Association for Consumer Research (ACR) The Association for Consumer Research advances consumer research and scholarly exchange across academia, industry, and government. Social marketers should consider TRANSFORMATIVE CONSUMER RESEARCH, a movement within ACR focused on research that improves consumer welfare and quality of life. ACR’s annual conference is held in the fall. ACRWEBSITE.ORG American Marketing Association (AMA) Founded in 1915, the AMA supports the practice, teaching, and study of marketing worldwide. It hosts several major conferences annually, including Winter AMA (February), Marketing & Public Policy (early summer), and Summer AMA (August), which are widely attended by researchers. AMA.ORG American Council on Consumer Interests (ACCI) Established in 1953, ACCI is a leading organization for scholars in consumer and family economics. Its mission is to enhance consumer and family economic well-being through policy-relevant research and education. ACCI.NET Academy of Marketing Science (AMS) Founded in 1971, AMS promotes excellence in marketing knowledge and practice worldwide. It hosts an annual U.S. conference (typically in May) and the World Marketing Congress, held internationally in the summer. AMS-WEB.ORG Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) AoIR is a premier international association for scholars studying the internet across disciplines, from social sciences to informatics. Founded in 1998, it hosts an annual academic conference bringing together researchers and practitioners in internet studies. AOIR.ORG Society for Consumer Psychology (SCP) SCP serves behavioral scientists interested in consumer psychology. Its mission is to advance research, professional development, and scholarly exchange. SCP’s primary annual conference is held in winter (around February). MYSCP.ORG Society for Marketing Advances (SMA) SMA fosters research, education, and service in marketing while providing a collaborative, supportive conference environment. Its annual fall conference is known for being especially friendly and productive, with strong pre-conference events. Doctoral students are strongly encouraged to attend. MARKETINGADVANCES.ORG Grants & Funding Sources Academy of Marketing & Marketing Trust The Academy of Marketing Research Committee, in collaboration with the Marketing Trust, awards research grants of up to £5,000 on any marketing topic. Up to five awards are made annually, with one reserved for Early Career Researchers. Funding supports research capacity development across the full range of marketing scholarship. ACADEMYOFMARKETING.ORG/RESEARCHFUNDING Association for Consumer Research - TRANSFORMATIVE CONSUMER RESEARCH (TCR) Through ACR, TCR grants support projects focused on well-being and emerging interests related to consumption and markets. TCR projects typically address a specific consumption problem or opportunity and aim to generate insights actionable for consumers, caregivers, NGOs, policymakers, or social enterprises. Submission deadlines are usually in May, with funding notifications in early September. Additionally, members of the AMA-DOCSIG, CBSIG can apply for a $1,500 competitive research grants on a variety of themes annually. ACR.ORG/TCRGRANTS CBSIG.AMA/SMALLGRANTS Berkman Charitable Foundation The Harold & Muriel Berkman Foundation awards research grants to marketing departments at AACSB-accredited U.S. institutions. Designed for tenure-track or tenured faculty, these grants support scientific research and knowledge development in marketing. Awards are up to $3,000, with applications typically open from May 1 to August 31. BERKMANFOUNDATION.ORG/GRANTS Fulbright Scholars Program The Fulbright Scholar Program supports college and university faculty, administrators, researchers, and professionals seeking international research and teaching opportunities. Awarding more than 1,700 fellowships annually, the program enables U.S. Scholars to work abroad and Visiting Scholars to conduct research in the United States. Fulbright Scholars advance their fields while building international collaborations and returning home with global insights that enrich their institutions. FULBRIGHTSCHOLARS.ORG Grants.gov & National Institutes of Health (NIH) The National Institutes of Health supports non-clinical social and behavioral research, with mechanisms such as R34 grants designed for exploratory and planning-stage projects. GRANTS.GOV National Science Foundation (NSF) The National Science Foundation funds research across the social, behavioral, and economic sciences and provides approximately one-quarter of federal support for basic academic research. NSF.GOV/FUNDING ServCollab - TRANSFORMATIVE SERVICE RESEARCH (TSR) ServCollab supports research grounded in TSR an approach emerging from the TCR movement. The organization awards quarterly grants of up to $5,000 to fund revision-stage, peer-reviewed research projects that align with its mission and service themes. SERVCOLLAB.ORG/GRANTS Templeton Foundation Grant consideration through the Foundation begins with an initial Online Funding Inquiry (usually due mid-August) and, if invited, a detailed Full Proposal (usually due early July). Proposals should prioritize their specific funding areas. TEMPLETON.ORG/GRANTS William T. Grant Foundation The William T. Grant Foundation supports interdisciplinary research focused on improving outcomes for young people, including work on inequality, youth services, institutional challenges, and early-career scholarship. WTGRANTFOUNDATION.ORG/GRANTS Journals & Rankings ACADEMIC JOURNAL GUIDE Published by the Chartered Association of Business Schools, the Academic Journal Guide (2024) is released approximately every three years and provides journal rankings across business disciplines. In marketing, journals rated 4* (Journals of Distinction) include the Journal of Marketing (JM), Journal of Consumer Research (JCR), Journal of Marketing Research (JMR), Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science (JAMS), Marketing Science (MS), and the Journal of Consumer Psychology (JCP). The guide currently lists 70 marketing journals. CHARTEREDABS.ORG FINANCIAL TIMES The Financial Times uses a curated list of 50 leading academic journals (the FT50) to calculate research rankings for business schools in its MBA, EMBA, and Online MBA programs. Publications in these journals serve as key indicators of institutional research quality. FT.COM/50JOURNALS SCIMAGO JOURNAL RANKS The SCImago Journal & Country Rank is a publicly accessible platform that ranks journals using citation data from Elsevier, drawing from more than 21,500 journals worldwide. Rankings are based on the SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) indicator and can be filtered by discipline and year. Marketing journals on the list include the Journal of Marketing (#1), Journal of Consumer Research (#2), Marketing Science (#3), Journal of Marketing Research (#4), Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science (#5), and the Journal of Business Research (#14). SCIMAGOJR.COM UT DALLAS The UT Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management maintains a database tracking publications in 24 leading business journals since 1990. These data are used to generate business school rankings based on total faculty research output. In marketing, tracked journals include the Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research, Marketing Science, and the Journal of Consumer Research. The most recent rankings were published March 18, 2020. JINDAL.UTDALLAS.EDU Some institutions, including WVU, also maintain formal journal lists for faculty evaluation. WVU most recently revised its business journal lists in 2024. If you are interested in reviewing journal lists from a variety of institutions, feel free to contact me.

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