ScopusElsevier Scopus
Status
Active
Coverage
1987–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
9.4
SJR · SCImago
1.536
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
137
Best quartile
Q2 · 73rd pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marketing | 60 / 221 | 73rd | Q2 |
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Journal of Services Marketing
Journal of Services Marketing is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 9.4), ABDC A, ABS / AJG 2, WoS SSCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Emerald Group Publishing.
Checked against the index lists dated .
ISSN 0887-6045Verify ISSN ↗2054-1651Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Scopus · Q2ABDC AABS / AJG 2WoS · SSCIONOS
9.4
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
A
ABDC rating
3
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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
1986
Field of research
Marketing (3506)
Publisher (per ABDC)
Emerald Group Publishing
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.
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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 Services Marketing indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1987–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 9.4.
What quartile is Journal of Services Marketing in Scopus?
Journal of Services Marketing is Q2 in Marketing (rank 60 of 221), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Services Marketing?
Journal of Services Marketing 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 9.4, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 73rd percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.536, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 137.
Who publishes Journal of Services Marketing and what is its ISSN?
Journal of Services Marketing is published by Emerald Group Publishing. Its print ISSN is 0887-6045 and its online ISSN is 2054-1651.
Is Journal of Services Marketing 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 Services Marketing in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of Journal of Services Marketing?
It is rated A in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Marketing.
What is the ABS / AJG rating of Journal of Services Marketing?
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 Services Marketing open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Journal of Services Marketing? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of Services Marketing has an h-index of 182 and a 2-year mean of 4.64 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 9.4, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #58 of 210 Scopus journals in Marketing.
182
h-index
4.64
2-yr mean citations
1,482
i10-index
2,034
works indexed
132,368
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#58 of 210 Top 28% Marketing
Journal of Services Marketing published 127 papers in 2025. 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 Services Marketing? — latest 99 articles, 2026
In its latest 99 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (14.1%), United States (11.2%) and Australia (8.2%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Journal of Services Marketing? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 3 retracted papers are recorded (1.5 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 3 · 1.5 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
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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