Most of us write to publish in high graded journals. But often our paper got rejected. Know the reasons and improve your paper.

1. Why my paper got
rejected?
Dr Nithin Kalorth

2. Your Paper is not up to the mark

3. Reasons are many
• Editorial Policy
• Research and Technical Issues

4. Not matching the Journal’s interest
• Every journal’s aim and scope is different.
• Read Call for Papers for each issue.
• Submit only relevant article.
• Not following writing style of journal.
• Repeating the topic
• Rejection at Early Stage.
• No scope of resubmission.

5. Paper is found at other reviews
• Most database are open.
• Submitting same paper at multiple journals.
• Reviewers working on similar area can identify paper.
• Serious rejection and blacklisting.
• No scope of resubmission.

6. Bad Writing
• Writing in complex language.
• Use of Jargons.
• Poor language.
• Grammar and Spelling mistakes.
• Improper pagination and listing of data.
• Serious rejection and bad reputation.

7. Value in field
• Paper not adding value to the field.
• Paper found not contributing to journal’s area of interest.
• Repetitive trends and results.
• Rejection during review.

8. Unsure Hypothesis or Research
Questions
• Not original or significant question.
• Hypothesis formed without proper literature review.
• Prove or Reject Hypothesis without enough supporting
arguments/findings.
• Rejection during review.

9. No Supporting Evidence
• Lack of good understanding of subject.
• Not connecting arguments and findings.
• No empirical evidence to support our argument.
• No relation in literature and empirical findings.

10. Methodology and Poor Analysis
• Use of wrong methodology.
• Unconvincing conclusion.
• Result cannot be generalised.
• Arguments deviating from core idea of paper.
• Invalid Observations without logic.

11. Citation and Referencing
• High Self citation.
• Less impact reference.
• Old or outdated research.

12. Who selects/rejects my article
• Stage 1 : Junior Editor (Scope, Language, Format, Plagiarism)
• Stage 2: Sub Editor (Topic Relevance, Contribution)
• Stage 3: Editor (All other editorial)
• Stage 4: Peer- Reviewers (Single Blind, Double Blind, Open Peer)
– Accept without any changes/revisions
– Accept with minor changes/revisions
– Accept with major changes/revisions
– Revise and Resubmit
– Reject

13. How to get published?
• One word – Do good research.
• Choose right journal.
• Build research of impact.
• Check what has been published so far?
• Identify “gap” and present it well.
• Present in simple and effective language.