Peer review decides where research gets published, yet most of it happens out of sight. These guides use real decision letters and reviewer comments that researchers shared anonymously on ScholarsColab, so you can see what editors and reviewers actually ask for, why papers are rejected, and what helps papers get accepted.
Why papers get rejectedReasons from 158 real journal decision letters, desk rejection vs review, and how to avoid each reason.Types of peer reviewSingle-blind, double-blind, triple-blind, open and transparent review compared, with real decisions.Self-plagiarism and types of plagiarismWhat journals flag in similarity checks, and what they said in real shared decisions.Figure legends: what reviewers ask forThe parts of a complete legend, and how often reviewers comment on figures.Keywords and running titleHow journals use keywords and short titles, and the formatting comments researchers received.Share the reviewer comments you receivedHelp other researchers by sharing reviewer comments or an editor’s decision anonymously, in one minute.How to choose the right journalScope, indexing, quartiles and fit: a practical checklist before you submit.Predatory journals: how to spot themWarning signs and how to verify a journal’s indexing yourself.Journal FinderFind journals that published work closest to yours, with their indexing. Free, no AI.