MIT Sloan Management Review’s decision to stop publishing has triggered an internal governance backlash, with advisory board members describing the move as surprising and disputing how Sloan framed the journal’s purpose. MIT Sloan Dean Richard Locke said the publication would end after nearly seven decades, with the final issue set for September 2026. Board members cited concerns about staff and contractors losing work—Locke’s plan includes cuts to 23 full-time roles and about 20 contractors—and argued that Sloan’s justification leaned too heavily on branding and communications rather than advancing management scholarship. The shutdown also shifts SMR toward a new external engagement mix, including newsletters, podcasts, social media, and short-form digital content. The reactions from academics and long-time contributors underline how journal operations, faculty-adjacent research platforms, and scholarly ecosystems are being restructured amid broader media strategy changes in business schools.