Journal profile · Multiple
Managerial and Decision Economics
ISSN 0143-6570 · eISSN 1099-1468 · Wiley-Blackwell
Managerial and Decision Economics: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.72; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,120; median 217 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 4% (journal website); 183 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Managerial and Decision Economics is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 4 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Corporate Finance and Governance, Merger and Competition Analysis and Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing, together about 29.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Accounting. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
<em>Managerial and Decision Economics</em> is a strategic management journal that applies economic reasoning to managerial decision-making and managerial economics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Antony W. DnesPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 8 in mainland China (about 15%); most named United States 28, Mainland China 8, United Kingdom 4, Canada 3, Japan 2 (55 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting13.4%
- Merger and Competition AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.9%
- Consumer Market Behavior and PricingBusiness, Management and Accounting7.9%
- Firm Innovation and GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.9%
- Supply Chain and Inventory ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting4.7%
- Experimental Behavioral Economics StudiesSocial Sciences4.7%
- Digital Platforms and EconomicsBusiness, Management and Accounting4.7%
- Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Management | 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
- 2.72LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 100OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,372OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.49OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.76%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 168LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 167Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 295,246Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,322 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 103 | 35 | 27 |
| 2025 | 183 | 65 | 574 |
| 2024 | 401 | 193 | 2,483 |
| 2023 | 278 | 141 | 2,475 |
| 2022 | 286 | 53 | 2,986 |
| 2021 | 256 | 50 | 3,985 |
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
217 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 141 days – 299 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (96 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 233 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (348 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) 2025
- 4%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 194 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 15 daysPublisher 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 3,120 / EUR 2,620 / GBP 2,090 | — | — |
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0143-6570
- Electronic ISSN
- 1099-1468
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 47, Issue 7 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Managerial and Decision Economics
What CAS zone is Managerial and Decision Economics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Managerial and Decision Economics is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Economics / Management. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Managerial and Decision Economics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.72; CiteScore 5.3, h-index 100.
How long does peer review take at Managerial and Decision Economics?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 217 days (interquartile range 141–299 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 4% (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 Managerial and Decision Economics based?
Of the 55 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 8 (about 15%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (28), Mainland China (8) and United Kingdom (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Managerial and Decision Economics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Managerial and Decision Economics is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Managerial and Decision Economics open access, and what is the APC?
Managerial and Decision Economics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,120.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .