By all means, count me as a member of that club; I still get a small bundle
of rejections every year. I had to learn long ago that journal reviewers
and federal grant reviewers do not (and cannot) play God. And, having
played those review roles many years myself, I am mindful that ideas well
ahead of their time or extremely creative simply don't make it well in those
peer review groups (make it no better than the flawed stuff).
But, have some sympathy; peer review is the best we've got, since God has
limited office hours. Wish the editors and peer reviewers good luck. And,
while you are at it, wish God good luck too.
If you see your acceptance/rejection record as a measure of your personal
identity, you are in deep trouble (whether that record is good or bad).
You'd better do something about it.
Rue
Rue L. Cromwell
cromwell@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
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