Journal profile · BUSINESS
Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science
ISSN 0092-0703 · eISSN 1552-7824 · Springer Nature · 6 issues per year
Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science: CAS Zone 2 · Management (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 8.55; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,790; median 447 days to acceptance (88 articles, last 24 months); 56 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science is published by Springer Nature and is in Zone 2 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification, Customer Service Quality and Loyalty and Digital Marketing and Social Media, together about 42.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Marketing. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science (JAMS) is devoted to the study and improvement of marketing and serves as a vital link between scholarly research and practice by publishing research-based articles in the substantive domain of marketing.Manuscripts submitted for publication consideration in JAMS are judged on the basis of their potential contribution to the advancement of the science and/or practice of marketing. In order for a manuscript to be published in JAMS it must, at the minimum, meet the following criteria:Focus on a substantive issue in the domain of marketingOffer fundamentally new insights that advance the fieldBe literature-based and scholarlyDemonstrate conceptual rigorProvide evidence of methodological rigor, if an empirical pieceJAMS is committed to providing authors with:Timely and constructive reviewsSpecific and extensive directions (when necessary) for revising a manuscriptA decision to either accept or reject a manuscript as early as possible in the review processThe JAMS Editorial Office makes a concerted effort to ensure manuscript turnaround in fewer than 40 days. However, because JAMS is committed to ensuring that reviews are fair, informed, objective, and constructive, there may be occasional instances in which the turnaround time is longer.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): BUSINESS
Editor-in-chief Charles H. NoblePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 212, United Kingdom 24, Australia 16, Germany 13, Canada 12 (318 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting17.9%
- Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyBusiness, Management and Accounting15.9%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences8.7%
- Consumer Market Behavior and PricingBusiness, Management and Accounting7%
- Consumer Retail Behavior StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting6.8%
- Management and Marketing EducationBusiness, Management and Accounting4%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting3.4%
- Marketing and Advertising StrategiesBusiness, Management and Accounting3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEPsycINFOCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- 8.55LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 8.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 18.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 22.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 6.43LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 297OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,969OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 10.83OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 48.91%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 49LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 2,800,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,760 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 81 | 51 | 56 |
| 2025 | 56 | 32 | 522 |
| 2024 | 77 | 51 | 1,740 |
| 2023 | 78 | 49 | 1,865 |
| 2022 | 94 | 48 | 6,879 |
| 2021 | 64 | 38 | 4,726 |
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
447 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 358 days – 624 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 38 days (88 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 497 days
- Sample
- 88 articles with submission and acceptance dates (153 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
- Submission to first decision
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,790 / EUR 3,790 / GBP 2,990 | — | — |
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 websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access
- Authorship Authorship principles
Declarations section on separate title page required. Model summary
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests
Competing interests disclosure required. Model summary
Authors are requested to disclose interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Interests within the last 3 years of beginning the work (conducting the research and preparing the work for submission) should be reported. Interests outside the 3-year time frame must be disclosed if they could reasonably be perceived as influencing the submitted work. Disclo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Research data and source code sharing strongly encouraged; Data Availability Statement required for original research articles. Model summary
The Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science implements a research data policy that is consistent with Springer Nature. Sharing of all relevant research data and any source codes relevant to analysis is strongly encouraged and authors must add a Data Availability Statement to original research articles.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
Ethical standards compliance section required when applicable. Model summary
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
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
- Springer Nature
- Frequency
- 6 issues per year
- ISSN
- 0092-0703
- Electronic ISSN
- 1552-7824
- Society / sponsor
- Academy of Marketing Science
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 54, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science
What CAS zone is Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science is in Zone 2 of Management, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Business; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 8.55; CiteScore 22.3, h-index 297.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science?
Based on the dates recorded on 88 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 447 days (interquartile range 358–624 days). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science based?
Of the 318 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (212), United Kingdom (24) and Australia (16). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists SCIE, PsycINFO and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,790.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .