Self - pub, of course, doesn't reduce the onus to have due critical faculty of one's own writing, of getting external proofing (including proof - editing as well as line - editing) and of keeping the quality high. (themadreviewer.com)
Instead, rejection can be an opportunity to improve the paper, to develop one's own critical faculties, to select a more appropriate journal to try — or perhaps all three. (sciencemag.org)
They are therefore hardly encouraged to examine such a phenomenon as Christianity with unprejudiced critical faculties. (religion-online.org)