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Journal of the Association for Consumer Research is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 4.9), ABDC B, ABS / AJG 2, WoS ESCI. Published by University of Chicago Press.
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ISSN 2378-1815Verify ISSN ↗2378-1823Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economics and Econometrics | 197 / 755 | 73rd | Q2 |
| Applied Psychology | 86 / 258 | 66th | Q2 |
| Marketing | 103 / 221 | 53rd | Q2 |
Not listed in: DOAJ, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2016–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 4.9.
Journal of the Association for Consumer Research is Q2 in Economics and Econometrics (rank 197 of 755), Q2 in Applied Psychology (rank 86 of 258) and Q2 in Marketing (rank 103 of 221), by CiteScore 2025.
Journal of the Association for Consumer Research is indexed in the Emerging Sources 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 4.9, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 73rd percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 2.566, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 36.
Journal of the Association for Consumer Research is published by University of Chicago Press. Its print ISSN is 2378-1815 and its online ISSN is 2378-1823.
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
It is rated B in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Marketing.
It is graded 2 in the Chartered Association of Business Schools (ABS) Academic Journal Guide (AJG) 2024, in the Marketing field.
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Journal of the Association for Consumer Research has an h-index of 42 and a 2-year mean of 2.12 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 4.9, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #268 of 744 Scopus journals in Economics and Econometrics.
Journal of the Association for Consumer Research published 54 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2020 with 82. 2026* is the year so far.
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.
Scopus status: Active. 3 retracted papers are recorded (5.2 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
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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