Question

Kevin is working on a manuscript with a revise and re-submit for further consideration status. He is only accepting feedback that he agrees with. He thinks that the reviewers are wrong and misunderstood parts of the manuscript. Which of the following is likely to occur?

A. It is almost certain that Kevin's revisions will still be accepted because the editor sides with the author.

B. Kevin would need to make clear and reasonable arguments for why he is not accepting certain requests for changes or feedback from the reviewers to increase his chances of getting his paper published.

C. Kevin would need to make arguments for why he is not accepting reviewer comments and feedback, but this is not likely to change his chances of getting the manuscript published.

Answer 1

Ans. (B)

When a manuscript comes back from the journal with a revised and re-submits for further consideration status then the idea is to strengthen the paper. So the author should respond thoughtfully and not emotionally. It is in the best interest of the paper to use the comments to improve the manuscript.