Predictors of ManuScript Rejection sYndrome (MiSeRY): a cohort study

"Expensive Sisters"

This perspective highlights a growing and concerning trend within the scientific publishing community: the increasing incidence of manuscript rejections within twenty-four hours of submission without peer review, followed by offers of transfer to a sister journal with a high article processing fee. Recommendations to address such issues, including increased transparency in the manuscript review process, the establishment of more robust editorial guidelines, and the promotion of equitable publishing opportunities regardless of financial capability have also been proposed.

Navigating the disappointment of manuscript rejection: An author's dialogue with a reviewer and editor of tropical doctor (TD)

With the majority of medical journals having a rejection rate of >80% of submitted manuscripts, it does come as a shock and as grief to the author who great expectations before submission. Though the majority of literature available does mention how to overcome the lacunae in the manuscript before considering resubmission in another journal, none addresses the mental agony and setback the author faces and the way to overcome this setback. Every author should develop immunity and also be adequately mentally prepared to overcome this misery.