A Revision Decision Is Not Rejection
Major Revision means the editor considers your work worth developing. Studies show 60–80% of major revision manuscripts are ultimately accepted.
Response Document Structure
- Cover letter: Brief summary of revisions made.
- Response to each reviewer: Each comment reproduced verbatim, followed by your response and the change made with line references.
6 Rules for Effective Responses
- Address every single comment.
- Maintain respectful, constructive tone.
- Specify changes with exact page/line numbers.
- When disagreeing, provide scientific rationale.
- If a reviewer misunderstood, clarify diplomatically.
- Show all changes in tracked-changes mode.
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