is it possible that a paper is turned down by journal due to length?

While it is unlikely that a journal would reject a manuscript purely because of the length, authors should make every attempt to achieve brevity in their writing and to comply with journal guidelines. This also indicates to the journal that the authors have paid attention to what the journal is seeking. Academic writing conveys clear and accurate information, and to this end, places a high premium on well-constructed, carefully thought-out content. However, most of the times this leads academic sentences to becoming lengthy and convoluted, making the text hard to read. Long and convoluted sentences affect comprehension and readability. Without careful crafting, they can be really hard to understand. Then again, too short sentences make for choppy writing without flow and cannot hold complex thoughts. Following tips can be taken into consideration while drafting the manuscript:

1. Try to keep the average sentence length of your document around 20–25 words.
2. Do not follow a strict length for each and every sentence. Your writing should have a mix of short, medium, and long sentences.
3. Focus on Your Message
4. Use coordinating conjunctions (or, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) to avoid strings of short, vaguely related sentences. Subordinating conjunctions (after, since, whereas, because, etc.) are also used to connect sentences as well as ideas effectively.
5. Remove excessive coordinating conjunctions and instead use a full stop to start a fresh sentence.
6. Write concisely and avoid redundancy.

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