Reasons for receiving a desk rejection decision from journals

Understanding the reasons behind desk rejections is essential for PhD students and early career researchers:

1️⃣ They can refine their manuscripts to better align with journal standards and expectations.
2️⃣ Avoiding common pitfalls increases the chances of acceptance, reducing the need for multiple hashtag#submissions and revisions.
3️⃣ Awareness of rejection criteria fosters better hashtag#research practices and more robust, impactful studies.
4️⃣ Understanding rejection reasons helps in selecting the most suitable hashtag#journals, increasing the likelihood of acceptance.
5️⃣ Knowing that rejection is a common and necessary part of the process can help maintain motivation.

1. A Guide for PhD students and early career researchers

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Reasons for Receiving a
Desk-Reject Decision
from Journals

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2. A Guide for PhD students and early career researchers

1.Mismatch with journal aims and scope
2.Lack of novelty and significance
3.Poor preparation / Poorly structured and developed
manuscripts
4.Lack of theoretical consideration and support
5.Lack of research rigour
6.Poor quality of writing
7.Duplicate and previously rejected submissions
8.Plagiarism and Self-Plagiarism
9.Lack of adherence to journal/author guidelines
10.Inadequate connection with existing work published in
the journal
11. Inadequate length and language-related issues
12.Bibliometric analysis, descriptive review, meta-
analysis and data-driven (sentiment analysis) research

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