Journal of Social Marketing Impact Factor 2026: 2.50, Quartile

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At a glanceJournal of Social Marketing is listed in SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024. Published by Emerald Publishing Limited, it has 415 published works, cited 9,066 times (h-index 46). Its impact factor* of 2.50 ranks it 202 of 325 in Business. 16% of its recent research articles name a funder, most often Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia. Papers by ScholarsColab mentors and the researchers we track appear here as soon as they publish in it. Data updated 22 October 2026.

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Impact factor*2.50Rank 202 of 325 in Business IndexingSSCIScopusJCR 2024Confirm on the official lists before you submit

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01Impact factor

Impact factor of Journal of Social Marketing (2026)

Impact factor (2-year)2.50calculated by ScholarsColab

Rank in category#202of 325 by citedness

h-index46

Papers published415cited 9,066 times

The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers Journal of Social Marketing published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, calculated by ScholarsColab. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so it also has an official Journal Impact Factor published by Clarivate, which can differ because it counts citations from Web of Science journals only.

Rank in its subject categories

Businessrank 202 of 325 journals

Ranks here compare journals of the same Web of Science category in our data by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR rank.

Quartile of Journal of Social Marketing

A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Journal of Social Marketing is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.

Citations and papers per year

Citations per year

Papers per year

Please check the final impact factor. The impact factor and APC on this page are calculated by ScholarsColab (updated 17 October 2026) and can differ from the official values. Confirm the current impact factor and charges on the journal’s website or in Clarivate’s Journal Citation Reports before you submit.

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APC waivers and discounts for Journal of Social Marketing

Emerald Publishing: automatic 100% waiver for low-income and 50% for lower-middle income countries (World Bank FY2023 list). Authors in 26 countries get a full waiver.

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02Funders

Who funds research published in Journal of Social Marketing

Articles naming a funder16%of 75 recent articles

Funders named most often

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia2

Pró-Reitoria de Pesquisa, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais1

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico1

Department of Environment and Science1

Veteran Medical Trust Fund1

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Based on up to 200 research articles this journal published in the last 24 months. Not every article lists its funders, so the share can be lower than the real one. Updated: 29 October 2026.

03Indexing

Indexing of Journal of Social Marketing

List	Status
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)	Not listed
Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)	✓ Listed
Arts & Humanities Citation Index (AHCI)	Not listed
Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)	Not listed
Scopus	✓ Listed
Journal Citation Reports 2024	✓ Listed

ISSN: 2042-6763
eISSN: 2042-6771
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited all its journals →
Subjects: Business

From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor on this page is calculated by ScholarsColab (see how the impact factor works).

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04How to submit

How to submit to Journal of Social Marketing

Read the guide for authors. It sets the article types, word limit, reference style and file format that Journal of Social Marketing accepts. You find it on the official website of the journal, usually under "For authors" or "Submit".
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05Reviewer comments

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06Same subject

Business journals with a similar impact factor*

The journals next to Journal of Social Marketing when the 310 journals of Business in our data are ranked by impact factor*:

Rank	Journal	Impact factor*	Indexing	Open access
198	Academia Revista Latinoamericana de Administración	2.62	SSCI	Subscription
199	Health Marketing Quarterly	2.61	ESCI	Subscription
200	Global Strategy Journal	2.58	SSCI	Subscription
201	The International Review of Retail Distribution and Consumer Research	2.54	ESCI	Subscription
203	Services Marketing Quarterly	2.47	ESCI	Subscription
204	Global Business Review	2.45	ESCI	Subscription
205	International Journal of Business Analytics	2.45	ESCI	Some open access
206	Journal of Business-to-Business Marketing	2.44	SSCI	Subscription

*Impact factor calculated by ScholarsColab (2-year citedness), not the official Clarivate value.

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07Questions

Frequently asked questions

What is the impact factor of Journal of Social Marketing?

Based on ScholarsColab citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of Journal of Social Marketing is 2.50: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 2.50 times on average in a year. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so Clarivate also publishes an official Journal Impact Factor, which can differ.

What is the h-index of Journal of Social Marketing?

The h-index of Journal of Social Marketing is 46 (October 2026): 46 of its papers have each been cited at least 46 times. Its i10-index is 227.

What is the quartile of Journal of Social Marketing?

Is Journal of Social Marketing indexed in Scopus?

Yes. Journal of Social Marketing appears in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.

Is Journal of Social Marketing an SCIE journal?

Journal of Social Marketing is listed in SSCI of the Web of Science Core Collection, but not in SCIE, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.

Is Journal of Social Marketing in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?

Yes. Journal of Social Marketing is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.

Does Journal of Social Marketing offer an APC waiver?

Journal of Social Marketing follows the policy of Emerald Publishing: automatic 100% waiver for low-income and 50% for lower-middle income countries (World Bank FY2023 list). Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver. Rules verified 27 October 2026; confirm on the publisher's page.

Who funds research published in Journal of Social Marketing?

16% of 75 recent research articles in Journal of Social Marketing name a funder; the funders named most often are Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Pró-Reitoria de Pesquisa, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico.