Journal of Consumer Affairs

Older Women Lack Important Information about Sexual Health
Article: Safe Sex After 50 and Mature Women's Beliefs of Sexual Health
September 14, 2011

An Appeal to the Caregiving Values of Rural Women for Breast Cancer Prevention
Article: Developing Breast Health Messages for Women in Rural Populations
March 2, 2011

Reading Food Labels, Combined with Exercise, Can Lead to Weight Loss
Article: Use of Food Labels as a Weight Loss Behavior
September 8, 2010

Financial Literary Bailout for the Younger Generation
Article: Financial Literacy among the Young
June 2, 2010

Unhappy Customers: Everyone Has A Right to Complain, and Does
Article: Are Consumers Disadvantaged or Vulnerable? An Examination of Consumer Complaints to the Better Business Bureau
March 8, 2010

Now Live - New Online Submission System!
Journal of Consumer Affairs is delighted to announce the implementation of ScholarOne Manuscripts. An easy-to-use Web-based submissions system to enable rapid turnaround times. Submit your manuscript today at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/joca

Journal of Consumer Affairs has a New Editor!
Sharon Tennyson of Cornell University is the new editor of the Journal of Consumer Affairs. Dr. Tennyson is an expert on consumer protections and financial regulation. Her teaching and research focuses on the impact of government laws and regulation on consumers and financial institutions, particularly the workings of insurance markets. Tennyson also serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Risk and Insurance, the Journal of Insurance Regulation, and Insurance Markets and Companies: Analyses and Actuarial Computations. She holds a Ph.D. in economics from Northwestern University and joined the Cornell faculty in 1998.

Read the Journal of Consumer Affairs Best Papers from 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011