Multicriteria Decision Making and the Analytic Hierarchy Process
A special issue of Mathematics (ISSN 2227-7390). This special issue belongs to the section "Fuzzy Sets, Systems and Decision Making".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 34053
Special Issue Editors
Interests: multicriteria decision making; analytic hierarchy process; group decision making; decision support systems; e-government
Interests: multicriteria decision making; analytic hierarchy process; group decision making; logistics; e-government; environment
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The analytic hierarchy process (AHP), a methodology proposed by Thomas L. Saaty at the end of the 1970s, is a multicriteria decision technique that has experienced great development in both theoretical and practical terms since its origins. It stands out, among other reasons, for making it possible to incorporate tangible and intangible aspects in the resolution of decision-making problems, as well as its adaptation to multiple-actor decision-making contexts.
With regard to methodological developments, it is worth highlighting its extension to networks called analytic network process (ANP), which allows the incorporation of the dependence between the different elements involved in a decision-making problem. In terms of its development in practice, it has been used to support decision making in a wide variety of areas, such as industry, environment, health, education, government, etc.
Both the development of methodological issues in AHP/ANP and the practical applications of this methodology in decision making remain of interest to researchers. This Special Issue is therefore focused on current developments in multicriteria decision making and the analytic hierarchy process. This Special Issue provides a platform for researchers from academia to present their new and unpublished work in the field of the analytic hierarchy process and analytic network process. This will help to foster future research within the field of multicriteria decision making.
Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):
- Theoretical aspects in AHP/ANP
- Interactive AHP methods
- Fuzzy and stochastic AHP
- Group decision making in AHP
- Consistency in AHP
- Applications of AHP with real data
- Software implementation
- New trends in AHP
Dr. Juan Alfredo Aguarón
Dr. María Teresa Escobar
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Mathematics is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- multicriteria decision making
- analytic hierarchy process
- analytic network process
- group decision making
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices can be found here.