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《管理科学学报》 submission (journal-of-management-sciences-china)

Journal Positioning

Recognized by the Management Science Department of the National Natural Science Foundation of China as amathematical/quantitative management sciencetop journal. It and 《管理世界》 are two different paths: 《管理世界》 leans toward empirical research and case studies, while this journal leans towardmodels, proofs, algorithms, optimization. Its core marker ismathematical rigor— operations research and optimization, decision theory, mathematical finance, behavioral operations, systems modeling, supply chains and games. A questionnaire-SEM or purely case-based paper is mostly not a fit.

When to Trigger

The research output ismodel + theorem/proposition + algorithm/numerical experiments
The topic involves operations research and optimization, queueing, inventory, pricing, games, mechanism design, mathematical finance, risk measurement
Behavioral operations (behavioral OM): experiments + models characterizing biases
Unsure whether to submit to this journal or 《管理世界》 (empirical type)

Topic Preferences

Optimization and decision-making: supply chains, inventory, pricing, scheduling, network optimization, robust/stochastic optimization
Games and mechanism design: contract design, competition and cooperation, platform and pricing games
Mathematical finance and risk: portfolio selection, risk measurement, derivatives, optimal control
Behavioral operations and experiments: using experimental data to calibrate/test behavioral models
Data-driven decision-making: methodological contributions in operations research + machine learning

Methods and Norms (Mathematical Core)

Must havea clear model setup: decision variables, constraints, objective function, assumptions
Propositions/theorems need proofs(in the main text or appendix), with a complete logical chain
Algorithms must provide complexity/convergence arguments, accompanied by numerical experiments or simulation verification
Behavioral/experimental category: standardized experimental design, with statistical testing + model identification given equal weight
The evaluation focus ismethodological contribution(new model/new algorithm/new property), rather than policy implications

Structure and Writing

Introduction: problem motivation → methodological gap in the literature → this paper's model and methodological contributions
Model—analysis—algorithm/numerics—managerial implications, with a compact structure
Unified notation, explicit assumptions, rigorous theorem statements; put proofs in the appendix to keep the main text flowing
Numerical experiments should answer "under what conditions the model/algorithm is better" and provide managerial insights
Managerial implications are "what decision rules the model tells us," not policy slogans

Routing to Prevent Mis-Submission

This journal is quickly positioned as belonging 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 《管理科学学报》 be taken as the first choice.
For similar profiles, first compare:journal-of-macro-quality-research(《宏观质量研究》) / journal-of-management(《管理学刊》) / journal-of-public-management(《公共管理学报》) / journal-of-quantitative-technological-economics(The Journal of Quantitative & Technological Economics). If the readership of these journals is closer, do not force a submission to this journal merely because of a similar name, region, or variable.
Common mis-submissions: if it is only the effect of macro policy, compare economics/industry/public administration journals. Before a formal recommendation, it is still necessary to go through the official verification checklist.

Official verification checklist

Before formally giving submission format/process recommendations, first read ../../resources/source-basis.md and ../../resources/official-source-map.md, start verification from the official source anchors therein or from an entry point in the same organizer/publisher system, and state the verification date in the answer.
Search for "Journal of Management Sciences in China submission guidelines / call for papers / author guidelines", and rely on the official website, the organizer's page, the editorial system, or the journal's official CNKI page
Verify whether an anonymized main text, author information page, separate funding information sheet, abstract/keywords/JEL or Chinese Library Classification number, and figure/table/reference formatting are required
Verify whether there are requirements for data, code, supplementary materials, copyright agreement, no-fee statement, or special columns
If this skill conflicts with the latest official requirements, the official requirements shall prevail

Pre-submission self-check

The model setup is complete (variables/constraints/objectives/assumptions explicit)
Key conclusions are given as propositions/theorems and proved
The algorithm has complexity or convergence analysis
Numerical/simulation verification confirms the theoretical properties and provides managerial insights
Notation and presentation are consistent and rigorous throughout
The contribution is positioned at the methodological level (new model/properties/algorithm), not policy

High-frequency rejection landmines

Submitting questionnaire-SEM or pure case studies to a mathematical journal (disciplinary mismatch)
Having a model but no proof, or vague proposition statements
The algorithm has no complexity/convergence analysis, and the numerical experiments are thin
Assumptions are unreasonable or disconnected from the modeling objective
Using "managerial implications" clichés to replace methodological contributions

Decision mnemonic

"The output is theorems/algorithms" → this journal is a good fit
"The output is regression coefficients + policy implications" → Management World / China Industrial Economics
"The output is organizational behavior theory + questionnaire" → Nankai Business Review
"Mathematical finance leaning toward empirical asset pricing" → Journal of Financial Research may also be considered

Output format

【匹配度】高 / 中 / 低
【产出类型】模型+定理 / 算法 / 行为实验+模型 / 仅实证（不匹配）
【严谨性】假设显式 □ 证明完整 □ 复杂度/收敛 □
【数值验证】充分 / 单薄
【方法贡献】<一句话：新在何处>
【建议去向】管理科学学报 / 管理世界 / 南开管理评论