One of our papers is recently desk rejected from WSDM2020 conference due to page limit constraint. However, we received the rejection notification after three months (on the notification date). As per my knowledge, desk rejection is usually done at an earlier stage (first two weeks of submission), but I wonder to see that they keep the paper for 3 months without giving to the reviewers and rejected it on the notification date. It's really unfair!
I would like to get some knowledge about the desk rejection process and the rules for it if there are any. Any insights would be highly appreciated. Thanks
I have to disappoint you - there is no universal desk rejection standard. It is up to the journal/conference to develop its own policies. In many cases, it is at the discretion of the AE/SE to make this decision. Not following the submission guidelines is a common reason for an automatic desk rejection, this was probably done by the managing editor. Having sad that, holding onto a desk rejection for three months is wrong and unfair to the authors. My advice - always follow the guidelines.
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