{"id":1487,"date":"2016-06-24T17:40:32","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T11:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/?p=1487"},"modified":"2023-11-07T17:05:16","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T11:05:16","slug":"manuscript-rejection-without-peer-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/manuscript-rejection-without-peer-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Rejection without Peer Review: Issues and Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

A fact that is not very widely known or universally accepted by authors is that manuscripts may be rejected without the due and expected peer review process<\/a>. While manuscripts have to go through the peer review process<\/a> in order to be published, they can be rejected without peer review<\/a>. For high impact, general science journals, the majority of submitted papers may be rejected in this manner. While this may appear surprising or disturbing, it is essential to understand the underlying reasons and the inevitability of this undesired aspect of the research publication process.<\/p>\n

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There could be many reasons for rejection<\/a> without review:<\/p>\n

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  1. Content of the article is not within the scope of the journal<\/li>\n
  2. Non-conformity with journal style, format, or guidelines<\/li>\n
  3. Duplication or large overlap<\/a> with existing work or apparent plagiarism. However, thi scan be avoided by using online plagiarism checker<\/a> tools.<\/li>\n
  4. Results are not novel or significant enough; they lead to only an incremental advance in field<\/li>\n
  5. Article is too specialized\/in-depth or superficial<\/li>\n
  6. Limited interest to journal target audience<\/li>\n
  7. Poor quality of research<\/li>\n
  8. Results or interpretation are too preliminary or speculative<\/li>\n
  9. Lack of clarity\/conciseness in presentation<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Rejection without peer review is necessary for several reasons:<\/p>\n