Journal of the Association for Consumer Research @JofACR

Have you registered for ACR 2026 yet?? Early Bird registration ends tomorrow, August 13. Take five minutes to 1) register for the conference, and 2) book your hotel room! 🌆 Link: acrwebsite.org/events/acr26/r…

Psst, what have you *bean* up to? If it's not registering for ACR 2026: Chicago, well, what are you waiting for?! The Early Bird deadline ends August 13, so be sure to register today! Here's the link: acrwebsite.org/events/acr26/r…

Hey, ACR Members: your vote counts! Please take a moment to vote for the 2027 ACR Board of Directors. You'll need to log in over at ACR: acrwebsite.org/board-election… You have until Sept. 2, but why wait? It will only take a minute!

ACR 2026: Chicago | Upcoming Deadlines July 31: Deadline to make edits for your accepted submissions. August 13: Early-bird conference registration deadline. August 30: ACR room rate availability ends (if the rooms haven’t already sold out). Time to plan your trip! 🏙️

Are you a PhD student who will be presenting at ACR 2026: Chicago? Good news! ACR, in association w/ the Sheth Foundation, will grant 20 needs-based conference fellowships to help with the conference and travel costs! Whoo! To apply: acr.memberclicks.net/2026-conf-trav… Deadline: 7/21/26

Thinking about submitting to the JACR issue on the consumer dynamics of sports? Join issue eds Tonya Williams Bradford, Diogo Hildebrand, & Beth Vallen, for a workshop on Aug 25 at 11:00 AM ET. They’ll discuss the issue & answer questions! Register here: villanova.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

***2027 ACR Board Nominations*** ACR is accepting nominations for 4 positions for the 2027: • President-Elect (2027) • Academic–Non-Profit–Government Director • Director-at-Large • Treasurer-in-Training Nominate by July 15 by emailing Rebecca Ratner via [email protected]

*UPCOMING JACR WEBINAR* Join Thomas Robinson, Ela Veresiu, & June Cotte, editors of the JACR 'Time in Consumption' issue, along with authors of the articles published in this...timely...issue (sorry, couldn't resist)! When: Tues, July 21 @ 1pm EDT Link: yorku.zoom.us/j/95733561525

AP-ACR Deadline Extended to June 22! Attention doctoral students and early-career scholars: you now have a few more days to submit your latest project(s) to AP-ACR 2027, which will take place starting January 7, 2027, in Mumbai! 🇮🇳 Learn more & submit: apacrmumbai2027.spjimr.org/call-for-paper…

Experience the extraordinary at the AP-ACR 2027 Gala! When some of the world's brightest minds gather in Mumbai, the evening deserves to be just as memorable as the conversations that sparked it. 2 days left to submit your application. June 15, 2026: bit.ly/4uDCLgD

The 2027 Asia Pacific Association for Consumer Research Conference will be held in Mumbai, India! 🇮🇳 If you are interested in submitting your work, you have until Monday! Don’t wait! Don’t hesitate! Submit! More info: apacrmumbai2027.spjimr.org/call-for-paper…

JACR CFP: More than Just a Game: Exploring the Consumer Dynamics of Sports Co-Editors: Tonya Williams Bradford, Diogo Hildebrand, & Beth Vallen Webinar: August 2026 ACR Workshop: Sept 2026 Deadline: July 1, 2027 Publication: October 2028 Learn more: journals.uchicago.edu/journals/jacr/…

Time flies when you’re having fun, so time is sure to fly when you check out the Time In Consumption issue of JACR! ⏰ Check it out: tinyurl.com/y82bznj4

Have you heard the good news? We'll be heading to Anaheim for ACR 2027 led by co-chairs Mathew Isaac, Abigail Sussman, & Alison Jing Xu! Joining them will be Doc Symposium chairs, Stephanie Tully & Shane Wang! ...but first, we'll see you in the Windy City for ACR 2026: Chicago!

From systems to institutions, from transit networks to platform algorithms, infrastructure matters in marketing. Issue editors Yuliya Komarova, Hoori Rafieian, and Lauren Block invite you submit your work to this issue of JACR! Learn more here: journals.uchicago.edu/journals/jacr/…

The Asia-Pacific ACR Conference will take place January 7-10, 2027, in Mumbai, India! 🇮🇳 Submissions are now open, and the deadline to submit is June 15, 2026. Learn more here: apacrmumbai2027.spjimr.org

Webinar: Psychological Reactions to GenAI AI is everywhere & our community has taken an interest in understanding it through a marketing lens. Join April 28, 12-1pm Eastern, as Stefano Puntoni examines the psychology of AI & its implications! Register: acr.memberclicks.net/april_social_A…

Thinking about when you eat, what food you consume & when you stop eating each of them can enhance understanding of consumption patterns and generate insights. Check out “The Ongoing Journey of Starting & Stopping” (Haws, Liu, McFerran, Chandon) in JACR: journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/74…

A JACR Webinar Double Feature! Join us this Thursday, April 9, as we present *two* JACR webinars! First, join us at 9am EST for our webinar on Control & Consumption, and then join our 11am EST webinar on Linguistics & Language! For more info, visit: acrwebsite.org/jacr/jacr-webi…

Call for Papers: AI in Aesthetic Design Do you have work at the intersection of AI and design? Then consider submitting to this special issue of JACR edited by Barbara Kahn, Henrik Hagtvedt, & Martin Reimann! Submission deadline: Jan 1, 2028! For info: journals.uchicago.edu/journals/jacr/…