The following are ten reasons often given by journal peer reviewers for recommending the rejection of a medical education manuscript:
10. Defective tables or figures
9. Insufficient data
8. Incomplete, inaccurate, or outdated review of the literature
7. Inaccurate or inconsistent data reported
6. Insufficient problem statement
5. Text difficult to follow
4. Sample size too small or biased
3. Inappropriate or suboptimal instrumentation
2. Overinterpretation of results
1. Inappropriate or incomplete statistics
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Bordage G. Reasons reviewers reject and accept manuscripts: the strengths and weaknesses in medical education reports. Acad Med. 2001;76(9):889-896.
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