Journal profile · MANAGEMENT
Decision
ISSN 0304-0941 · eISSN 2197-1722 · APA · 4 issues per year
Decision: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.3 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,190; median 339 days to acceptance (32 articles, last 24 months); 37 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Decision is published by APA and is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Corporate Finance and Governance, Market Dynamics and Volatility and Consumer Retail Behavior Studies, together about 20.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Finance. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
DECISION is a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal published by the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, India since 1974. Uncertainty and complexity have become increasingly salient over time in individual and organizational decision-making environments. Management, as a discipline, has made significant strides in its quest for creative and rigorous abstractions, frameworks, approaches, techniques and toolkits that can help enhance and support the cognitive capabilities of individuals responding to such environments. It continues to deepen our understanding by translating uncertainties and decoding complexities to analytically manageable forms. The journal invites original empirical and conceptual articles on the content and process of decision making from the perspective of diverse decision makers including, but not restricted to, managers, consumers, policy makers, voters, and entrepreneurs. To this end, the journal welcomes decision-centric research from scholars of Organizational Behavior, Information Systems, Strategic Management, Consumer Behavior, Accounting and Finance, Operations Research, Behavioral Economics, Public Policy and any other stream of Management or allied research with a healthy interest in how decisions are made at an individual or collective level of analysis. DECISION aims to address issues related to, but not limited to: Nature and mechanisms of individual and managerial decision making Contemporary decision environments arising in economic, societal, business and public management phenomena Ethical issues in decision making in individual, organizational, social and policy contexts Functional specificities in organizational decision making - including accounting, behavioral, design, finance, human resources, legal, marketing, operations, policy, procurement, strategy, supply chain, and technology Inter-disciplinary aspects and challenges in individual and organizational decision making We are interested in studies that investigate these topics in a context with relevance to both theory and practice. In order to be considered for publication in DECISION, we suggest that a manuscript: Ensures the study's relevance to one or more of the key areas mentioned above; Articulates the rigor in the method(s) used for theorizing, demonstrating and validating the different aspects of the study; Makes a significant theoretical contribution to the existing discourses in management and related literature; Has practical implications in organiza
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MANAGEMENT
Editor-in-chief Megha SharmaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 12, United States 5, United Kingdom 4, Australia 2, Japan 1 (29 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting7.5%
- Market Dynamics and VolatilityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.7%
- Consumer Retail Behavior StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting6.3%
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting6%
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.3%
- Indian Economic and Social DevelopmentEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.3%
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.3%
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, RePEcPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 115OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.88OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 26.73%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 117,200Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 471 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 9 | 10 |
| 2025 | 37 | 13 | 65 |
| 2024 | 41 | 17 | 119 |
| 2023 | 38 | 12 | 156 |
| 2022 | 34 | 27 | 151 |
| 2021 | 35 | 16 | 370 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
339 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 273 days – 420 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 33 days (66 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 380 days
- Sample
- 32 articles with submission and acceptance dates (74 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Submission to first decision
- 21 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,190 / EUR 2,590 / GBP 2,290 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted1
- editorialDouble-blind peer review This journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. This means that the author will remain anonymous to the reviewers throughout p…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in DECISION, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Double-blind peer review
This journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. This means that the author will remain anonymous to the reviewers throughout peer review. It is the responsibility of the author to anonymize the manuscript and any associated materials. Author names, affiliations and any other potentially identifying information should be removed from the manuscript text and any accompanying files (such as …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- APA
- Frequency
- 4 issues per year
- ISSN
- 0304-0941
- Electronic ISSN
- 2197-1722
- Society / sponsor
- Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 53, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Decision
What CAS zone is Decision in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Decision is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Management. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Decision?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.3 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3, h-index 30.
How long does peer review take at Decision?
Based on the dates recorded on 32 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 339 days (interquartile range 273–420 days). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Decision?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Decision based?
Of the 29 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (12), United States (5) and United Kingdom (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Decision?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Decision is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Decision open access, and what is the APC?
Decision is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,190.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-30). Last updated: .