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ICLR desk-rejects paper without explanation, frustrating author

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A researcher on Reddit shared their frustration after their paper was desk-rejected by the International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR) without any provided reason. The author stated that the paper adhered to all formatting guidelines, was within the conference's scope, and did not use AI for writing. The lack of explanation and an inability to appeal the decision left the researcher feeling infuriated. AI

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  1. r/MachineLearning TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/ade17_in ·

    ICLR Desk Rejected with no apparent reason [D]

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Just received an email. No reason or justification given. Can't appeal. And I'm a solo author.</p> <p>Absolutely no issues with paper formatting, everything verified. No AI used for writing. Within scope and can't make sure that it is above par f…

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