psychology

John Wiley & Sons Inc. · United States · Est. 1992

ISSN1532-7663

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

4.547

H-Index

188

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.329

Total Works

1,852

Total Citations

137,851

2yr Mean Citedness

4.22

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on consumer psychology, focusing on how consumers form judgments and make decisions. Topics include the psychology of authenticity, the influence of moral-spiritual meaning systems on consumption, the persuasive effects of storytelling and language, consumer responses to discounts and pricing, the role of artificial intelligence in consumer lives, consumer activism and socioeconomic status, the impact of political ideology on sustainable behaviors, and the psychological experience of patience and impatience in consumer contexts.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1992

Annual Volume~ 52 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,852

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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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?

1532-7663

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Applied PsychologyQ1

MarketingQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

BusinessPsychology, Applied

Scopus Categories

Applied PsychologyMarketing

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBehavioral Health and InterventionsSocial and Intergroup PsychologyDecision-Making and Behavioral EconomicsCultural Differences and ValuesPsychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentDigital Marketing and Social MediaCustomer Service Quality and LoyaltyPsychology of Social InfluenceMedia Influence and Health