Editorial

Abstract

Management Science and Business Decisions is an international journal primarily dedicated to dissemination of new and tested ideas and their applications in the management sciences and its sub-disciplines to aid the business decision-makers of today and the future in making better decisions and policies. It intends to be more than an academic journal publishing positive results.  We believe development comes from contradictions. Thus the negative results may also be published as long as the methodology is sound and rigorous, no matter how much it offends the fans of the p-value. In the end, the ultimate objective is to nurture exciting debates and shape new ways to see old things (and, sometimes, old ways to see new things). 

Today, Management Science and Business Decisions is born. However, with every passing year, it is hoped that it would gain strength, support, and influence, and a day would come when we would talk about this day once again! As the saying goes, "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step," I hope our one step today enables us to take our field to new heights in the future. The journey ahead is no easy, but we have nothing to lose!

Finally, I wish to thank everyone who played some role in the journal's launch. The people who developed our website and the online system.  The people who provided us legal existence. The people who helped us edit, review, and publish the manuscripts. The people who submitted their manuscripts to us. And, the people who are going to read, share and cite these manuscripts. We thank them.

At Management Science and Business Decisions, communication is two-way. Feel free to communicate with us if you have any proposal that can benefit the journal and the scientific community it intends to serve. I hope Management Science and Business Decisions provides us all not only another outlet for our future submissions but also a shoulder to stand on, and to see further.