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Journal of Decision Systems

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1992

ISSN2116-7052

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.832

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.172

Total Worksi

1,133

Total Citationsi

12,991

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.87

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Journal of Decision Systems aims to improve decision-making and decision support in areas including systems development, human resources, health, marketing, product design, IT, finance, and crisis management. The journal also explores topics related to public relations and operations research, including research on COVID-19.

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1992

Annual Volume~ 48 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,133

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2116-7052

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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

373

2019

1.9k

2020

1.3k

2021

1.1k

2022

2023

440

2024

118

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.

Library and Information SciencesQ1

Management Information SystemsQ1

SoftwareQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Operations Research & Management Science

Scopus Categories

Library and Information SciencesSoftwareManagement Information Systems

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Big Data and Business IntelligenceBusiness Process Modeling and AnalysisMulti-Criteria Decision MakingTechnology Adoption and User BehaviourComplex Systems and Decision MakingSemantic Web and OntologiesScheduling and Optimization AlgorithmsData Quality and ManagementCompetitive and Knowledge IntelligenceDigital Marketing and Social Media

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Decision Systems

Is Journal of Decision Systems a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Decision 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 Journal of Decision Systems?

Journal of Decision 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 2.87.

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

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