TMLR desk-rejection rate jumps from 6% to 53% as AI-assisted submissions flood in
vykthur · x · 2026-09-18
TMLR revealed its desk-rejection rate has climbed from 6% in 2023 to 53% today, citing both policy shifts and submission quality. vykthur argues automated review will increasingly serve as a rejection system to manage AI-assisted submission floods. He also cites Victor Dibia's thought experiment: by 2027, academic publishing could become an AI-vs-AI arms race where papers are written and reviewed by AI, funding-starved groups lose competitiveness, and the prestige of top-venue publication collapses.
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