Staff Suggestions for Addressing Reviewer Comments

To complement the advice from our longtime authors and editorial board members that we shared earlier this week, today we’re sharing suggestions from the Academic Medicine editorial staff. This post is part of a series on tips for addressing reviewer comments during the revisions part of the publication process. You can read the other posts in the series here. Importance of addressing editor comments Revising your manuscript to address reviewer and editor comments can take a lot of time and effort. You may (understandably!) be tired by the time you get through the reviewer comments. But don’t forget to address the editor comments as well. In fact, prioritize the editor comments if they contradict any of the reviewer comments. Addressing the editor comments now can save time in the editing process and may help to avoid a second round of revisions. Things to consider during the revisions process Address the spirit of the requested revision … not the letter. Make sure you’re really addressing the reviewer’s concern. If necessary, truly revise (the root means re-see) … that is, don’t just add a few words here or there. What is the reviewer getting at? What is the reviewer worried about? Ask yourself if you have addressed the worry rather than simply the text near the worry. If you disagree with a reviewer’s suggestion, consider making changes to your manuscript to clarify whatever the reviewer may have misunderstood. Even if the reviewer’s...
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