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The Role of Perceptions of Prejudice and Discrimination on the Adjustment?
Yes dear angel Parisa, some journals definitely behind the scene have reasons that journals reject manuscripts for publication !
Interesting question! I'm not sure that I have personal experience with the topic, but it's not hard to imagine that everything that is human could have some type of prejudice or could be discriminating. Some of my colleagues are almost sure that our surnames (often finalising with ''ić'') could be the reason for different (bad) treatment by some editors.
Rejecting by the state of " It is not in our scopes " while similar articles were published there!
In the Russian language there is a saying: "Greeted by clothes, but make adieu by the mind." (free translation - "Vstrechajut po odezhke, provozhajut po razumu"). Of course, there are nonprofessional signs that cause the article to be rejected by the editor. Despite the declared “political correctness”, often the surname, country, co-authors can cause a negative attitude of the editorial board or reviewer. (What can this Russian write?) Sometimes also taken into account affiliation to the circle of "friends", which are always published (despite of article quality). Therefore, the author just needs to be "a cut above" than the authors who are constantly publishing in this journal. Unfortunately, there is no other honest way.
I also faced the same difficulty (not within the scope of the journals).. But what can we do??? Just to waste time on these things. But still this issue must be resolved or reviewed.
There is a lot of prejudice in judging and adjustment of manuscripts. Many times I see that the message that comes out in your published article is an adulterated version of what you wanted to share with the scientific community. Reviewers sometimes have their own agenda
Bias and prejudice cannot be ruled out of human institutions
The world is full of discrimination. Ignore it and move on. If you are genius enough, you will be rewarded sooner or later.
Yes the world is full of discrimination , thank you for bringing this issue in discussion !
I had same problems with American journals, and I felt racism and prejudice in their responses, and actually the studies that were sent were being frozen for long periods which made me hesitant to communicate with them....
I have also seen that reviews sometimes want to change your findings into what they perceive to be correct
Yes, I met this especially in American and UK journals. They take the technique and tactic of opponent fatigue. First, the publication wait in the freezer for one and half year for review, then after resubmitting the article they send a precise and short answer that we are sorry to publish your work and search some suitable journals for your work. Also we hope that you will send your paper to our journal in future.
Hi. Sometimes even after sending emails regarding the updates of the manuscripts no answer received. Whereas the Journals have clearly mentioned the timeline for the first feedback in their respective websites. Thanks
I don't know this kind of discrimination and prejudice situation. But if such situations occur, it is not good. It should not be like this. Discrimination and prejudice are a barrier to the effective development of science and not only science.
Have a nice day. Regards.
Dariusz Prokopowicz
I think that the discrimination and prejudice are a barrier to the effective development of science and not only science.
It is a disservice to science and knowledge if submissions of articles to a journal or a conference are subjected to discrimination and prejudice against the authors. I would like to think that my work is evaluated based on the contribution it adds to the body of knowledge. I do not believe I have been subjected to this.
Americans want 50 dollars for one papge and reprints are not free. Americans think that they are better than others journals. Article On the synonymy of Hydrochus spangleri Hellman, 2003 (Coleop...
Parisa... For submission to a journal for the first time, some authors may receive rejection Directly from the editorial manager (before sending to reviewers). There may be some fear that the standard of the article may be lower than that required by the journal . However, after publishing more than 100 articles in about 30 journal, this may represent only 6-10% of cases. Personally I submitted my first article while I was Master student and my supervisor was not able to make the submission and my contribution was welcome and a fair review process was given and the article was accepted. That was my experience with Elsevier publisher and it was great.
Some journals give priority to articles submitted from local universities, rather international authors. For example, they might have commit 80-85% to local submission, 10%-15% to international papers. This is their policy. Therefore, they have to select the best articles, and the competition could be hard for international authors.
Parisa Ziarati- I suggest that you examine top scientific journals at your home country that offer publication free of charge, then count the number of papers published from local universities versus those from international authors. You will see the same pattern and possibly 1-5% are from foreign countries. Will you consider this prejudice or discrimination. The trouble I see is that regrettably, many scientists talk non-logically or see things from one side only.
Parisa, this is an interesting topic for debate and discussion. Recently, a colleague of mine posted a piece on ResearchGate on 'Waiting times' (especially for rejected papers), which may be of interest to have a look at.
Unfortunately I ran into this. I would like to think that science is outside of politics, but it looks like it is not. These journals employ soft resistance tactics. First, the publication waits for a year or a year and a half for viewing, then, after correcting the article, it sends it for reconsideration, and a short answer must be given. After 3 rounds, I removed the article myself. Another variant.
First, the publication waits in the refrigerator for a year for review, then, after correcting the article, it sends a short answer, which it regrets, but "the work does not fall into the topic of the journalse." I understand there are priorities, but editors should be specific about them. So that everyone first appreciates their capabilities. Regards, Pushkin Sergey Viktorovich
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