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Academic English & Research vocabulary · Peer Review and Publishing

Revise and resubmit

Meaning in academic english & research, with examples

phraseCommon term

In academic english & research, revise and resubmit means: An editor's decision that a manuscript cannot be accepted yet but may be reconsidered if the authors make substantial changes and submit it again.

In Turkish: düzeltip yeniden gönderme, majör düzeltme kararı, büyük revizyon

How it is used

Often shortened to R&R and close to a major revision decision. Authors revise the paper and write a response letter that answers each reviewer comment point by point. An R&R is generally seen as good news, but acceptance is not guaranteed.

Example sentences

  1. Good news: we got a revise and resubmit from the journal!

  2. The editor invited us to revise and resubmit the paper within 60 days.

Common collocations

  • get a revise and resubmit
  • R&R decision
  • respond to an R&R
  • response to reviewers
  • peer reviewThe process in which experts in the same field evaluate a manuscript or grant proposal before it is accepted, revised or rejected.
  • reviewerAn expert who reads a submitted manuscript or proposal and gives the editor an evaluation and a recommendation, such as accept, revise or reject.
  • manuscriptThe text of an article or book that an author submits to a journal or publisher before it is accepted and published.
  • desk rejectionThe rejection of a manuscript by the editor before it is sent to reviewers, often because it does not fit the journal's scope or standards.

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