A Different View of Rejection

We’re in San Diego so my husband can attend an editorial meeting for a scientific journal. We met another editor in the lobby of the hotel. This man looks just like Santa Claus, except that he doesn’t always wear red. He’s also smart and funny like I imagine Santa would be. 

We can, perhaps, all agree that many manuscripts are submitted before they’re ready, and part of the job of any editor is to reject submissions.  This morning, Santa told us that at a previous meeting, he was accused of being mean because he’d rejected the largest percentage of submissions of all the editors.

Rejection is difficult for everyone – even Santa.