How to avoid having your manuscript rejected: Perspectives from the Editors of Forest Ecology and Management

Abstract

This editorial is adapted from the original version written by JoshuaSchimel and Karl Ritz, Editors-in-Chief of Elsevier's journal Soil Biologyand Biochemistry: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2020.107823. Dr.Schimel and Dr. Ritz provided an insightful guide that describes howeditors and reviewers assess papers, and how authors may increase therate of success in getting published. We adapted their editorial andadded it to our series of editors? notes that help authors develop strongscience to publish in Forest Ecology and Management.