Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering

Citation [LSQ-JRMGE], Published on: 2021-11-30 07:12:18
Currently, JRMGE adopts a centralized review of 22-25 papers for potential acceptance, so there is a threshold. For those below the threshold [minimum score], it is possible to have papers that are approved by the reviewers and scientific editors, but unfortunately rejected in the end. After analyzing the papers that were rejected by the editorial team/editorial board, I found that the reasons mostly concentrated on the following aspects: 1) Language issues [not just simple grammar errors, but the logic, structure, and emphasis of the paper]; 2) Novelty of the paper [comparing with papers already published in JRMGE and other journals]; 3) Readability of the paper [logic between paragraphs, results description, discussion section, etc.]; 4) Issue of excessive text duplication in the paper [papers are checked for plagiarism, and if the ratio exceeds a certain threshold, i.e., a single paper exceeds 5% and the cumulative total exceeds 15%, it will be recorded]; 5) Possible authorship issues in the paper [where authors are unaware but still listed], etc. On the other hand, due to the current low acceptance rate of JRMGE [approximately 8%], it is planned to transition to a monthly publication in 2023 and gradually increase the capacity to allow more scientists to have the opportunity to publish good papers in JRMGE. Once again, I would like to thank all the experts for their constructive feedback and corrections.

Currently, JRMGE adopts a centralized review of 22-25 papers for potential acceptance, so there is a threshold. For those below the threshold [minimum score], there may be papers that are approved by the reviewers and scientific editors, but unfortunately rejected in the end. After analyzing the papers rejected by the editorial team/editorial board, I found that the main reasons are as follows: 1) Language issues [not just simple grammar errors, but the logic, structure, and emphasis of the paper]; 2) Originality of the paper [in comparison with papers published by JRMGE and other journals in the same field]; 3) Readability of the paper [logical flow between paragraphs, description of results, discussion section, etc.]; 4) Issue of excessive text duplication in the paper [the paper will be checked for plagiarism, and if it exceeds a certain percentage, i.e., single paper exceeding 5% or cumulative exceeding 1% in total, it will be recorded]; 5) Possible issues with authorship [instances where authors are unaware but still included in the paper], and so on. On the other hand, due to JRMGE's low acceptance rate [approximately 8%], it is planned to transition into a monthly journal in 2023 and gradually expand its capacity to provide more scientists with the opportunity to publish good papers in JRMGE. Once again, I would like to thank all the experts for their valuable feedback and corrections.