Managing rejection in academic publishing: The five stages of grief

Researchers get rejected more than in almost any other job (sales, perhaps). How you manage rejection and bad news (papers, grants, job applications) will determine the course of your career

"We all get discouraged. We all feel lost. We all have our moments. It’s what we do when we feel these things that makes all the difference." -Kristen Hadeed

A wise person once wrote that a working academic researcher will experience more rejection over the course of their career than in almost any other field. Perhaps working as a salesperson is an exam…