Western scientists more likely to get rejected papers published - and do it faster

After following 126,000 rejected manuscripts, authors from Western countries are nearly 6% more successful in publishing after rejection, possibly due to regional differences in access to 'procedural knowledge.'

Co-author Misha Teplitskiy suggests success may stem from being in the right networks, receiving appropriate advice, and knowing how to interpret negative reviews, revise, and resubmit effectively.

The study utilized data from IOP Publishing, analyzing 203,000 manuscripts submitted to 62 physical-sciences journals. Approximately 62% were rejected, prompting the researchers to track subsequent publications.

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