Rebuttal Writing
Generate structured, evidence-based rebuttals to peer review comments.
Input
$0— Reviewer comments (text file, or pasted directly)- Optional: current paper draft for reference
References
- Rebuttal prompts and format templates:
~/.claude/skills/rebuttal-writing/references/rebuttal-prompts.md
Workflow
Step 1: Parse Review Comments
For each reviewer:
- Extract individual concerns/questions/weaknesses
- Categorize each: major concern, minor concern, question, suggestion
- Identify the core issue behind each concern
Step 2: Generate Responses
For each concern:
- Acknowledge the reviewer's point
- Respond with evidence — cite specific sections, equations, experiments, or results from the paper
- Describe what was done (not what will be done) — "We have added...", "Our experiments show..."
- If additional experiments are needed, describe the new results concretely
Step 3: Format Rebuttal
Use the standard rebuttal format:
# Response to Reviewers
We thank all reviewers for their constructive feedback. We address each concern below.
## Reviewer #1
**Concern #1:** [extracted concern]
**Author Response:** [detailed response with evidence]
**Concern #2:** [extracted concern]
**Author Response:** [detailed response with evidence]
## Reviewer #2
...Step 4: Summary of Changes
Add a brief summary at the top listing all major changes made to the paper:
- New experiments added
- Sections revised
- Clarifications made
Rules
- Reply with what was done, not what will be done — "We have conducted additional experiments" not "We will conduct..."
- Be specific — Reference exact sections, table numbers, equation numbers
- Be respectful — Thank reviewers, acknowledge valid concerns
- Address every concern — Do not skip any reviewer point
- Provide evidence — Every response should include concrete data, citations, or reasoning
- Keep responses concise — Detailed enough to address the concern, but not padded
- Highlight changes — When referring to modified text, use blue text or clearly mark revisions
Related Skills
- Upstream: self-review, paper-revision
- Downstream: paper-compilation
- See also: data-analysis
