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Theory and Decision

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands · Est. 1970

ISSN1573-7187

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?

225

days submission → published

measured · last 7 articles · accept 146d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.638

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.877

Total Worksi

2,382

Total Citationsi

42,482

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.40

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Theory and Decision is devoted to all aspects of decision-making, exploring research in psychology, management science, economics, the theory of games, statistics, operations research, artificial intelligence, cognitive science, and analytical philosophy. Moreover, it addresses cross-fertilization among these disciplines. This journal draws special attention to experimentation in decision-making and its links to the cognitive sciences. It also addresses applications to various problems in management and organizational science, economics and finance, and computer-supported decision schemes. Particular topics addressed include preference and belief modeling, experimental decision-making under risk or uncertainty, decision analysis, multi-criteria decision modeling, game theory, negotiation theory, collective decision making, social choice, rationality, cognitive processes and interactive decision-making, and methodology of the decision sciences.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1970

Annual Volume~ 60 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,382

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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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?

Springer Netherlands

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1573-7187

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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

400

2019

312

2020

744

2021

206

2022

2023

2024

2025

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

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Q1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Computer Science ApplicationsQ2

Decision Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ2

Applied PsychologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EconomicsSocial Sciences, Mathematical Methods

Scopus Categories

Applied PsychologyDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyComputer Science ApplicationsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Decision Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Decision-Making and Behavioral EconomicsGame Theory and Voting SystemsExperimental Behavioral Economics StudiesGame Theory and ApplicationsEconomic theories and modelsEconomic and Environmental ValuationAuction Theory and ApplicationsBayesian Modeling and Causal InferenceMulti-Criteria Decision MakingEvolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation

Frequently asked questions about Theory and Decision

Is Theory and Decision a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Theory and 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 Theory and Decision?

Theory and 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 0.40.

Is Theory and Decision indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Theory and Decision is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.