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desk rejection en · NOUN
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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:
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