jmf-rebuttal
Use when writing the response to a Journal of Marriage and Family (JMF) revise-and-resubmit. JMF reviews are double-blind and most published papers go through at least one R&R, so the response must convert each anonymous reviewer while keeping the editor confident the revision converges. Structures the response letter; it does not fabricate new results.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill jmf-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 (jmf-rebuttal) A JMF **R&R is a real opportunity** — most papers that publish go through one. But you are answering **anonymous** reviewers (double-blind) plus an editor who adjudicates, so the response letter must move *every* reviewer toward yes while keeping the editor confident the revision is convergent and the family- science contribution is intact. ## When to trigger - An R&R decision arrived and you are planning the revision + response letter - Reviewers disagree with each other and you must reconcile their demands - A reviewer requests analyses that would change 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 (often selection, the framework, or the family-science contribution). Solve those first; the editor adjudicates disagreements among reviewers. 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, with the new text/table number), or push
- When to trigger
- Strategy
- Response-letter format
- Triage table for a JMF R&R
- Worked micro-example (illustrative)
- Referee-pushback patterns and the convergence fix
- Calibration anchors (hedged where uncertain)
- Anti-patterns
- Output format
- Supplementary resources
What does the jmf-rebuttal skill do?
Use when writing the response to a Journal of Marriage and Family (JMF) revise-and-resubmit. JMF reviews are double-blind and most published papers go through at least one R&R, so the response must convert each anonymous reviewer while keeping the editor confident the revision converges. Structures the response letter; it does not fabricate new results.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill jmf-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.