Desk-reject guides
Ten field-specific guides: what triage editors scan first, the most common desk-reject drivers, reporting hooks, and a practical checklist—plus links to illustrative sample reports where available.
CONSORT gaps, biomarker language, and trial registration — typical oncology triage triggers.
Example: Scope mismatch
Read OncologyCase volume, technique reporting, PRO alignment — what surgical editors flag first.
Example: Thin follow-up
Read SurgeryMACE framing, registry time-zero, imaging substudies — cardiology desk-reject patterns.
Example: Registry risk adjustment
Read CardiologyOutbreak documentation, diagnostic studies, AMR surveillance — ID triage themes.
Example: Outbreak framing
Read Infectious diseaseScale validity, blinding, exploratory vs confirmatory language — psychiatry triage.
Example: Scale-only outcomes
Read PsychiatryAI validation, reference standards, leakage — radiology desk-reject drivers.
Example: Single-site AI
Read Radiology / imagingAssent, age-appropriate outcomes, safety tables — paediatric triage checklist.
Example: Consent/assent gaps
Read PediatricsImplant series, PROs, radiographic outcomes — orthopedic desk-reject patterns.
Example: Implant comparisons
Read OrthopedicsCohort coding, confounding, guideline overlap — general medicine triage.
Example: Database validity
Read Internal medicineMixed cohorts, scales, imaging endpoints — neurology desk-reject themes.
Example: Phenotype mixing
Read NeurologyWant to see what a review looks like?
Each illustrative sample shows how reviewer-style feedback could read for a fictional manuscript — strengths, risks, statistics, and journal-fit-style guidance.
Browse sample reports