Journal positioning
《管理学报》 is sponsored byHuazhong University of Science and Technologyand supervised by theMinistry of Education. It is a nationalmanagementacademic journal, founded in2004. It covers business administration, organizational behavior, human resources and leadership, strategy, innovation and entrepreneurship, corporate governance, marketing and services, operations and digital transformation; methodologically it accepts questionnaires, archival data, experiments, multiple cases, and mixed methods, and is known for its "China · Practice · Management" orientation, encouraging theoretical construction that directly engages Chinese management practice. Note the distinction from Xinxiang University's 《管理学刊》 (slug:journal-of-management) and 《中国管理科学》 (slug:chinese-journal-of-management-science). Compared with 《管理科学学报》, which leans toward mathematical optimization, this journal places more value ontheoretical constructs + mechanism derivation + measurement rigor + explanation of the Chinese context。
This skill is apositioning / journal selection / rewriting frameworktool; it does not replace the journal's latest official submission guidelines. Before formal submission, you must re-check the latest template published on the official website, the editorial system, or by the editorial office.
When to trigger
- The user explicitly says the target journal is 《管理学报》 or Chinese Journal of Management (confirm that it is sponsored by Huazhong University of Science and Technology, not 《管理学刊》/《中国管理科学》)
- The manuscript topic is close to this journal, but it is uncertain whether the problem awareness, methodological strength, and readership match
- A general Chinese management manuscript needs to be rewritten into a narrative more readily accepted by 《管理学报》
- Before submission, it is necessary to list this journal's high-frequency rejection risks and alternative submission directions
Key facts (verification date 2026-05; subject to the latest 《投稿须知》 on the official website)
- Supervision/Sponsorship: Supervised by the Ministry of Education; sponsored by Huazhong University of Science and Technology; founded in 2004, a management academic journal.
- Peer review: Implementsdouble-anonymous peer review; the review cycle is generally about 3 months. If no acceptance opinion is received within 3 months, the manuscript may be handled independently (subject to the official website).
- Fees: According to author feedback, there are review fees and page charges (amounts adjusted annually), and sample issues are sent after acceptance;specific charges are subject to the editorial office's latest statement, pending verification。
- References: When the same document is cited again, only the responsible party, title, and page numbers are noted, and publication information may be omitted (format details such as the number of keywords and abstract length are subject to the official website's guidelines,pending verification）。
- Submission method: The official website's online submission system (editorial office email glxb@foxmail.com, telephone 027-87542154; the specific submission URL is subject to the latest official website).
Topic preferences
- Organizational behavior, human resources, and leadership
- Strategy, innovation and entrepreneurship, and corporate governance
- Marketing, service management, and digital transformation; theoretical construction of Chinese management practice
Methods and evidence
- Strategy, organization, HRM, marketing, innovation, and corporate governance are all acceptable; methods include surveys, archival data, experiments, multiple case studies, and mixed methods.
- The core istheoretical constructs, mechanism deduction, measurement standards, and China-context explanation—surveys/experiments must address ethics, samples, scale reliability and validity, and common method bias testing.
- Archival empirical work must also connect back to management theory, not merely conduct economic or policy evaluation.
Structure and Writing
- The introduction should first establishthe management theory gap, then explain why the China context can advance theory (echoing this journal's "China · Practice · Management" orientation).
- Hypothesis deduction should provide mechanisms one by one, not write intuitive correlations.
- The discussion section should connect back to theoretical contributions, boundary conditions, and practical implications.
Routing to Prevent Mis submission
- This journal's quick positioning belongs to the "Management Science and Business Administration" channel; only when the manuscript's core contribution satisfies "organization, strategy, innovation management, management science models, systems engineering, or enterprise management mechanisms must be the core contribution" should 《管理学报》 be taken as the first choice.
- For similar profiles, first compare:
china-rural-survey(《中国农村观察》) /china-soft-science(《中国软科学》) /chinese-journal-of-management-science(《中国管理科学》) /chinese-public-administration(《中国行政管理》). If the readership of these journals is closer, do not force submission to this journal merely because of similar names, regions, or variables. - Common mis-submissions: if it is only macro policy effects, compare economics/industry/public administration journals. Before formal recommendations, it is still necessary to enter the official verification checklist.
Official Verification Checklist
- Before formally giving submission format/process recommendations, first read
../../resources/source-basis.mdand../../resources/official-source-map.md, start verification from official source anchors, and state the verification date in the response. - Search for "《管理学报》 submission guidelines / call for papers", and rely on the latest prompts from Huazhong University of Science and Technology's official website and the online submission system; do not confuse it with Xinxiang University's 《管理学刊》 or 《中国管理科学》, and do not follow second-hand agent submission website formats.
- Check: anonymity requirements for the main text, abstract word count and number of keywords, reference style, separate listing of figures/tables/funding/author information, plagiarism threshold, fees and sample journal policies, and copyright agreement.
- Reconfirm the review system entry and latest format (the values above may change with official website updates).
- If this skill conflicts with the latest official requirements, the official requirements shall prevail.
Pre-submission Self-check
- Explain in one sentence why this manuscript falls within the core readership scope of 《管理学报》
- Confirmed that the target is Huazhong University of Science and Technology's 《管理学报》, not 《管理学刊》/《中国管理科学》
- The first 3 paragraphs of the introduction already present the management theory gap, mechanism, and main evidence
- The main text is anonymous; abstract, keywords, and references format have been rechecked according to the latest official guidelines
- Scale reliability and validity / common method bias have been tested; the China context has entered the theory rather than merely serving as a sample source
High-frequency Rejection Minefields
- Significance replacing theoretical contribution
- Missing scale reliability and validity or common method bias testing
- The China context is only a sample source and has not entered the theory
Resubmission Judgment
Quantitative models / theorems / algorithms are the core contribution → journal-of-management-sciences-china (Journal of Management Sciences in China); questionnaire/case-based management theory construction is thicker → nankai-business-review (Nankai Business Review) / management-review (Management Review); empirical economics and management research leaning toward policy evaluation → management-world (Management World).
Output format
【匹配度】高 / 中 / 低（一句话理由）
【目标期刊】《管理学报》（华中科技大学主办）
【选题标签】<最贴近的 2-3 个主题>
【方法证据】<当前方法是否够本刊标准>
【最大风险】<最可能导致退稿的一点>
【需核验官方要求】<匿名/摘要/关键词/参考文献/收费等>
【改投建议】<若不匹配，给出更合适期刊>