ScopusElsevier Scopus
Status
Active
Coverage
1994–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
24.8
SJR · SCImago
3.913
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
190
Best quartile
Q1 · 98th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marketing | 4 / 221 | 98th | Q1 |
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Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services
Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 24.8), ABDC A, ABS / AJG 2, WoS SSCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Elsevier.
Checked against the index lists dated .
ISSN 0969-6989Verify ISSN ↗1873-1384Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier
Scopus · Q1ABDC AABS / AJG 2WoS · SSCIONOS
24.8
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
A
ABDC rating
3
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$4,510 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
Web of ScienceClarivate (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI/ESCI)
DOAJDirectory of Open Access Journals (live)
Not in DOAJ
Open accessNot registered as fully open access
ABDCAustralian Business Deans Council 2025
Rating
Unchanged since 2022 vs ABDC 2022
Year of inception
1994
Field of research
Marketing (3506)
Publisher (per ABDC)
Elsevier
A = next 15–25% — among the highest citation metrics in its field.
View this source on ABDC ABS / AJGChartered Association of Business Schools 2024
Grade
Unchanged since 2021 vs ABS / AJG 2021
Field
Marketing
2 = journals publishing original research of an acceptable standard.
ABS = Chartered Association of Business Schools. AJG = its Academic Journal Guide, 2024 edition.
View this source on ABS ONOS · SubscriptionOne Nation One Subscription — full-text access
This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
Access depends on your institution’s ONOS participation; the subscribed title list is subject to revision.
Learn about ONOS Not listed in: DOAJ, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1994–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 24.8.
What quartile is Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services in Scopus?
Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services is Q1 in Marketing (rank 4 of 221), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services?
Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services is indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 24.8, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 98th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 3.913, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 190.
How much does it cost to publish in Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$4,510 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services and what is its ISSN?
Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services is published by Elsevier. Its print ISSN is 0969-6989 and its online ISSN is 1873-1384.
Is Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services?
It is rated A in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Marketing.
What is the ABS / AJG rating of Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services?
It is graded 2 in the Chartered Association of Business Schools (ABS) Academic Journal Guide (AJG) 2024, in the Marketing field, unchanged from 2021.
Is Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services has an h-index of 234 and a 2-year mean of 13.96 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 24.8, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #3 of 210 Scopus journals in Marketing.
234
h-index
13.96
2-yr mean citations
3,553
i10-index
4,930
works indexed
282,383
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$4,510
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#3 of 210 Top 2% Marketing
Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services published 444 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2024 with 473. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services? — latest 80 articles, 2026
In its latest 80 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (49.8%), United States (5.7%) and South Korea (4.2%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 1 retracted paper is recorded (0.2 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 1 · 0.2 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 · 0.2 per 1,000 papers — mostly hijacked journal and tortured phrases
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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