Management Science is a scholarly journal that publishes scientific research into the practice of management. Our scope includes articles that address management issues with tools from foundational fields such as computer science, economics, mathematics, operations research, political science, psychology, sociology, and statistics, as well as cross-functional, multidisciplinary research that reflects the diversity of the management science professions. Our interest extends to managerial issues in diverse organizational forms, such as for-profit and nonprofit firms, private and public sector institutions, and formal and informal networks of individuals. We welcome theoretical, empirical, prescriptive, and descriptive contributions.

NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS » Management Science Gets a New Editor Gerard Cachon of the Wharton School of Management became the 9th Editor-in-Chief of Management Science on January 1, 2009, taking over for Wallace Hopp, who completed his six-year term. For the new editor's plan for the journal, see A Vision for Management Science. » Have Management Science Delivered to Your Computer » Accepted articles that have been typeset and are awaiting publication are available online at Articles in Advance. For a description of Articles in Advance, click here.

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