7 Reasons Your Research Article Keeps Getting Rejected — And How to Fix Each One

You submitted your research article with confidence. Then the rejection came.

For many researchers — especially those writing in English as a second or foreign language — rejection from academic journals feels devastating. But here is what most rejection letters never tell you: the reasons articles get rejected are almost always the same — and almost always fixable.

This practical guide identifies seven of the most common reasons research articles are rejected by Scopus and Web of Science indexed journals — and gives you specific, actionable steps to fix each one before your next submission.

Inside this guide you will discover: ✅ Why a weak research gap kills your submission before the reviewer reads page two ✅ Why poor academic language is the most common reason EFL researchers get rejected ✅ Why choosing the wrong journal wastes months of your time ✅ Why a poorly structured abstract causes editors to desk-reject immediately ✅ Why methodological weakness undermines even brilliant research findings ✅ Why ignoring journal formatting guidelines signals carelessness to editors ✅ Why failing to engage with recent literature makes your contribution look outdated

Written from 30+ years of academic teaching and research supervision experience across two continents.

Perfect for postgraduate students, PhD candidates and early career researchers submitting to international journals.

✅ Instant digital download ✅ Practical and immediately applicable ✅ Part of The Joseph Nehru ELT Series