orgsci-rebuttal
Use after an Organization Science R&R to plan the revision and draft the point-by-point response letter, following the journal's codified author-response norms — verbatim italic quoting of each comment, no duplicated responses across reviewers, and a non-combative, non-effusive tone, while prioritizing the autonomous senior editor's concerns.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill orgsci-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 Revision & Response Letter (orgsci-rebuttal) ## When to trigger - You received a major/minor R&R and need to plan revisions and write the response - Reviewers disagree with each other or with the senior editor - You are unsure how to format the response letter for this venue ## Revise the manuscript before you write the letter A response letter is only as good as the revision behind it. Re-derive the **overall contribution** the SE asked for (`orgsci-contribution-framing`), strengthen the **mechanism and design logic** where identification is impossible (`orgsci-methods` / `orgsci-data-analysis`), and update the exhibits. Then write the letter to a manuscript you have actually changed. ## Follow the journal's codified author-response norms Organization Science's official length policy spells out **how to write the response**, and editors expect it: - **Quote each editor/reviewer comment verbatim, in italics**, immediately above your response, so the reader sees exactly what you are answering. - **Do not duplicate responses across reviewers.** When two reviewers raise the same point, answer it once and cross-reference, rather than pasting the same paragraph repeatedly. - **Avo
- When to trigger
- Revise the manuscript before you write the letter
- Follow the journal's codified author-response norms
- Prioritize by who decides
- Mechanics
- SE-centered revision ledger
- Anti-patterns
- Output format
What does the orgsci-rebuttal skill do?
Use after an Organization Science R&R to plan the revision and draft the point-by-point response letter, following the journal's codified author-response norms — verbatim italic quoting of each comment, no duplicated responses across reviewers, and a non-combative, non-effusive tone, while prioritizing the autonomous senior editor's concerns.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill orgsci-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.