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 Main criteria in rejecting a paper (if considered for review)
 Novelty (is there any new results/idea ? )
 Relevance (Are the results relevant for the readers?)
 Impact on the audience (what is the impact on the field,
including practical applications and/or further scientific
developments ?)
 Uncorrect/inappropriate methods
 Lack of Statistics/numbers
 Style (scientificity, clarity, linearity…)
 Not discussing/Ignoring the literature
 outdated literature
 Language (typically, bad English)
Main criteria for rejection