30 minutes. No manuscript needed before the call. Just your paper, target journal & submission history.
i. The desk-rejection crisis
These are not marketing figures. They are the numbers your institution knows, your supervisor suspects, and your editor acts on daily.
Of management papers desk-rejected, most with no explanation beyond ‘lack of fit.’
ABS 3–4★ editorial estimates
Months of career time lost per rejection cycle. Time you do not get back.
Per cycle, on average
For expert pre-submission feedback that mirrors what your editor will actually think.
Veticity standard review
Return when your university pays a publication bonus. An investment, not a cost.
Gulf bonus ÷ £165
ii. How it works
Five steps from a thirty-minute conversation to a Submission-Ready Report.
A thirty-minute conversation with an ABS-matched reviewer. We identify the gap between where your paper is and where it needs to be to pass desk review.
Your reviewer gives a candid read on contribution, fit, and framing. The call itself is the intelligence. You leave knowing more than your supervisor could tell you.
If the review is right for you, we send a £25 deposit link after the call. We never ask for money before you have heard our honest read.
We sign an NDA before you send a single page. Your manuscript is reviewed by the matched expert and deleted after delivery. Zero retention.
A structured report modelled on editorial assessment. The verdict is on page one, not buried at the end. You know exactly what to fix and why.
iii. The deliverable
We deliver a structured Submission-Ready Report modelled on how editors actually read manuscripts. Every section is written to the same standard we would expect in a second-round review.
“We do not soften the read. The template is not a guideline: it is the product. A reviewer who writes this paper makes an interesting contribution has failed it.”
from the reviewer brief
iv. Your reviewers
Every Veticity reviewer has ABS 3–4★ publication history and is matched by field and tier to your submission. You do not get a generalist. You get someone who has been where your editor sits.
Associate Professor, Strategy & International Business
Published in ABS 4★ journals across strategy, international business, and institutional theory. Has served on two editorial boards and acted as ad hoc reviewer for the field's leading outlets. Brings the view from both sides of the desk.
Senior Lecturer, Organisational Behaviour & HRM
ABS 3★ publication record in organisational behaviour and HRM. REF 2021 returned researcher. Specialises in mixed-methods manuscripts that struggle to satisfy both quantitative reviewers and qualitative editors, one of the most common causes of rejection.
v. Return on investment
National publication bonus schemes in the Gulf and MENA pay $1,000–$10,000 per ABS 3–4★ publication. One avoided rejection cycle pays for Veticity many times over.
Move the slider to your bonus. We do not ask for it on the call, but it shapes whether Veticity is right for you.
Your publication bonus (USD)
return on a single
review · per rejection
avoided
vi. A final word
Book a free thirty-minute manuscript consultation. No manuscript needed before the call. Just your paper, your target journal, and your submission history. We will tell you exactly where you stand.
