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Theory and Decision
Theory and Decision is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 2.2), ABDC A, ABS / AJG 2, WoS SSCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Springer International Publishing.
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Quick answers
Is Theory and Decision indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1970–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 2.2.
What quartile is Theory and Decision in Scopus?
Theory and Decision is Q1 in Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) (rank 168 of 692), Q2 in Economics, Econometrics and Finance (all) (rank 116 of 289) and Q2 in Social Sciences (all) (rank 116 of 286), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 7 subject areas in all.
What is the impact factor of Theory and Decision?
Theory and Decision is indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 2.2, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 75th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.638, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 51.
How much does it cost to publish in Theory and Decision?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,190 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Theory and Decision and what is its ISSN?
Theory and Decision is published by Springer International Publishing. Its print ISSN is 0040-5833 and its online ISSN is 1573-7187.
Is Theory and Decision covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Theory and Decision in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of Theory and Decision?
It is rated A in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Economic history.
What is the ABS / AJG rating of Theory and Decision?
It is graded 2 in the Chartered Association of Business Schools (ABS) Academic Journal Guide (AJG) 2024, in the Operations Research and Management Science field, unchanged from 2021.
Is Theory and Decision open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Theory and Decision? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Theory and Decision has an h-index of 86 and a 2-year mean of 0.61 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 2.2, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #229 of 610 Scopus journals in Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous).
86
h-index
0.61
2-yr mean citations
880
i10-index
2,416
works indexed
43,359
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$3,190
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2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#229 of 610Top 38%Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
#184 of 269Bottom 32%Economics, Econometrics and Finance (all)
#156 of 268Bottom 42%Social Sciences (all)
Papers published per year
Theory and Decision published 85 papers in 2025. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
Decision-Making and Behavioral EconomicsGame Theory and Voting SystemsExperimental Behavioral Economics StudiesGame Theory and Applications
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Theory and Decision? — latest 100 articles, 2025–2026
In its latest 100 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from United States (16.1%), France (14.1%) and Germany (8.5%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Theory and Decision? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
Scopus statusActive
Retracted papersNone recorded
Problematic Paper Screener flagsNone flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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