Reason for refusal:

The topic of the paper is not within the scope of periodical publication.

Journals will first pay attention to whether the theme of the submitted paper can cover their readers. Some journals cover a wide range of topics, while others focus on narrow fields, such as molecular biology or organic chemistry. If your paper mainly attracts researchers who are not the target audience of the journal, it is difficult for your paper to be rejected directly without editing.

In order to avoid this problem, we need to find the journals with the highest matching degree with our own disciplines or thesis topics.

2. This paper is not in conformity with the types of papers usually published in journals.

Journals usually publish fixed types of papers, and the latest research papers are the most commonly published types. There are also many journals that publish different types of papers, and it is also possible to reserve pages for short articles, opinions, summaries and other contents. Some journals will also consider the research trends proposed in the paper. Some journals will involve repeated research, gradual development or negative results, while others will not accept such content.

To avoid this problem, we usually need three steps:

(1) Check the past contents of journals and their websites, ensure that the types of papers published by journals are consistent, and pay attention to journals that publish summary papers or research methods.

(2) Make sure to contribute to appropriate journals, and investigate the types of manuscripts accepted by journals.

③ The paper did not follow the basic principles of periodicals.

Each journal has specific requirements for authors, which may include specific requirements for the length of papers and types of documents, as well as basic information such as basic data, detailed funding information or applicable ethical review information. This is to ensure that the papers received by the magazine are complete and prepare for peer review.

In order to avoid this problem, we need to know the different requirements of different journals before submitting, which will help us to submit more easily and reduce the probability of modifying the format or resubmitting.

3. The writing level can't meet the basic requirements

Only by making others understand can we correctly evaluate the paper. Many journals don't send a paper full of grammatical errors for review, let alone those papers that don't even express the basic research concepts clearly. If the paper is not clearly expressed, it is difficult for reviewers to evaluate the quality of the paper. To avoid this problem, please take the time to check spelling and grammar, correct every misspelled or unclear sentence, and focus on checking the legend.