The International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research is concerned with advancing knowledge and understanding about retailing. It provides a forum for the publication of high quality and original research across the field of retailing and distribution. The International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research adopts an international perspective that reflects the multi-national nature of the distribution sector and of the paradigm of its study. It is international in scope and content, and publishes articles of a conceptual, theoretical and empirical nature.
In particular, The International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research includes:
Results of research into strategic and operational applications.
Analyses and statements of their managerial applications.
Substantial reviews and critiques of existing knowledge.
Theoretical, conceptual and empirical analyses of the retail and distribution industries.
Issues of both national and international character.
Book reviews, notes and observations.
Pointers to expanding and new research topics.
Peer Review Policy All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.
Journal metrics
Usage
196K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
2.9 (2023) Impact Factor
Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
3.2 (2023) 5 year IF
6.9 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
1.022 (2023) SNIP
0.655 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
6 days avg. from submission to first
decision
138 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
11 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
10% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
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who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Editor-in-chief Professor Ulf Johansson, Lund University, School of Economics and Management, Sweden
Associate editors Professor Steve Burt, University of Stirling, UK Assistant professor Kristina Bäckström, Department of Service management, Campus Helsingborg, Lund University Assistant Professor Walid Chaouali, University of Jendouba, Tunisia Associate Professor Michelle Lynn Childs, University of Tennessee, USA Assistant professor Carys Egan-Wyer, Lund University School of Economics and Management, Sweden Professor Jonathan Elms, Massey University, University of New Zealand, New Zealand Professor Marta Frasquet Deltoro, University of Valencia, Spain Professor Rika Fujioka, Kansai University, Japan Associate professor Louise Grimmer, College of Business and Economics, University of Tasmania, Australia Associate Professor Sabrina Helm, University of Arizona, USA Assistant professor, Klas Hjort, Faculty of engineering, Lunds University, Sweden Professor Jens Hultman, University of Kristianstad, Sweden Professor Charles Ingene, University of Oklahoma, USA Associate professor Roy Larke, University of Waikato, New Zealand Associate professor George Maglaras, University of Stirling, UK Assistant Professor Mehmet Okan, Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey Associate Professor Clarinda Jansberg, School of Business and Economics, Linnaeus University, Sweden Associate professor Jonathan Reynolds, Said Business School, Oxford University, UK Professor Hanna Schramm-Klein, University of Siegen, Germany Assistant Professor Ahmed Timoumi, Indian School of Business, India Associate Professor Jiyao Xun, Xi’an Jiaotong, Liverpool University, China, China. Professor Cristina Ziliani, University of Parma, Italy
Editorial Office Lund School of economics and management Department of Business Administration Lund University Sweden
Abstracting and indexing
International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research is abstracted and indexed in:
ABI/Inform; CSA; EBSCO (Business Source Corporate, Business Source Elite, Business Source Premier, TOC Premier); IBSS; IBZ; OCLC ArticleFirst Database; OCLC FirstSearch Electronic Collections Online; PIRA International (Management and Marketing); PsycINFO; Scopus; Swets Information Services; and Thomson Gale.
Open access
The International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
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