Response to reviewers

How it is used

Usually written point by point: quote each comment, reply politely and give the page or line number of the change. If you disagree, explain why with evidence rather than ignoring the comment. Also called a response letter or rebuttal letter.

Example sentences

1. In our response to reviewers, we addressed all 23 comments point by point.

2. Keep your response to reviewers polite, even when a comment seems unfair.

Common collocations

• point-by-point response
• response letter
• address a comment
• rebuttal letter

Related terms

• reviewerAn expert who reads a submitted manuscript or proposal and gives the editor an evaluation and a recommendation, such as accept, revise or reject.
• major revisionAn editorial decision asking the authors to make substantial changes, such as new analyses or a rewritten section, before the paper can be reconsidered.
• revise and resubmitAn editor's decision that a manuscript cannot be accepted yet but may be reconsidered if the authors make substantial changes and submit it again.
• peer reviewThe process in which experts in the same field evaluate a manuscript or grant proposal before it is accepted, revised or rejected.

More terms: Peer Review and Publishing

• journal
• manuscript
• submit
• desk rejection
• impact factor
• open access
• corresponding author
• publish or perish
• editor
• co-author
• cover letter
• first author