Journal profile · Multiple
Management Decision
ISSN 0025-1747 · eISSN 1758-6070 · Emerald
Management Decision: CAS Zone 3 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 6.55; hybrid open access; 362 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Management Decision is published by Emerald and is in Zone 3 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Innovation and Knowledge Management, Corporate Finance and Governance and Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, together about 27.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Strategy and Management and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting13.5%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting7.3%
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting6.5%
- Management and Organizational StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting6.4%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting5.9%
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting5.5%
- Corporate Social Responsibility ReportingBusiness, Management and Accounting4.9%
- Business Strategy and InnovationBusiness, Management and Accounting4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 6.55LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 184OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,020OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.98OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.79%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 328LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,417 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 297 | 55 | 180 |
| 2025 | 362 | 76 | 1,823 |
| 2024 | 257 | 58 | 4,394 |
| 2023 | 232 | 56 | 5,013 |
| 2022 | 142 | 25 | 3,998 |
| 2021 | 115 | 37 | 2,944 |
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.
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 0025-1747
- Electronic ISSN
- 1758-6070
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Management Decision
What CAS zone is Management Decision in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Management Decision is in Zone 3 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Business / Management. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Management Decision?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.55; CiteScore 11.6, h-index 184.
Which databases index Management Decision?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Management Decision is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Management Decision open access, and what is the APC?
Management Decision is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .