Top desk rejection reasons and how to avoid it

Abstract

In this talk, I will first discuss the general peer review process of international refereed journals. Then I will draw on my own experience of being an author, a reviewer, and a journal editor to discuss top desk rejection reasons by education and linguistics journals. Lastly, I will share some thoughts on how to improve the quality of a manuscript in order to get it pass the preliminary screening and into the review process. This talk will be informative for inexperienced authors who aspire to get published in high-quality international journals.

About the Speaker

Yongyan Zheng is Professor of Applied Linguistics at Fudan University, China, where she teachers English academic writing and applied linguistics. Her research interests include second-language development, bilingual and multilingual education, and academic literacy practices. Her recent publications have appeared on Applied Linguistics Review, Current Issues in Language Planning, International Journal of Multilingualism, System, and the Modern Language Journal. She serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Language, Culture and Curriculum, and also the Co-Editor-in-Chief of System. She is also one of the co-founders of Hamburg-Fudan-Macquarie “New Generation Literacies Network”.