• There is no fee for submitting a CMR Insight for publication consideration.


• CMR does not accept simultaneous submissions, meaning we will not consider your submission if you’ve simultaneously submitted it to any other outlet for publication consideration.


• CMR does not give publication consideration to manuscripts that have been previously published in other outlets.


• The author(s)' name should not appear anywhere in the manuscript, charts, figures, graphs, or filenames.


• Manuscripts should be double-spaced with 12 point font and run approximately 500 to 3,000 words, excluding charts, tables, figures, and end notes.


• Tables, charts, figures, and diagrams should be uploaded as separate documents (in their native format) with references for insertion throughout the document.


• Please be sure to include the following information for each author. You may attach these documents separately, or create a single document that contains the information for all co-authors:


• Biography - A short written biography (50 words)
• Author Photo - A profile photo (250x250px)

• If your submission is properly received, we will send you an automated “confirmation of receipt” within 24 hours. If you do not receive this e-mail, contact CMR immediately, as your submission most likely did not go through.


• If your submission is selected for posting, authors can typically expect to be notified within 2 to 4 weeks. There are exceptions to this timeframe.


• Accepted insights are generally posted within 2 to 3 months. There are exceptions to this timeframe.

CMR Insights should aim to provide perspectives on the latest in management thinking and advice for better ways of doing business. Insights examine topics with an eye for both theory and practical application, but in the form of quick glimpses into new topics and emerging frontiers in the field of management.

The focus of the content is on timeliness, breadth, and practitioner relevance. CMR Insights can be either research-based or opinion pieces with reach and visibility. They are ideal for keeping audiences engaged and amplifying existing research in plain language. Insights are quick to be posted and free-to-access by everyone, and may follow any of the following formats:

• Perspective - Short personal perspective pieces (500-1000 words)
• Concept - Short frameworks (500-1000 words)
• Interview - Interview transcript (500-1500 words)
• Frontier - Research-based analysis (up to 3000 words)

• 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.


• Accurate formatting and validation of references is the responsibility of the author(s). Submissions with improper references will not be processed. CMR uses endnote style (not footnotes) for references and follows the Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS), 18th edition (notes and bibliography style). CMR does not use APA or MLA.
  
  Examples:
  

  Web	Hamilton Mann, “Escaping Technological Stockholm Syndrome: The Case for Artificial Integrity in AI Design,” California Management Review Insights, September 10, 2025, https://cmr.berkeley.edu/2025/09/escaping-technological-stockholm-syndrome-the-case-for-artificial-integrity-in-ai-design/.
  Journal	Lorraine Chen Idson, Nira Liberman, and E.Tory Higgins, “Distinguishing Gains from Nonlosses and Losses from Nongains: A Regulatory Focus Perspective on Hedonic Intensity,” Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 36, no. 3 (2000): 252–74, https://doi.org/10.1006/jesp.1999.1402.
  Book	Ann Howard and Douglas Weston Bray, Managerial Lives in Transition: Advancing Age and Changing Times, 1. [print.], Adult Development and Aging (Guilford Press, 1988).



• Other style and format questions should refer to the Chicago Manual of Style 18th Edition (notes and bibliography style).


• There are many online citation generators (e.g., zbib.org), but not all work well, so authors using these generators must independently ensure accuracy. Find the definitive source for CMR's endnote style at Chicago Manual of Style Online.

• 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. If copyright permission is required for publishing this graphic material, it is the author's responsibility to obtain it at his/her cost.


• Please provide high-resolution, native figures or files for your charts and figures in your submission.


• Please make sure to separately upload the individual native files for any charts and figures instead of embedding them in the manuscript document. If you are unable to upload them in the system, please send them as attachments in a separate email to cmr@haas.berkeley.edu. Alternatively, you can send an email that includes a link to where we can download them.