Theory and Decision

Aims & Scope

The field of decision has been investigated from many sides.

However, research programs relevant to decision making in psychology, management science, economics, the theory of games, statistics, operations research, artificial intelligence, cognitive science and analytical philosophy have remained separate.

Theory and Decision is devoted to all aspects of decision making belonging to such programs, but addresses also possible cross-fertilizations between these disciplines which would represent effective advances in knowledge.

The purpose of the journal is to let the engineering of choice gradually emerge both for individual and for collective decision making.

Formalized treatments will be favoured, to the extent that they provide new insights into the issues raised and an appropriate modeling of the situation considered.

Due to its growing importance, expermentation in decision making as well as its links to the cognitive sciences will be granted special attention by Theory and Decision.

Of particular interest are: Preference and belief modeling, Experimental decision making under risk or under uncertainty, Decision analysis, multicriteria decision modeling, Game theory, negotiation theory, collective decision making, social choice, Rationality, cognitive processes and interactive decision making, Methodology of the decision sciences.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.6
2024	0.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.478

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	48

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	12021

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	197

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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, Computer Science, Decision Sciences, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 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.

• The structure of random utility models

  Citation: 1132

  Authors: Charles F.

• The outranking approach and the foundations of electre methods

  Citation: 1114

  Authors: Bernard

• The chain store paradox

  Citation: 597

  Authors: Reinhard

• Thirteen theorems in search of the truth

  Citation: 277

  Authors: Bernard, Guillermo, Scott L.

• Consequentialist foundations for expected utility

  Citation: 256

  Authors: Peter J.

• Gender, Financial Risk, and Probability Weights

  Citation: 236

  Authors: Helga, Manuele, Renate

• On inference from inconsistent premisses

  Citation: 229

  Authors: Nicholas, Ruth

• Separating marginal utility and probabilistic risk aversion

  Citation: 228

  Authors: Peter

• Subjective expected utility: A review of normative theories

  Citation: 227

  Authors: Peter C.

• Counterintuitive behavior of social systems

  Citation: 208

  Authors: Jay W.

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