Journal profile · BUSINESS
International Review of Retail Distribution and Consumer Research
ISSN 0959-3969 · eISSN 1466-4402 · Taylor & Francis
International Review of Retail Distribution and Consumer Research: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.8 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 360 days to acceptance (87 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 11% (journal website); 44 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Review of Retail Distribution and Consumer Research is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 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 52.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Marketing. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research is concerned with advancing knowledge and understanding about retailing. It provides a forum for the publication of high quality and original research across the field of retailing and distribution. The International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research adopts an international perspective that reflects the multi-national nature of the distribution sector and of the paradigm of its study. It is international in scope and content, and publishes articles of a conceptual, theoretical and empirical nature. In particular, The International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research includes: Results of research into strategic and operational applications. Analyses and statements of their managerial applications. Substantial reviews and critiques of existing knowledge. Theoretical, conceptual and empirical analyses of the retail and distribution industries. Issues of both national and international character. Book reviews, notes and observations. Pointers to expanding and new research topics. Peer Review Policy All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): BUSINESS
Editor-in-chief Ulf JohanssonPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Consumer Retail Behavior StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting26.6%
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting14.4%
- Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyBusiness, Management and Accounting11.3%
- Consumer Market Behavior and PricingBusiness, Management and Accounting9.6%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences4.6%
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences4.3%
- Wine Industry and TourismBusiness, Management and Accounting2.9%
- Digital Platforms and EconomicsBusiness, Management and Accounting2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PsycINFOPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, OCLC, ABI/Inform, CSA, IBSS, IBZ, OCLC ArticleFirst Database, OCLC FirstSearch Electronic Collections Online, PIRA International (Management and Marketing), Swets Information Services, Thomson Gale
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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 (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 7.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.67Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.08LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.08Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 75OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 648OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.46OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 29.13%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 42LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 173,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,206 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 17 | 17 |
| 2025 | 44 | 17 | 68 |
| 2024 | 35 | 14 | 208 |
| 2023 | 28 | 16 | 233 |
| 2022 | 46 | 18 | 809 |
| 2021 | 22 | 8 | 476 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
360 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 241 days – 528 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (87 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 373 days
- Sample
- 87 articles with submission and acceptance dates (92 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 11%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 39 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
The International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choos…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy: rigorous peer review based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees. Model summary
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0959-3969
- Electronic ISSN
- 1466-4402
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 36, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Review of Retail Distribution and Consumer Research
What CAS zone is International Review of Retail Distribution and Consumer Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Review of Retail Distribution and Consumer Research is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Business. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Review of Retail Distribution and Consumer Research?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.8 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 7.1, h-index 75.
How long does peer review take at International Review of Retail Distribution and Consumer Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 87 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 360 days (interquartile range 241–528 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 11%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index International Review of Retail Distribution and Consumer Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Review of Retail Distribution and Consumer Research is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Review of Retail Distribution and Consumer Research open access, and what is the APC?
International Review of Retail Distribution and Consumer Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .