Between acceptances and rejections: portrait of scientific editorial management
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21452/abecmeeting2025.303Keywords:
editorial management, open science, scientific communicationAbstract
Abstract: This study aims to paint a portrait of scientific editorial management in Brazil between 2019 and 2024, focusing on manuscript acceptance and rejection patterns. It is a descriptive and quantitative documentary research, based on the analysis of administrative records from a national scientific journal. Indicators such as received, accepted, rejected, and published submissions were examined, including rejections at the initial screening and after peer review. The results showed a significant drop in 2020, attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic, and a significant recovery in 2023, accompanied by an increase in early rejections. It is concluded that actions aimed at improving the quality of submissions, strengthening the peer review board, and increasing the journal's visibility are necessary.
Downloads
References
AVIV-REUVEN, S.; ROSENFELD, A. Publication patterns’ changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal and short-term scientometric analysis. Scientometrics, Dordrecht, v. 126, n. 8, p. 6761–6784, 23 jun. 2021.
BEUGELSDIJK, S.; BIRD, A. How to avoid a desk reject: do’s and don’ts. Journal of International Business Studies, [S. l.], 17 jun. 2024.
CRUZ, José Anderson Santos. Editoração científica na prática: gestão eficiente de periódicos e processos colaborativos. Bauru, SP: Editora Ibero-Americana de Educação, 2020.
SOUSA, Á. F. L. et al. Tendências em editoração científica e boas práticas em pesquisa: o que conhecem os pesquisadores-enfermeiros? Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, São Paulo, v. 56, e20210393, 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-220X-REEUSP-2021-0393.
MENDES-DA-SILVA, W. Lições que podem ser aprendidas da rejeição de um artigo. Revista de Administração Contemporânea, Curitiba, v. 24, n. 4, p. 369–375, jul. 2020.
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2026 Josane Cristina Batista dos Santos, Maria das Graças Nogueira Ferreira, Anderson Felix dos Santos, Renato Lima Dantas, José Leandro Duarte de Abreu, Karoline Lima Alves

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
