Reviewer comments response
A calm, point-by-point answer to every reviewer comment.
Yes, we help you reply to journal reviewer comments, from understanding each comment to changing the paper and writing the response letter.
You open the decision email from the journal and it says “major revision”, with two reviewer reports pasted under it. Reviewer 1 has written four polite lines. Reviewer 2 has written 23 numbered points. Three of them seem to go against Reviewer 1, and one asks for an analysis you never planned. The journal has given 30 days.
Many scholars feel low when they see major revision, but we are happy for them. The editor has not said no, and is ready to take the paper if the comments get answered well. Still, many papers fail at this stage because of the response letter only. A defensive or vague letter, or one that leaves out comments, gives the editor a reason to reject even good research. We help you reply to each and every comment one by one, in a way that editor can check within a few minutes.
Who this suits
Mostly scholars contact us for this in one of the situations below.
- Your paper came back with major or minor revision, and some of the comments are not clear to you.
- One reviewer is asking for something you feel is wrong, and you are not sure how to tell that politely.
- You got a reject-and-resubmit decision, and you are wondering whether the comments can really be met at all.
- Your thesis examiner’s report or your Doctoral Committee has asked for changes, and a proper written reply is expected from you.
What you get
- A comment table
We take each reviewer report, and the editor’s note also, and break them into single points numbered in order. Next to each point we write in simple English what the reviewer wants. We also suggest an action, that is change, add, clarify, or respectfully disagree.
- A revision plan to agree with your guide
The plan shows which change goes into which part of the paper, which comments need new analysis, and where two comments are overlapping. Please sit with your guide and co-authors and finalise this plan first, only after that start rewriting.
- The response letter
Every reviewer comment is quoted, your reply comes below it, and then the exact place where the change was made, that is page, line and section. We help you draft the letter from your decisions, and you do the final edit yourself.
- A tracked revised manuscript
You get the revised paper with all the changes visible, either in tracked changes or as highlighted text, whichever the journal asks for. One clean copy also comes with it.
- Help with new analysis
Sometimes a reviewer wants one more test, a sensitivity check or a different model. We can run it together with you through our data analysis service. We explain the result to you before it goes into the response letter.
How the work runs
Send the decision and the paper
Send us the full decision email, all the reviewer reports, the manuscript you submitted and the journal’s revision instructions. Also tell us the deadline given by the journal.
We split and explain each comment
Within a few days you will get the comment table, with every comment separated out. A long comment many times hides two or three requests. We list each request on its own line. Answer only the first one and reviewer may think the others were ignored.
You decide, with your guide
For every point, you and your co-authors decide what to do. We will tell you what we think on each point, and you can take it or leave it, since you are the authors.
Revise the paper and draft the letter
You make the changes in the paper, and we help wherever it is needed. We draft the response letter side by side as each change is done, so the letter and the paper keep matching till the end.
Check before you resubmit
In the last check, every comment in the comment table should have a reply in the letter, and every reply should match what is actually there in the manuscript. After your last round of edits the page and line numbers mostly shift, so we go through them once more and correct them in the letter.
Ask about reviewer comments response
Only four fields to fill. We will call or WhatsApp you back by the next working day, and many times earlier than that. First talk with us is free, you don’t pay anything for it.
How long it takes
| Work | Typical time | Depends on |
|---|---|---|
| Comment table with a note on every point | 2 to 4 working days | How many comments are there and how technical they are |
| Response letter for a minor revision | 3 to 5 working days | How fast you decide on each point |
| Response letter plus revision support for a major revision | 2 to 3 weeks | Any new analysis or new data the reviewers asked for |
| Final consistency check before resubmitting | 1 to 2 working days | How long the response letter is |
Please send the comments to us on the day they arrive itself. If time is not enough, politely ask the editor before the deadline. Many journals do give a short extension.
What it costs
The fee depends mainly on how many comments there are and what they ask. For example, if twelve comments are all about wording, it is a few days of work. If twelve comments ask for a new model and the discussion has to be rewritten, then it takes a few weeks. We read the reports first and send a written scope. It can go to your co-authors directly.
The quote depends on
- Number of comments the reviewers have made
- If new analysis or new data is required
- How long the manuscript is
- Whether the journal needs both a tracked copy and a clean copy
- How much time is left before the journal’s deadline
Who you’d be working with
Thesis Writing Service is run by Saaira Technologies from Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu. We work with scholars by phone, WhatsApp, email and video, so you never need to travel. The figures are the company’s own.
- years of research support
- 10+
- scholars helped
- 1,500+
- subject areas
- 12+
- countries
- 25+
Questions scholars ask
How do I disagree with a reviewer without sounding rude?
First thank the reviewer, and agree with whatever part of the comment is fair. After that explain why you see it differently, and back it up with a citation or your own result. Sometimes the scope of the paper itself is the reason. Then mention what you changed anyway, even one line of clarification. Most reviewers are fine once they see a small line added, for example “We have added a note in Section 2.3 to make this clearer”.
The two reviewers want opposite things. What do I do?
Tell the editor in the response letter itself which way you went, and why. Show how the other reviewer’s concern was handled in some other way. Editors see this quite often, and the final call is theirs.
A reviewer wants me to cite five papers by the same author. Must I?
Cite only the papers that are really relevant to your work, and mention that in your reply. If a suggested paper does not fit, you can reply that it falls outside the scope of your paper, and that is acceptable. Sometimes you get a feeling the reviewer is pushing their own papers. In that case you can write a polite note to the editor about it.
Should I make every change the reviewers ask for?
Not compulsory. You can skip some changes, but every comment must get some reply in the letter. Make the changes which improve the paper, and where you don’t, explain why. When a comment is left with no reply at all, editors take it badly. A polite disagreement with a reason they will mostly accept.
Can you help with examiner comments on my thesis?
Yes, we do. As per the UGC’s 2022 regulations, both external examiners have to recommend the thesis, and only then the viva-voce is held. Many times their reports ask for some corrections or clarifications before that. We use the same method. The report is split into points in a comment table, each point gets a reply, and you show where the thesis was changed.
What about comments from my Doctoral Committee?
We handle those also in the same way. Make a short table with each comment, the action you took and the page number. It makes the next committee meeting easier, and many guides like to keep it on file.
How long should the response letter be?
There is no fixed length. A reply to a wording comment can be just one line. A method comment may need a paragraph and a new table. Editors don’t mind a long response letter, if each reply is easy to find and points to the exact change in the paper.
The paper was rejected. Is it worth trying again?
Many times, yes. First go through the rejection reasons slowly, two or three times. Suppose the reviewers have pointed out a real flaw in the study, then that has to be fixed before sending it anywhere. If the paper simply did not suit the journal, revise it for the next journal on your list and use the comments to make it stronger.
Stuck on a chapter? Talk it through with us.
Call or WhatsApp, say where you are in your thesis, and we’ll tell you plainly what kind of help makes sense, if any.