Publishing success tidbits: Desk rejections

When editors reject articles (deciding not to send the article to peer reviewers), this is called a desk rejection. Often, articles are rejected because they are out of scope. That means article content doesn’t align with the journal’s purview (scope). “Your Manuscript Was Not Sent Out for Review” explains desk rejections from the perspective of an editor. If free access  via the link above doesn’t work, please access the article via CINAHL, logging in from off-campus.