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Tips on Manuscript Resubmission_ How to Write a Good Rebuttal Letter

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Tips on Manuscript Resubmission_ How to Write a Good Rebuttal Letter

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  1. Are you facing problems while writing rebuttal letter? Are you working on your manuscript now and facing difficulties while resubmitting your manuscript? Enago Academy is here to answer all your questions related to academic research and publishing.

  2. ENAGO ACADEMY Enago Academy offers comprehensive and up-to-date resources for researchers, publishers, editors, and students to learn and share their experience about research and publishing. Enago Academy also conducts workshops primarily for ESL authors, early-stage researchers, and graduate students. Our advanced workshop modules cater to the needs of researchers who want to know more about the issues pertinent to successful publication.

  3. ENAGO Enago is the trusted name in author services for the global research community. Since 2005, we have worked with researchers in more than 125 countries improving the communication of their research and helping them to achieve success in publication. We have offices in Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai, Istanbul, and New York. Enago operates globally with regional teams supporting researchers locally. Enago is the preferred partner for many leading universities and research organizations worldwide. In addition, we also collaborate with prominent publishers and societies to overcome regional challenges.

  4. 8/20/2018 Tips on Manuscript Resubmission: How to Write a Good Rebuttal Letter - Enago Academy TipsonManuscriptResubmission:Howto WriteaGoodRebuttalLetter LastupdatedMay21,2018 Followingfrom‘FiveTipsforWritingaGoodRebuttalLetter’,werevisitthethemeofmanuscriptresubmissionto academicjournals.Theinitialfeedbackfromeditorsandreviewer’saboutone’sworkcantriggeravarietyofreactionsbasedonitsanalysis.Whileauthorsseekpositivefeedbackingeneral,themorerealisticexpectationis toaddressthereviewer’srequestsforrevision.Methodsofwritingarebuttallettercandetermineifmanuscriptrevisionislikelytobesuccessfulorafutileattemptatresubmission.Shouldtheeditorialoutcomebenegativewithequallycriticalreferees,therecommendationistoprovideanappealletter rst.However,authorswhoreceivepositivefeedbackcanreviseincompliancewithcomments,andsubmitrevisionsalongwitharebuttal letter. AWritingGuide–Do’sandDon’ts Arebuttalletteroffersauthorsanopportunitytoaddressreviewer’sconcernsdirectly,defendaspectsofwork,andeliminatecontextualmisunderstandings.Thisstepwisebreakdownofwritingarebuttalletteraimstoassistauthorsduringtherevisiontoensuregrantofappeal. Step1:SayThankYou https://www.enago.com/academy/tips-on-manuscript-resubmission-how-to-write-a-good-rebuttal-letter/

  5. 8/20/2018 Tips on Manuscript Resubmission: How to Write a Good Rebuttal Letter - Enago Academy Acknowledgethereviewerstime,commentsandexpertise.Thankingthereviewerssetsapositivetonetobeginwith,providingthebasisforanongoingamicableexchange.Donotinsinuatereviewerbiasorincompetence. Prudentstatementsfromtheauthorcannotresultinapositivere-evaluationofthework. Step2:BeModest Acknowledgeanymisunderstandingsonyourpartincludingapoorpresentationthatmayhaveledtoreviewer’sconfusion.Donotimplyreviewerincompetenceorlackofexpertiseinthephrasingofyourrebuttal.Beclear,avoidingambiguousandblankstatements. Step3:KeepitShort Respondtoeachreviewer’sindividualcomments,bycopyingthefulltextwithinyourrebuttalletter.Striveto keepanswersbrief,succinctandwellversed.Explainhowyouintendtorevisetheconcernseitherexperimentallyoreditorially.Donotpleadforreconsiderationbasedonlackoffundingasoneofthereasonssurroundingyourinabilitytocompletekeyexperiments.Originalscienti carticlesrequirethefullspectrumofresearch,andtheinabilitytomeetreviewerrequestsexperimentallyisnotviable. Step4:ExplainEverything Ifdatarequiredisavailableasasupplementaryarticle,whichthereviewermayhavemissed,explainthisinyourrebuttalforclarity.Ifyouareunabletoaddressapointraisedinthereviewercomments,explainyourreasonsfor evasion.Donotblatantlyignorereviewercomments,whileselectivelyansweringafew. Step5:MajorCommentsandMinorComments Oftenauthorsreceivefeedbackontheirmanuscriptfromtheeditorialandreviewersas‘Major’and‘Minor’comments.Ifreviewercommentsdeviatefromthetypicalformat,categorizethecommentsprovidedrelativetoyourwork,asmajorandminor: Majorcomments:delineatemajorcommentsbasedonitsrelevancetotheintegralscienti coracademic contentofyourmanuscript. Minorcomments:concerndatapresentation,tableformatting,suggestedchangesto guresandcitationerrors,includingcommentsonsyntaxerrors. WrappingItUp Thevekeyopinionsstatedabove,pointauthorsintherightdirectionofwritinganeffectiverebuttalletter.However,afewconsiderationsremaintore neandwrap-upthe nalframework. 1.Mostjournalsrequireindividualacknowledgmentoftheworkcompletedbyco-authorsinamultiple- authormanuscript,up-front,priortosubmission.Theprocessallowsduevalidationoftheauthor’scontributions,regardlessoftheorderinwhichtheyappearonthemanuscript.  https://www.enago.com/academy/tips-on-manuscript-resubmission-how-to-write-a-good-rebuttal-letter/

  6. 8/20/2018 Tips on Manuscript Resubmission: How to Write a Good Rebuttal Letter - Enago Academy 2.Forstructuralclarity,considernumberingthecomments,breakingthemapartinparagraphs,usingdifferentfontsorcolors.Thisenablesreviewerstodistinguishyourresponserelativetothecommentsprovidedintheinitialfeedback,immediately.Avoidtheurgetowriteasinglereplytoanentirereview. Considerthereferencestyleofthejournalofinterestandensureyoucomplywiththecitationsystemfor re-submission. Uponadditionofdata,i.e.,tablesor gures,providepagenumbersofinclusionastheyappearwithinthemanuscript.Iftherequiredinformationexceedsrecommendedwordlimits,providethenewinformationwithinSupplementarymaterials.Include gurepanelsandtablenumbers/positionsastheyappearontherevisedmanuscript,todistinguishtherevisedcontent.Ifyoucannotprovidetherequiredadditional informationintherevisedmanuscript,clearlystateyourreasons. Ifrefereeshaveraisedsimilarconcerns,redirecttheresponsetotheearliermentionedcomment.Bearinmindthatallrefereescanviewallcommentsandreplies,therefore,addresseachofthemrespectfully.Do notparaphraseareviewer’scommentsinyourownresponseforconvenience.Taketimeandefforttoensureyourrebuttaleffectivelyconcludestherevisionofyourresearchwork,formanuscriptresubmission. Aquickguideshedsfurtherlightontheprocessofpreparingyourrebuttalletterinresponsetoreviewers.Researcherscanalsoseeksupportexternally,tointegrateastraightforwardreviewandresponseprocess. Haveyoudraftedarebuttalletter?Whatformatdidyoufollow?Pleaseshareyourthoughtsinthecommentssectionbelow. https://www.enago.com/academy/tips-on-manuscript-resubmission-how-to-write-a-good-rebuttal-letter/

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