TMLR reveals how it handles 300% submission surge: desk rejections jump from 6% to 53%
srchvrs · x · 2026-10-17
TMLR Chief Editor yoshitomocs shared what the journal is doing under a 300% increase in submissions:
- Suspended 150+ authors and now publicly names major violations
- Submission quotas designed to distinguish 'slop' patterns
- Desk rejections surged from 6% to 53%, with focus on clarity; about 90% of desk rejections are done by EiCs before Action Editors are assigned
- AI reviews are being used to evaluate soundness
A rare transparency report on how a top rolling-review journal filters the AI-era submission flood.
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