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4. 9/7/2018 Tips on Manuscript Resubmission: How to Write a Good Rebuttal Letter - EnagoAcademy TipsonManuscriptResubmission:Howto WriteaGoodRebuttalLetter Lastupdated Sep 6, 2018 Followingfrom‘FiveTipsforWritingaGoodRebuttalLetter’,werevisitthethemeofmanuscriptresubmissionto academic journals. The initial feedback from editors and reviewer’s about one’s work can trigger a variety of reactionsbasedonitsanalysis.Whileauthorsseekpositivefeedbackingeneral,themorerealisticexpectationis toaddressthereviewer’srequestsforrevision.Methodsofwritingarebuttallettercandetermineifmanuscript revisionislikelytobesuccessfulorafutileattemptatresubmission.Shouldtheeditorialoutcomebenegative with equally critical referees, the recommendation is to provide an appeal letter krst. However, authors who receivepositivefeedbackcanreviseincompliancewithcomments,andsubmitrevisionsalongwitharebuttal letter. AWritingGuide–Do’sandDon’ts Arebuttalletteroffersauthorsanopportunitytoaddressreviewer’sconcernsdirectly,defendaspectsofwork, andeliminatecontextualmisunderstandings.Thisstepwisebreakdownofwritingarebuttalletteraimstoassist authorsduringtherevisiontoensuregrantofappeal. Step1:SayThankYou https://www.enago.com/academy/tips-on-manuscript-resubmission-how-to-write-a-good-rebuttal-letter/

5. 9/7/2018 Tips on Manuscript Resubmission: How to Write a Good Rebuttal Letter - EnagoAcademy Acknowledgethereviewerstime,commentsandexpertise.Thankingthereviewerssetsapositivetonetobegin with,providingthebasisforanongoingamicableexchange.Donotinsinuatereviewerbiasorincompetence. Prudentstatementsfromtheauthorcannotresultinapositivere-evaluationofthework. Step2:BeModest Acknowledgeanymisunderstandingsonyourpartincludingapoorpresentationthatmayhaveledtoreviewer’s confusion.Donotimplyreviewerincompetenceorlackofexpertiseinthephrasingofyourrebuttal.Beclear, avoidingambiguousandblankstatements. Step3:KeepitShort Respondtoeachreviewer’sindividualcomments,bycopyingthefulltextwithinyourrebuttalletter.Striveto keepanswersbrief,succinctandwellversed.Explainhowyouintendtorevisetheconcernseitherexperimentally oreditorially.Donotpleadforreconsiderationbasedonlackoffundingasoneofthereasonssurroundingyour inabilitytocompletekeyexperiments.Originalscientikcarticlesrequirethefullspectrumofresearch,andthe inabilitytomeetreviewerrequestsexperimentallyisnotviable. Step4:ExplainEverything Ifdatarequiredisavailableasasupplementaryarticle,whichthereviewermayhavemissed,explainthisinyour rebuttalforclarity.Ifyouareunabletoaddressapointraisedinthereviewercomments,explainyourreasonsfor evasion.Donotblatantlyignorereviewercomments,whileselectivelyansweringafew. Step5:MajorCommentsandMinorComments Often authors receive feedback on their manuscript from the editorial and reviewers as ‘Major’ and ‘Minor’ comments.Ifreviewercommentsdeviatefromthetypicalformat,categorizethecommentsprovidedrelativeto yourwork,asmajorandminor: Majorcomments:delineatemajorcommentsbasedonitsrelevancetotheintegralscientikcoracademic contentofyourmanuscript. Minorcomments:concerndatapresentation,tableformatting,suggestedchangestokguresandcitation errors,includingcommentsonsyntaxerrors. Wrapping ItUp Thekvekeyopinionsstatedabove,pointauthorsintherightdirectionofwritinganeffectiverebuttalletter. However,afewconsiderationsremaintorekneandwrap-uptheknalframework. 1.Mostjournalsrequireindividualacknowledgmentoftheworkcompletedbyco-authorsinamultiple- authormanuscript,up-front,priortosubmission.Theprocessallowsduevalidationoftheauthor’s contributions,regardlessoftheorderinwhichtheyappearonthemanuscript.  https://www.enago.com/academy/tips-on-manuscript-resubmission-how-to-write-a-good-rebuttal-letter/

6. Tips on Manuscript Resubmission: How to Write a Good Rebuttal Letter - EnagoAcademy 2. For structural clarity, consider numbering the comments, breaking them apart in paragraphs, using differentfontsorcolors.Thisenablesreviewerstodistinguishyourresponserelativetothecomments providedintheinitialfeedback,immediately.Avoidtheurgetowriteasinglereplytoanentirereview. 9/7/2018 Considerthereferencestyleofthejournalofinterestandensureyoucomplywiththecitationsystemfor re-submission. Uponadditionofdata,i.e.,tablesorkgures,providepagenumbersofinclusionastheyappearwithinthe manuscript.Iftherequiredinformationexceedsrecommendedwordlimits,providethenewinformation withinSupplementarymaterials.Includekgurepanelsandtablenumbers/positionsastheyappearonthe revised manuscript, to distinguish the revised content. If you cannot provide the required additional informationintherevisedmanuscript,clearlystateyourreasons. Ifrefereeshaveraisedsimilarconcerns,redirecttheresponsetotheearliermentionedcomment.Bearin mindthatallrefereescanviewallcommentsandreplies,therefore,addresseachofthemrespectfully.Do not paraphrase a reviewer’s comments in your own response for convenience. Take time and effort to ensureyourrebuttaleffectivelyconcludestherevisionofyourresearchwork,formanuscriptresubmission. Aquickguideshedsfurtherlightontheprocessofpreparingyourrebuttalletterinresponsetoreviewers. Researcherscanalsoseeksupportexternally,tointegrateastraightforwardreviewandresponseprocess. Haveyoudraftedarebuttalletter?Whatformatdidyoufollow?Pleaseshareyourthoughtsinthecomments sectionbelow. This article was originally published at Enago Academy by EnagoManuscript Editing services which provides scientific editing to researchers authors and Phd students. For more information contact - - orders@enago.com.  https://www.enago.com/academy/tips-on-manuscript-resubmission-how-to-write-a-good-rebuttal-letter/

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