Academic Journal Management Glossary
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Author Response Protocol
The standardized procedural framework governing how authors must address reviewer comments and revise manuscripts during the revision process. It specifies submission format, response documentation requirements, and deadline compliance standards.
desk rejection
The editorial decision to reject a manuscript without sending it for external peer review. This occurs when editors dete...
Desk Rejection Rate Analysis
The statistical evaluation of the proportion of submitted manuscripts rejected at the initial editorial screening stage...
Editorial Desk Rejection
An immediate rejection of a manuscript by the journal's editor before it undergoes peer review, typically because it fai...
Manuscript desk rejection
The editorial decision to reject a submission without sending it for peer review, typically based on scope misalignment,...
Manuscript Desk Rejection Criteria
A set of predetermined objective standards applied during initial editorial screening to quickly identify and reject man...
Manuscript Desk Rejection Rate
The percentage of submitted manuscripts rejected at the initial editorial desk review stage before external peer review...
Manuscript Desk Rejection Threshold
The predetermined editorial criteria and quality benchmarks used to identify manuscripts that warrant immediate rejectio...