Journal of Consumer Research


The Journal of Consumer Research is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering research on all aspects of consumer behavior, including psychology, marketing, sociology, economics, anthropology, and communications. It was established in 1974 and originally published by University of Chicago Press. Since 2015 it has been published by Oxford University Press. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2016 impact factor of 3.800, ranking it 19th out of 121 journals in the category "Business."