Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Decision Sciences-Journal of Innovative Education
ISSN 1540-4595 · eISSN 1540-4609 · Wiley-Blackwell
Decision Sciences-Journal of Innovative Education: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.4 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,760; median 379 days to acceptance (25 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 11% (journal website); 22 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Decision Sciences-Journal of Innovative Education is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 4 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Management and Marketing Education, Online and Blended Learning and Innovations in Educational Methods, together about 35% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education (DSJIE) is a peer-reviewed journal published by the Decision Sciences Institute. Its mission is to publish significant research relevant to teaching and learning in the decision sciences - quantitative and behavioral approaches to managerial decision making. The journal welcomes submissions relevant to the application and practice of the decision sciences both in business and other domains such as, but not limited to, healthcare, product development, and engineering management. Articles submitted to the journal should offer either proven innovation in classroom instruction/delivery, new insights into pedagogy, program development, delivery, or assessment, or empirically based analysis of the application of the decision sciences in learning and education. The goal of the journal is to not only provide resources that can enhance instruction, but serve as a forum for disseminating best practices and new insights. Abstracting and Indexing Information Education Collection (ProQuest) Education Database (ProQuest) Emerging Sources Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) ERIC: Educational Resources Information Center (CSC) INSPEC (IET) ProQuest Central (ProQuest) ProQuest Central K-12 (ProQuest) Research Library (ProQuest) Research Library Prep (ProQuest) SCOPUS (Elsevier) Social Science Premium Collection (ProQuest) Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 5 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Management and Marketing EducationBusiness, Management and Accounting16.5%
- Online and Blended LearningSocial Sciences11.4%
- Innovations in Educational MethodsSocial Sciences7.1%
- Accounting Education and CareersBusiness, Management and Accounting5.2%
- Statistics Education and MethodologiesMathematics5%
- Online Learning and AnalyticsComputer Science4.8%
- Spreadsheets and End-User ComputingComputer Science4.7%
- Big Data and Business IntelligenceBusiness, Management and Accounting4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
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
Web of ScienceINSPECERICPublisher website
Other: ProQuest
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)
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 266OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 30.43%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 15Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 40,767Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 782 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 22 | 10 | 18 |
| 2024 | 30 | 16 | 68 |
| 2023 | 27 | 12 | 74 |
| 2022 | 30 | 8 | 113 |
| 2021 | 32 | 4 | 228 |
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
379 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 222 days – 443 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 73 days (25 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 417 days
- Sample
- 25 articles with submission and acceptance dates (41 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 11%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 11%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 92 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 92 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 379 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 126 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 2,760 / EUR 2,330 / GBP 1,840 | — | — |
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Not considered
- case studies designed for classroom use
Article types accepted4
- conceptual/theoretical articlesConceptual/Theoretical Articles Conceptual/theoretical articles examine contemporary or emerging issuesLength not stated
- empirical research articlesEmpirical Research Articles Empirical research articles provide empirically based insights based on the application of the decision sciencesLength not stated
- reviewWhile the primary goal of DSJIE is to publish high quality articles, it also strives to provide timely and constructive feedback for authors. Each manuscript su…Length not stated
- teaching briefsThe following types of articles are suitable for publication in DSJIE: Teaching BriefsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use
AI policy endorsed Model summary
DSJIE, along with a group of peer journals, has endorsed a set of Shared Editorial Policies on AI, in line with Wiley’s Best Practice Guidelines (under Artificial Intelligence), and in accordance with COPE’s position statement on AI tools.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Statement
Conflict of interest disclosure required at submission Model summary
Authors must declare any conflict of interest caused by financial support or relationships by disclosing at the time of submission any arrangements they have with an organization whose conduct figures prominently in the submitted manuscript. Such information will be treated confidentially while the paper is under review. If the journal accepts the article for publication, the editor will usually d…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
If your paper is accepted, the author identified as the formal corresponding author for the paper will receive an email prompting them to login into Author Services; where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be able to complete the license agreement on behalf of all authors on the paper. For authors signing the copyright transfer agreement If the Open Access option is not selec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access For authors choosing Open Access
If you decide to select the Open Access option, please use the links below to obtain an open access agreement to sign [this will supersede the journal's usual license agreement]. By selecting the Open Access option you have the choice of the following Creative Commons License open access agreements:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Review Process
While the primary goal of DSJIE is to publish high quality articles, it also strives to provide timely and constructive feedback for authors. Each manuscript submitted to DSJIE will be initially screened by the Editor to determine its suitability for the Journal, and whether it has the potential to make a significant contribution. Articles that meet these criteria are then assigned to an Associate…
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1540-4595
- Electronic ISSN
- 1540-4609
- Society / sponsor
- Decision Sciences Institute
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 24, Issue 4 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Decision Sciences-Journal of Innovative Education
What CAS zone is Decision Sciences-Journal of Innovative Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Decision Sciences-Journal of Innovative Education is in Zone 4 of Education, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Education & Educational Research. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Decision Sciences-Journal of Innovative Education?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.6, h-index 56.
How long does peer review take at Decision Sciences-Journal of Innovative Education?
Based on the dates recorded on 25 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 379 days (interquartile range 222–443 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 11% (2025). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Decision Sciences-Journal of Innovative Education based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Decision Sciences-Journal of Innovative Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Decision Sciences-Journal of Innovative Education is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, INSPEC and ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Decision Sciences-Journal of Innovative Education open access, and what is the APC?
Decision Sciences-Journal of Innovative Education is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,760.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .