I can’t believe the first post after the site renewal is about this… A paper I submitted to an overseas journal was rejected. Hmm. When I read the conditions, the second reviewer’s comments are understandable, but the first reviewer seems to be asking for something beyond the Research Question we established. “Enhance the Discussion,” they say—I understand that part, but.

If they were going to reject it, I think it would be more logical to argue that “the Research Question is not worth posing as it has already been verified.” That’s not the angle they took, though, so I’m not sure how to interpret these conditions.

I’ll let it sit for a while before thinking about it. Team, let’s consider how to respond. I’m also open to submitting it to a different journal. Thank you for your support.