Common Reasons for Rejection
To ensure your manuscript successfully passes the initial editorial desk review and proceeds to the peer-review stage, please review and avoid these common technical and editorial pitfalls:
Technical Reasons
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Incomplete Data
Insufficient sample size, imbalanced experimental setups, or lack of proper baseline/control groups.
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Poor or Inappropriate Analysis
Inappropriate statistical testing, incorrect evaluation metric calculations (e.g., accuracy, precision, recall in AI models), or lack of significance testing.
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Inappropriate Methodology
Using outdated frameworks, obsolete algorithms, or methodologies unsuited for testing the research hypotheses.
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Weak Research Motivation / Gap
Ambiguous research questions, unclear scientific novelty, or data that fails to address the proposed hypothesis.
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Inaccurate Conclusions
Drawing conclusions or claims based on subjective assumptions rather than solid experimental data.
Editorial Reasons
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Out of Scope
The topic does not align with JIKA’s official Focus and Scope.
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Lack of Impact / Novelty
The research merely duplicates existing applications or systems without contributing new technical insights or theoretical advancements.
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Plagiarism & Publication Ethics Violations
High similarity index, self-plagiarism, or duplicate submission issues.
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Unaddressed Research Ethics
Failure to provide participant consent (informed consent) or ethical clearance for research involving human subjects/users.
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Formatting & Guideline Issues
Failure to follow JIKA’s official template, structural requirements, or author guidelines.
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Lack of Reproducibility
Insufficient methodological or algorithmic details, making it impossible for other researchers to replicate the study.
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Outdated References & Excessive Self-Citations
Lack of recent primary literature (journals from the past 10 years) or relying heavily on self-citations.
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Poor Language Quality
Frequent typographical errors, poor grammar, or non-standard academic writing style.
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Flawed Logic & Poor Data Presentation
Disjointed narrative flow, confusing logical structure, or low-resolution, uninformative figures and tables.
"Ensuring your manuscript avoids these common pitfalls significantly increases the chance of it proceeding to the peer-review stage."