focus and scope

Focus

The journal is an international, peer-reviewed scholarly publication dedicated to advancing theoretical, methodological, empirical, and interdisciplinary research in Decision Sciences and their applications across diverse scientific, organizational, economic, technological, and societal contexts. The journal provides an academic platform for scholars, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to investigate how individuals, organizations, institutions, and intelligent systems formulate, evaluate, optimize, and implement decisions under conditions of complexity, uncertainty, and dynamic change.

The journal emphasizes the integration of decision theory, management science, operations research, behavioral decision-making, information systems, artificial intelligence, statistical analysis, and evidence-based analytical frameworks. It encourages innovative contributions that improve the understanding of decision processes, develop analytical and computational decision models, and support effective, responsible, and sustainable decision-making across disciplinary boundaries.

Recognizing the diversity of institutional, cultural, and ethical environments, the journal welcomes research conducted in both Islamic and non-Islamic contexts. Studies may examine decision-making in conventional organizations and institutions as well as Islamic economic systems, Islamic finance, halal industries, Islamic educational institutions, and other faith-based organizations. Islamic perspectives are recognized as a valuable application domain rather than a mandatory theoretical or religious orientation. Submissions are evaluated primarily on their scientific rigor, originality, and contributions to Decision Sciences, regardless of their cultural, institutional, or religious setting.

Scope

The journal welcomes original research articles, theoretical and conceptual studies, methodological contributions, systematic literature reviews, and interdisciplinary investigations addressing, but not limited to, the following areas:

  1. Decision Theory and Analytical Decision-Making

    • Decision theory and decision analysis

    • Rational, boundedly rational, and evidence-based decisions

    • Decision-making under risk and uncertainty

    • Multi-criteria and multi-objective decision-making

  2. Management Science and Operations Research

    • Mathematical optimization and operational decision models

    • Resource allocation and strategic planning

    • Scheduling, simulation, and stochastic optimization

    • Performance evaluation and operations management

  3. Decision Support Systems and Information Management

    • Decision support systems and decision intelligence

    • Management information systems

    • Business intelligence and decision analytics

    • Digital platforms for organizational decision-making

  4. Artificial Intelligence and Data-Driven Decision-Making

    • Machine learning and predictive decision models

    • Explainable and responsible artificial intelligence

    • Data mining and intelligent decision systems

    • Human–AI collaboration in decision-making

  5. Behavioral and Cognitive Decision Sciences

    • Behavioral decision theory and judgment

    • Cognitive biases and decision heuristics

    • Consumer, managerial, and organizational decisions

    • Psychological and social influences on choices

  6. Statistics, Probability, and Decision-Making Under Uncertainty

    • Statistical inference for decision problems

    • Bayesian decision analysis

    • Risk assessment and uncertainty quantification

    • Probabilistic forecasting and decision evaluation

  7. Economic, Financial, and Business Decision-Making

    • Economic decision models and policy choices

    • Investment, financial risk, and portfolio decisions

    • Strategic business and entrepreneurial decisions

    • Financial technology and digital financial services

  8. Islamic Economics, Finance, and Ethical Decision-Making

    • Decision-making in Islamic financial institutions

    • Sharia-compliant investment and risk assessment

    • Zakat, waqf, and Islamic social finance decisions

    • Ethical and maqasid-based decision frameworks

    • Decision analytics in halal industries and Islamic business

  9. Educational Decision Sciences and Learning Analytics

    • Evidence-based educational decision-making

    • Learning analytics and academic decision support

    • Educational planning and resource allocation

    • Decision models for institutional performance improvement

  10. Healthcare and Public Health Decision-Making

    • Clinical and healthcare decision support

    • Healthcare resource allocation and optimization

    • Public health risk analysis and policy decisions

    • Health system planning and performance evaluation

  11. Public Policy, Governance, and Institutional Decisions

    • Public sector decision analysis

    • Policy evaluation and strategic governance

    • Institutional risk and crisis decision-making

    • Participatory and evidence-based policy decisions

  12. Sustainability, Environmental, and Social Decision Sciences

    • Sustainable development decision frameworks

    • Environmental risk and resource management

    • Climate adaptation and resilience decisions

    • Social impact assessment and ethical decision models

  13. Supply Chain, Logistics, and Industrial Decision-Making

    • Supply chain optimization and logistics decisions

    • Procurement and supplier selection

    • Production planning and inventory decisions

    • Industrial efficiency and operational resilience

  14. Interdisciplinary and Emerging Applications of Decision Sciences

    • Decision science applications in engineering and technology

    • Human-centered and collaborative decision systems

    • Digital transformation and intelligent governance

    • Emerging theories and methodologies for complex decision problems

Scope and Submission Relevance

All submitted manuscripts must demonstrate a clear and substantive contribution to Decision Sciences through the development, application, evaluation, or critical examination of decision-making theories, processes, models, methods, or systems.

The journal welcomes research across Islamic and non-Islamic contexts without requiring a specific religious, ideological, or institutional perspective. Manuscripts focusing solely on descriptive disciplinary issues without a meaningful relationship to decision-making are generally considered outside the journal's scope.

By promoting methodological rigor, interdisciplinary collaboration, and context-sensitive research, the journal seeks to advance Decision Sciences as an integrative field that connects analytical innovation with practical challenges in contemporary society.