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Decision Science Letters

Growing Science · Canada · Est. 2012

ISSN1929-5804eISSN1929-5812
SJR Q3WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
74
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI56
✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18
Total74
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?
20
weeks to publish · journal-reported
Average · vs ~15 wk median
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3 · Scopus CiteScore 3.1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
0.255
H-Indexi
38
CiteScorei
3.1
SNIPi
0.63
Total Worksi
687
Total Citationsi
7,054
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.58
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Welcome to the online submission and editorial system forDecision Science LettersDecision Science Letters is a quarterly publication dedicated to create a forum for scientists in all over the world who wish to share their experience and knowledge in the field of Decision Sciences. The journal's policy is to perform a peer review on all submitted articles and the papers will be appeared in a form of online on our website as soon as the review result becomes positive. The journal covers both empirical and theoretical aspects of management and gives the chance on sharing knowledge among practitioners. We do our best to contribute to recent advances on multiple criteria decision making problems including the following► Multi Criteria Decision Making► Grey Relational Analysis, COPRAS► Best-worst Method► MODM applications: NSGA-II, MOPSO► Fuzzy techniques: Fuzzy TOPSIS► Fuzzy DEMATEL, Fuzzy VIKOR► Parameter Tunning by MCDM techniques► Data mining and Data Clustering► MCDM techniques and Robust optimization► Engineering Optimization► TOPSIS, VIKOR, AHP, ELECTERE, ...► Simulation optimization► Game theory► Supplier Selection and Green management► Reliability► Artificial Neural Network (ANN)► Non-traditional Machining Process► MCDM techniques in SCM► Data Envelopment Analysis► Travelling salesman problem (TSP), VRP, etc.Decision Science Letters is an open access journal, which provides instant access to the full text of research papers without any need for a subscription to the journal where the papers are published. Therefore, anyone has the opportunity to copy, use, redistribute, transmit/display the work publicly and to distribute derivative works, in any sort of digital form for any responsible purpose, subject to appropriate attribution of authorship. Authors who publish their articles may also maintain the copyright of their articles. Growing Science publishes peer reviewed high quality open access papers in various fields of sciences. The primary aim of this publishin

General Information

Country / RegionCanada
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2012
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications687
Publisher OrgGrowing Science
OA Since2011
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewPeer review
Review Time~20 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/12 · 75%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Growing Science
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1929-5804 / 1929-5812
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
32
371
2019
39
701
2020
45
467
2021
52
422
2022
73
400
2023
78
188
2024
85
115
2025
54
43
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.

Decision Sciences (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Operations Research & Management Science

Scopus Categories

Decision Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Multi-Criteria Decision MakingAdvanced Manufacturing and Logistics OptimizationSustainable Supply Chain ManagementSupply Chain and Inventory ManagementQuality and Supply ManagementVehicle Routing Optimization MethodsScheduling and Optimization AlgorithmsManufacturing Process and OptimizationTechnology Adoption and User BehaviourIslamic Finance and Banking Studies

Frequently asked questions about Decision Science Letters

Is Decision Science Letters a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Decision Science Letters: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 74/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Decision Science Letters?

Decision Science Letters 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 3.1.

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

Decision Science Letters is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Decision Science Letters?

Welcome to the online submission and editorial system forDecision Science LettersDecision Science Letters is a quarterly publication dedicated to create a forum for scientists in all over the world who wish to share their experience and knowledge in the field of Decision Sciences. The journal's policy is to perform a peer review on all submitted articles and the papers will be appeared in a form of online on our website as soon as the review result becomes positive. The journal covers both empirical and theoretical aspects of management and gives the chance on sharing knowledge among practitio

How much does it cost to publish in Decision Science Letters?

Decision Science Letters is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref