Considering some papers published by high impact journals and those rejected (personal experience). I have the impression that ones institutional affiliation influences editors decision on whether to accept or reject a manuscript. Is this assertion right? Or do you also have such impression?
I will appreciate candid opinion from Editors on the above question.
Students passing out from reputed colleges definitely gets priority over those from inferior colleges.
In case of paper acceptance there is such a chance but if your MS is too good none of the Editors can reject it.
I feel duties of a good Editor is to improve a mediocre MS to an excellent one and not to reject the mediocre one.
Good editors who apply the ethics in paper publishing are not influenced by authors institutional affiliation but rather the content of the paper.
International Journal Editors are 'Eminent' Academicians & decide status of paper as per review comments irrespective of 'Affiliation'
Premier Institutions reinforce 'Quality' & promote 'Autonomy' with 'Faculty' or 'Institute' irrespective of 'Governance'
Hi,
I think that this is a matter of feeling, but it has not been proven systematically.
Hopefully editors are not prone to be mesmerized by someones cool affiliation. If they are then you should look elsewhere.
I highly doubt that it has any influence on a well-written, well-supported paper.
Hi Alhassan Abdullah , I would say YES, to some extent. Let me give you an example from South Africa where we do have a list of accredited journals where one must publish. As a policy, about 60% of articles to be published in a particular accredited journal must come from the institutions outside the one hosting the journal (as a quality check and to guide against the 'paddy-paddy' thing) So, if you belong to a particular institution publishing an accredited journal and you want to submit your work there, you may be constrained by this wall. Of course a fair editor can suggest to you to use a secondary affiliation if you do have one.
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