Responding to Reviewers: Guidelines and Advice

2023/05/03 by Aksel Sundström · 1 voice
Arts and Humanities · Decision Sciences · Medicine · #Academic Writing and Publishing #Clinical practice guidelines implementation #Meta-analysis and systematic reviews

paper · pdf · doi:10.1017/s1743923x23000168

openalex publication_date 2023/05/03 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21

Abstract

Responding to those who have read and critiqued your work, such as editors and reviewers, is a central part of academic exchange. To be able to explain and defend the choices you have made in a response letter is also a key skill that takes time to develop. It is my hope that this essay will help you reflect on the process of writing these responses and provide some useful tips toward getting published.

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