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International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management
ISSN 0959-0552 · eISSN 1758-6690 · Emerald
International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management: CAS Zone 3 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.32; hybrid open access; 87 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management is published by Emerald and is in Zone 3 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Consumer Retail Behavior Studies, Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification and Customer Service Quality and Loyalty, together about 56.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Marketing. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Consumer Retail Behavior StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting26.4%
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting16.3%
- Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyBusiness, Management and Accounting14%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences6.2%
- Consumer Market Behavior and PricingBusiness, Management and Accounting6%
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences5.1%
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting2.9%
- Quality and Supply ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 5.32LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.48LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 138OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,547OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.86OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 24.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.27%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 83LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,329 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 73 | 18 | 34 |
| 2025 | 87 | 20 | 281 |
| 2024 | 80 | 26 | 851 |
| 2023 | 97 | 32 | 1,889 |
| 2022 | 72 | 27 | 2,549 |
| 2021 | 92 | 27 | 3,511 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 0959-0552
- Electronic ISSN
- 1758-6690
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management
What CAS zone is International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management is in Zone 3 of Management, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Business / Management. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.32; CiteScore 11.9, h-index 138.
Which databases index International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .