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Rt Response To Referees by brycewang-stanford

Name: Rt Response To Referees
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: brycewang-stanford

Rt Response To Referees

Use after an R&R (or the simulated rehearsal) to turn a referee report into a point-by-point response letter plus a revision plan — editor first, every comment answered, each empirical fix backed by a real re-run via the target pack's skill and the execution bridge. Defers the venue's response format to the pack + source-map.

brycewang-stanford Updated Sep 8, 2026 1k repo stars

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Response-to-Referees (rt-response-to-referees)

Draft the reply that decides the second round. Full method: shared-resources/submission-readiness/response-to-referees.md.

When to trigger

An R&R letter has arrived and needs a point-by-point response + revision.
You want to convert rt-simulated-referee output into a rehearsed reply.

What it does

Inventory every comment (per referee + AE), tag major/minor, substantive/clarification.
Editor first — lead with the AE's decisive concerns.
Classify each response honestly: concede & fix / address partially / push back with evidence (rarely, and only when right).
Back substantive fixes with a real re-run — map each empirical comment to the pack skill + rt-execution-bridge; the number in the reply must be one you actually computed.
Write the letter — quote each comment, respond beneath it, point to the exact change.
Summarize the changes in a scannable table.

Hard rules

Editor first, then referees.
Every claimed fix corresponds to a real change/re-run; empirical claims cite a number produced via the execution bridge.
Answer every comment — none silently dropped.
Venue response format from the pack + source-map (some cap length / want a structure).
It drafts a reply; the author owns final scientific sign-off.

Output format

【Cover note to editor】how the decisive concerns were addressed
【Referee 1】R1.1 (quote) → concede&fix / partial / push-back · what changed · where · new number
【Referee 2】… 【AE】(decisive points first)
【Summary of changes】comment → change → location
【Open/declined】comments not fully addressed, with the honest reason

Anti-patterns

Silent omission; defensive tone / blanket push-back; "we addressed this" with no real edit; burying the AE's load-bearing concern.

Next: regenerate affected outputs in rt-replication-package so the package matches the revision.

---name: rt-response-to-refereesdescription: Use after an R&R (or the simulated rehearsal) to turn a referee report into a point-by-point response letter plus a revision plan — editor first, every comment answered, each empirical fix backed by a real re-run via the target pack's skill and the execution bridge. Defers the venue's response format to the pack + source-map.---# Response-to-Referees (rt-response-to-referees)Draft the reply that decides the second round. Full method:[`shared-resources/submission-readiness/response-to-referees.md`](../../../shared-resources/submission-readiness/response-to-referees.md).## When to trigger- An R&R letter has arrived and needs a point-by-point response + revision.- You want to convert `rt-simulated-referee` output into a rehearsed reply.## What it does1. **Inventory every comment** (per referee + AE), tag major/minor, substantive/clarification.2. **Editor first** — lead with the AE's decisive concerns.3. **Classify each response** honestly: concede & fix / address partially / push back with evidence (rarely, and only when right).4. **Back substantive fixes with a real re-run** — map each empirical comment to the pack skill + `rt-execution-bridge`; the number in the reply must be one you actually computed.5. **Write the letter** — quote each comment, respond beneath it, point to the exact change.6. **Summarize the changes** in a scannable table.## Hard rules1. **Editor first**, then referees.2. **Every claimed fix corresponds to a real change/re-run**; empirical claims cite a number produced via the execution bridge.3. **Answer every comment** — none silently dropped.4. **Venue response format from the pack + source-map** (some cap length / want a structure).5. It drafts a *reply*; the author owns final scientific sign-off.## Output format```【Cover note to editor】how the decisive concerns were addressed【Referee 1】R1.1 (quote) → concede&fix / partial / push-back · what changed · where · new number【Referee 2】… 【AE】(decisive points first)【Summary of changes】comment → change → location【Open/declined】comments not fully addressed, with the honest reason```## Anti-patterns- Silent omission; defensive tone / blanket push-back; "we addressed this" with no real edit; burying the AE's load-bearing concern.Next: regenerate affected outputs in `rt-replication-package` so the package matches the revision.

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