About the Journal
Management Decision is a leading business science journal with the distinction of being the oldest and longest-running scholarly publication focused specifically on the area of management.
Submission information
Accepted manuscript types and word counts
- Original Article — up to 8000 words
- Editorial — up to 3000 words
- In Motion — up to 4000 words
Please see the article types and word counts section on the about this journal page for more information. The word count includes all text, figures and tables. When estimating your total, please allow 280 words for each figure or table. Read more about the article types for this journal.
Reference style
Use the Harvard reference style. Read more about the reference types for this journal.
Keywords
Please include up to 6 short, relevant keywords that describe the main topics of your paper. When you submit to the journal, you’ll be able to choose keywords that describe the main topics of your paper from a list of recommended keywords, or you can add your own.
Peer review type
Double anonymous peer review. All submissions are sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers.
Open access options
This is a hybrid journal. Hybrid journals are subscription journals but offer all authors the option to publish their work open access. If you choose to publish open access you will be required to pay an article processing charge (APC). Alternatively you can opt for the green open access route and self-archive your article (at no cost to the author). Read more about our open access options.
Accepted languages
This journal only accepts manuscripts written in UK or US English.
Accepted submission files
Article files should be provided in Microsoft Word format.
Closes: 30th November 2026
This Special Issue examines how organizations move beyond compliance to strategically integrate sustainability into governance, decision-making, and value creation under institutional pressures.
Guest editor(s): Ivo Hristov, University of L’Aquila, Matteo Cristofaro, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Stefan Schaltegger, Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM), Leuphana University, Cory Searcy, Toronto Metropolitan University, Stefano Zambon, University of Ferrara, Angelo Ditillo, University of Bocconi
Open access articles
Metrics snapshot
- 2025 Journal Impact Factor (Clarivate)
- 5.1
- Downloaded articles in the last 12 months
- 945172
Publication timeline
- Time to first decision
- 54.7 days
- Acceptance to publication
- 49 days
- Acceptance rate
- 8.3%
