mksc-rebuttal
Use when drafting the revision and response letter after a Marketing Science revise-and-resubmit — structuring point-by-point responses to the Senior/Associate Editor and reviewers across a multi-round process, especially on assumptions, identification, counterfactuals, computation, and replication. Drafts the response after revising; it does not interpret the decision (mksc-review-process).
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill mksc-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 Response & Rebuttal (mksc-rebuttal) ## When to trigger - You received an MKSC R&R and have planned the revision (via `mksc-review-process`) - You have actually made (or scoped) the manuscript and code changes and need to write the response - You must reconcile conflicting reviewer demands for the AE - A later-round decision asks you to defend or extend prior changes > Write the response **after** revising the manuscript and re-running the analysis — it documents changes, not promises. The process is developmental and typically multi-round; resubmit the revised manuscript, response document, and updated replication materials through ScholarOne (mc.manuscriptcentral.com/mksc), keeping the same handling team where possible and the manuscript blinded. ## Response-document structure 1. **Opening letter to the Senior/Associate Editor.** Thank the team; summarize the most important changes in 2–4 sentences; explicitly address the AE's prioritized concerns. Note where reviewers conflicted and how you resolved it. (The cover letter/response is seen by the Editor/AE; keep the manuscript anonymized.) 2. **Per-reviewer sections.** Restate every comment (numbered/faithfully), then respond
- When to trigger
- Response-document structure
- Responding to MKSC's signature demands
- Before/after: answering the signature "identification" objection
- Reconciling conflicting reviewers for the AE
- Tone and tactics
- Checklist
- Anti-patterns
- Output format
What does the mksc-rebuttal skill do?
Use when drafting the revision and response letter after a Marketing Science revise-and-resubmit — structuring point-by-point responses to the Senior/Associate Editor and reviewers across a multi-round process, especially on assumptions, identification, counterfactuals, computation, and replication. Drafts the response after revising; it does not interpret the decision (mksc-review-process).
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill mksc-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.