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Dealing with Reviews

Dealing with Reviews. Rejection hurts, but is it fatal?. REVISION RESUBMISSION RE-REVIEW. ACCEPTANCE REJECTION PUBLICATION!. Publication Process. COMPLETION OF RESEARCH PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPT ASSIGNMENT AND REVIEW DECISION. REJECTION.

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Dealing with Reviews

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  1. Dealing with Reviews

  2. Rejection hurts, but is it fatal?

  3. REVISION RESUBMISSION RE-REVIEW ACCEPTANCE REJECTION PUBLICATION! Publication Process COMPLETION OF RESEARCH PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPT ASSIGNMENT AND REVIEW DECISION REJECTION

  4. Editorial Decision • Accepted with no revisions – this is very rare! • Modify • Read critiques carefully • Revise manuscript to address concerns • Send in revisions • Rejected • Read critiques carefully • Revise manuscript to address concerns • Resubmit to another journal

  5. Response • Don’t look for bias and intent • Begin with the presumption that the reviewers were unbiased • They put substantial (unpaid) effort into understanding your work

  6. After Receiving Your Reviews… • Read and get mad; put reviews away for 24-48 hours • Re-read reviews • Try to understand what reviewers are saying • Discuss reviews with collaborators • Look for clues in editor’s cover letter • Reviewer is ALWAYS right

  7. Clues Here’s one you don’t want to receive! “Dear Authors: Thank you for your submission. We have included two rejection letters. One for this submission and one for your next submission.”

  8. Response to Acceptance Letter • Celebrate! • Wait for the proofs • Acceptance is much more common following revisions

  9. Proofs • A preliminary copy of the printed article • Read carefully • Usually can not make drastic changes • Answer all queries • Usually requires quick, often 48-hour response from you!

  10. Accepted with Revision: Revising Manuscript • Re-write sections of manuscript where confusing • Give manuscript to someone else to read along with reviewer comments • If you decide not to revise the manuscript, contact the editor and withdraw it

  11. Response to Modify Letter • Do additional experiments or data analysis if needed • Make appropriate revisions in manuscript • Point-by-point response to comments by the editor and by the reviewers • Respond to the letter and the intent of the suggestions • Explain any additional changes • Return revisions in a timely manner (>60%)

  12. More on Responding • Thank the reviewer and editor • Consider which issues are critical • Give way on minor inconsequential points • Draft response to each point made • Detail changes made to manuscript • If you think reviewer is wrong, give reasons and politely disagree

  13. The Revised Manuscript • Follow journal (editor) instructions • Return to proper location (usually the corresponding editor) • Include a cover letter and manuscript identification information

  14. Response to Reject Letter • Evaluate reviews and identify the problem(s) • Revise and resubmit to same journal • Revise and resubmit elsewhere • Do not lose hope or your temper • Most journals >60%

  15. More on Rejection • Don’t take it personally. Look for the good points and build on them. • Editor can help resolve conflicting reviews • Rebut and resubmit, but don’t pretend to fix something if you haven’t! • If sending to a different journal, is the previous rejection relevant? • Be diplomatic

  16. Why a Manuscript Gets Rejected • Inappropriate for journal • Research is merely confirmatory • Study is an incremental advance only • Study was poorly designed • Conclusions made are not supported by data • Manuscript was poorly written or organized

  17. Contacting the Editor • Don’t understand reviewers’ comments • Inappropriate reviewer comments • Question regarding additional experiments • Withdrawing manuscript

  18. Check List • Re-read the decision letter and reviews • Have you answered all the questions? • Have you followed the instructions? • Are your responses concise, clear, and effective? • Do you need to eliminate any angry or inappropriate comments? • Did you make any modifications that were not suggested? • Describe any major changes and explain why

  19. Rejection • Accept • Modify • Reject • Painful

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