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Rejections rose to 15% from an average of 10%, and delays to 11% from 4%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

Rejections are “rare,” perhaps 1% of submissions, says Steinn Sigurdsson, arXiv’s scientific director.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 14, 2022

Rejections can also come with feedback, and if they don’t, applicants can request it.

From Nature • Dec. 19, 2019

Rejections have limited the company’s productivity and ability to start new projects, Nicholson says.

From Washington Times • Apr. 22, 2015

Rejections, he decided, must inevitably leave unpleasant or harrowing memories.

From Mixed Faces by Norton, Roy