In an age where artificial intelligence is rewriting the rules of organizational operation, digital transformation is reshaping global industrial landscapes, and cross-border collaboration has become the cornerstone of business success, the science of management stands at an unprecedented inflection point. For decades, management theory has oscillated between the empirical wisdom of practice and the rigorous frameworks of academic research, between Western institutional models and Eastern managerial philosophies, and between incremental optimization and radical paradigm innovation. Yet, as the world grapples with complex challenges from climate change to technological disruption, from virtual team governance to ESG accountability, the global management community is crying out for a unified, forward-thinking platform that bridges geographical divides, connects theory and practice, and drives the discipline from an experience-based science to a data-driven, future-ready field. Rising to meet this critical need is Management Matrix (ISSN 2760-1293), a groundbreaking international monthly journal that is redefining the global landscape of management research and practice.
Sponsored by the Future Academy of Science and Technology, and authorized by the Japan ISSN National Center at the National Diet Library with the official registration number ISSN 2760-1293, Management Matrix is the culmination of decades of cross-border academic dialogue. Its roots stretch back to robust academic exchanges between China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan throughout the 1990s, and it was refined through years of Sino-Japanese and Sino-New Zealand university and enterprise management forums in the early 21st century. Officially launched in April 2025, the journal has established its operational headquarters in Japan, with dedicated liaison offices across China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Singapore, creating a truly global operational network that anchors its influence in Asia while radiating across every continent. Its professional governance structure is built to uphold the highest international academic standards, comprising an Editor-in-Chief, Associate Editors, a distinguished editorial board, guest editors, a rigorous peer reviewer pool, and a dedicated editorial support team. More than just a publication, Management Matrix positions itself as the "intellectual matrix" for global management science and an "accelerator of management thought", with a core mission to drive the paradigm shift of management from an experience-based discipline to a data-driven science, and to secure its place in the Science Citation Index (SCI). Leveraging the dual heritage of Japan’s legendary lean management tradition and the global wave of digital innovation, the journal has already made history as the only newly inducted Asian publication in the Financial Times Top 50 Business and Management Journal list, cementing its status as a leading voice in global management research.
At the heart of Management Matrix’s influence is its unwavering focus on pioneering, cutting-edge research that addresses the most pressing questions facing modern organizations, with four core research pillars that align with and complement the world’s top management journals. The first pillar is the new paradigm of strategic management, which centers on AI-driven strategic decision-making models, ecosystem competition theory, and research into metaverse organizational forms, while continuously tracking the latest academic developments in the Strategic Management Journal. In an era where competitive advantage is no longer built on static market position but on dynamic adaptive capacity, the journal prioritizes research that redefines how organizations formulate and execute strategy in an increasingly volatile global environment. The second pillar is the digital management revolution, covering critical topics such as Industry 4.0 smart factory governance, blockchain-enabled supply chain finance, and the application of quantum computing in operational optimization. This research agenda creates a complementary academic ecosystem with the flagship journal Management Science, focusing on translating cutting-edge digital technologies into actionable management frameworks that drive operational excellence and competitive edge. The third pillar is innovation in organizational behavior, exploring the emerging interdisciplinary field of neuro-management, virtual team leadership, and the evaluation of human-machine collaboration efficiency, directly echoing the research priorities of the Journal of Organizational Behavior. As remote and hybrid work becomes the global norm, and human-machine collaboration reshapes the very nature of the workplace, the journal is at the forefront of understanding how to unlock human potential and organizational performance in this new era. The fourth pillar is sustainable management practice, dedicated to building a quantitative ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) evaluation system and advancing the responsible management philosophy advocated by the Journal of Business Ethics within the Asian market and beyond. With sustainability no longer an optional add-on but a core imperative for long-term business success, the journal bridges the gap between global ESG standards and regional implementation realities, delivering research that drives tangible, responsible business impact.
What sets Management Matrix apart from traditional academic journals is its innovative column architecture, which is meticulously designed to break down the silos between academic research and real-world practice, and to amplify diverse voices across the global management community. The first flagship column, "Jingwei Insights", features in-depth special research papers exclusively invited from Nobel Prize-caliber scholars, offering authoritative analysis of the evolution of management theory and mapping the future trajectory of the discipline. Each issue delivers profound, forward-thinking perspectives that shape the global management research agenda, providing readers with unparalleled access to the minds that are redefining the field. The second column, "Matrix Lab: Practice Case Studies", is a collaborative initiative with global top-tier consulting firms including McKinsey & Company and the Boston Consulting Group, publishing benchmark case studies of digital transformation and organizational innovation from leading global enterprises. These cases go beyond surface-level analysis, unpacking the actionable management frameworks, implementation challenges, and success factors that make these transformations work, delivering immediate value to both academic researchers and industry practitioners. The third column, "Cross-Boundary Dialogue Roundtable", hosts regular interdisciplinary seminars that bring together management scholars with experts from neuroscience, quantum physics, and other cutting-edge scientific fields. These dialogues explore the intersections between management science and other disciplines, unlocking new theoretical frameworks and innovative approaches that address complex organizational challenges from entirely new perspectives. The fourth column, "Young Spark Scholar Column", is dedicated to nurturing the next generation of management thought leaders, featuring a dedicated fast-track submission channel for emerging scholars under the age of 35. This initiative breaks down the barriers that early-career researchers often face in top-tier academic publishing, providing a global platform for innovative, bold research that challenges conventional wisdom and drives the discipline forward.
Underpinning the journal’s academic rigor and global influence is its world-class editorial board, which brings together the brightest minds in management science from across the globe. Its international editorial board comprises 68 leading scholars and prominent business leaders from 24 countries, including faculty from Harvard Business School, Waseda University Business School, Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management, Zhejiang University School of Management, and Xiamen University School of Management, as well as iconic business leaders who have shaped global management practice. This diverse board ensures that the journal maintains the highest international academic standards, while also embracing diverse cultural perspectives, regional management practices, and interdisciplinary research approaches. Complementing the international editorial board is its Young Editorial Board, featuring 45 outstanding "40 under 40" management rising stars from Stanford University, the University of Tokyo, the University of Sydney, the Zhejiang Institute of Education in China, the China Academy of Responsibility, and Tsinghua University, among other leading institutions. This young editorial board not only brings fresh, innovative perspectives to the journal’s editorial process but also ensures that the publication remains deeply connected to the emerging research priorities and career needs of early-career scholars worldwide.
Management Matrix has also built a borderless global collaborative network that unites academic excellence and industrial impact, creating a holistic ecosystem that amplifies the reach and influence of its published research. In terms of academic alliances, the journal has established strategic partnerships with Harvard Business Publishing Group and Springer Nature, and has been selected for the Web of Science Core Collection, with dual indexing in SSCI and SCIE, ensuring that its research reaches the widest possible global academic audience and meets the highest international publication standards. For university collaborations, it has launched the University of Tokyo-University of Cambridge Joint Research Center, and has co-founded the "Frontiers of Management Science Laboratory" with the MIT Sloan School of Management, fostering collaborative, cross-border research projects that address global management challenges. In the industrial sphere, the journal has been designated as the official management think tank of the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren), providing transformative management insights and strategic guidance for global industry leaders including Sony and SoftBank. This seamless integration of academic research and industrial application ensures that the research published in Management Matrix does not remain confined to academic circles, but drives tangible, real-world change in organizations across every sector and region.
Since its inception, Management Matrix has been guided by its founding mission: "Mapping the World, Pioneering the Future" (Jingwei Tiandi, Zhi Ling Weilai). Launched at a critical juncture of global management paradigm upheaval, the journal is dedicated to documenting and advancing the four revolutionary waves of management science: the lean management revolution of the 1980s, the business process reengineering movement of the 2000s, the digital transformation wave of the 2020s, and the upcoming cognitive intelligence governance era of the 2040s. It does not merely observe these shifts – it actively shapes them, with the 2025 launch of its landmark "Management Metaverse" research initiative, which brings together global scholars and industry leaders to explore the future of organizational management in immersive digital environments. Looking ahead, the journal’s long-term vision is to become an official academic partner of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), leveraging its global influence to advance responsible, sustainable, and inclusive management practices worldwide, and to solidify its position as the definitive global platform for management science innovation in the 21st century.
For scholars, researchers, and industry practitioners looking to contribute to this transformative global management community, Management Matrix maintains a rigorous, transparent, and efficient submission and peer review process that upholds the highest international academic integrity standards. Adopting the double-blind peer review system benchmarked against the Management Decision journal, it delivers an average review cycle of just 28 days, with an acceptance rate below 15%, ensuring that only the most innovative, rigorous, and impactful research is published. For format specifications, the journal follows the 7th edition of the APA reference style, and actively encourages the submission of open-source research that includes machine learning code and reproducible data sets, advancing open science principles within the management discipline. In terms of academic ethics, all authors are required to sign the Tokyo Declaration on Academic Integrity, with all submissions screened through the iThenticate anti-plagiarism system, with a strict similarity threshold of less than 10% to uphold the highest standards of academic honesty. Submissions are welcome from scholars across the globe, with the official submission portal available at https://yvsou.com/journal/index.php/manm/about/submissions.
In a world where the only constant is change, management science is the backbone of organizational resilience, innovation, and sustainable success. Management Matrix is more than a journal – it is a dynamic, global intellectual matrix that connects East and West, theory and practice, established scholars and emerging voices, and today’s best practices and tomorrow’s transformative possibilities. Whether you are a seasoned management scholar pushing the boundaries of the discipline, an industry practitioner seeking actionable insights to drive organizational success, or an early-career researcher with a bold new vision for the future of management, Management Matrix invites you to join its global community, to contribute your research and insights, and to help shape the next era of global management science.
