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REAL TALK: I'm a senior professor and I have had ...
1) journal articles desk rejected.
2) articles rejected AFTER at least one if not TWO ROUNDS of Revise-And-Resubmit
3) articles published after FIVE rounds of R&R
4) a reviewer tell me that my writing sucks "as an undergrad's"
1) journal articles desk rejected.
2) articles rejected AFTER at least one if not TWO ROUNDS of Revise-And-Resubmit
3) articles published after FIVE rounds of R&R
4) a reviewer tell me that my writing sucks "as an undergrad's"
I don't know if this helps junior and up-and-coming scholars (and students), but the reality is that these shitty things happen to us, on a regular basis.
@prof_mirya keeps a tally of how many rejections she gets (because it means she is getting her work out, peer-reviewed)
@prof_mirya keeps a tally of how many rejections she gets (because it means she is getting her work out, peer-reviewed)
. @sbmitche keeps a "shadow" CV with rejections.
It's normal, it sucks, I (like any other human being) also sulk, get angry, dwell on it.
I've had manuscripts that have laid dormant for YEARS because I couldn't tackle the necessary revisions for the R&R to get published.
It's normal, it sucks, I (like any other human being) also sulk, get angry, dwell on it.
I've had manuscripts that have laid dormant for YEARS because I couldn't tackle the necessary revisions for the R&R to get published.
I hope to motivate anybody who ALSO feels like I do. I hate having my work rejected (and criticized in a way that I feel is unfair, too), but it's part and parcel of the academic enterprise. And when it's your turn to review, be as kind as you'd like others to be with your work.
Since my thread is going viral, let me tell you one thing:
IT'S OK IF YOU ARE NOT MOTIVATED AT ALL WHATSOEVER TO DO ANY WORK RIGHT NOW.
We are in the midst of a f*cking pandemic and the light at the end of the tunnel does not appear any closer.
But take heart, stay hopeful.
IT'S OK IF YOU ARE NOT MOTIVATED AT ALL WHATSOEVER TO DO ANY WORK RIGHT NOW.
We are in the midst of a f*cking pandemic and the light at the end of the tunnel does not appear any closer.
But take heart, stay hopeful.
Also: changing academia from within is possible, in my view: https://twitter.com/raulpacheco/status/1351898138471231490
