REJECTION OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE MANUSCRIPTS ANALYSIS OF REASONS FROM THE EDITORS’ PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

This article explores factors that are crucially associated with the manuscript rejection in highly
ranked and impact factor journals with special reference to the English language/literature
context. Literature reviews indicate that there are numerous reasons connected to different kinds
of journal in the context of specialties. In other words, the criteria of rejection or acceptance
differ in science from humanities or commerce. On the other hand, other journals like in the
medical field(s) have entirely different reasons for acceptance or rejection. Academic writing and
language also plays a major role at least in the case of papers/manuscripts that fall under the
category of English language/literature. Having a close look at different journals, it appears that
sometimes it depends on the mood of the editor who reviews at initial stage before sending the
article for second stage peer review for reports. The actual problem appears to be with the chief
editor because the rejection is less once the article is peer reviewed or refereed. The method of
the study is qualitative-analytical which relied on content analysis of the rejection letters and
interviews with the editors. Results will facilitate publications aspirants to develop an insight into
rejection of papers in general and English language and literature in particular.