Submission Guidelines

CMR interprets management broadly, to include subject matter taught in business schools as well as work in other fields that is applicable to management functions and practices. CMR typically publishes articles that extend our knowledge of a given topic either by building upon existing theories or by presenting new empirical work. CMR is particularly interested in manuscripts that focus on corporate strategy and organization, the management of technology, business and public policy, and managing in the global business economy.

Articles that present the results of original research and analysis are given high priority, but we also invite reports on business surveys, analyses or descriptions of new or revised business techniques, and perspectives on contemporary social, economic, and political issues. We also welcome articles by practitioners on contemporary business policies and practices as well as revisions of papers originally prepared for academic conferences or scholarly publications. All submissions are subject to peer review.

Submissions and query letters will be promptly acknowledged.  Authors can normally expect a publication decision within eight to twelve weeks, and accepted articles are generally published within four to six months.  Manuscripts will not be returned. CMR does not accept multiple submissions (manuscripts simultaneously submitted to other publications).

Format:

• CMR accepts electronic submissions (e-mail: cmr@haas.berkeley.edu).  Manuscripts should be submitted in Microsoft Word format (not Adobe Acrobat).
• Manuscript submissions should include complete mailing and e-mail addresses as well as a one-paragraph summary (abstract) of its basic argument.  The author(s)'s name should not appear anywhere on the manuscript except on the first (cover) page.
• Manuscripts should run between twenty-five and thirty-five pages, double-spaced (7,000 to 8,000 words).  Please inquire with the editor before submitting articles of greater length.
• Notes, citations, and references should be numbered in the text and compiled at the end of the manuscript (endnote format).  All bibliographic material should be contained directly in the notes and not as a separate section.
• Tables, charts, and diagrams should be placed on separate pages within the manuscript.

Style:

• Articles should be as jargon-free as possible.  Terminology and acronyms that are not common knowledge should be defined.  Technical material should be placed in notes or appendices whenever possible.
• Three descending levels of headings should be used periodically and consistently throughout the article.  They should be descriptive but brief.
• Tables, charts, diagrams, and other graphic materials should be used for providing necessary information or clarification of central concepts.  They should be clean and uncluttered and should appear on separate pages. 
• Notes should also be kept to a minimum.  Citation order should be author(s) (first name first), title of work, complete publication information (city, state, publisher, date or name of periodical, volume and issue number, date), and page number references.  The accuracy of citations and references is the responsibility of the author(s).
• CMR uses the Chicago Manual of Style as primary reference source.
• For more specific style questions, consult a recent issue of CMR. 

Address:
California Management Review
Attn: Kora Cypress, Submissions Editor
University of California
F501 Haas School of Business #1900
Berkeley, CA 94720-1900
phone: (510) 642-7159
fax: (510) 642-1318
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