Journal profile · Decision Sciences-Decision Sciences (all)
International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy Process
ISSN 1936-6744 · Creative Decisions Foundation · United States
International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy Process: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 28 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy Process is published by Creative Decisions Foundation. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Multi-Criteria Decision Making, Strategic Planning and Analysis and Decision Support System Applications, together about 71.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Strategy and Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The objective of IJAHP is to offer authors on AHP and ANP a special outlet with readers and reviewers knowledgeable about the basics of these theories who are capable of appreciating and giving feedback on innovative papers. We want to give the broad international community of AHP and ANP experts, who come from both the academic and practitioner worlds, a place where they can publish and discuss their ideas.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Decision Sciences-Decision Sciences (all)
Editor-in-chief Enrique MuPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 8, Türkiye 3, Italy 1, Spain 1, Brazil 1 (14 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Multi-Criteria Decision MakingDecision Sciences43.9%
- Strategic Planning and AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting14%
- Decision Support System ApplicationsBusiness, Management and Accounting13.6%
- Game Theory and Voting SystemsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.2%
- Optimization and Mathematical ProgrammingEngineering3.1%
- Management and Optimization TechniquesBusiness, Management and Accounting2.4%
- Publishing and Scholarly CommunicationArts and Humanities2.3%
- Quality and Supply ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting1.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Decision Sciences | Q3 | 31/43 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, CopernicusPublisher 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 68OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.8OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 486 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 235 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 352 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 385 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | 437 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 332 |
| 2021 | 36 | 36 | 321 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | Publisher's own license | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
No submission or article processing charges; publishing is free. Model summary
Publishing in this journal is free, no submission or article processing charges apply.
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
- Creative Decisions Foundation
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1936-6744
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy Process
How long does peer review take at International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy Process?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. 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 International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy Process based?
Of the 14 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (8), Türkiye (3) and Italy (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy Process?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy Process is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy Process open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy Process is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .