This paper proposes an axiomatic analysis of Impact Factors when used as tools for ranking journals. This analysis draws on the similarities between the problem of comparing distribution of citations among papers and that of comparing probability distributions on consequences as commonly done in...

Formal decision and evaluation models are so widespread that almost no one can pretend not to have used or suffered the consequences of one of them. This book is a guide aimed at helping the analyst to choose a model and use it consistently. A sound analysis of techniques is proposed and the...

The purpose of Evaluation and Decision Models: A Critical Perspective is to provide a critical thinking framework for all individuals utilizing decision and evaluation models, whether it be for research or applications. It is axiomatic that all evaluation and decision models suffer some...

Bernard Roy, Forty Years of Esteem and Friendship -- Connectivity, Transitivity and Chromaticity: The Pioneering Work of Bernard Roy in Graph Theory -- Decision-Aid Between Tools and Organisations -- Talking About the Practice of MCDA -- Multi-Criteria Decision-Aid in a Philosophical Perspective...