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Decision Support Systems

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0167-9236eISSN1873-5797

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

2.079

H-Indexi

230

SNIPi

2.592

Total Worksi

4,905

Total Citationsi

286,532

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.25

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Decision Support Systems publishes original research articles relevant to theoretical and technical issues in the support of enhanced decision making. The areas addressed may include foundations, functionality, interfaces, implementation, impacts, and evaluation of decision support systems (DSSs). The journal also covers computational theory and mathematics and general computer science.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive

Total Publications4,905

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0167-9236 / 1873-5797

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

142

7.2k

2019

132

7.9k

2020

138

6.1k

2021

103

3.6k

2022

143

3.3k

2023

157

2.5k

2024

132

566

2025

104

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.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ1

Information SystemsQ1

Information Systems and ManagementQ1

Management Information SystemsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Artificial IntelligenceComputer Science, Information SystemsOperations Research & Management Science

Scopus Categories

Information Systems and ManagementInformation SystemsDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Management Information Systems

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Digital Marketing and Social MediaTechnology Adoption and User BehaviourConsumer Market Behavior and PricingBusiness Process Modeling and AnalysisSemantic Web and Ontologies

Frequently asked questions about Decision Support Systems

Is Decision Support Systems a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Decision Support Systems?

Decision Support Systems 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 6.25.

Is Decision Support Systems indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Decision Support Systems is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.