Good and bad results from an academic journal submission
Good:
🍍 Fast desk-rejections
🍍 Rejections that take a little longer, but have constructive reviews
Bad:
🍍 Very long desk-rejections without review feedback
🍍 Reviews that are mean-spirited
🍍 Reviews that do not reflect an honest attempt to engage with the submission
Good and bad results from an academic journal submission
@bgcarlisle that last pineapple is the one I'm trying to figure out a response to now
bonus points for getting contradictory complaints --- somehow, our work is only of niche interest, *and* we shouldn't have included quotes from a major figure in the field laying out the problem we worked on and arguing for its significance
Good and bad results from an academic journal submission
@bstacey My favourite contradictory complaint pair is:
🍍 Your work is based on a cohort that is too old—please choose a more recent sample, and
🍍 The follow-up time for your sample is too short—please choose a sample that would allow for a longer maturation time
Good and bad results from an academic journal submission
@bgcarlisle "Please choose a representative sample whose average age is deceased."