Every researcher aspires to publish their paper in one of the journals indexed in the most popular Scopus database. However, according to statistics, only 50% of papers successfully pass the peer review stage. Journals indexed in Scopus are the most prestigious ones, adding value to scientific knowledge, thus the circle of interested researchers is extremely wide. Why do journals reject publication? This question will be examined in detail in the article.
It would seem that every scientific publication that piques the interest of readers and receives relevant feedback from the scientific community should automatically earn a place in journals indexed in bibliographic databases. However, the situation is somewhat more complicated: journals indexed in the Scopus database have high rating indicators, so the editorial team carefully considers the possibility of publishing a particular work. However, when a work truly has quality content, is formatted according to the journal's standards, and aligns with the trends of scientific thought, but still receives a "rejected" status, there can be several reasons. Let's consider the main ones:
Reasons for rejection:
One of the obvious problems of rejection is the detection of plagiarism in the research work. The uniqueness of the research is a key criterion for recognizing the work and its possibility of publication in Scopus. Violation of publication ethics is considered submitting a paper to multiple journals, so it will not be published in any case. Moreover, dishonesty in scientific activity includes falsification and manipulation of data, publication of unverified data, and dissemination of false information.
Outdated literary base may be grounds for rejection of publication, as it does not reflect modern views in science. With the update of relevant scientific issues, the list of used sources should also be supplemented with the latest literary works.
Technical nuances. Technically, the article may be executed inaccurately: contain errors, logical flaws, not correspond to the specified parameters required by the journal. Thematically, the researcher's article may correspond to the journal, but the title of such an article may not. Any nuance related to the correct presentation of material must be considered by the researcher to ensure successful review of their work by the editorial board.
Another possible reason for rejection of publication is non-compliance with the journal's criteria. All publications indexed in Scopus set specific requirements for formatting and content. Before submitting a paper for review, it is important to thoroughly analyze the criteria of the journal and consider how to format the materials correctly.
Poorly developed research methodology. If the work has irrelevant methods or ones that do not allow tracking the development of the research and reproducing it, the journal will not consider the submitted work.
Attempting to expand previous scientific work by rewriting the main ideas and theses into a new study. Copying text fragments and trying to simplify the path is a practice that is strictly not accepted by Scopus publications. The new article may be a development of the author's idea (mostly researchers adhere to a thematic line and develop their work on a specific, previously chosen subject), but then it is necessary to write a study without duplicating previous theses. The main focus of the author should be on new material that has not been presented to the scientific community before.
The work should be a full-fledged study, meaning the author must work on the theoretical and practical parts, prepare results, and write conclusions. A scientific article that only outlines a certain question but does not offer a deeper perspective (result) will not be considered by the publication the author is targeting.
Significant disregard for the structure of the work. The publication should include a brief description, methodology, and title. A scientific article should contain extensive conclusions. The research results must be presented according to the tasks performed. If the author ignores writing the conclusion, the research is considered incomplete.
Lack of professional translation into English. The language of Scopus is English, so the scientific article must be translated into English and thoroughly proofread.
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