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Journal of Retailing

Elsevier BV · United States · ISSN 0022-4359, 1873-3271

ITS Journal Score79.5
Global rank#2,308
Rank in Business, Management and Accounting#116 of 3,140
h-index224
Open access 2021–202541%

Overview

Journal of Retailing, published by Elsevier BV (United States), published 258 papers in 2021–2025, and its papers received 6,675 citations in those years. Its h-index is 224 and its two-year mean citedness is 5.19. On the ITS Journal Score it ranks #2,308 of 62,158 ranked journals and #116 of 3,140 in Business, Management and Accounting.

Key figures

Papers 2021–2025258
Citations 2021–20256,675
Citations per paper25.9
h-index224
i10-index992
2-year mean citedness5.19
Open-access share41%
Change in papers, 2020→2025+18%
Article fee (APC)Not recorded

Citations count every citation the journal's papers received in these years, including citations to older papers. Two-year mean citedness is OpenAlex's measure of how often recent papers are cited; it is similar in idea to, but not the same as, an impact factor.

Papers and citations by year

YearPapersCitations receivedOpen-access papers
2020604,19621
2021492,46011
2022451,81312
2023471,51020
20244659628
20257129636

What it publishes

The leading research topics of its papers (OpenAlex topic classification). Select a topic to find other journals that publish on it.

Similar journals

Ranked journals that publish on the same topics.

JournalFieldScorePapers 2021–2025Open access
International Journal of Retail & Distribution ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting78.742831%
The International Review of Retail Distribution and Consumer ResearchBusiness, Management and Accounting66.317542%
Journal of Product & Brand ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting82.837921%
Journal of Retailing and Consumer ServicesBusiness, Management and Accounting91.72,02328%
International Journal of Research in MarketingBusiness, Management and Accounting81.532950%
European Journal of MarketingBusiness, Management and Accounting82.159835%
Journal of Consumer MarketingBusiness, Management and Accounting80.634316%
Journal of Services MarketingBusiness, Management and Accounting79.642929%

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Identity and sources

  • ISSN-L: 0022-4359
  • Print ISSN: 0022-4359
  • Electronic ISSN: 1873-3271
  • Publisher: Elsevier BV
  • Listed in DOAJ: Not yet checked
  • Crossref: ISSN found in Crossref
  • OpenAlex: S159120381
  • Journal website: www.journals.elsevier.com

Figures come from OpenAlex (papers, citations, h-index, topics), Crossref (ISSN check) and DOAJ (open-access listing and fees). They change as records are corrected, so treat them as a dated snapshot. This page does not state whether the journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed.

Questions

What is the ITS Journal Score of Journal of Retailing?

It is 79.5 out of 100, which places it #2,308 among ranked journals. The score combines citation impact (45%), h-index (35%) and size (20%) from open OpenAlex data.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Retailing?

This site does not publish Journal Impact Factors, which belong to Clarivate. As an open alternative, its two-year mean citedness in OpenAlex is 5.19.

Is Journal of Retailing open access?

41% of its papers from 2021–2025 are recorded as open access.

Does Journal of Retailing charge a publication fee?

No fee is recorded in the open data used here. Check the journal's own website for its current fees.

Transparent methodology

How the ITS Journal Score works

One formula applies to every ranked journal, using open data from OpenAlex: 45% citation impact, 35% h-index and 20% size (papers published 2021–2025). Citation impact is the smaller of the journal's two-year mean citedness and its five-year citations per paper, so a journal whose output collapsed cannot jump to the top on old citations. Each part is half a percentile and half a log-scaled value, so the very top is still separated. Growth and open-access share are shown separately and are not part of the score.

A journal is ranked only if it published at least 50 papers in 2021–2025 and was active in at least five of the last six years. Field rankings compare a journal only with journals in the same field; the field is the OpenAlex field with most of the journal's recent papers, or "Multidisciplinary" when no field has 30% of them.

What this is not: the ITS Journal Score is not a Journal Impact Factor, CiteScore or SJR, and this site does not say whether a journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed. Always confirm aims and scope, indexing, peer review and fees on the journal's own website before you submit.