Journal of Behavioral Decision Making

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Behavioral Decision Making is a multidisciplinary journal with a broad base of content and style.

It publishes original empirical reports, critical review papers, theoretical analyses and methodological contributions.

The Journal also features book, software and decision aiding technique reviews, abstracts of important articles published elsewhere and teaching suggestions.

The objective of the Journal is to present and stimulate behavioral research on decision making and to provide a forum for the evaluation of complementary, contrasting and conflicting perspectives.

These perspectives include psychology, management science, sociology, political science and economics.

Studies of behavioral decision making in naturalistic and applied settings are encouraged.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.4
2024	1.80

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4366

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	367

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.064

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	96

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities, Business, Management and Accounting, Decision Sciences, Psychology and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Mental accounting matters

  Citation: 2085

  Authors: Richard H.

• A domain‐specific risk‐attitude scale: measuring risk perceptions and risk behaviors

  Citation: 2004

  Authors: Elke U., Ann‐Renée, Nancy E.

• The affect heuristic in judgments of risks and benefits

  Citation: 1904

  Authors: Melissa L., Ali, Paul, Stephen M.

• Data Collection in a Flat World: The Strengths and Weaknesses of Mechanical Turk Samples

  Citation: 1677

  Authors: Joseph K., Cynthia E., Amar

• Portrait of the angry decision maker: how appraisal tendencies shape anger's influence on cognition

  Citation: 659

  Authors: Jennifer S., Larissa Z.

• Anticipated regret, expected feedback and behavioral decision making

  Citation: 617

  Authors: Marcel

• Narcissism, confidence, and risk attitude

  Citation: 591

  Authors: W. Keith, Adam S., Joshua D.

• The “identified victim” effect: an identified group, or just a single individual?

  Citation: 546

  Authors: Tehila, Ilana

• Reluctance to vaccinate: Omission bias and ambiguity

  Citation: 535

  Authors: Ilana, Jonathan

• A systematic review of algorithm aversion in augmented decision making

  Citation: 518

  Authors: Jason W., Mari‐Klara, Tina Blegind

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