Article Rejection Criteria

The Rejection Rate for UJMR is 40% based on the following Criteria:

All papers submitted to UJMR undergo a pre-review evaluation, which determines whether they are sent for external review. The assessment of the manuscripts considers several elements, including novelty, scientific rigour, scientific advancement of a particular field, and overall interest to the readership.

These are the most common reasons for rejection before or after review: 

1) Papers that lack novelty

2) Papers with limited sampling, poor experimental design, or other methodological flaws or limitations that raise concerns about the validity or reliability of the findings.

3) Papers describing fragmentary results

4) Papers that may raise ethical concerns related to research conduct, authorship, plagiarism, or conflicts of interest.

5) Papers discovered to be generated by AI

6) Papers with poor writing quality, including issues with clarity, organization, grammar, and style, making the manuscript difficult to understand or unprofessional in appearance