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mgsci-review-process
Use 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 does not draft the response (mgsci-rebuttal).
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# Review Process (mgsci-review-process)
## When to trigger
- You want to know what happens to a submission and how long it takes
- You are unsure who decides (Department Editor vs Associate Editor vs Editor-in-Chief)
- A paper was desk-rejected and you need to understand why
- You received a decision letter and want to read it correctly before responding
## How a submission flows
1. **Department/area routing.** A submission is channeled into a specific **Department** (e.g., Accounting; Behavioral Economics and Decision Analysis; Data Science; Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Finance; Healthcare Management; Information Systems; Market Design, Platform, and Demand Analytics; Marketing; Operations Management; Optimization and Decision Analytics; Organizations; Stochastic Models and Simulation; Strategy; Sustainability). The **Department Editor owns the desk screen and the standards** for that field.
2. **Desk screen.** The Department Editor, and possibly an Associate Editor, first evaluates whether the manuscript is a good fit for the department and has enough merit to send to reviewers. If not, the paper is returned with the editors' reasoning, commonly on **fit** ("better suited to Operations Research / M&SOM / Marketing Science") or insufficient rigor/contribution.
3. **External review.** If the manuscript passes the initial screen, an **Associate Editor** recruits reviewers and later recommends to the Department Editor. Review is **double-anonymous** — neither side sees the other's identity.