Journal of Consumer Affairs - ACCI Member Benefits

Electronic access to all back issues and current issue:

  • You must be an ACCI member and logged in on the ACCI website
  • Once you are logged in, you will see a new item under the Journal menu dropdown - Journal at Wiley Online
  • You will also see under the now visible Member Center menu - Journal Access
  • You will click the special link to take you to the journal's website with full access rights (this link is only valid for 5 minutes at a time)

Waiver of $125 Journal Submission Fee:

Members in good standing may submit as many articles as desired during the valid membership year to the journal free of charge. ACCI welcomes new Members and has worked hard to make membership easy.
  • Only one author needs to be a member, and that member may be a professional, retiree, student or lifetime member.
  • If none of the authors are currently a member, you may go here to join:
  • When you submit a manuscript in ScholarOne, you will be asked for the name, email address, and phone number of the author who holds the membership.
  • If you need help with this, please contact [email protected] or call (727) 940-2658 x 2002. 
  • Current ACCI membership pricing is as follows. You can join and pay immediately with a credit card. 
    • Professional: $125 US
    • Retiree: $55 US
    • Student: $25 US

JCA is Digital, but do you want the current volume year in hard copy?

As of volume 54, year 2020, JCA has transitioned to an online-only publication. For those who wish to continue to receive the full volume year of four issues, you may purchase the entire volume at a deep discount and as issues are published, each will be mailed to you. Find the instructions and the discount code by logging into the Members' Only section of the ACCI Website. Here you will find JCA Ordering Quick Reference and the discount code. Individual copies are not available at a discount.