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Journal papers, grants, jobs … as rejections pile up, it’s not enough to tell academics to ‘suck it up’

Journal papers, grants, jobs … as rejections pile up, it’s not enough to tell academics to ‘suck it up’

  Most academics regularly submit papers and compete for grants and promotions. These endeavours are necessary for their success but often end in rejection. Responses to rejection in academia have typically been individually focused. Most discussions of the topic describe what academics themselves can do to cope with rejection. For example, in a watershed tweet […] … learn more→