About the journal
Our mission is to publish mathematical research of the highest quality that can be directly utilised or have demonstrable potential to be employed by managers to improve their practices.
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Call for Papers for Upcoming Special Issue
IMA Journal of Management Mathematics is seeking submissions on AI and Blockchain in Finance. Deadline: 31 December 2025.
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High-Impact Research Collection
Explore the most read, most cited, and most discussed articles published in the IMA Journal of Management Mathematics in recent years and discover what has caught the interest of your peers.
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Area Descriptions
Our Editorial Board brings world-class expertise to the journal's six major areas:
- Decision Analysis
- Finance
- Health and Society
- Multidisciplinary Management Mathematics
- Operations
- Sport
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Advances in Inverse Data Envelopment Analysis: Special Issue Interview
In this video, the IMA Journal of Management Mathematics Editor-in-Chief, Aris Synetos, interviews guest editors Ali Emrouznejad and Gholamreza Amin on the ‘Advances in Inverse Data Envelopment Analysis’ Special Issue.
John Boylan: Best Reviewer Award
We are delighted to announce a new annual award for the 'best IMAMAN reviewer'. The award is for £500 and is named in memory of our dear colleague and friend John Boylan, who passed away unexpectedly in July 2023.
2024 Winner: Lu Bingnan
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Best Paper Prize
Papers published in the journal during 2025 will be eligible for the 2025 Best Paper Prize and an award of £1,000.
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2024 Best Paper Prize Winner
The winner of the IMA Journal of Management Mathematics Best Paper Prize 2024 is:
Causal Analysis of Tactics in Soccer: The Case of Throw-ins
Nirodha Epasinghege Dona, Tim B Swartz
Special Issues
Special Issues Archive
Click the link below to access all previous special issues of the IMA Journal of Management Mathematics.
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Special Issue Video Interviews
The IMA Journal of Management Mathematics Editor-in-Chief, Aris Synetos, interviews the guest editors of new Special Issues published in the journal. Discover our archive of all previous video interviews.
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Submit an Article
Publishing with the IMA Journal of Management Mathematics is an excellent way to elevate your research and reach a wide audience. Learn more about submitting an article on our Author Guidelines page.
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Read and Publish deals
Authors interested in publishing in IMA Journal of Management Mathematics may be able to publish their paper Open Access using funds available through their institution’s agreement with OUP.
Virtual Issues
Explore previous virtual issues from the IMA Journal of Management Mathematics on subjects from Forecasting to Quantitative Methods in Finance.
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Reproducibility in Management Mathematics
The IMA Journal of Management Mathematics upholds reproducible research.
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Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
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Published on behalf of the IMA
This journal is published on behalf of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications. All IMA journals encourage diversity.
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