Journal profile · Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Economics and Econometrics
Journal of the Association for Consumer Research
ISSN 2378-1815 · eISSN 2378-1823 · University of Chicago Press
Journal of the Association for Consumer Research: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 54 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Association for Consumer Research is published by University of Chicago Press 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 Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification, Behavioral Health and Interventions and Consumer Retail Behavior Studies, together about 37.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Marketing. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Frequency: 4 issues/year ISSN: 2378-1815 E-ISSN: 2378-1823 2025 CiteScore*: 4.9 Ranked #197 out of 755 “Economics and Econometrics” journals; and ranked #86 out of 258 “Applied Psychology” journals The Journal of the Association for Consumer Research (JACR) publishes quarterly thematic issues exploring unique topics in consumer behavior. The mission of JACR is to broaden the intellectual scope and interdisciplinary influence of the Association for Consumer Research. Each issue of JACR has a well-defined theme, chosen from the broad substantive, managerial, and methodological topics relevant to understanding consumer behavior; and each issue is directed by a different team of editors who, with their relevant experience and expertise, are best poised to assemble outstanding articles around that theme...(read more) View content coverage periods and institutional full-run subscription rates for the Journal of the Association for Consumer Research. *Journal Impact Factor™ 2024 courtesy of the Journal Citation Reports (JCR)™ (Clarivate 2025). Scopus CiteScore (Elsevier B.V.). Retrieved June 2025, from scopus.com/sources. Press ReleasesMedia Is there a link between cashless payments and unhealthy consumption? January 27, 2021 Why does love of bargain hunting run in families? February 9, 2021 The University of Chicago Press partners with Bookshare to provide accessible journal articles to people with reading barriers June 18, 2021 All press releases I Quit Ordering From Amazon For Six Months Read the Journal of the Association for Consumer Research article cited in Yahoo! September 16, 2026 The Complexity of Simple Pleasures Read the Journal of the Association for Consumer Research article cited in Psychology Today September 3, 2026 Why Modern Couples Need Rituals More Than Ever Read the Journal of the Association for Consumer Research article cited in Psychology Today August 3, 2026 All media Download the E-book Individual Subscribers:Log in for access e-Book access is included with your individual subscription. Download this issue now: Nonsubscribers: Purchase the e-book of this issue EPUB: $20.00 e-Book FAQ
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Economics and Econometrics
Editor-in-chief Andrew D. GershoffPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting21.3%
- Behavioral Health and InterventionsPsychology9.5%
- Consumer Retail Behavior StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting6.9%
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentNeuroscience5.9%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences5.4%
- Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences5.3%
- Decision-Making and Behavioral EconomicsDecision Sciences5%
- Cultural Differences and ValuesPsychology3.6%
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 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | 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 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.57LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 220OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.93%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 34LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 579 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 54 | 4 | 57 |
| 2024 | 35 | 5 | 203 |
| 2023 | 55 | 8 | 303 |
| 2022 | 52 | 10 | 476 |
| 2021 | 43 | 4 | 420 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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)
Open calls for papers4, by deadline
Publisher websiteExcerpts 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
- University of Chicago Press
- ISSN
- 2378-1815
- Electronic ISSN
- 2378-1823
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Association for Consumer Research
What CAS zone is Journal of the Association for Consumer Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the Association for Consumer Research is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Business / Psychology, Applied. 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.
Which databases index Journal of the Association for Consumer Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Association for Consumer Research is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of the Association for Consumer Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Association for Consumer Research is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .