The lighter side of academic publishing and peer review. They're my pages; you are just lucky enough to publish in them. By the way, you owe me a review!

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Joined December 2018
The graduate editorial assistants started a garage band that's playing local clubs. They call themselves 'The Desk Rejects'
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It's been a tough week for prime ministers on island countries. Anyone got a good paper on why?
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"What kind of flowers are those?" "Why, those are every dog's favorite flowers -- peeonmes."
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< Awaiting the cognitive explosion when Notre Dame joins the SEC >
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Mutual shaming is its own version of peer review.
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Thank you for your submission "Kleptocurrency." You'll be able to access your reviews once you solve this encryption key within seven tries. Otherwise, your research is mine!
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𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙴𝚍𝚒𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚜 retweeted
The provost is resigning effective June 30 to head up a consulting firm that helps universities and colleges write strategic plans. (He’ll be back on campus next Tuesday to meet with everyone.)
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I have a colleague who keeps an "enemies' list" -- just like Nixon. Sadly he lacks Nixon's intellect, compassion, and amiable good nature.
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That wasn't an assault. It was a review request.
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𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙴𝚍𝚒𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚜 retweeted
"Ha. Hmm." (Horatio Hornblower reviews your research design.)
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𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙴𝚍𝚒𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚜 retweeted
As Hamlet observed, 'There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.' This paper is clearly the thing of Shakespeare's nightmares. Reject.
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This is why we don't send any papers to referees in Maine. xitter.cf/KhoaVuUmn/status/15407…
Susan Collins: "The authors promised me in private that they have controlled for all possible confounders in their study."
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"Windage and elevation, Mrs. Langdon! Windage and elevation." ~Col. John Henry Thomas reviews your paper
Thoughts, @TimesHigherEd?
"'THE' has been a rallying cry in the Ohio State community for many years," a spokesperson said. That "rallying cry" is now a university-owned trademark. chroni.cl/3HNr2W1
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Way ahead of you.
Would you attend a 500 ppl party? With drinks, dancing, the works?
12%Yes, why not?
74%Nope
14%I need to know more
159 votes • Final results
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Finished episode VI of 'Kenobi.' Watching Guinan turn away from the Borg is a cool twist.
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One must defend the Right to the Life of the Birth of a Nation, sir! #lawtwittter #scotus
So Dobbs is going to drop right before the 4th of July weekend so it won't get as much press, right? #lawtwitter #SCOTUS
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Much like containers of milk, R&Rs come with expiration dates for a reason.
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In the fraternity world of editorial decisions, desk-rejection is definitely TKE.
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