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Young Consumers

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2002

ISSN1747-3616

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total35

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View on Clarivate Master Journal List ↗

SJR Scorei

0.859

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.061

Total Worksi

935

Total Citationsi

17,448

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.67

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Business; Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous); Life-span and Life-course Studies.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2002

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications935

Publisher OrgEmerald Publishing Limited

Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1747-3616

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.6k

2019

2020

2021

696

2022

2023

486

2024

176

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.

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Q1

Life-span and Life-course StudiesQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Business

Scopus Categories

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Life-span and Life-course Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationDigital Marketing and Social MediaConsumer Retail Behavior StudiesMedia, Gender, and AdvertisingImpact of Technology on AdolescentsTechnology Adoption and User BehaviourEnvironmental Sustainability in BusinessChild Development and Digital TechnologyCustomer Service Quality and LoyaltyEnvironmental Education and Sustainability

Frequently asked questions about Young Consumers

Is Young Consumers a predatory journal?

No major predatory indicators were found for Young Consumers. It is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus and has a PubScope Trust Score of 35/100. Always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Young Consumers?

Young Consumers is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.859.

Is Young Consumers indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Young Consumers is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Young Consumers?