Instructions for Reviewers

Using ScholarOne Manuscripts

Click the "System Requirements" link on the login page (http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ms) to make sure that you are using a recommended browser. Click “Get Help Now” (in the upper right corner of each page) to access Frequently Asked Questions. Please contact the managing editor, Kathleen Luckey (kathleen.luckey@informs.org), if you encounter any problems with the system that cannot be resolved using the Frequently Asked Questions link.

Responding to a Request to Serve as a Reviewer

You will receive an e-mail that includes the manuscript abstract from an AE asking you to serve as a reviewer. The e-mail includes links with which to accept or decline the invitation.

Reviewing a Manuscript

When you click “Agree” on the e-mail invitation you will receive an e-mail with a link to the Management Science site. To access newly assigned (or revised) manuscripts awaiting review choose “Reviewer Center.” To view all papers associated with a paper click the “View Details” box. (Clicking the “View Manuscript” option brings up a concatenated version of all files submitted.) This screen has three tabs: Instructions, Details, and Score Sheet. All tabs have icons to access the manuscript files. Note that you should not review a paper if you have a conflict of interest with any of the authors of the paper.

Submitting a Completed Review

Select the Score Sheet tab and click the appropriate button under Recommendation. You can add confidential comments to the Associate Editor and/or comments to the author and/or upload attachments at the bottom of the score sheet. If you upload attachments, be sure to select the “Files for Editor and Author” button for files you want the author to see or “Files for Editor only” button to send files to the AE that are not intended for the author. Comments typed in the “Comments to Author” box are included in the decision e-mail from the Department Editor to the author. Any files you attach for the author will be converted into pdf.

Click "Save as Draft" and then “Submit,” and the AE will be notified that your review is complete. Note that once your review has been posted you cannot change it without administrative assistance. Please contact the managing editor, Kathleen Luckey (kathleen.luckey@informs.org) if you need to make a change to a review that you've already submitted.

Revisions

If you recommend a revision and the author(s) resubmit the manuscript, it will come back to you in the same manner with the same manuscript number plus a suffix of .R1, .R2, etc. The “Switch Details” icon in the Manuscript Information tab lets you toggle between versions.