Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED
Journal of Behavioral Decision Making
ISSN 0894-3257 · eISSN 1099-0771 · Wiley-Blackwell
Journal of Behavioral Decision Making: CAS Zone 3 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.39; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,700; median 295 days to acceptance (82 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 9% (journal website); 61 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Behavioral Decision Making is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 3 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics, Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies and Behavioral Health and Interventions, together about 49.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Behavioral Decision Making is a journal that emphasizes psychological approaches and methods. JBDM publishes manuscripts that develop significant psychological theory of fundamental decision processes or report and interpret previously unknown phenomena. JBDM focuses on publishing original empirical reports, critical review papers, theoretical analyses, and methodological contributions.The objective of the Journal is to stimulate, facilitate, and present high-quality psychological research on decision making. Studies of behavioral decision making in real-life contexts are encouraged. Our review process is thorough and helps submitting authors develop the contribution of their manuscripts to the fullest. Articles on specialist topics aim for wider readability by including fully referenced introductions on the background to a particular study and, where possible, discuss the broader implications of the work. The Journal especially welcomes manuscripts that deal with issues that have wide-ranging impact. Such manuscripts will be considered for publication together with a selection of specialist commentaries. Papers published in the Journal of Behavioral Decision Making encompass, but are not limited to, the following areas: individual decision making interpersonal and small group decision making consumer behavior and decision making - where psychological processes are the focus of study decision aiding, analyzing the role of judgment and behavioral factors in the design and requirements of particular techniques and processes behavioral economics – where psychological processes are the focus of study organizational decision making medical and clinical decision making decision neuroscience
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Decision-Making and Behavioral EconomicsDecision Sciences29.8%
- Experimental Behavioral Economics StudiesSocial Sciences10.1%
- Behavioral Health and InterventionsPsychology9.3%
- Economic and Environmental ValuationEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.9%
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentNeuroscience5.6%
- Forecasting Techniques and ApplicationsDecision Sciences4.9%
- Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences4.1%
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesNeuroscience4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | 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, Applied | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePsycINFOCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, 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
- 1.39LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 130OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 904OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 61.03%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 42LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 46Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 209,764Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,799 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43 | 22 | 5 |
| 2025 | 61 | 45 | 45 |
| 2024 | 59 | 39 | 186 |
| 2023 | 55 | 42 | 234 |
| 2022 | 49 | 25 | 368 |
| 2021 | 50 | 29 | 571 |
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
295 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 189 days – 431 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (82 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 310 days
- Sample
- 82 articles with submission and acceptance dates (103 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)
- 9%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 9%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 361 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 3,700 / EUR 3,070 / GBP 2,510 | — | — |
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
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted2
- research articleArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Research Articles reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make …Length not stated
- research articlesResearch Articles reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledgeLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review 1. Submission and Peer Review Process
New submissions should be made via the Wiley Authors submission portal. You may check the status of your submission at any time by logging on to authors.wiley.com and clicking the “My Submissions” button. For technical help with the submission system, please review our FAQs or contact submissionhelp@wiley.com. Article Preparation Support Wiley Editing Services offers expert help with English Langu…
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
- 0894-3257
- Electronic ISSN
- 1099-0771
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 39, Issue 4 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Behavioral Decision Making
What CAS zone is Journal of Behavioral Decision Making in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Behavioral Decision Making is in Zone 3 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Applied. 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 Journal of Behavioral Decision Making?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.39; CiteScore 3.3, h-index 130.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Behavioral Decision Making?
Based on the dates recorded on 82 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 295 days (interquartile range 189–431 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 9% (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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Behavioral Decision Making?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: APA. 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.
Which databases index Journal of Behavioral Decision Making?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Behavioral Decision Making is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PsycINFO and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Behavioral Decision Making open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Behavioral Decision Making is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,700.
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: .