Dealing with Journal Rejection

This presentation is primarily targeted towards helping researchers in handling rejections from journals, and will also help early-stage researchers improve first-time acceptance of their manuscripts. The advancement of research hinges on the dissemination of new discoveries by their publication in peer-reviewed international journals. At the heart of academic publishing, peer review leads to over 1.5 million published scholarly manuscripts every year. Although the number of published papers is increasing year-on-year, this iterative selection process also results in approximately 60% rejection rate, including 21% rejection after preliminary editorial screening.

After this session, the participants will have more information about the following:

Awareness of the rejection process and why papers of ESL authors are rejected by journals (regardless of the impact factor)
Understanding the peer review process and causes of rejection
Comprehending rejection letters and what reviewers mean
Importance of correctly responding to reviewer comments and revising their papers to make them publication ready
Overcoming journal rejection and providing a positive outlook to deal with journal rejection