io-rebuttal
Use when writing the response to an International Organization (IO) revise-and-resubmit. IO R&Rs come from expert IR referees whose anonymous reviews the editors return with a decision letter, and the editor adjudicates. The response must convert each reviewer on the IR theory and design without alienating the editor, keep the manuscript double-blind, and keep results and proofs re-runnable for IO's pre-final-acceptance verification. Structures the response; it does not fabricate new results.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill io-rebuttal --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# R&R Rebuttal (io-rebuttal) An IO **R&R is a strong signal** — first-round accepts are rare at the field's leading IR journal. The editors return **anonymous expert reviews** with a decision letter and **adjudicate**, so the response must move *every* reviewer toward yes on the **IR theory and design** while keeping the editor confident the revision is convergent — and keep the package verifiable for the post-conditional-acceptance check. ## When to trigger - An R&R decision arrived and you are planning the revision + response memo - Reviewers disagree (e.g., a rationalist and a constructivist referee pull in opposite directions) - A reviewer requests analyses or model changes that would alter the paper's claims - Writing the cover note to the editor summarizing the revision ## Strategy 1. **Read the editor's letter as the rubric.** The editor signals which points are decisive — solve those first; the editor adjudicates disagreements among referees. 2. **One point-by-point response, every comment addressed.** Quote each comment, then respond. Never skip one — silence reads as non-compliance. 3. **Concede or rebut explicitly, with evidence.** For each: did what was asked (say where
- When to trigger
- Strategy
- Response-memo format
- Referee-objection playbook (the recurring IO pushbacks and their fixes)
- Worked rebuttal vignette (illustrative)
- Anti-patterns
- Output format
- Supplementary resources
What does the io-rebuttal skill do?
Use when writing the response to an International Organization (IO) revise-and-resubmit. IO R&Rs come from expert IR referees whose anonymous reviews the editors return with a decision letter, and the editor adjudicates. The response must convert each reviewer on the IR theory and design without alienating the editor, keep the manuscript double-blind, and keep results and proofs re-runnable for IO's pre-final-acceptance verification. Structures the response; it does not fabricate new results.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill io-rebuttal --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills, a repository with 909 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.