How Do We Evaluate JCR Papers?
At JCR, we broadly distinguish between five different types of papers, each requiring a slightly different approach.
JCR publishes papers of the highest quality on topics in consumer research. Editors: Bernd Schmitt, June Cotte, Markus Giesler, Andrew Stephen, and Stacy Wood.
Comments and insights from the JCR editorial team.
At JCR, we broadly distinguish between five different types of papers, each requiring a slightly different approach.
Conceptual papers in JCR focus on new ideas and frameworks for understanding consumer behavior.
Theory-driven empirical papers in JCR aim to test (or extend) consumer-relevant theories.
Substantive phenomena papers provide insights into an important consumer behavior phenomenon.
Consumer culture research in JCR addresses consumer behavior phenomena in their socio-cultural context.
Methodology, multi-method, and empirical “quant” papers in JCR focus on data and/or methodology.
Discussing central elements of our editorial strategy for JCR with our new Editorial Review Board.
Last week, “Beyond Politics: Promoting Covid-19 Vaccination in the United States” (with Kevin Schulman) was published in the New England Journal
Upon submission and after acceptance, the data used in the research must be made accessible to both the editors of the journal (see exceptions below) and all authors.
The Journal of Consumer Research (JCR) is not only the premier outlet for the best scholarship in consumer research, it is also the intellectual home of the global consumer research community.