article acceptance rates?

[Parasaurolophus]

Hunh?

I'm missing something here...

M.

This, I think:

25% at physical review letters, the flagship physics letters journal

[mamselle]

Hunh?

I'm missing something here...

M.

This, I think:

25% at physical review letters, the flagship physics letters journal

Ah.  Plus a few capitals and itals or a couplea quotes, got it.

M.

[youllneverwalkalone]

25% physical review letters the flagship physics letters journal

Wow that looks extremely high for a top-flight journal like PRL. Is that including desk-rejections? 

[born_a_prof]

25% physical review letters the flagship physics letters journal

Wow that looks extremely high for a top-flight journal like PRL. Is that including desk-rejections?

I think so.. I haven't found any source that separates out desk-rejections.

PRL is self-selecting in that regard (authors don't send papers they don't believe will get in..)
This paper says PRL acceptance is actually closer to 30%
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1308.1552.pdf

[Hibush]

25% physical review letters the flagship physics letters journal

Wow that looks extremely high for a top-flight journal like PRL. Is that including desk-rejections?

I think so.. I haven't found any source that separates out desk-rejections.

PRL is self-selecting in that regard (authors don't send papers they don't believe will get in..)
This paper says PRL acceptance is actually closer to 30%
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1308.1552.pdf

Which low-acceptance-rate journal has the least self-selection?  That is where do deluded prestige-seeking physicists sent their articles hoping that the rejection rate is stochastic, and they have a shot?