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Journal of the Association for Consumer Research

University of Chicago Press · United States · Est. 2016

ISSN2378-1823

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

2.566

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.732

Total Worksi

558

Total Citationsi

7,830

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.68

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of the Association for Consumer Research offers a venue for consumer-oriented scholarship, including original research and research reviews. It aims to address specific marketplace issues and challenges with problem-focused papers on topics of interest and applicability to practitioners.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2016

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications558

Publisher OrgUniversity of Chicago Press

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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?

University of Chicago Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2378-1823

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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

1.1k

2019

2020

408

2021

463

2022

285

2023

192

2024

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

Economics and EconometricsQ1

MarketingQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

BusinessPsychology, Applied

Scopus Categories

Applied PsychologyEconomics and EconometricsMarketing

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBehavioral Health and InterventionsConsumer Retail Behavior StudiesPsychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentDigital Marketing and Social MediaSocial and Intergroup PsychologyDecision-Making and Behavioral EconomicsCultural Differences and ValuesConsumer Market Behavior and PricingMedia Influence and Health

Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Association for Consumer Research

Is Journal of the Association for Consumer Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of the Association for Consumer Research: 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 the Association for Consumer Research?

Journal of the Association for Consumer Research 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 1.68.

Is Journal of the Association for Consumer Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of the Association for Consumer Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.