{"id":22746,"date":"2019-11-26T12:52:45","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T06:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/?p=22746"},"modified":"2020-03-31T15:55:14","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T09:55:14","slug":"how-to-avoid-desk-rejections-of-your-manuscript","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/how-to-avoid-desk-rejections-of-your-manuscript\/","title":{"rendered":"An Editor-in-Chief&#8217;s Advice on &#8216;How to Avoid Desk Rejections of Your Manuscript&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Desk-rejection of manuscripts is a common occurrence in academic publishing. Manuscripts getting desk rejected can be disheartening and demotivating for authors, especially early career researchers. \u00a0In this podcast, <strong>Roger Watson, Editor-in-Chief of <em>Journal of Advanced Nursing<\/em><\/strong> shares his perspective on why manuscripts get desk rejected and what authors need to keep in mind to avoid desk rejection of their manuscript.<\/p>\n<p>Here, you\u00a0will learn about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What is desk rejection?<\/li>\n<li>What are the key factors that influence editors-in-chief\/editors to reject your manuscript<\/li>\n<li>Tips on how to avoid desk rejection<\/li>\n<li>How to deal with desk rejection of your manuscript.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/625750764&amp;color=%23d52b1e&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true&amp;visual=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nIn case of any questions related to the podcast or your publication journey visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/qna\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Q&amp;A Forum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss an episode: Subscribe to Enago Academy\u2019s podcast on iTunes, Google Podcasts, or your favorite podcast app.<\/p>\n<p>Are you looking for all podcast episodes? Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/category\/podcasts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Prof. Roger Watson Ph.D. RN FRCP Edin FRCN FAAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-22754 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Prof-Roger-Watson-UNI-8697-154x230.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"230\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Prof-Roger-Watson-UNI-8697-154x230.jpg 154w, https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Prof-Roger-Watson-UNI-8697-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Prof-Roger-Watson-UNI-8697-320x480.jpg 320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 154px) 100vw, 154px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 154px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 154\/230;\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Roger Watson is the Editor-in-Chief of <em>Journal of Advanced Nursing<\/em> and Editor of <em>Nursing Open <\/em>and an Editorial Board member <em>of the WikiJournal of Medicine.<\/em>\u00a0 He has honorary and visiting positions in China, Hong Kong, and Australia.\u00a0 He is Professor of Nursing, University of Hull, UK and was a member of the UK 2008 Research Assessment Exercise sub-panel for Nursing and Midwifery and a 2014 Research Excellence Framework sub-panel for Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy. 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