Control and Consumption
Introduction
Pre-submission workshop for the special issue of the Journal of the Association for Consumer Research, 9 Apr 2026
INTEREST CATEGORY: CONSUMER BEHAVIOR
POSTING TYPE: Revisits
Posted by: James Ellis
Pre-Submission Information Session for JACR issue on Control and Consumption
An upcoming issue of the Journal of the Association for Consumer Research calls for papers related to Control and Consumption. In preparation for this issue, which is open to all theoretical and methodological approaches, the editors (Simona Botti, Eileen Fischer, and Gita Johar) will host a virtual webinar on April 9, 2026, from 9:00am to 11:00am EDT.
The webinar will feature three thought leaders who will discuss open questions on the topic of control and consumption: Sheena Iyengar (Columbia University), Cristel Russell (Pepperdine University), and Klaus Wertenbroch (INSEAD). The issue editors will follow up by covering the issue’s goals, scope, and evaluation process. The webinar will also include time for Q&A.
If you are considering a submission or are interested in the topic of control and consumption, please register for the webinar at
The submission deadline for this issue is January 1, 2027. For more information, read the full call for papers at