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Study finds China-based submissions to top journals face higher rejection rates

Researchers analyzing more than 110,000 manuscripts submitted to Science and Science Advances from 2015 to 2020 found China-based acceptance at 2.5%, versus 8.3% for North America.

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A new study says researchers based in China, or with Chinese surnames, were less likely than US and Canadian counterparts to get papers accepted by top journals including Science and Science Advances.

The analysis reviewed more than 110,000 manuscripts submitted between 2015 and 2020, with China-based acceptance at 2.5% compared with 8.3% overall for submissions from North America.

Even among US-based scientists, the study found lower publication rates for authors with Chinese surnames than for those without, according to findings published in Science Advances on July 15, the SCMP Economy said.

The study’s lead author, Sam Zhang of the University of Vermont, suggested one possible driver is that incentives within China’s research system may encourage submissions to elite journals such as Science, even when studies are not the best fit for the journals’ broad scope.

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