mgsci-contribution-framingUse when writing the explicit contribution statement for a Management Science (INFORMS) manuscript — turning an analytical result or empirical finding into a decision-relevant insight that travels across departments, and showing why it belongs in Management Science rather than a sister INFORMS journ
mgsci-data-analysisUse when executing and reporting the analysis for a Management Science (INFORMS) manuscript — proving and numerically verifying analytical results, or estimating and validating empirical models (identification, robustness, inference) to the standard of the relevant Department, and preparing a Data-a
mgsci-literature-positioningUse when positioning a Management Science (INFORMS) manuscript in its literature — joining the right Department's conversation, citing canonical analytical and empirical work in author-year style, and making the cross-department contribution legible so a Department Editor sees both fit and novelty.
mgsci-methodsUse when choosing and defending the method for a Management Science (INFORMS) manuscript — selecting an analytical modeling approach (optimization, stochastic, game/economic theory) or an empirical design (econometric identification, lab/field experiment, structural, data science) that matches the q
mgsci-rebuttalUse when planning and drafting the revision and point-by-point response for a Management Science (INFORMS) R&R — prioritizing the Department Editor's binding concerns, addressing analytical-proof or empirical-identification objections, preserving double-anonymization, and keeping the revision within
mgsci-review-processUse to understand how Management Science (INFORMS) review and decisions work — the Department/area-editor desk screen, double-anonymized refereeing, the cross-department fit bar, official turnaround targets, and how to read a decision letter — before or after submitting. It explains the process; it
mgsci-submissionUse when running the final pre-submission preflight for a Management Science (INFORMS) manuscript — ScholarOne seven-step upload, double-anonymization, author-year house style, the $79 submission fee and waivers, the Data and Code Disclosure package and project-page URL, and conference-proceedings d
mgsci-tables-figuresUse when building exhibits for a Management Science (INFORMS) manuscript — propositions and numerical-illustration figures for analytical papers, or result/identification tables and effect plots for empirical papers — keeping notation clean, exhibits self-contained, and the page budget tight for the
mgsci-theory-developmentUse when building the theoretical core of a Management Science (INFORMS) paper — either a formal analytical model (assumptions, equilibrium, propositions/theorems, comparative statics) or empirically testable hypotheses derived from a clear mechanism. Adapts to the paper's lane; it does not run the
mgsci-topic-selectionUse when shaping or stress-testing a research question for Management Science (INFORMS) — confirming the decision-relevance bar, choosing the right Department lane (analytical vs empirical), and testing fit against sister INFORMS journals (Operations Research, M&SOM, Marketing Science) so the paper
mgsci-workflowUse when deciding which mgsci-* sub-skill to invoke next, or when sequencing manuscript work from topic selection through rebuttal for a Management Science (INFORMS) manuscript. Routes — it does not replace — the specialized skills, and helps pick the right Department lane (analytical vs empirical).
mgsci-writing-styleUse when polishing the prose of a Management Science (INFORMS) manuscript — front-loading the result, keeping notation lean, writing for a cross-department reader, and conforming to author-year citation house style and the journal's preference for short, focused papers. It polishes prose and style;