Canonical sources for verifying every Management Science-specific claim made in this skill pack. Sources were checked on 2026-06-20. Re-check live requirements before submission because INFORMS policy pages and editorial rosters change.
| # | URL | What it verifies | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | https://pubsonline.informs.org/journal/mnsc | Journal home. Verifies current Editor-in-Chief Christoph H. Loch; monthly frequency; print ISSN 0025-1909 and online ISSN 1526-5501; archive years back to 1954; announcement that Loch's term runs January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2026; links to submission guidelines and Code and Data Disclosure Policy. | 2026-06-20 |
| 2 | https://pubsonline.informs.org/page/mnsc/submission-guidelines | Submission Guidelines. Verifies scope across management practice, strategy, entrepreneurship, innovation, information technology, organizations, and functional business areas; manuscript types; no first-round page limit but Department Editors may reject excessive length; invited-revision page caps; 1.5 or double spacing, 11-point font, 1-inch margins; double-anonymous review; author-year references; conference-proceedings disclosure; electronic companions; data/code disclosure; dual-submission process for pre-approved conferences; ScholarOne seven-step submission flow; abstract 250 words or less; 3-5 keywords; ORCID for submitting author; five reviewer names and three Associate Editor names; Department Editor preference. | 2026-06-20 |
| 3 | https://pubsonline.informs.org/page/mnsc/editorial-board | Editorial Board. Verifies current Editor-in-Chief Christoph H. Loch, Managing Editor Toni Riley, current Department Editor headings, and Code and Data Editor Ming Jiang. Department headings include Accounting; Behavioral Economics and Decision Analysis; Data Science; Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Finance; Healthcare Management; Information Systems; Market Design, Platform, and Demand Analytics; Marketing; Operations Management; Optimization and Decision Analytics; Organizations; Stochastic Models and Simulation; Strategy; and Sustainability. | 2026-06-20 |
| 4 | https://pubsonline.informs.org/page/mnsc/code-and-data-disclosure-policy | Code and Data Disclosure Policy. Verifies effective date June 1, 2019, revision date April 20, 2026, required AsCollected project page at submission, and accepted-paper obligations for numerical/computational work to provide data, programs, and other details sufficient to permit replication before production. Also verifies disclosure-plan options for proprietary/sensitive data and Department Editor consultation with the Data Editor and Editor-in-Chief for alternative plans. | 2026-06-20 |
| 5 | https://pubsonline.informs.org/page/mnsc/submission-fee-faq | Submission Fee FAQ. Verifies fee effective August 1, 2025, $79 per original submission, current-INFORMS-member waiver, low-/lower-middle-income-country waiver, honor-based no-justification waiver, no refund for desk rejection, and no fee on invited revisions. | 2026-06-20 |
| 6 | https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/10.1287/mnsc.2025.editorial.v71.n9 | 2025 editorial "Reinforcing Research Transparency at Management Science." Verifies the $79 original-submission fee, its August 1, 2025 effective date, broad waiver policy, invisibility of ability to pay to the editorial hierarchy, and the rationale that fee revenue funds reproducibility infrastructure and verification support. | 2026-06-20 |
| 7 | https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/mnsc | ScholarOne Manuscripts portal for Management Science. The portal URL is linked from the official submission guidelines. | 2026-06-20 |
- Publisher / lineage: Management Science is an INFORMS PubsOnline journal; the online archive lists issues back to 1954. (#1)
- Editor-in-Chief: Christoph H. Loch, term January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2026. (#1, #3)
- Scope / mission: publishes scientific research on the practice of management across strategy, entrepreneurship, innovation, information technology, organizations, and functional business areas such as accounting, finance, marketing, and operations; includes organizational, managerial, and individual decision making from normative and descriptive perspectives. (#2)
- Department routing: submission "Type" is the Management Science department; authors designate a preferred Department Editor; authors also provide five reviewer names and three Associate Editor names. (#2, #3)
- Review model and timeline: double-anonymous review; a Department Editor and possibly an Associate Editor first evaluate fit/merit; if the manuscript passes initial screening, an Associate Editor recruits reviewers; the journal's policy is a clear editorial decision by the end of the second review round; Management Science strives to provide high-quality feedback to 90% of authors within 90 days, and if sent to reviewers, a Department Editor decision within 65 days on average. (#2)
- Submission system: ScholarOne Manuscripts at mc.manuscriptcentral.com/mnsc; seven-step upload flow. (#2, #7)
- Submission fee: USD $79 per original submission, effective August 1, 2025; waived for current INFORMS members, authors with a primary affiliation in a low-/lower-middle-income country, and authors using the honor-based no-justification waiver; fee is not visible to the editorial decision hierarchy; no fee on invited revisions. (#5, #6)
- Length / format: no first-round page limit, but papers must be succinct and Department Editors may reject excessive length; invited revisions must fit 47 pages double-spaced (25 lines/page) or 32 pages at 1.5 spacing (33 lines/page), with online appendix excluded; submissions use at least 1.5 spacing, 11-point font, and 1-inch margins. (#2)
- Abstract / keywords / ORCID: abstract 250 words or less; 3-5 keywords; submitting author provides ORCID iD. (#2)
- Citation style: author-year in-text citations, with references listed alphabetically in journal style. (#2)
- Data and Code Disclosure: policy effective June 1, 2019 and revised April 20, 2026; authors must create an AsCollected project page and provide its URL during submission; accepted numerical/computational papers must provide data, programs, and details sufficient to permit replication before production, or an approved alternative disclosure plan for proprietary/sensitive data. (#2, #4)
- Conference disclosure / dual submission: proceedings versions must be disclosed and cited anonymously; Management Science also collaborates with pre-approved conferences through a recommendation/invitation dual-submission path, where invited authors submit through the online portal within six months. (#2)
Editorial team and EiC term, the submission fee and its waivers, the department/area-editor roster, review timelines, length limits for invited revisions, and the Code and Data Disclosure workflow all change over time. Always confirm current requirements on the official Management Science submission guidelines, editorial board, submission-fee FAQ, and Code and Data Disclosure Policy pages on INFORMS PubsOnline before submitting.