The Journal of Consumer Psychology (JCP) publishes top-quality research articles that contribute both theoretically and empirically to our understanding of the psychology of consumer behavior. JCP is the official journal of the Society for Consumer Psychology, Division 23 of the American Psychological Association. JCP publishes articles in areas such as consumer judgment and decision processes, consumer needs, attitude formation and change, reactions to persuasive communications, consumption experiences, consumer information processing, consumer-brand relationships, affective, cognitive, and motivational determinants of consumer behavior, family and group decision processes, and cultural and individual differences in consumer behavior. Most published articles are likely to report new empirical findings, obtained either in the laboratory or in field experiments that contribute to existing theory in both consumer research and psychology. However, results of survey research, correlational studies, and other methodological paradigms are also welcomed to the extent that the findings extend our psychological understanding of consumer behavior. Theoretical and/or review articles integrating existing bodies of research and providing new insights into the underpinnings of consumer behavior and consumer decision processes are also encouraged.
Further details regarding the journal's content, along with copies of past editorials, accepted manuscripts, and other information, can be obtained from the Society for Consumer Psychology website (http://www.journalofconsumerpsychology.com).
The Journal is intended for researchers in consumer psychology, social and cognitive psychology, judgment and decision making, and related disciplines. It is also relevant to professionals in advertising and public relations, marketing and branding, consumer and market research, and public policy.
Publishing in JCP provides many author benefits. The Journal is widely regarded as one of the top journals both in psychology and marketing. It is abstracted and indexed in many leading databases including ABI/Inform, Current Contents Search, PsycINFO, Social SciSearch, Social Sciences Citation Index, and UnCover.
Scientific Standards and Expectations
JCP is committed to publishing research with the highest standards in scholarship and scientific practices. In particular, the Journal is committed to (a) a high degree of transparency in how the research was actually conducted, (b) a high degree of reproducibility of the reported findings, and (c) a strict respect of the ethical research standards set forth by the American Psychological Association (see Standard 8: Research and Publication at www.apa.org/ethics/code/) and by Elsevier (www.ethics.elsevier.com/).
All authors are requested to disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest including any financial, personal or other relationships with other people or organizations within three years of beginning the submitted work that could inappropriately influence, or be perceived to influence, their work. See also http://www.elsevier.com/conflictsofinterest. Further information and an example of a Conflict of Interest form can be found at: http://help.elsevier.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/286/p/7923.
Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis or as an electronic preprint, see http://www.elsevier.com/sharingpolicy), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere including electronically in the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written consent of the copyright-holder.
JCPS's policy regarding the resubmission of previously rejected manuscripts is as follows. it is not permissible to submit a manuscript to JCP that is similar to one that was previously rejected at JCP. However, it is permissible to submit a completely new manuscript to JCPS that may have stemmed in part from a rejected manuscript, as long as there are new studies, a new conceptualization and a new write-up. This new manuscript will be assigned a completely new review team. The submitting author should state in the cover letter that the manuscript is a resubmission.
Invited Research Reviews
JCP publishes invited and non-invited conceptual reviews. Invited Research Review articles are quite rare and highly selective. Such articles are expected to take on "big" topics that are of interest to a wide audience of researchers in consumer behavior and psychology. Invited Research Reviews are not designed to be self-motivated or idiosyncratic.
By submitting their manuscript the authors certify (a) that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis or as an electronic preprint, see www.elsevier.com/postingpolicy; (b) that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere; (c) that its publication is approved by all authors and the responsible authorities where the work was carried out; and (d) that, if accepted, the manuscript will not be published elsewhere including electronically in the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written consent of the copyright-holder.
Ethical Standards and Institutional Review Board Approval
Upon submission, authors are asked to certify that the reported research, was conducted in accordance with the Ethical Standards for Research and Publication set forth by the American Psychological Association (see Chapter 1 of the APA Publication Manual, 6th Edition, and Standard 8: Research and Publication at www.apa.org/ethics/code/). These standards include (a) proper protection of research participants (e.g., confidentiality, informed consent, participant safety, avoidance of coercion, restricted use of deception, etc.), (b) integrity in research reporting (e.g., absence of data fabrication, no plagiarism, prompt correction of published errors), and (c) integrity in research dissemination (e.g., proper credit for publication, obligation to share data, etc.). Therefore, by certifying that their research conforms to the Ethical Standards of the American Psychological Association, the authors commit to sharing their data upon request by the review team during the review process and/or by other researchers seeking to verify or replicate the results after publication. In the online submission process, authors are further asked to specify who was primarily responsible for collecting and analyzing the various data reported in the manuscript, and when and where the data were collected. In addition, authors are asked to certify that they have obtained proper approval to conduct their research from their Institutional Review Board (IRB) or equivalent authorities at their own institution.Transparency and Reproductibility.When preparing their manuscript for submission it is critical that the authors strive to make their research methodology as transparent and reproducible as possible. Examples of information that is essential for transparency and reproducibility include:
A comprehensive list of the type of information that authors should provide in order to ensure that their research is as transparent and reproducible as possible is provided in the appendix of this author packet. To enhance the transparency and subsequent reproducibility of the reported research, submissions should include a âMethodological Details Appendixâ (MDA) that provides additional details about the specific methodology used in the research: details that might be too lengthy to present in the main body of the manuscript, but (a) would help the review team fully understand how the research was actually conducted, and (b) would help future readers of the published article replicate the research precisely. Although the exact content of the MDA will vary from manuscript to manuscript (depending on the type of studies being reported), information that would typically appear in MDAs include: Transparancy and Reproducibility
When preparing their manuscript for submission it is critical that the authors strive to make their research methodology as transparent and reproducible as possible. Examples of information that is essential for transparency and reproducibility include: Detailed demographics of the samples; Sampling method and method of participant recruitment; Clear and detailed description of each study's procedure; Clear and detailed explanation if any experimental manipulation used; Clear explanation of any screening or discarding of data performed; Complete description of the exact statistical models used for the analyses (e.g., any covariates, interaction terms, fixed vs. random effects, etc.); Degrees of freedom for statistical tests; Cell means, standard deviations, and cell size. A comprehensive list of the type of information that authors should provide in order to ensure that their research is as transparent and reproducible as possible is provided in the appendix of this author packet. To enhance the transparency and subsequent reproducibility of the reported research, submissions should include a "Methodological Details Appendix" (MDA) that provides additional details about the specific methodology used in the research: details that might be too lengthy to present in the main body of the manuscript, but (a) would help the review team fully understand how the research was actually conducted, and (b) would help future readers of the published article replicate the research precisely. Although the exact content of the MDA will vary from manuscript to manuscript (depending on the type of studies being reported), information that would typically appear in MDAs include: Full phrasing of the questions and scales used for the reported findings; Full text of any scenarios or vignettes used; Sample images of any advertising stimuli used; Screen-capture of any computer interface used; Pertinent details about the procedure (e.g., instructions, filler task); additional details about the method, analyses and results as indicated in the appendix to this document. The MDA should be appended to the manuscript file for the duration of the review process. After publication of the manuscript, the MDA will be moved to a web appendix hosted by Elsevier and linked to the manuscript. Authors who prefer certain methodological details to appear in the body of the paper or in a regular appendix to be printed with the article can choose to do so, provided that the manuscript respects the Journal's length requirements.
Changes to authorship
This policy concerns the addition, deletion, or rearrangement of author names in the authorship of accepted manuscripts:
Before the accepted manuscript is published in an online issue: Requests to add or remove an author, or to rearrange the author names, must be sent to the Journal Manager from the corresponding author of the accepted manuscript and must include: (a) the reason the name should be added or removed, or the author names rearranged and (b) written confirmation (e-mail, fax, letter) from all authors that they agree with the addition, removal or rearrangement. In the case of addition or removal of authors, this includes confirmation from the author being added or removed. Requests that are not sent by the corresponding author will be forwarded by the Journal Manager to the corresponding author, who must follow the procedure as described above. Note that: (1) Journal Managers will inform the Journal Editors of any such requests and (2) publication of the accepted manuscript in an online issue is suspended until authorship has been agreed.
After the accepted manuscript is published in an online issue: Any requests to add, delete, or rearrange author names in an article published in an online issue will follow the same policies as noted above and result in a corrigendum.
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The Journal of Consumer Psychology accepts four types of manuscripts: (a) Research Articles (full length), (b) Research Reports (shorter), (c) Research Reviews, and (d) Research Dialogues. Manuscripts should be submitted online through the Journal's editorial site at http://ees.elsevier.com/jcps, where authors will be guided step by step through the creation and uploading of their files. The submission file should be submitted in the native format of the word processor used. The system will automatically convert source files to a single PDF file of the article, which will be used in the peer-review process. All correspondence, including notification of the Editor's decision and requests for revision, will take place via e-mail generated via the submission system. If you require any further information or help, please visit our support pages: http://support.elsevier.com.
All manuscripts submitted to JCP should be written and formatted according to the APA Style as specified by the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th Edition. We strongly encourage authors to carefully review the APA manual, as it provides detailed information about the proper reporting of psychology-based research. A short tutorial on APA style can be found at: http://flash1r.apa.org/apastyle/basics/.Submitted manuscripts should respect the following length requirements:
- Research Reports: less than 4,000 words, excluding abstract, references, tables and figures. Please see the section on Guidelines for Research Reports for details on the content of these reports.
- Research Articles: 50 pages maximum (double-spaced), including abstract, references, tables and figures.
- Research Reviews: 50 pages maximum (double-spaced), including abstract, references, tables and figures. This applies to both invited and regular-submission reviews. Please see the section of Additional Editorial and Publisher Policies
- Research Dialogues: 50 pages maximum (double-spaced), including abstract, references, tables and figures, for target articles; and 30 pages maximum (double-spaced), including abstract, references, tables and figures, for commentaries and rejoinders. These papers are invited.
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To avoid unnecessary errors you are strongly advised to use the "spell-check" and "grammar-check" functions of your wordprocessor.
Information on APA style: Required for JCP
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Provide sufficient detail to allow the work to be reproduced. Methods already published should be indicated by a reference: only relevant modifications should be described. Discussion
This should explore the significance of the results of the work, not repeat them. A combined Results and Discussion section is often appropriate. Avoid extensive citations and discussion of published literature. Tables, figure captions and figures
The main results and theoretical model may be shown in one or more tables and/or figures.
All empirical manuscripts need to include a Methodological Detail Appendix (MDA) for greater transparency and reproducibility of the research (see section on "Scientific Standards and Expectations" above and appendix to this document on "Promoting Research Transparency and Reproducibility). Additional appendices may be included and should be uploaded as a single file. If there is more than one appendix (besides the MDA), they should be identified as A, B, C, etc. Formulae and equations in appendices should be given separate numbering: Eq. (A.1), Eq. (A.2), etc.; in a subsequent appendix, Eq. (B.1), and so on.
During the review process, please remove all author identifiers from the main body of the manuscript and from any appendices, figures, and tables. Do not disclose the specific location where the data were collected to prevent revealing the researcher's identity. Such information should be reinserted after acceptance of the manuscript.
Essential title page information
• Title. Concise and informative. Titles are often used in information-retrieval systems. Avoid abbreviations and formulae where possible.
• Author names and affiliations. Please clearly indicate the given name(s) and family name(s) of each author and check that all names are accurately spelled. Present the authors' affiliation addresses (where the actual work was done) below the names. Indicate all affiliations with a lower-case superscript letter immediately after the author's name and in front of the appropriate address. Provide the full postal address of each affiliation, including the country name and, if available, the e-mail address of each author.
• Corresponding author. Clearly indicate who will handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication, also post-publication. Ensure that the e-mail address is given and that contact details are kept up to date by the corresponding author.
• Present/permanent address. If an author has moved since the work described in the article was done, or was visiting at the time, a 'Present address' (or 'Permanent address') may be indicated as a footnote to that author's name. The address at which the author actually did the work must be retained as the main, affiliation address. Superscript Arabic numerals are used for such footnotes.
A concise and factual abstract limited to 175 words is required. The abstract should state briefly the purpose of the research, the principal results and major conclusions. An abstract is often presented separately from the article, so it must be able to stand alone. For this reason, References should be avoided, but if essential, then cite the author(s) and year(s). Also, non-standard or uncommon abbreviations should be avoided, but if essential they must be defined at their first mention in the abstract itself.
Highlights are optional for this journal. They consist of a short collection of bullet points that convey the core findings of the article and can be submitted in a separate file in the online submission system. Should you wish to include Highlights with your submission, please use 'Highlights' in the file name and include 3 to 5 bullet points (maximum 85 characters per bullet point including spaces). See http://www.elsevier.com/researchhighlights for examples.
Define abbreviations that are not standard in this field in a footnote to be placed on the first page of the article. Such abbreviations that are unavoidable in the abstract must be defined at their first mention there, as well as in the footnote. Ensure consistency of abbreviations throughout the article.
Collate acknowledgements in a separate section at the end of the article before the references and do not, therefore, include them on the title page, as a footnote to the title or otherwise. List here those individuals who provided help during the research (e.g., providing language help, writing assistance or proof reading the article, etc.).
Footnotes should be used sparingly. Number them consecutively throughout the article, using superscript Arabic numbers. In accordance with APA style, indicate the position of footnotes in the text and present the footnotes themselves on a separate page at the end of the article. Do not include footnotes in the Reference list. Footnotes pertaining to tables should be indicated with a superscript lowercase letter.
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Authors should double-check their reference lists before submitting their manuscripts to JCP. Reference lists should include recent articles in consumer psychology, consumer behavior and/or marketing that are relevant to the topic. These field-specific references serve two functions: (a) they help clarify the submitted paper's contribution to the field's existing literature; and (b) they facilitate the choice of suitable JCP reviewers. For classic concepts, authors should also cite the studies that developed the concepts.
The list of references should be arranged first alphabetically and then further sorted chronologically if necessary. More than one reference from the same author(s) in the same year must be identified by the letters a, b, c, etc., placed after the year of publication (see APA Style Manual).
- Reference to a journal publication:
Trope, Y., Liberman, N., & Wakslak, C. (2007). Construal levels and psychological distance: Effects on representation, prediction, evaluation, and behavior. Journal of Consumer Psychology, 17(2), 83-95. Mellers, B. A., Schwartz, A., Ho, K., & Ritov, I. (1997). Decision affect theory: Emotional reactions to the outcomes of risky options. Psychological Science, 8(6), 423-429.
- Reference to a book: Strunk, W., Jr., & White, E. B. (1979). The elements of style (4th ed.). New York: Longman.
- Reference to a chapter in an edited book:
Mettam, G. R., & Adams, L. B. (2009). How to prepare an electronic version of your article. In B. S. Jones, & R. Z. Smith (Eds.), Introduction to the electronic age (pp. 281-304). New York: E- Publishing Inc.
- Web references:
As a minimum, the full URL should be given and the date when the reference was last accessed. Any further information, if known (DOI, author names, dates, reference to a source publication, etc.), should also be given. Web references can be listed separately (e.g., after the reference list) under a different heading if desired, or can be included in the reference list.
- References in a special issue:
Please ensure that the words "this issue" are added to any references in the list (and any citations in the text) to other articles in the same Special Issue.
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What is the Journal of Consumer Psychology (JCP) looking for in Research Reports?
Research Reports are manuscripts that are less than 4,000 words in length excluding the abstract, title page, references, tables, and figures. Research Reports, formerly referred to as Short Articles, should contain novel and interesting empirical or theoretical research just like longer-length Research Articles. However, unlike Research Articles, for novel and interesting theoretical ideas, authors of a Research Report may provide less empirical evidence; and for novel and interesting empirical findings, they may give less theoretical support. Despite these differences from Research Articles, we will maintain high standards of rigor (in terms of literature review, conceptualization, methodology, empirical analysis, and stated insights derived from analysis). Authors should acknowledge past related research and show how their paper relates to this earlier work. Shortage of space should not result in a lack of care in the literature review. Because Research Reports are meant to be widely disseminated to spark new research, they should also be easy to read.
Research Reports may focus on novel and interesting empirical findings (based on data from experiments, surveys, or secondary sources). Examples include manuscripts whose findings: (1) are novel and interesting by themselves, (2) refute commonly held beliefs, (3) refute prior theory, or (4) refute prior explanatory processes. Some preliminary theoretical explanation must be offered for this category, but it is not necessary for authors to rule out all possible alternative explanations. Thus, inconclusive process evidence is not a reason to reject a Research Report (unless an alternative explanation is obvious and more compelling). However, note that authors need to provide substantial evidence for their proposed empirical findings-either through large sample sizes or multiple studies or both. Thus, authors may be asked to collect additional data for further support of the phenomenon (additional study) or for a more rigorous testing of the phenomenon (new study to replace an original study). Even if not conclusively establishing the process, authors should speculate about the process right at the outset of the paper, not just at the end. The strengths of the claims about the process should be proportional to the evidence being provided. For instance, if the authors only provide preliminary evidence of the process, they need to acknowledge upfront that other accounts are possible.