Is recieving such an email on desk rejection a good sign?

[Ahmed1029]

I recently submitted a self-authored article with no affiliation to a peer reviewed journal, which then got desk rejected. The email however wasn't a generic one; the editor made a comment about its content that clearly indicates he read the whole thing, but he didn't correct me or say anything that indicates that the paper was of low value. He then said that the paper was out of the journal scope and then suggested some other journals to transfer my paper to. Does this mean he thinks my paper is publishable? Or is this just routine?

 

[Haborix]

but he didn't correct me or say anything that indicates that the paper was of low value.

I wouldn't expect an editor to do that because that would be peer review. I wouldn't read anything into the email you got other than this paper's topic makes it unsuitable for the journal you sent it to.

 

[Wrichik Basu]

He then said that the paper was out of the journal scope and then suggested some other journals to transfer my paper to.

This has no indication on whether the paper is publishable or not. It simply means that the journal you submitted to doesn't cover the subject matter of your paper. Look into submitting to a different journal which publishes papers in your subfield. You should already have a list of such journals from the papers you have cited in your paper/you have read.

 

[Vanadium 50]

He then said that the paper was out of the journal scope

This is not good. As a submitter, you should have known this. If you didn't, that''s because you aren't reading that journal regularly. Wanting to publish without reading is like wanting to talk without listening. It does not make for effective communication. It just makes them cross.

 

[Ahmed1029]

This is not good. As a submitter, you should have known this. If you didn't, that''s because you aren't reading that journal regularly. Wanting to publish without reading is like wanting to talk without listening. It does not make for effective communication. It just makes them cross.

I'm not an active researcher; I just have an idea that I think is too outlandish to have been published before, but I think it's very scientifically sound. I decided to submit it and see what the reviewers have to say about it.

 

[Office_Shredder]

I'm not an active researcher; I just have an idea that I think is too outlandish to have been published before, but I think it's very scientifically sound. I decided to submit it and see what the reviewers have to say about it.

I don't see how this is a rebuttal to Vanadium's post.

 

[Ahmed1029]

I don't see how this is a rebuttal to Vanadium's post.

Then you have to read more carefully

 

[pbuk]

Then you have to read more carefully

No, it is you that has a problem with not reading what others say, as evidenced by

1. your submission to an inappropriate journal;
2. your presumption that your idea has not been published before without apparently checking this;
3. your belief that "I am not an active researcher" addresses @Vanadium 50's comment that you need to read (many issues of) a journal before you can contribute to it; and
4. your own admission that you have communication difficulties

   A big cause of my loneliness in my environment is that I can almost never have a meaningful conversation.

Can you access counselling or other help for your difficulties within your academic, work or home environment?

 

[Vanadium 50]

You asked if this was a good sign. I answered that. Now you want to argue that.

 

[Ahmed1029]

You asked if this was a good sign. I answered that. Now you want to argue that.

No I'm not arguing with you, I in fact completely agree with you. I simply told the other person to read my response carefully because he didn't seem to get what I wanted to say.

 

[Ahmed1029]

No, it is you that has a problem with not reading what others say, as evidenced by

1. your submission to an inappropriate journal;
2. your presumption that your idea has not been published before without apparently checking this;
3. your belief that "I am not an active researcher" addresses @Vanadium 50's comment that you need to read (many issues of) a journal before you can contribute to it; and
4. your own admission that you have communication difficulties

Can you access counselling or other help for your difficulties within your academic, work or home environment?

What does this have to do with the fact that he didn't get what my response was saying? Why are we even arguing here?

 

[russ_watters]

@Ahmed1029 whether you want to listen or not, the reality is that your approach to scientific investigation is wrong, all but certain to fail, and disrespectful to the people who's time you are wasting by asking them to review your paper. Your explanation of why you are doing it doesn't make those problems go away.

There's no point in further debate, so this thread is closed.