[daleroberts]

If we used deep learning then we probably wouldn't have got into the journal 'Remote Sensing of Environment'

To get into top journals it is really about simple method + novel idea + good story.

The same holds for top Finance journals like 'Journal of Finance', etc.

[b_emery]

Based on my readings, 'incomprehensible method + novel idea + good story' seems to work pretty well too.