AnalysisOpinion / analysisBusiness, Funding & Industry · Evaluation & Benchmarks · Agents & Tool Use1 source · Oct 16, 2026

How many of your paper (either paper you authored or reviewed) are desk rejected? [D]

I heard, though idk how true it is, some people use multiple accounts to bypass the 20 paper limit and all their paper got DR.

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  • Just spend 4h reviewing a paper while I was sick, gave it a 3/4.
  • This morning got an email saying it's desk rejected.
  • I saw many people around me also have many papers desk rejected.

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