In our newest “how can we help you?” thread, a couple of readers asked why philosophy journals can take months to desk-reject manuscripts without providing any feedback to authors. One reader asks:
Why do journals desk-reject papers after a long time (more than two months)? I got desk rejections from two journals without comments. I know there’s probably nothing I can do about it, but it would be some consolation to understand the reasons behind this practice.
And another:
Similar Query: I’ve recently got a desk-rejection from Nous after almost 3 months, with no comments, and I’ve heard countless stories about desk-rejection taking upward of 2 months at PPR. What could possibly be the reason for this? Is it because papers at these journals go through a round of screening by the editor-in-chief and then another round by an associate editor? Or it’s because they employ a model where desk-rejections are outsourced to external referees, but who are not asked for comments?
Does anyone have helpful insights to share?
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