tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971081717687612908.post6207892604850797079..comments2024-03-28T11:48:17.788-07:00Comments on Publishing Archaeology: Why was my paper rejected ?Michael E. Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03942595266312225661noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971081717687612908.post-74163865564877433502015-09-01T20:36:40.362-07:002015-09-01T20:36:40.362-07:00@CLiff - Yeah, there is far too much of these seem...@CLiff - Yeah, there is far too much of these seemingly arbitrary decisions. I don't see them as problems with the peer review process itself so much as problems with the actions of individual editors.Michael E. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03942595266312225661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971081717687612908.post-76695294985151857862015-09-01T16:52:50.229-07:002015-09-01T16:52:50.229-07:00PS--Probably good advice about young scholars avoi...PS--Probably good advice about young scholars avoiding transdisciplinary publications. It can be a little perilous, but the rewards are also potentially great.<br /><br />CliffClifford T. Brown, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13762413773299938881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971081717687612908.post-50401938258166061582015-09-01T16:49:30.832-07:002015-09-01T16:49:30.832-07:00Funny story: I recently had what I thought was a v...Funny story: I recently had what I thought was a very strong paper rejected out of hand, without review or explanation, by a top archaeology, BUT they suggested a sister journal might be interested. The other journal snapped it up and the second editor said he thought it was the most important paper he'd received in the last 5 years.<br /><br />Both editors can't have made the right decision--the two journals have the same topical coverage--so maybe it is a crap shoot: random, subjective opinions by both editors and reviewers. I'm not criticizing peer-review in general, but, like peer review of grants, it's certainly fallible.<br /><br />So, having a paper rejected need not be a mystery.Clifford T. Brown, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13762413773299938881noreply@blogger.com