The Journal of Decision Systems (JDS) is a leading journal extending scientific knowledge related to decision making and decision support. Published articles focus on the process of decision-making in different environments/conditions, how that process is influenced by specific social and/or technical factors, and ultimately how new or adapted sociotechnical systems can be introduced to improve decision-making.
The types of studied decision systems vary in scale. Some studies focus on individual decision-making, others focus on group decisions, others on organisational or community decision-making, and others on some combination of these. The types of studied decision systems also vary by domain. Examples include systems development, human resource management, health and wellbeing, marketing, product design, green IT, financial services, and crisis management, to name a few.
JDS encourages research that draws on different backgrounds, theories, and methodologies. We are particularly welcoming to articles that seek to open up the black box of decision-making in a way that produces new insights with clear practical implications.
A range of decision-related topics will be considered; examples include:
- Big Data and Data Analytics
- Business Intelligence
- Clinical and Health Information and Decision Systems
- Collaborative Decision Making
- Context in Decision Making
- Decision Support Systems
- Decision Making During Design and Organisational Change
- Distributed Decision Making
- Emergency Management
- Enterprise Systems
- Evaluation of Decision Systems
- Integrated Decision Support Systems
- Intelligent or Augmented Decision Systems
- Knowledge Management
- Managerial Decision Making
- Mindful Decision Making
- NeuroIS
- Open Decision Making Behaviour, e.g. Open Strategy, Crowd Filtering/Evaluation
- Production and Logistics Systems
- Sense-Making
- Situational Decision Making
Proposals for special issues in cutting-edge areas are encouraged and should be discussed with the Editors-in-Chief. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by Editors, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to rigorous peer-review by independent, anonymous expert referees.
All peer review is double anonymized and submissions can be made via the JDS submission site
Queries regarding submissions can be made by contacting the Editors-in-Chief, whose decision is final.
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Decision support refers to the routine, techniques, support staff and computer-based applications that provide dedicated support or dedicated information to facilitate individuals or groups in their decision-making tasks. The main purpose of the Journal of Decision Systems is to be a forum for researchers and practitioners who seek to understand how to best support decision makers, for instance by designing, implementing and evaluating computer-based decision support systems.
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