I have been fortunate to publish a few papers. I have been even more successful at collecting rejection letters.
I could not sleep after my first few rejection letters; now I sleep and eat just fine (seriously), even after a reject-after-revision. They still sting, though. I believe rejection letters make me a better researcher. This page records those achievements, which many people would simply call failures.
I hope this record makes you feel better about your own career. Statistically speaking, you’re probably failing way less than I am. So, chin up! At the very least, you haven't turned 'being rejected' into a curated collection yet.
Year 2025
Dec 2025: Marketing Science (Reject after one revision)
Nov 2025: Production and Operations Management (Reject after one revision)
Nov 2025: Production and Operations Management (Reject)
Nov 2025: Journal of Marketing Research (Reject)
Nov 2025: Journal of Marketing (Reject)
Oct 2025: Journal of Operations Management (Reject)
Feb 2025: Journal of Marketing (Reject)
Year 2024
Nov 2024: Marketing Science (Reject)
Sep 2024: Marketing Science (Reject and Resubmit)
Aug 2024: MIS Quarterly (Reject)
Aug 2024: Journal of Marketing (Reject)
Before 2023
Sep 2022: Journal of Marketing Research (Reject)
Jul 2022: Journal of Marketing (Reject)
Apr 2022: Journal of Marketing Research (Reject and Resubmit)
Sep 2021: Journal of Marketing (Reject)
Aug 2021: Journal of Marketing (Reject)
Mar 2021: Management Science (Reject)
Jan 2021: Management Science (Reject)
May 2020: Journal of Marketing Research (Reject)
May 2020: Marketing Science (Reject)