Tables & Figures (mgsci-tables-figures)

When to trigger

• Exhibits are cluttered, notation-heavy, or not self-explanatory
• A reviewer cannot read a result off a table/figure without hunting the text
• You are over the page budget and exhibits are bloated
• You need to present proofs/comparative statics or estimates in house style

Management Science prefers short, focused papers and warns that excessive length and notation density slow review. Every exhibit should earn its space and stand on its own.

Analytical lane

• Propositions/theorems are numbered and stated cleanly in the text; defer long proofs to the appendix (which does not count toward the invited-revision page limit).
• Comparative-statics figures are where the managerial insight becomes visible — plot the optimal policy / equilibrium quantity against the key primitive, with axes, parameter values, and the takeaway labeled.
• Notation tables (a symbol glossary) help when the model is symbol-heavy; keep notation minimal and consistent throughout.
• Numerical-example tables should report the parameter ranges and confirm the qualitative result holds across them.

Empirical lane