Reasons why it is becoming difficult to get published in high level journals

  • The number of manuscript submissions to international journals is increasing by 15% a year
  • The number of journals is not increasing
  • Journal editors are very selective in what they choose to publish
  • Manuscripts are often rejected because they do not clearly communicate their science
  • Language screening processes are used by some journals to reject up to 90% of submitted papers even before they get to peer review