ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #121Top JournalSubscription

Marketing Science

Identifier (ISSN):0732-2399(Print)/1526-548X(Online)
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Publisher:Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
5.2↑ +0.3
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Marketing Science

WoS Q2
24575.41202252023420244.920255.22026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):5.2
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
8.324
#121

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
166

166 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate7.5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessSubscription
76articles/year
0% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Marketing Science is a publication of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) publication (SSCI indexed). We invite authors to submit for peer review their best marketing-oriented research. We accept many types of manuscripts. Please consider us as an author-friendly outlet for your research. We are THE premier journal focusing on empirical and theoretical quantitative research in marketing. Marketing Science promises to provide constructive, fair, and timely reviews with the goal of identifying the best submissions for publication. Topics covered in Marketing Science include the following: -Advertising- Buyer Behavior- Channels- Competitive Strategy- Forecasting- Marketing Research- New Product Development- Pricing and Promotions- Sales Force Management- Segmentation- Services Marketing- Targetability.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
BusinessEconomicsMarketingComputer ScienceMathematicsPolitical ScienceLawStatisticsPhilosophyBiologyPhysicsGeometryEngineeringFinanceEconometricsEpistemologyManagement
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

BUSINESS

Q2
Rank90/323
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

BUSINESS

Q2
Rank111/324
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF5.2
Articles / Year47
Total Citations20
2025
IF4.9
Articles / Year69
Total Citations282
2024
IF4
Articles / Year92
Total Citations1,176
2023
IF5
Articles / Year69
Total Citations1,269
2022
IF5.411
Articles / Year99
Total Citations3,206

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #121Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1985, 1991, 1993, 1995-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Business, Management and AccountingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
8.324

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
6.59

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$4,783 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,372
3-Year Documents191
Citable Documents184

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate23.5%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Business and International ManagementQ1
Economics and EconometricsQ1
MarketingQ1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 7.5%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Management
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区BUSINESS
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Marketing Science (ISSN: 0732-2399) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of BUSINESS, published by Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 5.20, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 8.324 (Q1), an H-index of 166.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 76 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Subscription model with an estimated APC of $4,783 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Subscription
Publisher
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28