Article Retraction: Don’t Let This Happen

    Did you know that an article published in a journal can be withdrawn from circulation at any time? This withdrawal is called article restriction, which is bad news for researchers. Article withdrawals are triggered by the presence of a serious error in the article, which may have been overlooked during the review process. Article withdrawals can be initiated by the researcher themselves or by the journal editor. If...

    Don’t Take It Lightly, Many Articles Are Rejected Due to Formatting Reasons

    Many researchers underestimate the process of article formatting. However, more than 40% of outright rejections, also known as desk rejections, are triggered by incorrect formatting, as reported by Muñoz-Carpena et al. (2020) in their article entitled "Editorial - Why it is a Blessing to be Rejected: Improving Science with Quality Publications." The large number of articles submitted to a journal and the limited publication slots per issue force...

    Desk Rejection and How to Avoid It

    One of the biggest fears for researchers when submitting articles to journals for publication is desk rejection. Muñoz-Carpena et al. (2020) in their article "Editorial – Why it is a Blessing to be Rejected: Improving Science with Quality Publications" revealed that 70% of articles submitted to journals are rejected. There are five main reasons why an article is rejected.

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