The desk rejection of submitted articles can be a hugely frustrating and demotivating process from the perspective of the researcher, but equally, a time-consuming and vital step in the process for the Editor, tasked with selecting appropriate articles that meet the required criteria for further review and scrutiny. The feedback from journal Editors within this editorial, highlights the significant gaps in understanding from many academics of the journal assessment process and acceptance criteria for progression to the review stage. This editorial offers a valuable “lived-in” perspective on the desk rejection process through the lens of the Editor, via the differing views of nine leading journal Editors. Each Editor articulates their own perspectives on the many reasons for desk rejection, offering key insight to researchers on how to align their submissions to the specific journal requirements and required quality criteria, whilst demonstrating relevance and contribution to theory and practice. This editorial develops a succinct summary of the key findings from the differing Editor perspectives, offering a timely contribution of significant value and benefit to academics and industry researchers alike.

从研究人员的角度来看，提交文章的桌面拒绝可能是一个非常令人沮丧和沮丧的过程，但同样，对于编辑来说，这是一个耗时且至关重要的步骤，其任务是选择符合进一步研究所需标准的适当文章审查和审查。本社论中期刊编辑的反馈突出了许多学者对期刊评估过程和进入审查阶段的接受标准的理解存在重大差距。这篇社论通过编辑的视角，通过九位主要期刊编辑的不同观点，提供了关于拒绝桌面过程的宝贵“现实”观点。每位编辑都对被拒绝的众多原因表达了自己的观点，为研究人员提供关于如何使他们的提交符合特定期刊要求和所需质量标准的关键见解，同时展示对理论和实践的相关性和贡献。这篇社论从不同编辑的角度对主要发现进行了简要总结，为学术界和行业研究人员等提供了具有重要价值和利益的及时贡献。