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desk rejection

desk rejection noun: the rejection of a submission to a journal, magazine, etc., without placing the submission under peer review.

Noun

desk rejection (plural desk rejections)

  1. the rejection of a submission to a journal, magazine, etc., without placing the submission under peer review.
    • This type of desk rejection prompts some complaints (such as “I paid for those reviews with my submission fee”), but when it is appropriate, a desk rejection is also the kind thing to do.2014, Michael Szenberg, Lall Ramrattan, Secrets of Economics Editors, page 56
    • A very strong indication that you have made the wrong choice is if you receive a desk rejection.2016, Timothy Clark, Mike Wright, How to get Published in the Best Management Journals, page 170

Forms of desk rejection

pluraldesk rejections

Questions about desk rejection

What does desk rejection mean?
Desk rejection means the rejection of a submission to a journal, magazine, etc., without placing the submission under peer review.
What part of speech is desk rejection?
Desk rejection is a noun.
What is the plural of desk rejection?
The plural of desk rejection is desk rejections.

Words near desk rejection in the dictionary

  1. desk pilot
  2. desk pilots
  3. desk potato
  4. desk potatoes
  5. desk rage
  6. desk rejection
  7. desk rejections
  8. desk sergeant
  9. desk sergeants
  10. desk tidies
  11. desk tidy

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