From the Editor—A Vision for Management Science

Abstract

I is truly an honor to be named Editor of Management Science, and I eagerly look forward to serving this distinguished journal. This letter outlines my strategy for further enhancing the journal’s considerable stature. In particular, I highlight what will remain the same and what will change. My intended audience is the entire Management Science community, which includes the authors who submit manuscripts, the editors and reviewers who evaluate manuscripts, and, of course, the readers who “consume” our manuscripts. Before I continue, I would like to express my sincere thanks to Wallace Hopp, the previous Editor-inChief, for his substantial service to the journal and for the gracious assistance he has shown me during the transition. During his term, the journal experienced a significant increase in submissions while at the same time a dramatic improvement in editorial cycle times. The journal expanded in terms of the number of printed articles as well as the breadth of topics covered. Our 50th anniversary volume, designed by Professor Hopp, was highly successful. In sum, his dedication has led to a better Management Science and a better science of management.