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International Journal of Market Research

Market Research Society · United Kingdom · Est. 1976

ISSN2515-2173

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

1.006

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.111

Total Worksi

1,494

Total Citationsi

33,953

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.57

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Business; Business and International Management; Economics and Econometrics; Marketing.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1976

Annual Volume~ 42 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,494

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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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

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Market Research Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2515-2173

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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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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

867

2019

1.5k

2020

1.1k

2021

523

2022

327

2023

125

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.

Business and International ManagementQ1

Economics and EconometricsQ2

MarketingQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Business

Scopus Categories

Economics and EconometricsBusiness and International ManagementMarketing

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationDigital Marketing and Social MediaCustomer Service Quality and LoyaltyConsumer Market Behavior and PricingSurvey Methodology and NonresponseConsumer Retail Behavior StudiesFocus Groups and Qualitative MethodsEconomic and Environmental ValuationSocial Media and PoliticsTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Market Research

Is International Journal of Market Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Market Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Market Research?

International Journal of Market 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 1.57.

Is International Journal of Market Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Market Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Market Research?