{"id":1547,"date":"2020-12-24T18:11:53","date_gmt":"2020-12-24T18:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/?page_id=1547"},"modified":"2022-03-16T21:27:30","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T21:27:30","slug":"response-to-reviewers-critiques","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/response-to-reviewers-critiques\/","title":{"rendered":"Response to Reviewers\u2019 Critiques"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/scientific-writing-resources\/\">Scientific Writing Resources<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/academicintegrity\/\">General Guidelines in Scientific Writing<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/response-to-reviewers-critiques\/\">Response to Reviewers\u2019 Critiques<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; min_height=&#8221;518px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||2px||false|false&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; min_height=&#8221;964px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;General Guidelines in Scientific Writing&#8221; open=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/academicintegrity\/\">Academic Integrity<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/building-an-argument\/\">Building an Argument<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/critical-reading\/\">Critical Reading<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/critical-writing\/\">Critical Writing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/figures-tables\/\">Figures and Tables<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/paragraphs\/\">Paragraphs\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/quoting-paraphrasing-summarizing\/\">Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/peer-review\/\">Peer-review\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/response-to-reviewers-critiques\/\">Response to Reviewers\u2019 Critiques<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/plagiarism\/\">Plagiarism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/writing-tips-tools\/\">Writing Tips and Tools<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/types-or-styles-of-writing\/\">Types or Styles of Writing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"how-to-evaluate-online-information-resources\">How to evaluate online information resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/miscellaneous\/\">Miscellaneous<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Preparing Scholarly Work&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/thesis-dissertation-writing\/\"><span>Dissertation\/ Thesis\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>Journal Article<\/span><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/original-research-article\/\">Original (Research) Article<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/review-articles\/\"><span>Review Article\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/editorial-opinion-and-perspective-articles\/\"><span>Editorial, Opinion, and Perspectives Articles<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/posters\/\">Poster<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/proposals-2\/\"><span>Proposal\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Preparing for a Publication&#8221; 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_builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.8&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|10px||10px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||10px|false|false&#8221; border_width_left=&#8221;5px&#8221; border_color_left=&#8221;#0c71c3&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Response to Reviewers\u2019 Critiques<\/b><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Submitting a revised manuscript with a well-crafted response to the reviewers\u2019 comments is often challenging and is critical in persuading the editor and reviewers that the manuscript is suitable for publication in the particular journal. It is important to address all the comments by the reviewers and make the necessary changes in the revised manuscript. Authors should make sure to understand the comments carefully and address them with clarity and precision. Being polite in addressing each response is very important. If necessary, authors sometimes can add extra figures or tables in support of their responses. If there are any disagreements with the reviewers\u2019 comments, the authors need to justify their position and cite relevant literature.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below are resources that can help you write an effective response to the reviewers\u2019 comments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/ploscompbiol\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pcbi.1005730\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Noble WS (2017) Ten simple rules for writing a response to reviewers. PLoS Comput Biol 13(10): e1005730. <\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pcbi.1005730\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pcbi.1005730<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6476088\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sullivan, G. M., Simpson, D., Yarris, L. M., &amp; Artino Jr, A. R. (2019). Writing Author Response Letters That Get Editors to \u201cYes\u201d. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Journal of graduate medical education<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(2), 119-123<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/breathe.ersjournals.com\/content\/14\/4\/319\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hiemstra P.S. (2018), How to write a response to the reviewers of your manuscript. Breathe 2018 14: 319-321; DOI: 10.1183\/20734735.025818<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aje.com\/arc\/final-hurdle-persuasive-responses-peer-review\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Showell, C. (n.d.). The Final Hurdle: Persuasive Responses to Peer Review<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cs.gmu.edu\/~offutt\/stvr\/26-2-March2016.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jeff Offutt (2016). How to revise a research paper (Editorial), Wiley\u2019s Journal of Software Testing, Verification, and Reliability, 26(2)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Videos:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xkb8aZ-t3J0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elsevier Researcher Academy, How To Respond To Reviewer Comments<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JW00KgWUm5M\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UCSD, Responding to Reviewers&#8217; Criticisms<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=51GpdIlKzRY\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Responding to reviewer comments<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YJAIZfcpVlA\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to Respond to Critical Reviews<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Books:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Silvia, P. J. (2015). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Write it up: Practical strategies for writing and publishing journal articles.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> American Psychological Association. DOI:\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1037\/14470-000\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1037\/14470-000<\/a>. IITGN Library Call Number:\u00a0<span>808.02 SIL\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Websites:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmu.edu\/gcc\/handouts-and-resources\/handouts\/responding-revise-submit.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carnegie Mellon University (n.d.), Writing the Revise and Resubmit Letter<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.journals.elsevier.com\/quaternary-international\/policies\/good-practice-in-revising-a-manuscript\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elsevier (n.d.), Good practice in revising a manuscript<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.springer.com\/gp\/authors-editors\/authorandreviewertutorials\/submitting-to-a-journal-and-peer-review\/revising-and-responding\/10285584\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Springer (n.d.), Revising and responding<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scientific Writing Resources \/ General Guidelines in Scientific Writing \/ Response to Reviewers\u2019 Critiques Academic Integrity Building an Argument Critical Reading Critical Writing Figures and Tables Paragraphs\u00a0\u00a0 Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing Peer-review\u00a0 Response to Reviewers\u2019 Critiques Plagiarism Writing Tips and Tools Types or Styles of Writing How to evaluate online information resources Miscellaneous Dissertation\/ Thesis\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1547","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1547"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1547\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1990,"href":"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1547\/revisions\/1990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}