Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Judgment and Decision Making
ISSN 1930-2975 · Society for Judgment and Decision Making · United States
Judgment and Decision Making: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.43; fully open access; APC about USD 3,655; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 49 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Judgment and Decision Making is published by Society for Judgment and Decision Making and is in Zone 4 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 Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment, together about 46.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The study of judgment and decision making (JDM) concerns normative, descriptive, and prescriptive analysis of human judgments and decisions. These topics may be studied from theoretical or applied perspectives, with the use of experiments, surveys, analysis of existing data, and other necessary approaches. The journal covers relevant content from several fields, including cognitive psychology, experimental economics, and experimental philosophy. We expect contributions to be accessible to readers in at least these fields. Judgment and Decision Making publishes articles that contribute to the study of JDM according to this broad understanding of the field. The journal publishes mainly experimental work that contributes to our understanding of JDM behavior and theory development. Articles that suggest new or improved theories, cover methodological contributions, and include non-experimental work can be submitted as well (see author instructions for details). Judgment and Decision Making is the official journal of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making (SJDM) and the European Association for Decision Making (EADM).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United States 34, Germany 10, United Kingdom 9, Israel 8, Canada 4 (82 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Decision-Making and Behavioral EconomicsDecision Sciences26.2%
- Experimental Behavioral Economics StudiesSocial Sciences11%
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentNeuroscience9.4%
- Behavioral Health and InterventionsPsychology8.9%
- Economic and Environmental ValuationEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.2%
- Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences5.8%
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesNeuroscience4.2%
- Forecasting Techniques and ApplicationsDecision Sciences3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | 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)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 2.43LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 62Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.06LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 104OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 727OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 46LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,165 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 26 | 4 |
| 2025 | 49 | 49 | 104 |
| 2024 | 37 | 37 | 123 |
| 2023 | 43 | 43 | 343 |
| 2022 | 57 | 57 | 757 |
| 2021 | 62 | 62 | 864 |
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
- Single 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 3,655 / GBP 2,610 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-SA, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 3,450 / GBP 2,320 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted6
- commentaryEmpirical Article*Review Article*Theory Article*Registered Report*Commentary (invited only)**Length not stated
- commentary (invited only)Commentary (invited only)**Length not stated
- empirical articleEmpirical Article*Length not stated
- registered reportEmpirical Article*Review Article*Theory Article*Registered Report*Commentary (invited only)**Length not stated
- review articleEmpirical Article*Review Article*Theory Article*Registered Report*Commentary (invited only)**Length not stated
- theory articleTheory Article*Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteCode availability, Data availability, Peer review
- Code availability
Code should be included if helpful for understanding data and analysis. Model summary
Please also include code if you think that might be helpful for understanding the data and analysis.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data must be submitted at time of submission and be available to reviewers without needing to ask permission. Model summary
We require submission of data at the time of submission. Data should be available to reviewers without the need to ask permission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Authors unsure of scope fit should contact an editor before submission. Model summary
If you are unsure if your submission fits within the journal's scope, please contact one of the editors before submission.
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
- Society for Judgment and Decision Making
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1930-2975
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Judgment and Decision Making
What CAS zone is Judgment and Decision Making in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Judgment and Decision Making is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Multidisciplinary. 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 Judgment and Decision Making?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.43; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 104.
How long does peer review take at Judgment and Decision Making?
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 Judgment and Decision Making based?
Of the 82 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (34), Germany (10) and United Kingdom (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Judgment and Decision Making?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Judgment and Decision Making is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Judgment and Decision Making open access, and what is the APC?
Judgment and Decision Making is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,655.
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: .