McKinsey Quarterly

The McKinsey Quarterly is a business magazine focused on management and organizational theory.

Background
The magazine is written primarily by McKinsey consultants and alumni, with some guest authors. The magazine was founded in 1964. It was initially an internal document at McKinsey & Company shared with consultants and clients, until it was published more broadly in the 1990s.

It also publishes research from the McKinsey Global Institute on economic issues. The magazine is published quarterly with one special issue each year. McKinsey clients are given early access to upcoming issues.

The parent company awards two articles a prize each year for articles that had the greatest perceived impact on management based on a panel of judges from the business community.

Indexing
The magazine is indexed in the Scopus and Princeton University's Business Periodicals Index.