How to Avoid Desk Rejection: 7 Reasons Editors Reject Papers (and the Fixes)
Most rejections at top journals happen before peer review. Here are the seven reasons editors reject papers on sight, and a fix for each one.
Guides for Getting Published
Practical answers to the problems that stall manuscripts: desk rejection, reference errors, reviewer comments and choosing a journal. Every guide links to a free tool you can use straight away.
Reference style guides
APA 7th edition
Reference examples and the rules researchers get wrong most often.
IEEE
Numbered references for engineering and computer science journals.
Vancouver
The numbered style most medical and health journals require.
FAQ
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Free tools
Desk Rejection Checker
See which language problems make editors reject papers before review.
Reference Verifier
Check every DOI against CrossRef and catch fake or retracted references.
Citation Builder
Turn a DOI into APA 7, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE, Vancouver or BibTeX.
Journal Guideline Matcher
Check a journal is indexed in Scopus and find references that break its style.
Journal Finder
Browse Scopus-indexed journals by subject, quartile and open access.
Submission Readiness Checklist
18 checks to run before you submit to a journal.
AI vs Human Editing
Side-by-side examples of AI rewrites and human edits.
Instant Quote Calculator
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