Academic journals in marketing have today become important to the scholarly communities worldwide and discussions on these journals have been commonplace in marketing literature for a considerable number of years. The actual content is often omitted when academic journals in the marketing discipline are discussed in literature and elsewhere in academia. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to discuss the content of top academic journals in the marketing discipline. The illustrative and underlying samples used as a frame of reference in the approach undertaken are restricted to six academic journals in marketing, which were selected to represent the 'top' publication outlets in the marketing discipline. Furthermore, the concepts of myopia- and blinker-syndromes are introduced and challenging concerns and reflections are raised. The structure and interfaces of top academic journals in the marketing discipline are also discussed. Debatable questions and answers are provided. Copyright © 2009 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.