Journal of the Association for Consumer Research

Aims & Scope

The purpose of JACR is to offer a venue for consumer-oriented scholarship (including both original research and evaluative/integrative research reviews) with the aim of addressing specific marketplaces issues and challenges.

JACR seeks to publish problem-focused papers on topics that are of interest and applicable to practitioners and that can be readily understood by practitioners.

JACR strives to make contributions to practice by gathering and presenting collected wisdom on given topics.

JACR also aims to bring the latest research relevant to specific applied consumer behavior topics to the academic community.

To these ends, the journal is organized by topic-based issues directed by domain-expert guest editors under the guidance of the JACR editor-in-chief.

The goals of JACR are to: Provide a high-quality forum for publication and dissemination of consumption-oriented knowledge.

Facilitate interdisciplinary awareness of consumer research and theory.

Support research communities within ACR by organizing collective efforts and encouraging discussions.

Facilitate the translation of consumer scholarship to a broad audience of relevant stakeholders, including practitioners in for-profit and not-for-profit organizations as well policy-makers.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.2
2024	2.10

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1930

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	334

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.691

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	33

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Business, Management and Accounting, Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Psychology, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Brain Drain: The Mere Presence of One’s Own Smartphone Reduces Available Cognitive Capacity

  Citation: 423

  Authors: Adrian F., Kristen, Ayelet, Maarten W.

• Phubbed and Alone: Phone Snubbing, Social Exclusion, and Attachment to Social Media

  Citation: 186

  Authors: Meredith E., James A.

• A Mind like Mine: The Exceptionally Ordinary Underpinnings of Anthropomorphism

  Citation: 114

  Authors: Nicholas

• Household Food Waste Behavior: Avenues for Future Research

  Citation: 112

  Authors: Gustavo

• From Sharing to Exchange: An Extended Framework of Dual Modes of Collaborative Nonownership Consumption

  Citation: 108

  Authors: Mohammad Reza, Andrea, Michel

• Alexa, Can I Trust You? Exploring Consumer Paths to Trust in Smart Voice-Interaction Technologies

  Citation: 98

  Authors: Jonas, Claas Christian

• The Relationship between Access Practices and Economic Systems

  Citation: 78

  Authors: Giana M., Fleura

• A Review and Framework for Thinking about the Drivers of Prosocial Consumer Behavior

  Citation: 71

  Authors: Katherine, Rishad, Darren W.

• Insights into the Experience of Brand Betrayal: From What People Say and What the Brain Reveals

  Citation: 70

  Authors: Martin, Deborah J., Valerie S., Arianna, Gratiana

• Catching (Up with) Magical Contagion: A Review of Contagion Effects in Consumer Contexts

  Citation: 60

  Authors: Julie Y., Joshua M., George E.

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