After peer review

Failures in this category

Lovely rejection from Medical Teacher

Journal Rejection › After peer review

January 2026 · Matthew Bowker

We submitted a 'Twelve Tips' article on supporting Muslim med students during Ramadan. The reject was personalised, complementary and gave the very reasonable feedback that the points made were valid, but perhaps too anecdotal for the format. Will resubmit as a Letter to the Editor.

Simulation in Healthcare - rejection

Journal Rejection › After peer review

October 2025 · Matthew Bowker

Useful review feedback from the Socratic Method paper. Will need a bit of a redo.

Rejection from Teaching and Learning in Medicine

Journal Rejection › After peer review

July 2025 · Matthew Bowker

1000 words of genuinely useful feedback... even if it was devastating. A paper on the Socratic method.

Medical Education rejection

Journal Rejection › After peer review

December 2025 · Matthew Bowker

Useful peer review feedback from Medical Education. Will need a significant edit.

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