Why publish with the IMA Journal of Management Mathematics?
The IMA Journal of Management Mathematics is a quarterly journal dedicated to publishing mathematical research that can be directly used or has demonstrable potential to be used in the management of profit, not-for-profit, and governmental/public organisations. The hallmark of the journal is the central position of mathematical modelling and analysis and the equal valuation of theory and practice.
Publishing with the IMA Journal of Management Mathematics
As an author for the IMA Journal of Management Mathematics, you will be part of a prestigious tradition of excellence. For over 50 years the journals of the Institute of Mathematics & its Applications have been publishing the world’s finest minds, shaping and developing important and rigorous research and scholarship.
Led by Editor-in-Chief, Aris Syntetos, Cardiff University, UK, and a distinguished team of international editors, 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
See our Area Editors and Descriptions
A global audience for your work
The IMA Journal of Management Mathematics connects powerful ideas with the widest audience to give your research the greatest possible impact. In 2021, articles published in the journals of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications achieved over 152,000 downloads, and our top regions for readership are Europe, North America, and China.
Discover the full list of abstracting and indexing services that cover the IMA Journal of Management Mathematics on our About the Journal page.
Efficient and transparent editorial processes
When you submit a manuscript to the IMA Journal of Management Mathematics, you can be confident that our Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board are dedicated to handling your manuscript with the care, efficiency, and professionalism that they would wish for their own work. The team’s support ensures that accepted papers are published at their best.
Take a look at our Author Guidelines ahead of submitting your next manuscript.
Open Access options
The IMA Journal of Management Mathematics offers open access options for authors who want to make their research freely available to the public. This can help increase the visibility of your research and make it more accessible to a wider audience. The cost of publishing Open Access may be covered under a Read and Publish agreement between OUP and the corresponding author’s institution. Find out if your institution is participating.
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