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Journal of Consumer Psychology

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

ISSN1532-7663

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

5.284

H-Indexi

188

SNIPi

2.329

Total Worksi

1,852

Total Citationsi

137,851

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.22

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Business; Psychology, Applied; Applied Psychology; Marketing.

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

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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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?

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

2019

2.5k

2020

1.9k

2021

1.3k

2022

1.4k

2023

457

2024

158

2025

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.

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

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Consumer Psychology

Is Journal of Consumer Psychology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Consumer Psychology: 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 Consumer Psychology?

Journal of Consumer Psychology 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 4.22.

Is Journal of Consumer Psychology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Consumer Psychology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Consumer Psychology?