Journal rankings · indicator year 2002
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Field ranking · 2002
Decision Sciences journal rankings 2002
79 ranked journals · Field in Social Sciences
Decision Sciences has 79 ranked journals in 2002. The median journal has an OJR of 0.91, below the world average of 1.00, down 0.01 on 2001; Q1 starts at OJR 1.60. The top three are INFORMS journal on computing, Operations Research, and Omega.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2002. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 1999–2001, the window the 2002 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
Subfields in Decision Sciences (4)
Up to Social Sciences79 ranked journals
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Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 2001. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 1999–2001, the window the 2002 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 1999–2001 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2000 to 2002. | Compare |
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1INFORMS journal on computingInstitute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences | 3.24Q1 | 1.67 0.05 up from 2001 | 93 | 3% | — | ||
2Operations ResearchInstitute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences · United States | 2.96Q1 | 1.81 0.29 up from 2001 | 264 | 8% | — | ||
3OmegaElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.69Q1 | 1.26 0.29 up from 2001 | 160 | 14% | $4,030 | ||
4Games and Economic BehaviorElsevier BV · United States | 2.51Q1 | 1.48 0.30 up from 2001 | 208 | 10% | $2,720 | ||
5Mathematics of Operations ResearchInstitute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences · United States | 2.44Q1 | 1.66 0.31 up from 2001 | 141 | 8% | — | ||
6ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer SimulationAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 2.42Q1 | 1.81 1.16 up from 2001 | 48 | 13% | — | ||
7Journal of Educational MeasurementWiley · United Kingdom | 2.04Q1 | 1.46 0.59 up from 2001 | 58 | 0% | $3,040 | ||
8International Journal of Project ManagementElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.83Q1 | 1.20 0.49 up from 2001 | 154 | 10% | $3,200 | ||
9Journal of Educational and Behavioral StatisticsSAGE Publishing · United States | 1.81Q1 | 0.64 0.53 down from 2001 | 103 | 5% | $2,500 | ||
10Probabilistic Engineering MechanicsElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.77Q1 | 1.06 0.40 up from 2001 | 113 | 8% | $3,370 | ||
11Construction Management and EconomicsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.73Q1 | 0.99 0.02 up from 2001 | 261 | 19% | — | ||
12Journal of Productivity AnalysisSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.71Q1 | 1.20 0.24 up from 2001 | 83 | 20% | $3,190 | ||
13Journal of Clinical EpidemiologyElsevier BV · United States | 1.69Q1 | 2.31 0.14 up from 2001 | 518 | 4% | $4,210 | ||
14Group Decision and NegotiationSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.68Q1 | 1.27 0.54 up from 2001 | 89 | 7% | $2,390 | ||
15Project Management JournalSAGE Publishing · United States | 1.67Q1 | 0.84 0.25 up from 2001 | 84 | 2% | $3,900 | ||
16International Journal of ForecastingElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.67Q1 | 1.02 0.29 up from 2001 | 143 | 7% | $2,800 | ||
17Structural SafetyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.67Q1 | 0.93 0.15 up from 2001 | 74 | 8% | $4,430 | ||
18Journal of Business EthicsSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.66Q1 | 1.14 0.37 up from 2001 | 508 | 4% | $3,790 | ||
19Journal of Behavioral Decision MakingWiley · United Kingdom | 1.64Q1 | 1.39 0.37 up from 2001 | 117 | 5% | $3,700 | ||
20Educational Measurement Issues and PracticeWiley · United Kingdom | 1.60Q1 | 0.74 0.30 down from 2001 | 82 | 0% | $3,240 | ||
21Journal of Scholarly PublishingUniversity of Toronto Press · Canada | 1.59Q2 | 0.15 0.40 down from 2001 | 30 | 5% | — | ||
22Journal of Quality TechnologyTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.57Q2 | 1.12 0.30 up from 2001 | 221 | 3% | — | ||
23Applied Measurement in EducationTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.46Q2 | 0.85 0.29 up from 2001 | 69 | 0% | — | ||
24Insurance Mathematics and EconomicsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.43Q2 | 1.15 0.32 up from 2001 | 158 | 10% | $3,270 | ||
25Operations Research LettersElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.42Q2 | 0.78 0.03 up from 2001 | 185 | 5% | $2,960 | ||
26Socio-Economic Planning SciencesElsevier BV · United States | 1.42Q2 | 0.72 0.07 down from 2001 | 49 | 5% | $3,550 | ||
27Journal of the Operational Research SocietyPalgrave Macmillan · United Kingdom | 1.34Q2 | 0.88 0.24 up from 2001 | 925 | 6% | — | ||
28Educational and Psychological MeasurementSAGE Publishing · United States | 1.34Q2 | 1.95 0.99 up from 2001 | 226 | 2% | $3,650 | ||
29Thinking & ReasoningTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.24Q2 | 1.89 0.37 up from 2001 | 49 | 6% | — | ||
30Informing Science The International Journal of an Emerging TransdisciplineOAInforming Science Institute · United States | 1.22Q2 | 0.73 0.30 up from 2001 | 56 | 100% | — | ||
31New Directions for EvaluationWiley · United States | 1.21Q2 | 1.12 0.03 up from 2001 | 98 | 0% | $3,140 | ||
32EvaluationSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.20Q2 | 0.62 0.01 down from 2001 | 119 | 9% | $3,650 | ||
33Computing in Science & EngineeringAIP Publishing | 1.16Q2 | 1.03 0.18 up from 2001 | 286 | 6% | $2,995 | ||
34Reliability Engineering & System SafetyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.14Q2 | 0.93 0.22 up from 2001 | 343 | 7% | $4,830 | ||
35Annals of Operations ResearchSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.12Q2 | 0.51 0.08 down from 2001 | 469 | 8% | $3,090 | ||
36British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical PsychologyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.10Q2 | 0.89 0.13 up from 2001 | 65 | 4% | $3,400 | ||
37INFOR Information Systems and Operational ResearchTaylor & Francis · Canada | 1.08Q2 | 0.48 0.02 down from 2001 | 75 | 8% | — | ||
38Journal of Risk and UncertaintySpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.08Q2 | 0.94 0.29 down from 2001 | 86 | 21% | $3,090 | ||
39Business Ethics A European ReviewWiley · United States | 0.97Q2 | 0.47 0.20 up from 2001 | 109 | 39% | $3,800 | ||
40Applied Psychological MeasurementSAGE Publishing · United States | 0.91Q2 | 0.70 0.26 down from 2001 | 112 | 7% | $3,650 | ||
41Learned PublishingWiley · United Kingdom | 0.84Q3 | 0.38 0.08 down from 2001 | 139 | 45% | $2,080 | ||
42Engineering Construction & Architectural ManagementEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 0.78Q3 | 0.48 0.04 up from 2001 | 242 | 6% | — | ||
43ScientometricsSpringer Nature (Netherlands) · Hungary | 0.75Q3 | 0.86 0.15 up from 2001 | 301 | 12% | $3,190 | ||
44EmergenceTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.71Q3 | 0.45 0.11 down from 2001 | 122 | 0% | — | ||
45Science & Technology LibrariesTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.69Q3 | 0.22 0.07 down from 2001 | 129 | 2% | — | ||
46American Journal of EvaluationSAGE Publishing · United States | 0.63Q3 | 0.95 0.31 up from 2001 | 239 | 3% | $3,650 | ||
47Simulation Practice and TheoryElsevier BV · Netherlands | 0.63Q3 | 0.50 0.25 up from 2001 | 81 | 11% | — | ||
48Research EvaluationOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 0.62Q3 | 0.42 0.11 up from 2001 | 57 | 5% | $3,470 | ||
49Quality and Reliability Engineering InternationalWiley · United Kingdom | 0.61Q3 | 0.47 0.22 up from 2001 | 209 | 11% | $4,550 | ||
50MetrologiaIOP Publishing | 0.57Q3 | 0.50 0.09 down from 2001 | 417 | 28% | $3,325 |
Subfields of Decision Sciences, compared.
- Management Science and Operations Research49
- Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty19
- Information Systems and Management8
- General Decision Sciences3
Journals
Citations made in 2002. Corpus-wide, 69.2% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
32 additional Decision Sciences journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 1999–2001, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2002. Publication window: 1999–2001. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 79
- Window papers (baseline)
- 33,896 Change unavailable from indicator year 1999
- Median OJR
- 0.9091 Change unavailable from indicator year 1999
- Rising journals (2025)
- 2Comparison-group list (2)
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 1999–2001 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranked journals | 72 | 76 | 79 | 88 | 92 | 97 | 102 | 106 | 109 | 116 | 123 | 140 | 154 | 170 | 174 | 180 | 186 | 191 | 191 | 187 | 185 | 188 | 191 | 189 | 185 | 184 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 29,913 | 31,696 | 33,896 | 36,676 | 39,517 | 42,636 | 46,578 | 51,425 | 57,516 | 64,019 | 69,622 | 74,832 | 81,051 | 87,350 | 94,258 | 99,908 | 104,312 | 106,896 | 109,086 | 113,074 | 118,509 | 124,038 | 128,379 | 128,271 | 129,103 | 137,343 | |
| Median OJR | 0.83 | 0.915 | 0.9091 | 1.008 | 1.011 | 1.02 | 1.28 | 1.14 | 1.30 | 1.25 | 1.07 | 1.17 | 1.10 | 1.03 | 0.977 | 0.983 | 0.96 | 0.85 | 0.84 | 0.9090 | 0.90 | 0.93 | 0.82 | 0.79 | 0.8007 | 0.8009 |
| Measure | Category statistic | Eligible population |
|---|---|---|
| Journal self-citation share | Median: 5.8% | 131 journals |
| Retracted papers per 1,000 | Pooled rate: 18.472 per 1,000 | 100 journals |
| Output growth | Median: +1.8% | 170 journals |
| Open access share | Median: 55.5% | 184 journals |
| Listed APC (USD) | Median including $0 listed prices: $3,190 | 77 ranked journals with a known listed price, including $0 listed prices |
| International collaboration share | Median: 26.3% | 170 journals |
| Review share | Median: 0.0% | 184 journals |
| Articles-only OJR | Median: 0.81 | 180 journals |
| Uncited share | Median: 38.5% | 184 journals |
| Citation concentration | Median: 49.1% | 184 journals |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.