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Management Decision

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN0025-1747eISSN1758-6070

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.255

H-Indexi

181

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.37

Total Worksi

5,237

Total Citationsi

191,140

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.37

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Management Decision is a scholarly publication focused specifically on the area of management. The journal advances the field of management with novel informative content and powerful implications for business scholars, leaders, and professional managers.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Frequency10 No. A Year, 1995-

StatusActive

Total Publications5,237

Publisher OrgEmerald Publishing Limited

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0025-1747 / 1758-6070

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

146

7.2k

2019

167

7.5k

2020

115

2.8k

2021

142

3.8k

2022

232

4.6k

2023

257

3.7k

2024

361

1.3k

2025

209

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)Q1

Management Science and Operations ResearchQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

BusinessManagement

Scopus Categories

Management Science and Operations ResearchBusiness, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Innovation and Knowledge ManagementCorporate Finance and GovernanceEntrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesManagement and Organizational StudiesJob Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorEnvironmental Sustainability in BusinessCorporate Social Responsibility ReportingBusiness Strategy and InnovationCustomer Service Quality and LoyaltySustainable Supply Chain Management

Frequently asked questions about Management Decision

Is Management Decision a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Management Decision: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Management Decision?

Management Decision is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 5.37.

Is Management Decision indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Management Decision is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.