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Lee, Nick, Chamberlain , Laura and Brandes, Leif (2018) ’Welcome to the Jungle! The neuromarketing literature through the eyes of a newcomer. European Journal of Marketing, 52 (1-2). pp. 4-38. doi:10.1108/EJM-02-2017-0122
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/EJM-02-2017-0122
Abstract
In order to grow, any field of research must both encourage newcomers to work within its boundaries, and help them learn to conduct excellent research within the field’s parameters. In this paper, the authors examine whether the existing body of neuromarketing literature can support such growth. Specifically, the authors attempt to replicate how a newcomer to the field of neuromarketing would go about orienting themselves to the field, and learn how to conduct excellent neuromarketing research.
A total of 131 papers, published in the areas of ‘neuromarketing’ and ‘consumer neuroscience’ were downloaded, and then identified as conceptual or empirical in nature. A separate database was created for each type of research paper and information was recorded. For both conceptual and empirical papers the citation details, notably year of publication, journal, journal ranking and Impact factor were recorded. Papers were then descriptively analysed with regards to number of publications over the years, content, and journal quality.
We find that interest in the field is growing, with a greater variety of topics and methods appearing year on year. However, we also identify some issues of concern for the field if it wishes to sustain this growth. First, the highly fragmented literature and the lack of signposting makes it very difficult for newcomers to find the relevant work and journal outlets. Second, there is a lack of high-quality, user-oriented methodological primers that a newcomer would come across. Finally, neuromarketing as it appears to a newcomer suffers from a lack of clear guidance on what defines good vs bad neuromarketing research. As a large majority of the reviewed papers have appeared in lower ranked journals, newcomers might get a biased view on the acceptable research standards in the field.
The insights from our analysis inform a tentative agenda for future work which gives neuromarketing itself greater scientific purpose, and the potential to grow into a better-established field of study within marketing as a whole.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HF Commerce | ||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School | ||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Neuromarketing, Scholarly publishing | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | European Journal of Marketing | ||||||
| Publisher: | Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. | ||||||
| ISSN: | 0309-0566 | ||||||
| Official Date: | 12 February 2018 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 52 | ||||||
| Number: | 1-2 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 4-38 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1108/EJM-02-2017-0122 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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