Researchers call out journal AEs for over-desk-rejecting to avoid review work
avt_im · x · 2026-10-17
- avtim pushes back on editors bragging 50%+ desk-reject rates in the name of clarity, calling it dishonest when their own carefully written paper was desk-rejected
- Acknowledges desk-rejecting sloppy papers is fair, but argues AEs face incentives to reject broadly: choosing to review creates work for them
- "Sloppy AEs" are as real a problem as sloppy authors, just far less visible; over-rejecting damages the journal's reputation
A candid look at the incentive misalignment in journal editorial workflows.
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