Find out what the editor will reject, before you submit
Journal editors from our editorial office read your manuscript the way a handling editor will, and tell you what would get it desk-rejected.
- Free sample draft in 3 working days
- 3 review rounds included
- NDA signed the same day
- Proposal within 24 hours
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The reasons papers are rejected without review
We screen submissions for journals every week. The same checks run on your manuscript before it goes out.
Desk-rejection risk
Scope, novelty and presentation, read as an editor reads them.
- Fit with the target journal’s scope
- Novelty stated in title, abstract and introduction
- Cover letter that answers the editor’s first question
Reporting completeness
Audit against the EQUATOR guideline for your study type.
- CONSORT, PRISMA 2020, STROBE, CARE and others
- Missing items listed by section
- Completed checklist ready to submit
Reference verification
Every citation checked before the editor checks it.
- DOI match for each reference
- Retracted papers flagged
- Fabricated or unverifiable citations flagged
Statistics and methods
A methods and statistics read for clinical papers.
- Design and analysis match the question
- Reporting of effect sizes and uncertainty
- Tables and figures consistent with the text
Ethics and declarations
The statements journals now screen for.
- Ethics approval and consent
- Trial registration and data availability
- Authorship, conflict and AI-use statements
Journal fit
A second opinion on where to submit.
- Shortlist of three target journals
- Open-access options and typical turnaround
- Formatting checks for the first choice
A review report you can act on
Not general advice: a ranked list of what to fix, with the evidence.
- Review report: issues ranked by desk-rejection risk, each with the fix
- Marked-up manuscript: comments placed where each issue occurs
- Completed reporting checklist: the EQUATOR checklist for your study type
- Reference verification report: every citation checked against its DOI and retraction status
- Journal shortlist: three journals with scope fit and turnaround
- Cover letter notes: what the editor needs to see in the first paragraph
Written by people who desk-reject papers
Most rejections happen before peer review. Editors decide in minutes, on scope, novelty, reporting and presentation. We check exactly those.
- Scope mismatch is a leading reason for desk rejection
- Missing reporting items signal a weak paper fast
- Unverifiable references now trigger screening flags
- Missing declarations stop papers at technical check
- A clear novelty statement survives the first read
Try us free first
- A desk check of your abstract and cover letter
- Delivered with the three biggest risks we see
- Free, under NDA, in 3 working days
From brief to delivery
Fixed scope, fixed fee and dates agreed in writing before work starts.
Send the brief
Tell us the deliverable, target and deadline. We sign your NDA the same day.
Get a proposal in 24 hours
Scope, fee, your named writer and dated milestones.
Write and review
Three review rounds included. Fixes for our own errors are always free.
Deliver with the record
Final files plus the checklist, logs and QC record for the job.
Questions we are asked first
Who does the review?
Editors from the NeucitePress journal editorial office, who screen submissions for journals as part of their work.
Will you rewrite my paper?
The review tells you what to fix. If you want us to make the changes, we quote the editing or rewriting as a separate deliverable.
Do you guarantee acceptance?
No honest provider can. We tell you what an editor is likely to question so you can fix it before you submit.
Why are papers desk-rejected?
Our guide to desk rejection rates and reasons explains what editors look for first.
Can we try you before we pay?
Yes. Send your abstract and cover letter and get a free desk check under NDA in 3 working days.
Know what the editor will say, before they say it
Free desk check in 3 working days, NDA the same day.
Try free: get a sample draft