Well, the good news was that it wasn't rejected, and the bad news is that it has to go through yet another revision. The two reviewers were helpful, but it looks like they had some conflicting things to say:
Overall, there is some issue with flow. Sentences are often choppy and not always clear.So what do I do exactly? One reviewer, the more positive one said:
This article is beautifully-phrased and authoritatively researched. The author writes extremely well.
Although the evidence offered here is not adequate to support a stand-alone argument, the point is insightful, as is the analysis. Thus the article should definitely be published, whether or not it is reframed as I suggest.It's not clear whether they mean in this journal or just anywhere. So I gotta revise and resubmit, hopefully getting a decision before I apply to the PhD programs in the spring.
Anyway, I'm off to listen to a bunch of academics talk about self-evaluation. I know, I know, riveting.